Kilmarnock F.C. in international football

Kilmarnock in international football
ClubKilmarnock
First entry1960 International Soccer League
Latest entry2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: First round)
Europa League0 (Best: First round)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: First round)

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Kilmarnock. The club first competed in a European competition in 1964–65, entering the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In UEFA organised competitions, the club has never progressed beyond the first round.[1] However, in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Kilmarnock reached the semi-finals in 1966–67 losing out to Leeds United of England for a place in the final.[2]

Record[edit]

Kilmarnock's score is shown first in each case

International Soccer League[edit]

Kilmarnock's record in the International Soccer League[3]
Season Round Venue Country Club Score Kilmarnock scorers Att.
1960 Group stage Polo Grounds, New York  West Germany Bayern Munich 3–1 Bryceland, Kerr, McInally 10,444
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City  Northern Ireland Glenavon 2–0 Muir, Watson 6,000
Polo Grounds, New York  England Burnley 2–0 Kerr, Wentzel 13,000
Polo Grounds, New York  France Nice 1–1 McInally 12,861
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City  United States New York Americans 3–1 McInally, Muir, own goal 11,704
Final Polo Grounds, New York  Brazil Bangu 0–2 25,044
1961 Group stage Molson Stadium, Montreal  England Everton 1–2 Kerr 5,000
Polo Grounds, New York  West Germany Karlsruhe 2–3 Kennedy, Muir 10,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal  United States New York Americans 4–0 Black, Brown, Kerr, Watson 7,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal  Canada Montreal Concordia 4–2 Kerr (2), Black, McInally 4,000
Molson Stadium, Montreal  Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 Muir 2,000
Polo Grounds, New York  Romania Dinamo București 0–0 3,000
Polo Grounds, New York  Brazil Bangu 0–5 4,000
1963 Group stage Polo Grounds, New York  England West Ham United 3–3 Black, Richmond, Yard 14,532
Chicopee  West Germany Preußen Münster 5–2 Black (2), McFadzean, McInally, Murray 6,000
Polo Grounds, New York  Mexico Oro 3–3 McFadzean (2), Black 7,138
Chicago  France Valenciennes 1–2 Yard 7,000
Polo Grounds, New York  Italy Mantova 2–2 Black, McFadzean 7,473
Polo Grounds, New York  Brazil Recife 3–1 Black, Murray, O'Conner 5,826
1965 Group stage Randall's Island Stadium, New York  Hungary Ferencváros 1–2 Own goal 6,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York  England West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Black, Hamilton 5,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York  Poland Polonia Bytom 1–1 Sneddon 5,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York  England West Bromwich Albion 0–2 4,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York  Poland Polonia Bytom 0–2 4,000
Randall's Island Stadium, New York  Hungary Ferencváros 1–4 McIlroy 5,000

European competitions[edit]

Key:

  • (H) – Home match
  • (A) – Away match
Kilmarnock's record in European competitions[3]
Season Competition Round Country Club 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round  West Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–3 (A) 5–1 (H) 5–4
Second round  England Everton 0–2 (H) 1–4 (A) 1–6
1965–66 European Champion Clubs' Cup Preliminary round  Albania 17 Nëntori 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) 1–0
First round  Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (H) 1–5 (A) 3–7
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Second round  Belgium Antwerp 1–0 (A) 7–2 (H) 8–2
Third round  Belgium La Gantoise 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A)[note 1] 3–1
Quarter-final  East Germany Lokomotive Leipzig 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) 2–1
Semi-final  England Leeds United 2–4 (A) 0–0 (H) 2–4
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round  Switzerland Zürich 2–3 (A) 3–1 (H) 5–4
Second round  Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 4–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 4–3
Third round  Romania Dinamo Bacău 1–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 1–3
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round  Northern Ireland Coleraine 1–1 (A) 2–3 (H) 3–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round  Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) 3–2
First round  France Nice 1–3 (A) 1–1 (H) 2–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup First qualifying round  Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) 2–1
Second qualifying round  Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 0–2 (A) 0–2 (H) 0–4
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Qualifying round  Iceland KR Reykjavík 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)[note 1] 2–1
First round  Germany Kaiserslautern 0–3 (A) 0–2 (H) 0–5
2001–02 UEFA Cup Qualifying round  Northern Ireland Glenavon 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H) 2–0
First round  Norway Viking 1–1 (H) 0–2 (A) 1–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round  Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 2–1 (A) 0–2 (H) 2–3
2024–25 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round  Belgium Cercle Brugge (H) (A)

Overall record[edit]

By competition[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
European Champion Clubs' Cup 4 1 2 1 4 7 −3 25.00
UEFA Europa League[a] 14 5 2 7 9 17 −8 35.71
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 25.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 20 8 3 9 34 32 +2 40.00
International Soccer League 25 9 7 9 45 42 +3 36.00
Total 67 24 16 27 97 104 −7 35.82
Source: [3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Includes matches in the UEFA Cup which was rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.

By country[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Albania 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
 Belgium 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 100.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
 Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 33.33
 Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50.00
 Canada 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00
 East Germany 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
 England 10 2 3 5 11 17 −6 20.00
 France 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 0.00
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0.00
 Iceland 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 50.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00
 Italy 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00
 Mexico 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0.00
 Northern Ireland 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 60.00
 Norway 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Poland 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Spain 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 0.00
 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 50.00
 Turkey 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 United States 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00
 Wales 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 50.00
 West Germany 5 3 0 2 15 10 +5 60.00
Total 68 24 17 27 97 104 −7 35.29
Source: [3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Match decided after extra time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kilmarnock FC, uefa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966-67, RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d Ross, David (2001). Every game: The new official history of Kilmarnock Football Club. Irvine: Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.

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