Killie's return to the top threatened to be short-lived as 25% of the division - three from twelve - were scheduled for relegation. Given the unlikelihood of either of the Old Firm ending up in one of those spots, in reality the chances of relegation were 30%. It was a daunting task for Kilmarnock but one that was ultimately successful. It was, as Wellington said of the Battle of Waterloo, a damned close-run thing. It wasn't until the final whistle blew at the end of the final minute of the final game that everyone connected with the club could relax and announce without fear of contradiction that Killie were back.
A temporary break from the relegation fight
as Killie played in their first Scottish Cup semi-final in 22 years.
Tommy Burns – architect of both Killie’s
return to the Premier Division and their survival in it.
The last time anyone stood on the Rugby
Park terraces. The bulldozers moved in the following day.
Goodbye to all that.
And hello to the next 125 years.
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