# 1989–90 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Kilmarnock's 88th in Scottish League Competitions. They were promoted back to the Scottish First Division after one season in the bottom tier after a 2–1 win against Cowdenbeath F.C. in the last match of the season.
The long running takeover saga ended when the Bobby Fleeting consortium took control of the club in December. The new board included former player Ronnie Hamilton and American millionairess Laurel Chadwick.
On the field, Killie shocked Scottish football by signing Tommy Burns despite the player having offers from 4 Premier League clubs.

## Scottish Second Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Brechin City (C, P) | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Kilmarnock (P) | 39 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 41 | +26 | 47 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 39 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 47 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 45 | |
| 5 | Berwick Rangers | 39 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 41 | |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 12 August | Brechin City | H | 0–2 | | 2,342 |
| 2 | 19 August | Arbroath | A | 1–1 | Curran(1) | 1,070 |
| 3 | 26 August | Queen's Park | A | 0–1 | | 1,946 |
| 4 | 2 September | East Stirlingshire | H | 2–0 | Watters(23), Montgomerie(47) | 1,755 |
| 5 | 9 September | Cowdenbeath | H | 0–0 | | 1,804 |
| 6 | 16 September | Stenhousemuir | A | 3–0 | M.Thompson(47,51), D.Thompson(75) | 954 |
| 7 | 23 September | Berwick Rangers | H | 2–0 | Curran(7), M.Thompson(59) | 1,975 |
| 8 | 30 September | Stirling Albion | A | 1–0 | Curran(3) | 1,920 |
| 9 | 7 October | Montrose | A | 1–0 | Watters(74) | 800 |
| 10 | 14 October | East Fife | H | 1–0 | Reilly(89) | 2,456 |
| 11 | 21 October | Stranraer | A | 0–1 | | 2,500 |
| 12 | 28 October | Dumbarton | H | 3–0 | Watters(60,65), Tait(89) | 2,867 |
| 13 | 4 November | Queen of the South | H | 2–0 | Reilly(21), D.Thompson(69) | 2,938 |
| 14 | 11 November | East Stirlingshire | A | 1–2 | McCabe(70) | 1,375 |
| 15 | 18 November | Stirling Albion | H | 1–2 | Tait(89) | 2,473 |
| 16 | 25 November | Berwick Rangers | A | 2–3 | Curran(80), Marshall(85) | 784 |
| 17 | 2 December | Montrose | H | 1–1 | McFarlane(64) | 2,624 |
| 18 | 23 December | Arbroath | H | 3–0 | Watters(49,74,81) | 3,336 |
| 19 | 26 December | Brechin City | A | 1–3 | Burns(42) | 1,200 |
| 20 | 2 January | Queen's Park | H | 2–0 | Watters(39), Callaghan(81) | 4,843 |
| 21 | 10 January | East Fife | A | 2–4 | Watters(6), Burns(82) | 1,109 |
| 22 | 13 January | Cowdenbeath | A | 1–2 | Reilly(89) | 981 |
| 23 | 20 January | Stenhousemuir | H | 2–0 | Watters(7), Montgomerie(82) | 2,777 |
| 24 | 27 January | Stranraer | H | 0–1 | | 3,550 |
| 25 | 17 February | Arbroath | A | 4–2 | Callaghan(30), Tait(46), Sludden(69), Watters(81) | 891 |
| 26 | 24 February | Berwick Rangers | A | 4–1 | Watters(28,72,82), Sludden(69) | 992 |
| 27 | 3 March | East Stirlingshire | H | 2–0 | Burns(32), Reilly(83) | 2,747 |
| 28 | 6 March | Stirling Albion | H | 1–0 | Watters(40) | 3,369 |
| 29 | 10 March | Queen's Park | H | 3–0 | Watters(31,90), Montgomerie(43) | 3,767 |
| 30 | 13 March | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 | Flexney(85) | 2,058 |
| 31 | 17 March | Stenhousemuir | A | 1–2 | Sludden(89) | 1,717 |
| 32 | 24 March | Dumbarton | A | 2–0 | Sludden(62), Tait(84) | 1,609 |
| 33 | 31 March | Brechin City | H | 2–2 | Tait(59), Watters(79) | 4,767 |
| 34 | 3 April | Dumbarton | A | 3–1 | Sludden(9), Watters(28,55) | 1,475 |
| 35 | 7 April | East Fife | H | 2–1 | Porteous(84), Tait(89) | 3,266 |
| 36 | 14 April | Stranraer | A | 1–2 | Watters(59) | 2,410 |
| 37 | 21 April | Queen of the South | H | 4–1 | Watters(4), Sludden(36), McArthur(66), MacKinnon(77) | 3,362 |
| 38 | 28 April | Montrose | A | 3–1 | Sludden(9), Watters(59), MacKay o.g(74) | 1,597 |
| 39 | 5 May | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–1 | Flexney(5), MacKinnon(81pen) | 8,526 |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 15 August | Motherwell | H | 1–4 | D.Thompson(71) | 3,903 |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 30 December | Stranraer | A | 1–1 | Watters(50) | 2,941 |
| R2R | 6 January | Stranraer | H | 0–0(AET, lost 3–4 on pens) | | 5,033 |