The 1964–65 season was Kilmarnock’s 63rd in Scottish league competitions, during which they became league champions for the first time in the club’s history.[7] The title was won on the final day of the season with a 2–0 win at Hearts .[8] Kilmarnock won the championship on goal average , a tie-breaker that was replaced by goal difference in 1971–72.[8] Had goal difference been adopted by 1964–65, Hearts would have won the championship.[8]
Kilmarnock 1964–65 season Manager Willie Waddell Scottish Division One Champions Scottish Cup Quarter-finals Scottish League Cup Group stage Inter-Cities Fairs Cup R2 Top goalscorer League: Ronnie Hamilton , 15 All: Ronnie Hamilton & Jackie McInally , 21 Highest home attendance 32,021 (v Rangers , 14 November) Lowest home attendance 5,193 (v Aberdeen , 27 March) Average home league attendance 10,476[6] (up 1,585)
Scottish Division One
League table
Match results Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance 1 19 August Third Lanark H 3–1 Watson 68', O’Connor 75', Hamilton 85'5,197 2 5 September St Mirren A 2–0 McIlroy 51', Hamilton 63'4,636 3 12 September Airdrieonians H 2–0 Hamilton 25', McInally 78'5,299 4 19 September St Johnstone A 1–0 McInally 55'4,829 5 26 September Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 Hamilton 53'10,755 6 3 October Hibernian A 2–1 Hamilton 44', 71'15,471 7 10 October Partick Thistle H 0–0 8,379 8 17 October Dundee A 3–1 Murray 62', Sneddon 64', McInally 68'13,171 9 28 October Celtic H 5–2 McInally 7', 38', Hamilton 26', McFadzean 53', 55'19,122 10 31 October Dundee United A 1–0 McInally 69'8,567 11 7 November Motherwell H 1–1 Hamilton 40'9,698 12 14 November Rangers H 1–1 Beattie 74'32,021 13 21 November Aberdeen A 1–1 McInally 89'9,101 14 28 November Clyde A 2–1 McFadzean 6', McInally 37'4,863 15 5 December Falkirk H 2–0 McInally 35', Sneddon 41'5,535 16 12 December Morton A 1–5 Hamilton 66' (pen. )10,306 17 19 December Heart of Midlothian H 3–1 McIlroy 20', Sneddon 44', Hamilton 88'18,285 18 26 December Third Lanark A 4–0 McInally 14', McLean 34', 87', McIlroy 84'2,549 19 1 January St Mirren H 4–0 Sneddon 8', Hamilton 33', 61', Murray 81'12,039 20 2 January Airdrieonians A 1–2 Hamilton 53'7,808 21 9 January St Johnstone H 0–0 6,694 22 16 January Dunfermline Athletic A 0–1 9,766 23 30 January Partick Thistle A 0–1 6,560 24 13 February Dundee H 1–4 Hamilton 22'7,158 25 16 February Hibernian H 4–3 Black 6', 53', Murray 55', King 60'10,535 26 27 February Celtic A 0–2 21,875 27 10 March Dundee United H 4–2 Black 4', 87', McIlroy 54', McLean 64' (pen.)5,756 28 13 March Motherwell A 2–0 McIlroy 62', Mason 85'4,098 29 20 March Rangers A 1–1 Mason 49'30,574 30 27 March Aberdeen H 2–1 Murray 10', McIlroy 40'5,193 31 3 April Clyde H 2–1 McInally 10', Hamilton 40'5,816 32 7 April Falkirk A 1–0 McIlroy 35'2,569 33 17 April Morton H 3–0 Black 52', 80', McIlroy 81'10,605 34 24 April Heart of Midlothian A 2–0 Sneddon 26', McIlroy 29'36,348
Scottish League Cup
Group stage Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance 8 August Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 McIlroy 53'8,832 12 August Partick Thistle A 0–0 7,767 15 August Celtic A 1–4 Watson 62'22,017 22 August Heart of Midlothian A 1–0 McInally 50'10,391 26 August Partick Thistle H 4–0 Hamilton 42', 52', Murray 43', McInally 55'6,344 29 August Celtic H 2–0 Hamilton 50' (pen. ), McIlroy 89'10,834
Group 3 final table
Scottish Cup Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance First round 6 February Cowdenbeath H 5–0 McInally 32', 57', 75', McLean 81' (pen. ), 89'6,276 Second round 20 February East Fife A 0–0 9,003 Second round replay 24 February East Fife H 3–0 McInally 2', 75', Hamilton 88'10,201 Quarter-final 6 March Celtic A 2–3 McInally 59', 73'47,000
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Killie pulled off a remarkable comeback in their first round Fairs Cup tie against German side Eintracht Frankfurt . They lost 3–0 in the first away leg and conceded again in the second minute of the return game at Rugby Park to fall four goals behind, but then scored five goals without reply to win the tie 5–4 on aggregate.[9]
1965 Summer Cup Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance 1 May Airdrieonians H 3–0 Sneddon 16', McInally 35', Murray 89'3,904 5 May Third Lanark A 3–0 Black 48' 58', McIlroy 85'500 8 May Motherwell H 1–1 McInally 69'5,061 12 May Airdrieonians A 4–2 McInally 52', McIlroy 69', Sneddon 70', Murray 89'1,000 15 May Third Lanark H 6–2 McIlroy 15', 64', Murray 25', 73', Black 39', McInally 81'3,718 19 May Motherwell A 0–3 5,000
Section 3 Final Table
See also
References Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club . Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6 .
Hadgraft, Rob (2005). Kilmarnock Champions of Scotland 1964-65 . Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-87-2 .
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