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JAMES M GOWLAND RECALLS WHEN KILMARNOCK BECAME SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS FOR THE ONLY TIME IN THEIR HISTORY - IN A DRAMATIC CLIMAX TO THE SEASON.

Prize guys: Jubilant Killie players show off the trophy

ALL the odds were stacked against Kilmarnock - or so it seemed. To pip Heart of Midlothian to the Scottish Football League Division One title in 1964-65, they had to beat their title rivals away from home by at least a 2-0 scoreline without conceding.
This was thanks to the Edinburgh club’s superior goal average, used at the time to separate teams level on points, as Hearts went into the fin...

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