# 1976–77 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1976–77 season was Kilmarnock's 75th in Scottish League Competitions. They finished bottom of the table and were relegated at the end of the season.

## Scottish Premier Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Hibernian | 36 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 30 | |
| 9 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 27 | Relegation to the 1977–78 Scottish First Division |
| 10 | Kilmarnock (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 17 | Relegation to the 1977–78 Scottish First Division |

### Match results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 4 September | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | Clarke(11) | 5,163 |
| 2 | 11 September | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 24,800 |
| 3 | 18 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | | 9,566 |
| 4 | 25 September | Celtic | H | 0–4 | | 14,615 |
| 5 | 2 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | McCulloch(21), McDicken(26) | 9,333 |
| 6 | 23 October | Partick Thistle | A | 1–2 | Fallis(80) | 4,749 |
| 7 | 26 October | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Smith(40) | 4,202 |
| 8 | 30 October | Ayr United | H | 6–1 | Sheed(12), McDicken(14), Fallis(29,34,53), Murdoch(89) | 6,422 |
| 9 | 3 November | Dundee United | A | 0–3 | | 4,886 |
| 10 | 6 November | Motherwell | A | 4–5 | Fallis(5,13), Maxwell(67), Smith(68) | 4,754 |
| 11 | 13 November | Rangers | H | 0–4 | | 14,717 |
| 12 | 20 November | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Smith(42pen) | 4,212 |
| 13 | 27 November | Celtic | A | 1–2 | McCulloch(5) | 20,337 |
| 14 | 18 December | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Fallis(75) | 3,519 |
| 15 | 27 December | Partick Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 5,018 |
| 16 | 1 January | Ayr United | A | 1–3 | Smith(33) | 7,938 |
| 17 | 3 January | Motherwell | H | 2–2 | Fallis(38), Maxwell(80) | 6,299 |
| 18 | 8 January | Rangers | A | 0–3 | | 18,189 |
| 19 | 22 January | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Fallis(28) | 14,363 |
| 20 | 5 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–4 | | 7,226 |
| 21 | 7 February | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | | 8,477 |
| 22 | 12 February | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | | 3,397 |
| 23 | 15 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–1 | Robertson(12), McDicken(87) | 3,812 |
| 24 | 19 February | Dundee United | A | 0–4 | | 5,096 |
| 25 | 5 March | Partick Thistle | A | 1–3 | Smith(27pen) | 3,147 |
| 26 | 9 March | Hibernian | A | 0–2 | | 3,158 |
| 27 | 12 March | Ayr United | H | 0–1 | | 4,124 |
| 28 | 19 March | Motherwell | A | 0–2 | | 4,080 |
| 29 | 26 March | Rangers | H | 1–0 | Robertson(59) | 8,037 |
| 30 | 2 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | McCulloch(10) | 8,037 |
| 31 | 9 April | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 18,759 |
| 32 | 13 April | Ayr United | A | 1–1 | Smith(89pen) | 5,046 |
| 33 | 16 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–2 | McDicken(4), Smith(45pen) | 2,471 |
| 34 | 20 April | Partick Thistle | H | 1–3 | Provan(80) | 1,543 |
| 35 | 23 April | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | | 3,547 |
| 36 | 23 April | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | Fallis(27) | 1,643 |

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

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| G2 | 14 August | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | | 11,758 |
| G2 | 18 August | Ayr United | H | 2–0 | Provan(60), Murdoch(80) | 6,908 |
| G2 | 21 August | St Mirren | H | 1–1 | Fallis(49) | 4,242 |
| G2 | 25 August | Ayr United | A | 1–3 | McCulloch(25) | 5,173 |
| G2 | 28 August | St Mirren | A | 0–1 | | 3,712 |
| G2 | 1 September | Aberdeen | H | 2–1 | Smith(40), Welsh(80) | 2,536 |

#### Group 2 final table

| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 24 January | Motherwell | A | 0–3 | | 8,335 |

### Anglo-Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 7 August | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | Smith(36) | 4,706 |
| R1 L2 | 11 August | Motherwell | H | 4–0 | Fallis(9), Clarke(33), McDicken(78), Stevens o.g(85) | 5,216 |
| QF L1 | 14 September | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Smith(60 pen) | 8,911 |
| QF L2 | 28 September | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | Fallis(43,49) | 4,503 |