Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup

including the Kilmarnock Burns Cup

Page created: 12 July 2020

Updated: 19 March 2023

Originally played as a tournament, the Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup was latterly played as a one-off tie between Kilmarnock and Ayr United.

The Kilmarnock Burns Cup was a one-off competition played for a trophy presented by the Kilmarnock Burns Monument Committee.

Winners
Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 1880-81 unfinished 1881-82 Portland 1882-83 Kilmarnock Athletic 1883-84 Kilmarnock 1884-85 Ayr 1885-86 Kilmarnock 1886-87 Ayr 1887-88 Hurlford 1888-89 Kilbirnie 1889-90 Hurlford 1890-91 Annbank 1891-92 Kilmarnock	1892-93 Annbank 1893-94 Kilmarnock 1894-95 Ayr Parkhouse 1895-96 Kilmarnock 1896-97 Ayr Parkhouse 1897-98 Kilmarnock 1898-99 Kilmarnock 1899-00 Kilmarnock 1900-01 Kilmarnock 1901-02 Kilwinning Eglinton 1902-1913 no competition 1913-14 Kilmarnock	1914-1927 no competition 1927-28 Kilmarnock 1928-29 Kilmarnock 1929-30 Ayr United 1930-31 Kilmarnock 1931-32 Kilmarnock 1932-33 Ayr United 1933-34 Ayr United 1934-35 Kilmarnock 1935-36 Ayr United 1936-37 Ayr United 1937-38 no competition 1938-39 Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock Burns Cup

1878-79 Portland

1878-79 Kilmarnock Burns Cup Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 16 Jun Portland v Mauchline 2-1	1880-81 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 14 May Ayr v Beith 0-8 at Hamilton Park, Kilmarnock Competition unfinished
1881-82 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 1 Apr Kilmarnock v Lugar Boswell 0-4 at Hamilton Park 8 Apr Kilmarnock Athletic v Mauchline 3-0 at Rugby Pk 15 Apr Hurlford v Portland 0-1 at Holm Quarry 22 Apr Lanemark v Ayr 5-2 at Hamilton Park Semi-final 6 May Lugar Boswell v Lanemark 2-1 20 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Portland Final 3 Jun Portland v Lugar Boswell 4-2	1882-83 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round First round 31 Mar Kilmarnock v Annbank 2-4 17 Feb Hurlford v Ayr 5-0 4 May Portland v Kilmarnock Athletic 2-3 24 Feb Lugar Boswell v Mauchline 2-1 Semi-final 12 May Lugar Boswell v Hurlford 2-4 26 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Annbank 3-0 Final at Hamilton Park 9 Jun Kilmarnock Athletic v Hurlford 2-1 Hurlford left the field after disputing the second goal but Athletic were awarded the cup. All ties were played in Kilmarnock
1883-84 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 15 Mar Annbank v Maybole 4-2 3 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Ayr 3-3 at Rugby Park 10 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Ayr 5-1 at Rugby Park 3 May Lugar Boswell v Hurlford 1-1 at Springvale Park, Ayr 10 May Lugar Bosell v Hurlford 1-3 at Springvale Park, Ayr Semi-final 16 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Hurlford 0-1 at Rugby Park 13 May Kilmarnock v Annbank 4-1 at Holm Quarry Final at Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock 31 May Kilmarnock v Hurlford 5-1	1884-85 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 13 Mar Maybole v Ayr 0-2 14 Mar Lugar Boswell v Annbank 4-5 21 Mar Kilmarnock Athletic v Irvine Academicals 5-0 Semi-final 28 Apr Kilmarnock Athletic v Ayr 1-1 at Rugby Park 9 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Ayr 1-4 at Rugby Park 28 Mar Kilmarnock v Annbank 4-2 Final at Rugby Park 30 May Ayr v Kilmarnock 3-2
1885-86 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 27 Feb Kilmarnock v Kilmarnock Britannia 2-0 27 Feb Ayr v Annbank 5-1 27 Feb Kilbirnie v Hurlford 5-1 27 Feb Lugar Boswell v Mauchline 5-2 Semi-final 3 Apr Ayr v Lugar Boswell 7-1 3 Apr Kilmarnock v Kilbirnie 2-1 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 8 May Kilmarnock v Ayr 5-0	1886-87 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 5 Mar Kilbirnie v Monkcastle 6-0 at Miltonfield 5 Mar Ayr v Annbank 3-3 30 Mar Ayr v Annbank 5-1 XXXXHurlford v Maybole Kilmarnock v Lugar Boswell wo-scr Semi-final 9 Apr Kilmarnock v Hurlford 5-0 9 Apr Ayr v Kilbirnie Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 16 Apr Kilmarnock v Ayr 3-3 23 Apr Kilmarnock v Ayr 1-1 Ayr v Kilmarnock wo-scr Kilmarnock refused to play the tie in Ayr
1887-88 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 17 Mar Kilbirnie v Irvine 11-0 17 Mar Kilmarnock Thistle v Kilmarnock Rangers 5-2 at Hurlford 24 Mar Kilmarnock v Maybole 13-0 24 Mar Hurlford v Mauchline 15-0 Semi-final 21 May Kilmarnock v Kilmarnock Thistle 5-1 10 May Hurlford v Kilbirnie 4-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Final Hurlford v Kilmarnock The match, which was due at at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on 26 May, was called off at the last moment. A game between Hurlford and Kilmarnock Thistle was played instead devoted to the charity funds, Hurlford winning 2-1	1888-89 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 2 Mar Kilmarnock Athletic v Stewarton 3-1 2 Mar Newmilns ARV v Lugar Boswell 3-5 2 Mar Irvine v Kilwinning Monkcastle 3-0 Second round 23 Mar Hurlford v Lugar Boswell 8-2 30 Mar Kilmarnock v Maybole 4-4 13 Apr Kilmarnock v Maybole 5-1 at Ayr 6 Apr Ayr v Kilmarnock Athletic 4-2 at Beresford Park, Ayr 13 Apr Irvine v Kilbirnie 2-3 Semi-final Ayr v Hurlford both disqualified for not playing on the date fixed by the committee Kilmarnock and Kilbirnie qualify for the final Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 11 May Kilbirnie v Kilmarnock 4-2
1889-90 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 21 Mar Hurlford v Newmilns 2-2 5 Apr Hurlford v Newmilns 0-1 stopped due to players fighting 19 Apr Hurlford v Newmilns 2-0 at Rugby Park 21 Mar Kilmarnock v Stevenston Thistle 9-0 stopped after 55 mins when Thistle left the field, result stood Annbank v Irvine wo-scr Kilmarnock Athletic v Kilbirnie wo-scr Semi-final 12 Apr Kilmarnock v Annbank 2-5 3 May Hurlford v Kilmarnock Athletic 5-0 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 10 May Annbank v Hurlford 1-1 30 May Hurlford v Annbank 3-2	1890-91 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 14 Feb Ayr v Annbank 1-3 28 Feb Kilmarnock v Stevenston Thistle 1-3 Hurlford v Newmilns Kilmarnock Athletic v Kilbirnie disq-wo Athletic were disqualified after they refused to play because some of their players were unfit Semi-final 11 Apr Hurlford v Kilbirnie 3-4 28 Mar Annbank v Stenvenston Thistle 8-0 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 2 May Annbank v Kilbirnie 5-2
1891-92 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup Semi-final 19 Mar Annbank v Hurlford 1-1 7 May Hurlford v Annbank 2-1 26 Apr Kilmarnock v Kilmarnock Athletic 5-0 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 21 May Kilmarnock v Hurlford 2-1 All ties were played in Kilmarnock	1892-93 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 18 Mar Stevenston Thistle v Saltcoats Victoria 2-3 15 Apr Annbank v Hurlford 7-3 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 6 May Kilmarnock v Kilbirnie 0-3 abandoned after 50 mins because of fighting, Kilmarnock were later awrded the tie 1 Apr Kilmarnock Athletic v Galston 2-2 at Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock 10 May Kilmarnock Athletic v Galston 2-0 Semi-final 13 May Annbank v Saltcoats Victoria 4-4 at Rugby Park 27 May Annbank v Saltcoats Victoria 8-1 at Rugby Park XXXXXKilmarnock v Kilmarnock Athletic Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 10 Jun Annbank v Kilmarnock 5-2
1893-94 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 3 Mar Annbank v Hurlford 5-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 19 Jan Kilmarnock Athletic v Kilmarnock 1-2 Final at Rugby Park 28 Apr Kilmarnock v Annbank 3-1	1894-95 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 1 Jun Ayr Parkhouse v Annbank 5-2 6 Apr Hurlford v Kilmarnock Athletic 3-0 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 15 Jun Ayr Parkhouse v Hurlford 5-2
1895-96 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 2 May Ayr Parkhouse v Annbank 2-0 at Rugby Park 9 May Kilmarnock v Hurlford 6-3 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 30 May Kilmarnock v Ayr Parkhouse 1-0	1896-97 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 6 Mar Kilmarnock Athletic v Annbank 2-3 22 Apr Ayr Parkhouse v Hurlford 3-2 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 8 May Ayr Parkhouse v Annbank 2-1 All ties were played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1897-98 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 23 Apr Kilmarnock v Kilmarnock Athletic 3-1 7 May Annbank v Ayr Parkhouse 1-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 17 May Ayr Parkhouse v Annbank 3-2 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 21 May Kilmarnock v Ayr Parkhouse 4-1	1898-99 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 29 Apr Kilmarnock v Annbank 4-1 1 May Galston v Ayr Parkhouse 4-3 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Final at Riverside Park, Galston 19 May Kilmarnock v Galston 2-0
1899-1900 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 19 May Kilmarnock v Annbank 0-0 22 May Kilmarnock v Annbank 2-1 30 Apr Galston v Ayr Parkhouse 4-2 Final at Rugby Park 26 May Kilmarnock v Galston 3-1	1900-01 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round XXXXXGalston v Kilmarnock 'A' 3-1 XXXXXStevenston Thistle v Beith 6-0 Final at Warner Park, Stevenston 6 Apr Stevenston Thistle v Galston 2-1
1901-02 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 17 May Stevenston Thistle v Galston 1-3 24 May Ayr Parkhouse v Kilwinning Eglinton 1-4 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 31 May Kilwinning Eglinton v Galston 0-0 16 Aug 1902 Kilwinning Eglinton v Galston 3-2	1902-13 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup No Competition
1913-14 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup First round 6 May Galston v Hurlford DRAW, 3-1 corners 9 May Kilmarnock v Stevenston United 2-0 Final at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 13 May Kilmarnock v Galston 1-1, 7-1 corners All ties were played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1914-27 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup No Competition
1927-28 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 15 Aug 1928 Kilmarnock v Ayr United 5-2 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1928-29 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 4 May Kilmarnock v Ayr United 1-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock 8 May Kilmarnock v Ayr United 2-0 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1929-30 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 20 Aug 1929 Ayr United v Kilmarnock 6-4 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1930-31 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 2 May Kilmarnock v Ayr United 5-2 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1931-32 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 17 Aug Kilmarnock v Ayr United 4-0 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1932-33 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 6 May Ayr United v Kilmarnock 4-3 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1933-34 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 26 Sep 1934 Ayr United v Kilmarnock 3-2 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1934-35 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 4 May Kilmarnock v Ayr United 7-2 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1935-36 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 2 Sep 1936 Ayr United v Kilmarnock 4-3 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock	1936-37 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 1 May Ayr United v Kilmarnock 1-0 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
1937-38 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup No Competition	1938-39 Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup 5 May Kilmarnock v Ayr United 4-1 at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock