The 1982–83 season was Kilmarnock's 81st in Scottish League Competitions. They finished bottom of the table and were relegated at the end of the season to the First Division. They would not return to the top league for 10 years.

The season would go down as one of the worst in the club's history. They recorded just 3 wins in the league which is the lowest in the club's history and the joint worst goals against. 91 goals were conceded during the campaign. 17 of these were conceded against champions Dundee United and runners-up Celtic scored 15 against the club over the course of the season. However, they did come close to beating United, losing a late penalty equaliser in the first match between the clubs and they were narrowly defeated by Celtic the following week conceding 2 goals in the last 10 minutes.

Perhaps the most embarrassing result was the 8–1 hammering at the hands of Hibernian who notched only 27 goals in their other 35 league games.

There was further humiliation in the quarter final of the Scottish League Cup. Opponents Rangers triumphed 12–1 on aggregate in the two legged tie.

Off the field, the club made a financial loss of £191,919 for the year to 31 July 1982. Club chairman Tom Lauchlan stated at the club's Annual General Meeting in December that the future of the club "lies squarely with the people of the town". No mention was made of any positive action taken by the board of directors turn the club's financial situation around.

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Match results Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) Attendance14 SeptemberGreenock MortonA0–02,349211 SeptemberHibernianH1–1Clarke 65'2,800318 SeptemberRangersA0–517,350425 SeptemberDundeeH0–02,10552 OctoberSt MirrenA2–3McLean 21' pen., Mauchlen 28'3,56869 OctoberDundee UnitedH1–1Gallacher 28'2,446716 OctoberCelticA1–2Clarke 52'11,063823 OctoberAberdeenH0–23,402930 OctoberMotherwellA1–4McLean 42' pen.3,016106 NovemberGreenock MortonH3–1J.Clark 23', Gallacher 55', Bourke 78' 1,8541113 NovemberHibernianA2–2Bryson 14', McDicken 75'4,1821220 NovemberRangersH0–09,1941327 NovemberDundeeA2–5J.Clark 83', MacLeod 85'4,311144 DecemberSt MirrenH2–2Clarke 19', 68'2,2091511 DecemberDundee UnitedH0–77,2591618 DecemberCelticH0–49,0241727 DecemberAberdeenA0–214,411181 JanuaryMotherwellH0–23,314193 JanuaryGreenock MortonA0–32,015208 JanuaryHibernianH0–22,1422115 JanuaryRangersA1–1McGivern 66'11,2232222 JanuaryDundeeH2–0Gallacher 2', R.Clark 52' pen.1,891235 FebruarySt MirrenA0–23,3032412 FebruaryDundee UnitedH0–51,8342526 FebruaryCelticH0–410,691265 MarchAberdeenH1–2Gallacher 64'2,3492712 MarchMotherwellA1–3McGivern 62'2,8952819 MarchGreenock MortonH4–0McGivern 5', Clarke 44', Gallacher 48', 82' 1,2032926 MarchRangersH0–16,648302 AprilHibernianA1–8Gallacher 12'4,065319 AprilDundeeA0–03,3763223 AprilDundee UnitedA0–47,5163327 AprilSt MirrenH2–2Gallacher 68', 86'1,0493430 AprilCelticH0–57,560357 MayAberdeenA0–512,0023614 MayMotherwellH1–1Simpson 33'1,203

Scottish League Cup

Group stage Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) AttendanceG814 AugustBerwick RangersH4–0McCann 9' o.g., McLean 11' pen., Clarke 60', Mauchlen 72'1,517G818 AugustHamilton AcademicalA0–01,472G821 AugustQueen's ParkA2–0McLean 54' pen., McGivern 89'1,005G825 AugustHamilton AcademicalH1–0Bourke 57'1,582G828 AugustBerwick RangersA1–2McLean 77' pen.672G81 SeptemberQueen's ParkH5–1Bourke 33', 51', McLean 60', Gallacher 65', Mauchlen 71'1,200

Group 8 final table

PTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1Kilmarnock64111331092Berwick Rangers630358−363Queen's Park6213611−554Hamilton Academical612335−24

Knockout stage Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) AttendanceR2 L16 SeptemberCowdenbeathH1–0McLean 9' pen.1,091R2 L28 SeptemberCowdenbeathA0–1(AET, won 4–3 on pens)686QF L122 SeptemberRangersH1–6McLean 51'7,903QF L225 SeptemberRangersA0–65,342

Scottish Cup

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock scorer(s) AttendanceR329 JanuaryPartick ThistleA1–1Bryson 75'4,398R3,1R2 FebruaryPartick ThistleH0–0(AET)3,884R3,2R7 FebruaryPartick ThistleA2–2(AET)Gallacher 50', McGivern 91'4,809R3,3R9 FebruaryPartick ThistleH0–13,745

See also List of Kilmarnock F.C. seasons

References

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Specific

External links Kilmarnock Results For Season 1873/1874