Scottish Football podcast interviewing Kilmarnock stars of the past 60 years. Much more at killiehistories.com.
Episodes
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
Kilmarnock Football Club's captain for the 1997 Scottish Cup final assesses factors key to the team's success.
Victory was particularly special for the Ayrshire native, leading his local team to their third Scottish Cup win.
www.killiehistories.com/raymontgomerie
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Kilmarnock FC 'Hall of Fame' inductee Paul Clarke looks back at a shock Scottish Cup victory in 1978, before reflecting on his 11-year career at Scotland's oldest professional football club.
A true 'one-club player', Paul speaks about his roles with the club as a captain, coach and, these days, the Former Players' Association.
This episode is much more than the story of one match; it is an insight into a unique era of the club.
www.killiehistories.com/paulclarke
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
A stylish left back. A scorer of vital goals. A Kilmarnock cult hero.
Tom Black revisits the 1993/94 Scottish Premier Division season, and one game in particular: the last game at the old Rugby Park.
Multi-million pound redevelopment was about to begin, but would the club open the new stadium in the top division...or was it going to be relegation after only one season back with the elite? With two games left, difficult opponents in Rangers and Hibs lay in wait.
www.killiehistories.com/tomblack
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
From catching balls on Cannon Hill in Ardrossan to keeping out Pele, Bobby Ferguson's career scaled the heights.
In the final episode of Series 1 of 'The Big Match', Kilmarnock's league-winning goalkeeper reflects on an era when the club went toe-to-toe with Europe's best.
Bobby's Big Match is the famous last-day decider in April 1965. Needing to beat league leaders Hearts by two goals on their own patch in Edinburgh, Killie led 2-0 when a late, late chance fell for the hosts...
Bobby talks about the special moments as Scotland's number one, being a student of his art...and mixing with football and showbiz royalty in a 13-year West Ham United career.
A Kilmarnock FC legend.
www.killiehistories.com/bobbyferguson
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Only one player in Kilmarnock FC's 150-year history has been the top scorer for the league champions...Ronnie Hamilton.
Still the club's youngest-ever player, Ronnie talks about the special night in 1964 when Killie were five goals ahead against Celtic. The 5-2 victory set a marker for the Ayrshire men, on route to the club's sole league title.
As player, European goalscorer, title-winner, coach, board member, Chairman, Hall of Fame inductee and supporter, Ronnie Hamilton's service to Kilmarnock can be counted in decades.
www.killiehistories.com/ronniehamilton
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Kilmarnock FC Historian John Livingston puts it best:
"Tommy McLean was the star of the greatest ever game played at Rugby Park."
A winger blessed with high-precision accuracy in his delivery, the Killie number 7 is one of the all-time Kilmarnock greats. Tommy talks about his involvement in the greatest comeback in Scottish football history: Kilmarnock's 1964 recovery from 4-0 down against European legends, Eintracht Frankfurt.
www.killiehistories.com/tommymclean
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
The smart ones knew not to mess with Jimmy Cook.
Despite standing at a mere five feet four inches, Kilmarnock FC's speedy, combative winger proved a match for many of Scotland's top defenders.
A fans' favourite of over 200 games, Jimmy regards one match with special fondness: the 1972 Scottish Cup semi final at Hampden Park against Celtic.
Passion and enthusiasm...and that's just in the interview!
www.killiehistories.com/jimmycook
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Jim Stewart is the local lad who lived the dream. A Kilmarnock fan as a boy, he emulated hero Bobby Ferguson by becoming the club's first choice goalkeeper.
In this episode of the Killie Histories 'Big Match' series, we hear about Jim's pride at his call up to the World Cup Squad of 1974, his 1977 debut, as well as some memorable moments at club level, including promotion success and some iconic victories.
Jim also reflects on his highly successful twenty-year coaching career as well as his hopes for the future of Kilmarnock Football Club.
www.killiehistories.com/jimstewart
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Ross Mathie - a popular Kilmarnock number 9 and one of Scottish football's great enthusiasts.
A steep learning curve in his early days at Cambuslang paved the way to a blistering start in the Scottish professional ranks...and a coaching career of some distinction.
59 goals in 110 games. Then he was gone. But his three years at Rugby Park were the start of a relationship with the club which has lasted decades.
www.killiehistories.com/rossmathie
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Following in the footsteps of a famous relative is always difficult. Following the most successful player in a club's history - his grandfather Mattha Smith - is nearly impossible.
Creative midfielder Gordon Smith more than lived up to the expectation. A talented and dynamic central midfielder converted to a left winger, he was a driving force behind some of Killie's best moments in the 1970s.
Here, he reflects on a famous win against Rangers, his role in a thumping of local rivals...and the possible transfer to Manchester...or Ayr United!
www.killiehistories.com/gordonsmith