1997–98 Kilmarnock F.C. season

April 2020 April 2020 Kilmarnock 1997–98 Bobby Williamson Rugby Park Scottish Premier Division Fourth place Scottish Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Paul Wright (10) Wright (12) 18,076 v Celtic, Premier Division, 8 April 1998 6,588 v Motherwell, Premier Division, 8 October 1997 9,125 _blueborder _goldhorizontal _blueborder _color_2_stripes_blue 0033FF _blackshoulders _blackhorizontal _blackshoulders FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 000000 FFCC00 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 season was Kilmarnock's final season in the Scottish Premier Division before the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Summary Season Kilmarnock finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Division with 50 points. They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Stirling Albion,https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1990/kilmarnock1998.htm Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 londonhearts.com 25 April 2020 and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to rivals Ayr United.https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1990/kilmarnock1998.htm Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 londonhearts.com 25 April 2020 Kilmarnock also competed in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, losing to Nice in first round.https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1990/kilmarnock1998.htm Results for Kilmarnock for 1997–98 londonhearts.com 25 April 2020 Results and fixtures Kilmarnock's score comes first #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Premier Division 1997–98 Scottish Premier Division MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers12 August 1997AberdeenA0–014,041223 August 1997HibernianA0–49,559313 September 1997Dundee UnitedA2–16,883Wright 15’, 53’ (pen.)421 September 1997Dunfermline AthleticA1–15,374Wright 89’ (pen.)524 September 1997RangersH0–315,367627 September 1997Heart of MidlothianH0–37,87574 October 1997CelticA0–448,16588 October 1997MotherwellH2–16,588Vareille 31’ Burke 37’918 October 1997St. JohnstoneH0–16,5721025 October 1997HibernianH2–17,541Roberts 54’ Nevin 57’111 November 1997RangersA1–449,413Mitchell 43’128 November 1997MotherwellA1–05,346Roberts 67’ (pen.)1315 November 1997Dundee UnitedH1–37,402Roberts 9’1423 November 1997Heart of MidlothianA3–515,500Nevin 5’ Holt 62’ Roberts 76’ (pen.)1529 November 1997Dunfermline AthleticH2–16,667Nevin 24’, 35’166 December 1997CelticH0–015,6321713 December 1997St. JohnstoneA1–14,385Mitchell 71’1820 December 1997AberdeenH1–08,452Wright 27’1927 December 1997HibernianA1–010,543Wright 43’203 January 1998MotherwellH4–18,724Wright 8’, 33 Mitchell 44’ Roberts 88’2110 January 1998Dundee UnitedA1–17,541Reilly 69’2217 January 1998Heart of MidlothianH2–211,079Wright 40’ Reilly 76’2331 January 1998Dunfermline AthleticA2–34,903Vareille 31’ Roberts 85’247 February 1998St. JohnstoneH1–07,408Reilly 90’2521 February 1998CelticA0–449,2312624 February 1998RangersH1–115,412Wright 15’2728 February 1998AberdeenA0–010,2432814 March 1998Heart of MidlothianA1–115,338Henry 34’2921 March 1998Dunfermline AthleticH3–08,230Wright 62’ (pen.) Nevin 65’ McIntyre 69’3028 March 1998St. JohnstoneA0–14,982318 April 1998CelticH1–218,076Burke 40’3211 April 1998MotherwellA1–16,209Holt 28’3318 April 1998Dundee UnitedH1–07,246Burke 2’3425 April 1998AberdeenH2–18,212Vareille 33’, 85’352 May 1998RangersA1–050,116Mitchell 90’369 May 1998HibernianH1–112,393Roberts 15’ Scottish League Cup 1997–98 Scottish League Cup MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird round20 August 1997Stirling AlbionA2–6https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12295944.kilmarnock-humiliated-by-first-division-side-stirling-record-historic-victory/ Kilmarnock humiliated by first division side Stirling record historic victory The Herald The Herald 21 August 1997 25 April 20202,154Vareille, Wright Scottish Cup 1997–98 Scottish Cup MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersThird round24 January 1998StranraerA2–04,468Vareille, Roberts Fourth round14 February 1998Ayr UnitedA0–29,286 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersQualifying Round 1st Leg14 August 1997IRL ShelbourneH2–19,041Wright 66’, 90’ (Pen.)Qualifying Round 2nd Leg28 August 1997IRL ShelbourneA1–18,100McIntyre 22’First Round 1st Leg18 September 1997FRA NiceA1–310,812Wright 78’ (Pen.)First Round 2nd Leg2 October 1997FRA NiceH1–18,402Reilly 32’ Ayrshire Cup Ayrshire Cup MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersFinal13 May 1998Ayr UnitedH4–2https://www.killiefc.com/13-5-1998-ayr-utd-h-ayrshire-cup Killie (0) 4 - (2) 2 Ayr Utd KillieFC.com 13 May 1998 22 October 20204,652 Millen o.g., Mitchell, Roberts, Kerr Final league table KIL Division summary table b Round Ground A/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H Result D/L/W/D/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/D/L/W/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/D/W/W/W/D Position 7/9/10/8/6/6/7/8/8/7/8/7/7/7/7/7/7/5/4/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/5/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 25 April 2020 https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro53243/md36/results-and-standings/ Scottish Premiership 1997/1998 worldfootball.net 25 April 2020 April 2020 Transfers Players in PlayerFromFeeFRA Jerome VareilleFRA MulhouseFreeSCO Martin O'NeillSCO Clyde£75,000SCO Martin BakerSCO St MirrenSwap DealSCO Pat NevinENG Tranmere Rovers£60,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12313983.kilmarnock-finally-seal-nevin-signing/ Kilmarnock finally seal Nevin signing The Herald The Herald 31 July 1997 2 May 2020SCO Gordon MarshallSCO Celtic£150,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12355125.kilmarnock-call-on-gordon-to-marshall-their-defence/ Kilmarnock call on Gordon to Marshall their defence The Herald heraldscotland.com 20 January 1998 26 February 2025 Players out PlayerToFeeGER Helmut RahnerGER FC NürnbergFreeSCO Tom BrownSCO St MirrenSwap Dealhttp://www.killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/TomBrown.htm Do You Remember? Tom Brown 1993–97 Donny Muir killiefc.com 4 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016074711/http://killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/TomBrown.htm 16 October 2011 deadIRL Gary TallonENG Mansfield TownFreeSCO Gary McCutcheonSCO StenhousemuirLoanSCO Colin McKeeFree agentFreeFRY Dragoje LekovićSPA Sporting GijónNominalhttps://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/31-Players/6230-a-smart-bit-of-keeping A smart bit of keeping When Saturday Comes wsc.co.uk 3 March 1998 2 May 2020SCO Derek AndersonSCO Ayr UnitedFreeSCO Jim McIntyreENG Reading£440,000https://www.getreading.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/royals-signed-seven-players-transfer-7700922 When Royals signed seven players on transfer deadline day Reading Post BerkshireLive 1 September 2014 2 May 2020SCO Mark ReillyENG ReadingFreehttps://www.readingfc.co.uk/club/history/madejski-men/midfielder/mark-reilly/ Mark Reilly - Midfielder - Madejski Men Reading FC readingfc.co.uk 2 May 2020 References External links Kilmarnock 1997–98 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list) Category:Kilmarnock F.C. seasons Kilmarnock