# 1966–67 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was Kilmarnock's 65th in Scottish League competitions. They finished 7th out of 18 clubs in Scottish Division One. They reached the semi-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

## Scottish Division One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 42 |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 41 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 40 |
| 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 38 |
| 9 | Dundee United | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 37 |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 10 September | St Mirren | A | 2–3 | Bertelsen ‘50, McFadzean ‘69 | 3,769 |
| 2 | 17 September | Ayr United | H | 1–0 | C.Watson ‘40 | 9,094 |
| 3 | 24 September | Clyde | A | 3–1 | McIlroy ‘13, McInally ‘28, C.Watson ‘84 | 2,823 |
| 4 | 1 October | Stirling Albion | H | 2–1 | McInally ‘68, ‘74, | 3,689 |
| 5 | 8 October | Dundee | A | 1–1 | C.Watson ‘1 | 9,082 |
| 6 | 15 October | Hibernian | H | 2–1 | Bertelsen ‘4, C.Watson ‘84 | 8,341 |
| 7 | 29 October | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | Bertelsen ‘66 | 5,881 |
| 8 | 5 November | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 5,132 |
| 9 | 9 November | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 27,136 |
| 10 | 12 November | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | O'Connor ‘44 | 6,278 |
| 11 | 19 November | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | McInally ‘39, McLean pen ‘79, Bertelsen ‘80 | 4,601 |
| 12 | 26 November | St Johnstone | A | 3–1 | Murray ‘12, ‘16, McIlroy ‘8 | 3,849 |
| 13 | 3 December | Celtic | H | 0–0 | | 27,136 |
| 14 | 10 December | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–1 | McIlroy ‘13 | 6,921 |
| 14 | 17 December | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | | 2,601 |
| 15 | 24 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | McIlroy ‘17 | 5,039 |
| 17 | 31 December | Aberdeen | A | 0–4 | | 12,673 |
| 18 | 2 January | St Mirren | H | 3–0 | Beattie '5, Queen '63, McInally '83 | 6,626 |
| 19 | 3 January | Ayr United | A | 3–2 | C.Watson ‘11, ‘27,’70 | 7,899 |
| 20 | 7 January | Clyde | H | 1–3 | McLean ‘14 | 5,885 |
| 21 | 14 January | Stirling Albion | A | 4–1 | McIlroy ‘48, McInally ‘60, McLean ‘88 pen, Queen ‘89 | 3,077 |
| 22 | 21 January | Dundee | H | 4–4 | McIlroy ‘29, ‘37, C.Watson ‘’60, McInally ‘73 | 4,685 |
| 23 | 4 February | Hibernian | A | 1–3 | Morrison ‘4 | 10,862 |
| 24 | 11 February | Rangers | H | 1–2 | McIlroy ‘72 | 31,551 |
| 25 | 25 February | Airdrieonians | A | 4–1 | McIlroy ‘73, Bertelsen ‘81, ‘86, ‘88 | 2,595 |
| 26 | 4 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Queen ‘45, McLean ‘85 | 4,196 |
| 27 | 18 March | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | McLean ‘60, | 3,241 |
| 28 | 20 March | Dundee United | H | 4–0 | McInally ‘15, McIlroy ‘60, ‘82, Bertelsen ‘65 | 4,719 |
| 29 | 25 March | St Johnstone | H | 5–3 | McLean ‘10, McIlroy ‘25, ‘50, ‘56, Bertelsen ‘30 | 3,948 |
| 30 | 8 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | McIlroy ‘18 | 4,812 |
| 31 | 12 April | Motherwell | H | 3–0 | McIlroy ‘29, Bertelsen ‘60, McLean ‘82 | 4,994 |
| 32 | 22 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 5,809 |
| 33 | 1 May | Aberdeen | H | 1–1 | McLean ‘78 pen | 5,229 |
| 34 | 15 May | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 19,077 |

### Scottish League Cup
#### Group stage

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G2 | 13 August | Stirling Albion | H | 2–0 | Bertelsen ‘9, Queen ‘27 | 5,292 |
| G2 | 17 August | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Queen ‘32 | 11,159 |
| G2 | 20 August | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 51,765 |
| G2 | 27 August | Stirling Albion | A | 0–0 | | 3,375 |
| G2 | 31 August | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | McIlroy ‘21,‘48, Queen ‘35 | 12,285 |
| G2 | 3 September | Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 29,743 |

#### Group 2 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Hibernian | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 2 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 28 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | McInally ‘47, King ‘59 | 12,847 |
| R1 R | 1 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 19,000 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 L1 | 25 October | Royal Antwerp | A | 1–0 | McInally ‘16 | 10,000 |
| R2 L2 | 2 November | Royal Antwerp | H | 7–2 | McInally ‘7,‘49, McLean ‘33pen,’48, Queen ‘17pen,‘51, C.Watson ‘69 | 11,963 |
| R3 L1 | 14 December | La Gantoise | H | 1–0 | Murray ‘39 | 8,612 |
| R3 L2 | 12 December | La Gantoise | A | 2–1 | McInally ‘112, McLean ‘114 | 9,500 |
| QF L1 | 19 April | Lokomotiv Leipzig | A | 0–1 | | 30,000 |
| QF L2 | 26 April | Lokomotiv Leipzig | H | 2–0 | Murray ‘6, McIlroy ‘65 | 15,595 |
| SF L1 | 19 May | Leeds United | A | 2–4 | McIlroy ‘22, ‘36 | 43,189 |
| SF L2 | 24 May | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | | 24,831 |