Tommy Burns left to join Celtic in controversial circumstances shortly after the end of 1993-94 (and before publication of 'Killie 125') to be succeeded by Alex Totten who in turn was replaced by Bobby Williamson. Just five months after taking over - initially on a caretaker basis - Williamson led the club to that glorious Scottish Cup triumph. For three of the next four seasons he took Killie to fourth place in the league, a position not reached since 1969 and not surpassed until 2019. It was under him too that Killie returned to European competition after an absence of 27 years. In 2001 Kilmarnock played in the League Cup Final for the first time in 38 seasons. Players of the stature of Ian Durrant and Ally McCoist signed up, and crowds rose to a level not seen for decades. Williamson was always keen to give youth a chance and several talented young players came up through the ranks. The latest of these - Kris Boyd - emerged as Killie took part in European club football for the fourth time in five years in 2001-02.
2001 was also the year I wrote another Killie history - 'Everygame.' It wasn't just an updated version of the earlier book. This time I approached it in an A-Z format of clubs Kilmarnock had played in competitive football. From Abercorn to Zurich. From the start of the Scottish Cup in 1873 until the end of the 2000-01 season, plus UEFA Cup opponents for 2001-02.
Reproducing that book here in its entirety is a task for another time but the statistical details - results, half-times, scorers, attendances and line-ups for the seven seasons between publication of the two books are given below.
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