# 1969–70 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Kilmarnock's 68th in Scottish League Competitions.

## Scottish First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Dundee United | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 38 |
| 6 | Dundee | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 |
| 7 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 36 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 35 |
| 9 | Morton | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 35 |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 30 August | Motherwell | A | 0–1 | | 6,762 |
| 2 | 3 September | Celtic | H | 2–4 | Mathie(45), Morrison(85) | 23,821 |
| 3 | 6 September | Raith Rovers | H | 1–0 | Mathie(60) | 3,978 |
| 4 | 13 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–4 | Morrison(26) | 8,227 |
| 5 | 20 September | Ayr United | H | 4–1 | Cook(3,64), Mathie(6), T.McLean(66) | 10,087 |
| 6 | 27 September | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | Morrison(31), Mathie(61) | 5,342 |
| 7 | 4 October | Partick Thistle | A | 2–2 | Gilmour(19), Strachan(89) | 4,025 |
| 8 | 11 October | Dundee | H | 3–0 | Morrison(34,69), Mathie(45) | 4,895 |
| 9 | 18 October | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Baillie(65 o.g) | 7,974 |
| 10 | 25 October | Hibernian | H | 2–2 | Mathie(33), Gilmour(65) | 7,608 |
| 11 | 1 November | Clyde | A | 3–2 | Morrison(7), Cook(34), Mathie(40) | 1,944 |
| 12 | 8 November | Morton | H | 5–2 | Dickson(38), Mathie(54,66), T.McLean(62 pen,82 pen) | 4,141 |
| 13 | 15 November | Rangers | A | 3–5 | Morrison(7,58), Mathie(75) | 35,499 |
| 14 | 29 November | Aberdeen | H | 0–2 | | 5,396 |
| 15 | 2 December | St Johnstone | H | 4–1 | Mathie(22,46), Morrison(27), Gilmour(82) | 3,795 |
| 16 | 6 December | Dundee United | A | 2–2 | Mathie(2), Morrison(69) | 5,639 |
| 17 | 13 December | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | T.McLean(11), Cook(53) | 5,027 |
| 18 | 20 December | Celtic | A | 1–3 | Morrison(24) | 31,459 |
| 19 | 1 January | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | T.McLean(50pen) | 7,587 |
| 20 | 3 January | Ayr United | A | 2–3 | Mathie(49,59) | 12,722 |
| 21 | 17 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 5,593 |
| 22 | 18 January | Raith Rovers | A | 3–2 | McDonald(83), Morrison(84), Mathie(88) | 1,713 |
| 23 | 11 February | Dundee United | H | 3–1 | Morrison(39), Cook(62), Mathie(84) | 4,647 |
| 24 | 25 February | Partick Thistle | H | 4–2 | Morrison(30,44,65), Mathie(48) | 5,173 |
| 25 | 28 February | Dundee | A | 0–3 | | 7,666 |
| 26 | 7 March | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Mathie(2) | 5,391 |
| 27 | 21 March | Clyde | H | 2–1 | T.McLean(40), Morrison(86) | 3,811 |
| 28 | 25 March | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | T.McLean(21) | 7,100 |
| 29 | 29 March | Morton | A | 1–1 | Mathie(49) | 2,680 |
| 30 | 1 April | Airdrieonians | A | 0–1 | | 1,431 |
| 31 | 4 April | Rangers | H | 2–2 | J.McLean(51), T.McLean(56 pen) | 11,135 |
| 32 | 4 April | Aberdeen | A | 2–2 | Mathie(23), Morrison(61) | 6,155 |
| 33 | 11 April | Airdrieonians | H | 1–0 | T.McLean(35) | 2,223 |
| 34 | 18 April | St Johnstone | A | 1–1 | Morrison(3) | 1,954 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G3 | 9 August | Partick Thistle | A | 2–0 | Morrison(2), Gilmour(19) | 4,915 |
| G3 | 13 August | St Johnstone | H | 2–3 | T.McLean(22pen), Gilmour(64) | 5,603 |
| G3 | 16 August | Dundee | A | 0–0 | | 9,207 |
| G3 | 20 August | St Johnstone | A | 1–2 | J.McLean(52) | 7,313 |
| G3 | 23 August | Partick Thistle | H | 6–0 | Morrison(15), W.Waddell(27,82), Mathie(38,65), T.McLean(70) | 3,472 |
| G3 | 27 August | Dundee | H | 1–0 | King(44) | 3,971 |

#### Group 3 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St Johnstone | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Dundee | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 | 24 January | Partick Thistle | H | 3–0 | Morrison(10), Cook(43), Mathie(58) | 7,763 |
| R2 | 7 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Cook(3), Mathie(57) | 14,782 |
| QF | 21 February | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Mathie(69) | 16,514 |
| SF | 14 March | Aberdeen | N | 0–1 | | 25,812 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 16 September | FC Zürich | A | 2–3 | J.McLean(2), Mathie(14) | 13,500 |
| R1 L2 | 30 September | FC Zürich | H | 3–1 | McGrory(42), Morrison(46) McLean (74), | 9.593 |
| R2 L1 | 19 November | Slavia Sofia | H | 4–1 | Mathie(6,75), Cook(11), Gilmour(76) | 9,535 |
| R2 L2 | 26 November | Slavia Sofia | A | 0–2 | | 12,000 |
| R3 L1 | 17 December | Dinamo Bacău | H | 1–1 | Mathie(49) | 7,749 |
| R3 L2 | 13 January | Dinamo Bacău | A | 0–2 | | 20,000 |