# 1986–87 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 1986–87 season was Kilmarnock's 85th in Scottish League Competitions.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Ian Bryson |
| — | MF | SCO | Ally MacLeod |
| — | DF | SCO | Paul Martin |
| — | DF | SCO | Stuart McLean |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Robert Docherty |
| — | MF | SCO | Sam McGivern |
| — | DF | SCO | Robert Clark |
| — | MF | SCO | John McVeigh |

## Scottish First Division
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | East Fife | 44 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 51 |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 44 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 51 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 45 |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 43 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 39 |

### Results

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 9 August | East Fife | A | 4–1 | Bryson(4,34pen), Cook(28), MacLeod(49) | 949 |
| 2 | 13 August | Greenock Morton | H | 2–2 | McGuire(40), Cook(44) | 2,468 |
| 3 | 16 August | Forfar Athletic | A | 1–3 | Bryson(28pen) | 863 |
| 4 | 23 August | Montrose | H | 3–0 | Bryson(13pen), Martin(16), Cook(17) | 1,447 |
| 5 | 30 August | Queen of the South | A | 1–2 | Cook(68) | 2,588 |
| 6 | 6 September | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–2 | Cook(44) | 2,662 |
| 7 | 13 September | Airdrieonians | A | 2–3 | Bryson(43,69) | 1,577 |
| 8 | 16 September | Dumbarton | H | 2–1 | Bryson(16), Clougherty o.g(78) | 1,664 |
| 9 | 20 September | Brechin City | A | 2–2 | Cook(26,90) | 572 |
| 10 | 27 September | Clyde | H | 0–0 | | 1,760 |
| 11 | 30 September | Partick Thistle | A | 0–1 | | 1,799 |
| 12 | 4 October | East Fife | H | 1–1 | Martin(42) | 1,218 |
| 13 | 8 October | Greenock Morton | A | 0–2 | | 1,859 |
| 14 | 11 October | Montrose | A | 2–0 | Harkness(72), McLean(86) | 496 |
| 15 | 18 October | Forfar Athletic | H | 3–0 | Harkness(63), Docherty(65), McGivern(83) | 1,440 |
| 16 | 25 October | Airdrieonians | H | 2–0 | Harkness(36), MacLeod(74) | 2,005 |
| 17 | 29 October | Dumbarton | A | 0–2 | | 925 |
| 18 | 1 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 4,179 |
| 19 | 8 November | Queen of the South | H | 3–2 | McGivern(2), McGuire(50), MacLeod(89pen) | 1,904 |
| 20 | 15 November | Brechin City | H | 0–1 | | 1,600 |
| 21 | 22 November | Clyde | A | 0–0 | | 1,524 |
| 22 | 29 November | Partick Thistle | H | 3–2 | Cuthbertson(40), R.Clark(52), McGuire(75) | 2,502 |
| 23 | 6 December | East Fife | A | 1–2 | R.Clark(25pen) | 1,372 |
| 24 | 13 December | Greenock Morton | H | 2–0 | Harkness(1), McGuire(73) | 1,989 |
| 25 | 20 December | Montrose | H | 1–0 | Harkness(1) | 1,620 |
| 26 | 27 December | Forfar Athletic | A | 1–1 | McGuire(14) | 818 |
| 27 | 1 January | Queen of the South | A | 2–1 | Cook(17), McVeigh(67) | 2,009 |
| 28 | 3 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | McGuire(58), Reid(90) | 4,855 |
| 29 | 24 January | Airdrieonians | H | 0–0 | | 1,983 |
| 30 | 27 January | Dumbarton | H | 1–2 | McVeigh(28) | 2,209 |
| 31 | 7 February | Clyde | H | 1–1 | McLean(44) | 1,769 |
| 32 | 17 February | Brechin City | A | 0–1 | | 513 |
| 33 | 28 February | East Fife | H | 3–1 | Reid(1,30), Harkness(43) | 1,434 |
| 34 | 3 March | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1 | Bryson(30pen), McGuire(62) | 1,383 |
| 35 | 11 March | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2 | Cuthbertson(46) | 2,420 |
| 36 | 14 March | Montrose | A | 1–1 | Harkness(80) | 417 |
| 37 | 21 March | Forfar Athletic | H | 2–0 | Reid(63), Bryson(85pen) | 1,059 |
| 38 | 28 March | Queen of the South | H | 2–2 | Bryson(19), Reid(73) | 1,675 |
| 39 | 4 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 | Harkness(5) | 3,704 |
| 40 | 11 April | Dumbarton | A | 2–3 | Reid(11,16) | 1,030 |
| 41 | 18 April | Airdrieonians | A | 3–4 | Cuthbertson(46), Reid(54), McVeigh(87) | 1,028 |
| 42 | 25 April | Brechin City | H | 0–1 | | 875 |
| 43 | 2 May | Clyde | A | 1–0 | Reid(86) | 638 |
| 44 | 9 May | Partick Thistle | H | 1–0 | McVeigh(60) | 1,453 |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 20 August | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | McCafferty(80) | 3,553 |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Kilmarnock Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 31 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 15,227 |
| R3R | 4 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Bryson(44pen) | 14,932 |
| R3,2R | 9 February | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–3 | Martin(73) | 14,150 |