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Livingston F.C.

January 19, 2023

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston, West Lothian.

Livingston
Full nameLivingston Football Club
Nickname(s)Livi, The Lions[1]
Founded1943; 80 years ago (1943) (as Ferranti Thistle)
GroundAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
Capacity9,512
OwnerOpcco6 Ltd
ChairmanRobert Wilson
ManagerDavid Martindale
LeagueScottish Premiership
2021–22Scottish Premiership, 7th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. In 1995, the club was relocated to Livingston, West Lothian and renamed after the town. Since then Livingston have played their home games at Almondvale Stadium. In the ten years following the move to Livingston the club enjoyed notable success, winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2001, qualifying for the UEFA Cup in its maiden season in the top flight (finishing third behind Celtic and Rangers) and winning the 2004 Scottish League Cup. However, the club hit financial problems in 2004, and was relegated to the Scottish First Division in 2006. In July 2009 the club faced further financial problems and were on the verge of suffering a liquidation event before a deal was struck. Livingston were subsequently demoted to the Scottish Third Division,[2] but the club achieved consecutive promotions and went on to regain its place in the top tier after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership play-offs.

History

Ferranti Thistle (1943–1974)

The club began life as Ferranti Amateurs[3] in 1943. A works team[4] of the Ferranti engineering company,[5] they initially played in the Edinburgh FA's Amateur Second Division.[3] In 1948 the club became known as Ferranti Thistle and began competing in the Edinburgh and District Welfare Association where they competed for five seasons,[3] before moving to senior football in 1953 joining the East of Scotland League.[6] During this period the club won the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1963.[3] In 1969 the club moved to the City Park ground in Edinburgh.[7]

In 1972 the club became members of SFA which allowed them to enter the Scottish Qualifying Cup which they won in 1973[8] which previously had not been open to them. The club's first match in the Scottish Cup was on 16 December 1972 against Duns.[9]

In 1974, as a result of the demise of Third Lanark seven years earlier, and the new three-tier format of the Scottish Football League, a place opened up in the second division of the competition. After beating off competition from four Highland League sides, Hawick Royal Albert and Gateshead United, Ferranti Thistle were accepted into the league by a vote of 21–16 over Inverness Thistle.[10][11] The club faced a number of obstacles before they could join the Division as their name did not meet stringent SFL rules on overt sponsorship of teams at the time[12] and the City Ground was not up to standard. The local council offered use of Meadowbank Stadium, a modern stadium built in 1970.[3] After an Edinburgh Evening News campaign to find a name for the club, the name Meadowbank Thistle was chosen. This was approved by the SFL in time for the new season.[3]

Meadowbank Thistle (1974–1995)

 
Chart of yearly table positions of Livingston since joining the League.

Having had little time to form a squad from the existing Ferranti squad, the first Meadowbank Thistle manager John Bain faced an uphill task to produce a competitive squad in time for the new season.[13] Meadowbank played their first competitive match in the League Cup, eventually losing 1–0 to Albion Rovers.[14] In 1983 the club achieved promotion to the First Division[15] but ultimately were relegated back to the Second Division at the end of the 1984–85 season.[16]

In the 1986–87 season, Meadowbank won the Second Division championship and won promotion to the First Division.[17] They finished runners-up in the First Division in the following season,[18] but were denied promotion to the Premier Division due to league reconstruction.[19]

The part-time club began to struggle, and it became a limited company in 1993[19] but was relegated a short time after at the end of the 1992–93 season to the Second Division.[20] Meadowbank suffered a second relegation in 1994–95, finishing second from bottom in the Second Division and due to the creation of a Third Division were relegated.[21] After this, Chairman Bill Hunter claimed Meadowbank had run into severe financial difficulties and were facing closure as a result. In the face of significant opposition from many Meadowbank fans who objected to the dropping of the club name and the team moving from Edinburgh,[22] in 1995 Meadowbank Thistle relocated to a new stadium in the new town of Livingston and changed name again, to Livingston Football Club.[19][23]

Livingston (1995–)

See also: List of Livingston F.C. seasons

Rise to prominence

In their first season as Livingston they were crowned champions of the Third Division for the 1995–96 season.[24] Three years later, in 1998–99, they won promotion again as Second Division champions.[25] Another promotion followed in 2000–01 when the club finished champions of First Division and gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League (SPL), just six seasons after the relocation to Livingston.[26] Livingston's first SPL campaign, 2001–02, brought more success as they finished third in the league (behind the Old Firm)[27] and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time.[28] Jim Leishman's side gave a competent showing in the UEFA Cup. After disposing of FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein on the away goal rule after a 1–1 draw,[29] they came up against SK Sturm Graz of Austria, and after a 14-goal, two-leg affair they missed out on the second round, going out on the wrong side of an 8–6 aggregate scoreline.[30] The club avoided relegation the following season finishing 9th. After this season, manager Jim Leishman became the club's director of football and was replaced by Brazilian manager Márcio Máximo,[31] who resigned only a few months into the following campaign[32] and was in turn replaced by Leishman's former assistant, Davie Hay. Under Hay's management, Livingston won their first national trophy in 2004 by winning the 2003–04 League Cup after a 2–0 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park. The goals in the final were scored by Derek Lilley and Jamie McAllister.[33]

Administration and SPL relegation

The club's rise was short-lived as they were plunged into administration on 3 February 2004.[34] It was 13 May 2005 before Livingston emerged from administration,[35] following a period of financial turmoil in which the previous boardroom occupants were ousted to make way for Pearse Flynn's Lionheart Consortium.[36] Flynn's first decision was to sack Davie Hay, stating that he wanted a younger man in charge,[37] and to that end appointed Allan Preston as the club's new manager.[38] While Preston's term as Livingston manager started brightly with a 3–0 win over newly promoted Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[39] the club failed to win another league game under his management, resulting in his dismissal in November with the club rooted to the bottom of the SPL.[40] Richard Gough succeeded Preston[41] and steered the club to survival on the last day of the season with a 1–1 draw with Dundee that relegated Dundee in their place,[42] but Gough refused to stay as manager past the end of that season due to family problems and returned to the US,[43] and former Celtic player Paul Lambert succeeded him.[44] On 11 February 2006, Lambert resigned as Livingston manager after seven straight defeats leaving Livingston bottom of the Scottish Premier League.[45] He was replaced by former player and coach John Robertson.[46] Despite his best efforts, Livingston were relegated for the first time in May 2006 after only picking up 18 points that season.[47] It was the worst record since the SPL began and was only beaten during the 2007–08 season by Gretna, after they were deducted 10 points for going into administration.[48]

 
Livingston defend a corner from the now defunct Gretna at Almondvale Stadium in 2007.

First Division and second administration

A poor showing in the 2006–07 First Division saw John Robertson removed as Livingston manager on 15 April 2007.[49] His successor was announced on 22 May 2007 as former Hibernian assistant coach Mark Proctor.[50] Proctor appointed Curtis Fleming as his assistant on 26 June 2007,[51] but both were sacked in June 2008[52] after a disappointing season in which they finished seventh.[53] Livingston were taken over that summer by Italian majority shareholders Angelo Massone, Tommaso Bruno, Alessandro Di Mattia, and Tommaso Angelini after Pearse Flynn sold his shares in June 2008.[35] The Italians were thought to be close to appointing fellow Italian Roberto Landi as head coach in June[54] and he was made manager of the First Division side on 11 June 2008.[55] He and assistant Valter Berlini were then fired on 1 December 2008 after just five months in charge.[56] Paul Hegarty was linked with the job on 3 December 2008, and formally appointed two days later.[57] Hegarty was subsequently suspended as manager on 26 April 2009[58] and his contract allowed to expire.[59]

John Murphy was appointed head coach on 30 June 2009, the same day the club faced a deadline to pay debt to West Lothian Council who owned Almondvale Stadium.[60] After that was not met, legal proceedings were carried out against the club to come to an arrangement over the debt within fourteen days or potentially face again going into administration.[61] Livingston were placed into administration on 24 July 2009 by the Court of Session in Edinburgh,[62] and faced relegation to the Third Division, a points deduction or being removed from the Scottish Football League entirely.[63] On 27 July 2009, it was revealed that the club were likely to go into liquidation after owner Angelo Massone said he would refuse a £25,000 offer for the club from their administrator.[64] On 28 July 2009, Massone yet again refused the offer and the administrator subsequently started the liquidation process.[65] While Livingston seemed doomed, a meeting with the Scottish Football League on 30 July 2009 secured their future, as they agreed to allow prospective new owners Gordon McDougall and Neil Rankine (part of the Livingston 5 Consortium) to run the club for the following season. The next day, Massone sold his shares to the new owners and left the club,[66] and it was also announced that John Murphy had been appointed back to his previous role as goalkeeping coach, with ex-player Gary Bollan becoming the club's new manager.[67] In the first game after the new owners took over, Livingston were on the wrong end of a cup shock in the Scottish League Cup first round, losing 3–0 to Albion Rovers, a team two divisions below them.[68]

Demotion to the Third Division

Despite the prospective new owners ensuring that Livingston's future as a professional football club would be secure for the next year at least by paying a £720,000 bond to the SFL,[69] on 5 August 2009 the Scottish Football League took the unprecedented move to demote Livingston to the Third Division. A breach of rules on insolvency was the main reason behind the decision.[2][70] The administrator of the club, Donald McGruther, admitted his concern after the decision, saying that "In my view, this represents the death knell of Livingston Football Club".[71] Gordon McDougall, a member of the Livingston 5 Consortium stated that "We've got to consider all the options that are open to us – it makes it very, very difficult".[2] It was feared that the club could not survive in the Third Division due to a significant loss of revenue.[72] However, despite the decision and the likely financial impacts, the consortium continued with their bid to take over the club. An appeal was lodged and as a result the club refused to play their opening Division Three fixture against East Stirlingshire on 8 August 2009.[73] Because of this, the club were threatened with a points deduction, but in the event they were given a £3,000 fine for their actions. This was later overturned on appeal, meaning that the club ultimately escaped any punishment for their boycott of the match.[74] On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed, and the club finally accepted their Third Division fate.[75]

Title wins and First Division return

On 15 August 2009, Livingston opened their Third Division campaign against Montrose at home and ran out comfortable 2–0 winners.[76] On 17 April 2010, Livingston won the Scottish Third Division title after drawing 0–0 at home to Berwick Rangers. Goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie saved a last minute penalty to ensure the title was on its way to Almondvale.[77] The Lions ended the season on 78 points, 15 points ahead of second placed Forfar Athletic.[78] The following season on 9 April 2011, Livingston secured the Second Division title with a second consecutive title win to earn promotion back to the Scottish First Division with a 3–0 victory over Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park.[79] On 9 February 2012, Bollan was sacked as manager after two and a half years in charge.[80] Nine days later on 14 February 2012, John Hughes and John Collins were appointed as manager and director of football respectively.[81] However, on 13 November 2012, it was announced that Hughes had left the club to take charge of Hartlepool United.[82] Gareth Evans became manager after being promoted from his position as assistant manager[83] but he was sacked on 28 February 2013 due to ‘concerns over his stewardship’. Collins subsequently resigned from his position as director of football.[84] On 25 March 2013, Richie Burke was appointed as manager along with Mark Burchill as assistant manager.[85] Livingston ended season 2012–13 with a 4th-place finish in the First Division, their highest league finish since they were relegated from the SPL in 2006.[86] On 12 September 2013, Burke resigned from his post as manager and was subsequently replaced by John McGlynn. When McGlynn took over Livingston were bottom of the Scottish Championship with only 1 point. Improved performances under his leadership took the club into contention for the promotion play-offs. As a result he was awarded an extended contract in January 2014.[87] Livingston eventually finished in 6th place in 2013–14.

However Livingston struggled the following season and were in severe danger of relegation. McGlynn left Livingston by mutual consent in December 2014,[88] following a 1–0 home defeat by Falkirk, which left the club bottom of the league, four points behind second bottom Cowdenbeath.[89] Mark Burchill replaced McGlynn as the club's manager. Off the field problems also once again plagued the club during this season. The club were deducted 5 points by the SPFL for failing to pay tax on bonuses paid during the 2010–11 season.[90] Former club director Ged Nixon tried to get the courts to freeze the clubs bank accounts as he claimed the club owed him £300,000. This sparked fears that the club would go into administration for a third time.[91] Nixon lost his court case in April 2015, saving the club from this fate.[92] Livingston won the 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup, defeating Alloa 4-0 in the final at McDiarmid Park.[93] With two games of the season remaining Livingston were still adrift at the bottom of the league, three points behind relegation rivals Alloa and four behind Cowdenbeath.[94] A 4–0 win away at Raith Rovers moved the club into 9th place on goal difference going into the final game of the season.[95] Livingston won their final game of the season 1–0 at home to Queen of the South to pull off the great escape and finish in 8th place, avoiding both automatic relegation and the relegation play-off.[96]

Livingston were struggling against relegation again in season 2015–16. Burchill was sacked in December 2015 following a 1–1 draw with Dumbarton as Livingston sat second bottom of the league.[97] David Hopkin replaced him as manager.[98] However there was to be no great escape this season. Livingston finished in 9th place in the Championship, which meant they had to contest the Championship Play-Off to avoid relegation to Scottish League One. They faced Stranraer in the play-off semi-final. Livingston lost the first leg 5–2 away at Stranraer, giving themselves a very difficult task for the second leg.[95] In the second leg Livingston won 4–1 in 90 minutes to take the tie to extra time. However two extra time Stranraer goals took the score to 4–3 on the day and 6–8 on aggregate, confirming Livingston's relegation to League One, ending a five year stint in the second tier.[99]

League One and consecutive promotions

Despite relegation, Livingston decided to stay as a full-time football club, and David Hopkin was retained as manager for the 2016–17 season,[100] as Livingston aimed to bounce back to the Championship. Livingston went on to win the league comfortably and secured the title in April 2017 following a 2–1 win at home to Alloa Athletic.[101] Livingston finished 19 points clear at the top of the league.

Livingston continued this impressive form into the Championship in 2017–18 and sat in the play-off places in joint 3rd in the league after 20 games.[102] The club also reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup, where they were unlucky to go down 3–2 at Hibernian.[103] It was the first time they reached this stage of the league cup since 2005–06.

On 21 April 2018 Livingston secured second place in the Championship after a 3–0 win over already relegated Brechin City.

Qualifying for the Premiership play-off final, they faced Partick Thistle, who escaped automatic relegation in their final game. Despite this, Livingston won 3–1 on aggregate, 2–1 at home and 1–0 away, earning the final place in the Scottish Premiership and their first season of top-flight football since 2006, relegating Partick Thistle to the Championship in the process, ending Thistle's five-year stint in the Premiership.

Scottish Premiership

Livingston retained their status as a top flight club in season 2018–19 with a 9th place finish. This was bettered the following season with the club sitting in 5th before the season was curtailed as a result of COVID-19. The points per game ruling confirmed this placing as Livi's first top 6 finish since 2001–02. In 2020–21, the feat was repeated with a sixth place finish. The season was also notable for the club reaching the Scottish League Cup final for the first time since 2004.

Colours and badge

The predominant club colours are amber and black, which have been used since the formation of the club in 1943.[104] The strip typically has an amber top, with the shorts normally black and the socks amber, usually with some black detail.[104] The original strip for the club during the first couple of season in the Ferranti Thistle era was amber and black hoops.[104] After this, solid amber shirts, black shorts and amber socks (occasionally black) became established as the club's home kit.[104] During the recent Livingston era the club have also used all black home strips, and a white and orange kit was used during 2002–03 season.[105] The colours of white, black, purple, blue and red have been mainly used in the away strips.[105]

The badge used to identify the club has changed four times in the club's history.[106] The Ferranti Thistle badge featured a black circular base. Three symbols were incorporated into the badge; a football, a thistle and a lion rampant in the centre holding aloft a Scottish flag.[3] A new badge was then formed as the club changed their name to Meadowbank Thistle. The badge was based on a traditional shield shape with a black being the predominant colour and amber on the outer-trim. The badge features a thistle as the centre piece, with the flower part of the plant being replaced with a football.[19] As the club moved to Livingston, the badge was changed again. The design of the thistle and the football is altered slightly; with the one major change being the addition of a Latin club motto "Fortitier omnia vincit"[107] with the English translation meaning "Bravely conquers all".[108] The current badge is modernised from the original Livingston badge but most of the features remain. The present badge also reintroduced the lion rampant in the centre of the laurel.[107]

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1995–1998 Russell Athletic[105] Mitsubishi[105]
1998–2001 Motorola[105]
2001–2002 Jerzeez[105]
2002–2004 Intelligent Finance[105]
2004–2007 Xara[105]
2007–2008 Nike[105] Smarter Loans[105]
2008–2009 Macron[105] RDF Group[105]
2009–2010 Umbro[109] Fasteq[109]
2010–2011 Erreà[105]
2011–2012 Umbro[105]
2012–2013 Adidas[105]
2013–2014 Energy Assets[110]
2014–2015 Joma[105]
2015–2016 Krafty Brew
2016–2017 Tony Macaroni
2017–2018 FBT[105]
2018–2019
2019–2021 Nike[105] Phoenix Drilling
2021- Joma[105]

In the Meadowbank Thistle era between 1973 and 1995, the club sourced various shirt sponsorship deals largely from small business such as Ferranti, Sports Conscious, Park & Milton, Raj Restaurant, ACA and PAR Scaffolding.[111] Mitsubishi became the first major shirt sponsor of the club for the first three seasons of the Livingston era.[105] Motorola then sponsored the club for the next four years.[105] However, Motorola withdrew their shirt sponsorship at the end of the 2001–02 season, after the company’s decline in the area. In 2002, Intelligent Finance, one of the largest employers in the West Lothian area, agreed an initial two-year sponsorship deal with the club worth an undisclosed six-figure sum.[112] The company extended their shirt sponsorship for three more years, making their total sponsorship span over a five-year period.[105]

Smarter Loans became the club's main sponsor during the 2007–08 season,[105] before the IT company, RDF, signed a two-year deal to become main sponsors for seasons 2008–09 and 2009–10.[113] However they withdrew their sponsorship after only one year, as a result of the ongoing financial crisis at the club that summer.[114] Local company Fasteq became the new main sponsor for season 2009–10 after the arrival of the new club owners.[115] After four successful years as sponsors, Fasteq withdrew their sponsorship and Livingston announced that they were looking for new shirt sponsors for season 2013–14.[116] Local business Energy Assets were confirmed as new main sponsors on a three-year deal in June 2013.[110]

Stadiums

 
Almondvale Stadium

The club have had three main grounds in their history; as Ferranti Thistle, the club initially played in local parks before finding a home at City Park in Edinburgh in 1969,[3] then moving to Meadowbank Stadium in 1974[3] which was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games.[117]

Livingston currently play their home games at the Almondvale Stadium in Livingston.[118] It is currently known as the Tony Macaroni Arena due to a sponsorship deal.[110] The 9,512 capacity stadium[1] was constructed in 1995[119] as a joint venture between Meadowbank Thistle and the Livingston Development Corporation (LDC). Part of the deal involved the relocation of Meadowbank Thistle to the town and a name change to Livingston. When the LDC was wound up, ownership of the Stadium was transferred to West Lothian Council and the council have since rented the stadium to the club.[19] The ground has hosted Scotland under-21, under-19, under-17s[120] and Ladies matches,[121] as well as one home game for Gretna due to problems with their ground share at Fir Park.[122] In April 2011 it was revealed that it was possible Livingston would relocate to a new stadium around one mile from the current site due to West Lothian Council looking to sell the current site to a supermarket chain.[123]

Players

First-team squad

As of 16 January 2023[124]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   SCO Josh Mullin (on loan at Ayr United)
20 MF   CGO Scott Bitsindou (on loan at Arbroath)
30 GK   USA Brian Schwake (on loan at Greenock Morton)
38 MF   ENG Harrison Clark (on loan at Stirling Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   SCO Michael Aitken (on loan at Dalbeattie Star)
-- FW   SCO Jack Hamilton (on loan at Hartlepool United)
-- FW   SCO Lucas Stenhouse (on loan at Gala Fairydean Rovers)

Notable players

For a complete list of former and current Livingston F.C. players with a Wikipedia article, see here.

See also: List of Livingston F.C. players

Players who reached international status:

Club staff

Coaching staff

Role Name
Manager   David Martindale
Assistant manager   Neil Hastings
First team coach   Christophe Berra
Goalkeeping coach   Gary Maley
First team analyst   Euan Blondin
Sports scientist   Gary Dempsey
Sports therapist   Andy MacKenzie
First team masseuse   Colette Miller
Kit manager   Stephen Sproule

Source

Former non-playing staff

For a complete list of former and current Livingston F.C. non-playing staff with a Wikipedia article, see here.

Executive

Role Name
Chief Executive Officer   John Ward
Chairman   Robert Wilson
Football Operations Manager   Andrew Ferguson
Honorary President   Gordon Ford

Managerial history

See also: List of Livingston F.C. managers
 
Name Nationality Years
John Bain¹   1974–1976[125]
Alex Ness¹   1976–1978[125]
Willie MacFarlane¹   1978–1980[126]
Terry Christie¹   1980–1992[127]
Donald Park¹   1992–1994[128]
Mickey Lawson¹   1994–1995[129]
Jim Leishman   1995–1997
Ray Stewart   1997–2000[130]
Jim Leishman   2000–2003[131]
Márcio Máximo   2003[132][133]
David Hay   2003–2004[134]
Allan Preston   2004[135][136]
Alec Clelandc   2004[136]
Richard Gough   2004–2005[137][138]
Paul Lambert   2005–2006[139][140]
Alec Clelandc   2006[141]
John Robertson   2006–2007[142][143]
  

¹ Managers between 1974 and 1995, when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle.

c Caretaker managers.

p Player managers.

Honours

See also: 2004 Scottish League Cup Final and 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

From major national honours to reserve league wins, Livingston have been successful in recent history, and were the first club in Scotland to win all three divisions (Third Division 1995–96, Second Division 1998–99 and First Division 2000–01) in their rise to the Scottish Premier League in 2001.[164] Their most notable trophy win being the Scottish League Cup in 2004, where they triumphed in a 2–0 victory over Hibernian at Hampden Park.[165] Their most recent honour was the Scottish League One title in season 2016–17.[166]

In 2015 Livingston lifted the Scottish Challenge Cup recording a 4–0 victory over Alloa Athletic at McDiarmid Park.[167]

Senior

Reserve

Youth

  • SFL Under 19 Youth Division: 2007–08,[178] 2008–09,[178] 2009–10,[178] 2010–11[179]
  • SFL Under 19 Youth League Cup: 2008–09[178]
  • SFL Under 17 Division: 2011–12[180]
  • SFL Under 17 Youth League Cup: 2010–11[181]

¹ This includes honours won between 1974 and 1995, when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle.

² This includes honours won between 1943 and 1974, when the club were known as Ferranti Thistle.

Club records

European record

See also: 2002–03 UEFA Cup

Livingston are undefeated at home in European competitions. They have qualified for a UEFA club competition on one occasion. The club finished third in the Scottish Premier League (behind Celtic and Rangers) in season 2001–02 and hence qualified for a place in the UEFA Cup for the following season.[28] They entered at the qualifying round stage and were drawn against FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein. Livingston narrowly overcame their opponents after drawing 1–1 on aggregate, going through to the next round on the away goals rule.[29] After drawing the home leg 0–0 Oscar Rubio scored the decisive away goal.[29] In the following round they were drawn against Austrian side SK Sturm Graz.[30] They were defeated 8–6 on aggregate, losing the first leg 5–2 in Austria at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium before winning the return leg 4–3 at Almondvale.[30] Barry Wilson scored two goals against Sturm Graz, making him Livingston’s highest goalscorer in European competitions to date.[30]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2002–03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round   FC Vaduz 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
First round   SK Sturm Graz 4–3 2–5 6–8

See also

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livingston, livingston, football, club, scottish, professional, football, club, based, livingston, west, lothian, livingstonfull, namelivingston, football, clubnickname, livi, lions, founded1943, years, 1943, ferranti, thistle, groundalmondvale, stadium, livin. Livingston Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Livingston West Lothian LivingstonFull nameLivingston Football ClubNickname s Livi The Lions 1 Founded1943 80 years ago 1943 as Ferranti Thistle GroundAlmondvale Stadium LivingstonCapacity9 512OwnerOpcco6 LtdChairmanRobert WilsonManagerDavid MartindaleLeagueScottish Premiership2021 22Scottish Premiership 7th of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonLivingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle a works team The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974 and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh In 1995 the club was relocated to Livingston West Lothian and renamed after the town Since then Livingston have played their home games at Almondvale Stadium In the ten years following the move to Livingston the club enjoyed notable success winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2001 qualifying for the UEFA Cup in its maiden season in the top flight finishing third behind Celtic and Rangers and winning the 2004 Scottish League Cup However the club hit financial problems in 2004 and was relegated to the Scottish First Division in 2006 In July 2009 the club faced further financial problems and were on the verge of suffering a liquidation event before a deal was struck Livingston were subsequently demoted to the Scottish Third Division 2 but the club achieved consecutive promotions and went on to regain its place in the top tier after winning the 2017 18 Scottish Premiership play offs Contents 1 History 1 1 Ferranti Thistle 1943 1974 1 2 Meadowbank Thistle 1974 1995 1 3 Livingston 1995 1 3 1 Rise to prominence 1 3 2 Administration and SPL relegation 1 3 3 First Division and second administration 1 3 4 Demotion to the Third Division 1 3 5 Title wins and First Division return 1 3 6 League One and consecutive promotions 1 3 7 Scottish Premiership 2 Colours and badge 3 Sponsorship 4 Stadiums 5 Players 5 1 First team squad 5 2 On loan 5 3 Notable players 6 Club staff 6 1 Coaching staff 6 2 Former non playing staff 6 3 Executive 7 Managerial history 8 Honours 8 1 Senior 8 2 Reserve 8 3 Youth 9 Club records 10 European record 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksHistory EditFerranti Thistle 1943 1974 Edit The club began life as Ferranti Amateurs 3 in 1943 A works team 4 of the Ferranti engineering company 5 they initially played in the Edinburgh FA s Amateur Second Division 3 In 1948 the club became known as Ferranti Thistle and began competing in the Edinburgh and District Welfare Association where they competed for five seasons 3 before moving to senior football in 1953 joining the East of Scotland League 6 During this period the club won the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1963 3 In 1969 the club moved to the City Park ground in Edinburgh 7 In 1972 the club became members of SFA which allowed them to enter the Scottish Qualifying Cup which they won in 1973 8 which previously had not been open to them The club s first match in the Scottish Cup was on 16 December 1972 against Duns 9 In 1974 as a result of the demise of Third Lanark seven years earlier and the new three tier format of the Scottish Football League a place opened up in the second division of the competition After beating off competition from four Highland League sides Hawick Royal Albert and Gateshead United Ferranti Thistle were accepted into the league by a vote of 21 16 over Inverness Thistle 10 11 The club faced a number of obstacles before they could join the Division as their name did not meet stringent SFL rules on overt sponsorship of teams at the time 12 and the City Ground was not up to standard The local council offered use of Meadowbank Stadium a modern stadium built in 1970 3 After an Edinburgh Evening News campaign to find a name for the club the name Meadowbank Thistle was chosen This was approved by the SFL in time for the new season 3 Meadowbank Thistle 1974 1995 Edit Chart of yearly table positions of Livingston since joining the League Having had little time to form a squad from the existing Ferranti squad the first Meadowbank Thistle manager John Bain faced an uphill task to produce a competitive squad in time for the new season 13 Meadowbank played their first competitive match in the League Cup eventually losing 1 0 to Albion Rovers 14 In 1983 the club achieved promotion to the First Division 15 but ultimately were relegated back to the Second Division at the end of the 1984 85 season 16 In the 1986 87 season Meadowbank won the Second Division championship and won promotion to the First Division 17 They finished runners up in the First Division in the following season 18 but were denied promotion to the Premier Division due to league reconstruction 19 The part time club began to struggle and it became a limited company in 1993 19 but was relegated a short time after at the end of the 1992 93 season to the Second Division 20 Meadowbank suffered a second relegation in 1994 95 finishing second from bottom in the Second Division and due to the creation of a Third Division were relegated 21 After this Chairman Bill Hunter claimed Meadowbank had run into severe financial difficulties and were facing closure as a result In the face of significant opposition from many Meadowbank fans who objected to the dropping of the club name and the team moving from Edinburgh 22 in 1995 Meadowbank Thistle relocated to a new stadium in the new town of Livingston and changed name again to Livingston Football Club 19 23 Livingston 1995 Edit See also List of Livingston F C seasons Rise to prominence Edit In their first season as Livingston they were crowned champions of the Third Division for the 1995 96 season 24 Three years later in 1998 99 they won promotion again as Second Division champions 25 Another promotion followed in 2000 01 when the club finished champions of First Division and gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League SPL just six seasons after the relocation to Livingston 26 Livingston s first SPL campaign 2001 02 brought more success as they finished third in the league behind the Old Firm 27 and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time 28 Jim Leishman s side gave a competent showing in the UEFA Cup After disposing of FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein on the away goal rule after a 1 1 draw 29 they came up against SK Sturm Graz of Austria and after a 14 goal two leg affair they missed out on the second round going out on the wrong side of an 8 6 aggregate scoreline 30 The club avoided relegation the following season finishing 9th After this season manager Jim Leishman became the club s director of football and was replaced by Brazilian manager Marcio Maximo 31 who resigned only a few months into the following campaign 32 and was in turn replaced by Leishman s former assistant Davie Hay Under Hay s management Livingston won their first national trophy in 2004 by winning the 2003 04 League Cup after a 2 0 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park The goals in the final were scored by Derek Lilley and Jamie McAllister 33 Administration and SPL relegation Edit The club s rise was short lived as they were plunged into administration on 3 February 2004 34 It was 13 May 2005 before Livingston emerged from administration 35 following a period of financial turmoil in which the previous boardroom occupants were ousted to make way for Pearse Flynn s Lionheart Consortium 36 Flynn s first decision was to sack Davie Hay stating that he wanted a younger man in charge 37 and to that end appointed Allan Preston as the club s new manager 38 While Preston s term as Livingston manager started brightly with a 3 0 win over newly promoted Inverness Caledonian Thistle 39 the club failed to win another league game under his management resulting in his dismissal in November with the club rooted to the bottom of the SPL 40 Richard Gough succeeded Preston 41 and steered the club to survival on the last day of the season with a 1 1 draw with Dundee that relegated Dundee in their place 42 but Gough refused to stay as manager past the end of that season due to family problems and returned to the US 43 and former Celtic player Paul Lambert succeeded him 44 On 11 February 2006 Lambert resigned as Livingston manager after seven straight defeats leaving Livingston bottom of the Scottish Premier League 45 He was replaced by former player and coach John Robertson 46 Despite his best efforts Livingston were relegated for the first time in May 2006 after only picking up 18 points that season 47 It was the worst record since the SPL began and was only beaten during the 2007 08 season by Gretna after they were deducted 10 points for going into administration 48 Livingston defend a corner from the now defunct Gretna at Almondvale Stadium in 2007 First Division and second administration Edit A poor showing in the 2006 07 First Division saw John Robertson removed as Livingston manager on 15 April 2007 49 His successor was announced on 22 May 2007 as former Hibernian assistant coach Mark Proctor 50 Proctor appointed Curtis Fleming as his assistant on 26 June 2007 51 but both were sacked in June 2008 52 after a disappointing season in which they finished seventh 53 Livingston were taken over that summer by Italian majority shareholders Angelo Massone Tommaso Bruno Alessandro Di Mattia and Tommaso Angelini after Pearse Flynn sold his shares in June 2008 35 The Italians were thought to be close to appointing fellow Italian Roberto Landi as head coach in June 54 and he was made manager of the First Division side on 11 June 2008 55 He and assistant Valter Berlini were then fired on 1 December 2008 after just five months in charge 56 Paul Hegarty was linked with the job on 3 December 2008 and formally appointed two days later 57 Hegarty was subsequently suspended as manager on 26 April 2009 58 and his contract allowed to expire 59 John Murphy was appointed head coach on 30 June 2009 the same day the club faced a deadline to pay debt to West Lothian Council who owned Almondvale Stadium 60 After that was not met legal proceedings were carried out against the club to come to an arrangement over the debt within fourteen days or potentially face again going into administration 61 Livingston were placed into administration on 24 July 2009 by the Court of Session in Edinburgh 62 and faced relegation to the Third Division a points deduction or being removed from the Scottish Football League entirely 63 On 27 July 2009 it was revealed that the club were likely to go into liquidation after owner Angelo Massone said he would refuse a 25 000 offer for the club from their administrator 64 On 28 July 2009 Massone yet again refused the offer and the administrator subsequently started the liquidation process 65 While Livingston seemed doomed a meeting with the Scottish Football League on 30 July 2009 secured their future as they agreed to allow prospective new owners Gordon McDougall and Neil Rankine part of the Livingston 5 Consortium to run the club for the following season The next day Massone sold his shares to the new owners and left the club 66 and it was also announced that John Murphy had been appointed back to his previous role as goalkeeping coach with ex player Gary Bollan becoming the club s new manager 67 In the first game after the new owners took over Livingston were on the wrong end of a cup shock in the Scottish League Cup first round losing 3 0 to Albion Rovers a team two divisions below them 68 Demotion to the Third Division Edit Despite the prospective new owners ensuring that Livingston s future as a professional football club would be secure for the next year at least by paying a 720 000 bond to the SFL 69 on 5 August 2009 the Scottish Football League took the unprecedented move to demote Livingston to the Third Division A breach of rules on insolvency was the main reason behind the decision 2 70 The administrator of the club Donald McGruther admitted his concern after the decision saying that In my view this represents the death knell of Livingston Football Club 71 Gordon McDougall a member of the Livingston 5 Consortium stated that We ve got to consider all the options that are open to us it makes it very very difficult 2 It was feared that the club could not survive in the Third Division due to a significant loss of revenue 72 However despite the decision and the likely financial impacts the consortium continued with their bid to take over the club An appeal was lodged and as a result the club refused to play their opening Division Three fixture against East Stirlingshire on 8 August 2009 73 Because of this the club were threatened with a points deduction but in the event they were given a 3 000 fine for their actions This was later overturned on appeal meaning that the club ultimately escaped any punishment for their boycott of the match 74 On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed and the club finally accepted their Third Division fate 75 Title wins and First Division return Edit On 15 August 2009 Livingston opened their Third Division campaign against Montrose at home and ran out comfortable 2 0 winners 76 On 17 April 2010 Livingston won the Scottish Third Division title after drawing 0 0 at home to Berwick Rangers Goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie saved a last minute penalty to ensure the title was on its way to Almondvale 77 The Lions ended the season on 78 points 15 points ahead of second placed Forfar Athletic 78 The following season on 9 April 2011 Livingston secured the Second Division title with a second consecutive title win to earn promotion back to the Scottish First Division with a 3 0 victory over Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park 79 On 9 February 2012 Bollan was sacked as manager after two and a half years in charge 80 Nine days later on 14 February 2012 John Hughes and John Collins were appointed as manager and director of football respectively 81 However on 13 November 2012 it was announced that Hughes had left the club to take charge of Hartlepool United 82 Gareth Evans became manager after being promoted from his position as assistant manager 83 but he was sacked on 28 February 2013 due to concerns over his stewardship Collins subsequently resigned from his position as director of football 84 On 25 March 2013 Richie Burke was appointed as manager along with Mark Burchill as assistant manager 85 Livingston ended season 2012 13 with a 4th place finish in the First Division their highest league finish since they were relegated from the SPL in 2006 86 On 12 September 2013 Burke resigned from his post as manager and was subsequently replaced by John McGlynn When McGlynn took over Livingston were bottom of the Scottish Championship with only 1 point Improved performances under his leadership took the club into contention for the promotion play offs As a result he was awarded an extended contract in January 2014 87 Livingston eventually finished in 6th place in 2013 14 However Livingston struggled the following season and were in severe danger of relegation McGlynn left Livingston by mutual consent in December 2014 88 following a 1 0 home defeat by Falkirk which left the club bottom of the league four points behind second bottom Cowdenbeath 89 Mark Burchill replaced McGlynn as the club s manager Off the field problems also once again plagued the club during this season The club were deducted 5 points by the SPFL for failing to pay tax on bonuses paid during the 2010 11 season 90 Former club director Ged Nixon tried to get the courts to freeze the clubs bank accounts as he claimed the club owed him 300 000 This sparked fears that the club would go into administration for a third time 91 Nixon lost his court case in April 2015 saving the club from this fate 92 Livingston won the 2014 15 Scottish Challenge Cup defeating Alloa 4 0 in the final at McDiarmid Park 93 With two games of the season remaining Livingston were still adrift at the bottom of the league three points behind relegation rivals Alloa and four behind Cowdenbeath 94 A 4 0 win away at Raith Rovers moved the club into 9th place on goal difference going into the final game of the season 95 Livingston won their final game of the season 1 0 at home to Queen of the South to pull off the great escape and finish in 8th place avoiding both automatic relegation and the relegation play off 96 Livingston were struggling against relegation again in season 2015 16 Burchill was sacked in December 2015 following a 1 1 draw with Dumbarton as Livingston sat second bottom of the league 97 David Hopkin replaced him as manager 98 However there was to be no great escape this season Livingston finished in 9th place in the Championship which meant they had to contest the Championship Play Off to avoid relegation to Scottish League One They faced Stranraer in the play off semi final Livingston lost the first leg 5 2 away at Stranraer giving themselves a very difficult task for the second leg 95 In the second leg Livingston won 4 1 in 90 minutes to take the tie to extra time However two extra time Stranraer goals took the score to 4 3 on the day and 6 8 on aggregate confirming Livingston s relegation to League One ending a five year stint in the second tier 99 League One and consecutive promotions Edit Despite relegation Livingston decided to stay as a full time football club and David Hopkin was retained as manager for the 2016 17 season 100 as Livingston aimed to bounce back to the Championship Livingston went on to win the league comfortably and secured the title in April 2017 following a 2 1 win at home to Alloa Athletic 101 Livingston finished 19 points clear at the top of the league Livingston continued this impressive form into the Championship in 2017 18 and sat in the play off places in joint 3rd in the league after 20 games 102 The club also reached the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup where they were unlucky to go down 3 2 at Hibernian 103 It was the first time they reached this stage of the league cup since 2005 06 On 21 April 2018 Livingston secured second place in the Championship after a 3 0 win over already relegated Brechin City Qualifying for the Premiership play off final they faced Partick Thistle who escaped automatic relegation in their final game Despite this Livingston won 3 1 on aggregate 2 1 at home and 1 0 away earning the final place in the Scottish Premiership and their first season of top flight football since 2006 relegating Partick Thistle to the Championship in the process ending Thistle s five year stint in the Premiership Scottish Premiership Edit Livingston retained their status as a top flight club in season 2018 19 with a 9th place finish This was bettered the following season with the club sitting in 5th before the season was curtailed as a result of COVID 19 The points per game ruling confirmed this placing as Livi s first top 6 finish since 2001 02 In 2020 21 the feat was repeated with a sixth place finish The season was also notable for the club reaching the Scottish League Cup final for the first time since 2004 Colours and badge EditThe predominant club colours are amber and black which have been used since the formation of the club in 1943 104 The strip typically has an amber top with the shorts normally black and the socks amber usually with some black detail 104 The original strip for the club during the first couple of season in the Ferranti Thistle era was amber and black hoops 104 After this solid amber shirts black shorts and amber socks occasionally black became established as the club s home kit 104 During the recent Livingston era the club have also used all black home strips and a white and orange kit was used during 2002 03 season 105 The colours of white black purple blue and red have been mainly used in the away strips 105 The badge used to identify the club has changed four times in the club s history 106 The Ferranti Thistle badge featured a black circular base Three symbols were incorporated into the badge a football a thistle and a lion rampant in the centre holding aloft a Scottish flag 3 A new badge was then formed as the club changed their name to Meadowbank Thistle The badge was based on a traditional shield shape with a black being the predominant colour and amber on the outer trim The badge features a thistle as the centre piece with the flower part of the plant being replaced with a football 19 As the club moved to Livingston the badge was changed again The design of the thistle and the football is altered slightly with the one major change being the addition of a Latin club motto Fortitier omnia vincit 107 with the English translation meaning Bravely conquers all 108 The current badge is modernised from the original Livingston badge but most of the features remain The present badge also reintroduced the lion rampant in the centre of the laurel 107 Sponsorship EditPeriod Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor1995 1998 Russell Athletic 105 Mitsubishi 105 1998 2001 Motorola 105 2001 2002 Jerzeez 105 2002 2004 Intelligent Finance 105 2004 2007 Xara 105 2007 2008 Nike 105 Smarter Loans 105 2008 2009 Macron 105 RDF Group 105 2009 2010 Umbro 109 Fasteq 109 2010 2011 Errea 105 2011 2012 Umbro 105 2012 2013 Adidas 105 2013 2014 Energy Assets 110 2014 2015 Joma 105 2015 2016 Krafty Brew2016 2017 Tony Macaroni2017 2018 FBT 105 2018 20192019 2021 Nike 105 Phoenix Drilling2021 Joma 105 In the Meadowbank Thistle era between 1973 and 1995 the club sourced various shirt sponsorship deals largely from small business such as Ferranti Sports Conscious Park amp Milton Raj Restaurant ACA and PAR Scaffolding 111 Mitsubishi became the first major shirt sponsor of the club for the first three seasons of the Livingston era 105 Motorola then sponsored the club for the next four years 105 However Motorola withdrew their shirt sponsorship at the end of the 2001 02 season after the company s decline in the area In 2002 Intelligent Finance one of the largest employers in the West Lothian area agreed an initial two year sponsorship deal with the club worth an undisclosed six figure sum 112 The company extended their shirt sponsorship for three more years making their total sponsorship span over a five year period 105 Smarter Loans became the club s main sponsor during the 2007 08 season 105 before the IT company RDF signed a two year deal to become main sponsors for seasons 2008 09 and 2009 10 113 However they withdrew their sponsorship after only one year as a result of the ongoing financial crisis at the club that summer 114 Local company Fasteq became the new main sponsor for season 2009 10 after the arrival of the new club owners 115 After four successful years as sponsors Fasteq withdrew their sponsorship and Livingston announced that they were looking for new shirt sponsors for season 2013 14 116 Local business Energy Assets were confirmed as new main sponsors on a three year deal in June 2013 110 Stadiums Edit Almondvale Stadium The club have had three main grounds in their history as Ferranti Thistle the club initially played in local parks before finding a home at City Park in Edinburgh in 1969 3 then moving to Meadowbank Stadium in 1974 3 which was built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games 117 Livingston currently play their home games at the Almondvale Stadium in Livingston 118 It is currently known as the Tony Macaroni Arena due to a sponsorship deal 110 The 9 512 capacity stadium 1 was constructed in 1995 119 as a joint venture between Meadowbank Thistle and the Livingston Development Corporation LDC Part of the deal involved the relocation of Meadowbank Thistle to the town and a name change to Livingston When the LDC was wound up ownership of the Stadium was transferred to West Lothian Council and the council have since rented the stadium to the club 19 The ground has hosted Scotland under 21 under 19 under 17s 120 and Ladies matches 121 as well as one home game for Gretna due to problems with their ground share at Fir Park 122 In April 2011 it was revealed that it was possible Livingston would relocate to a new stadium around one mile from the current site due to West Lothian Council looking to sell the current site to a supermarket chain 123 Players EditFirst team squad Edit As of 16 January 2023 124 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ENG Shamal George2 DF SCO Nicky Devlin captain 3 DF SCO Jackson Longridge4 DF ENG Tom Parkes5 DF ENG Jack Fitzwater6 DF ENG Ayo Obileye7 FW CGO Dylan Bahamboula8 MF SCO Scott Pittman9 FW SCO Bruce Anderson10 FW GNB Esmael Goncalves11 MF COL Cristian Montano12 DF SCO Jamie Brandon15 DF WAL Morgan Boyes16 MF SCO Steven Bradley No Pos Nation Player17 MF SCO Stephen Kelly18 MF SCO Jason Holt19 FW ENG Joel Nouble22 MF SCO Andrew Shinnie23 DF DOM Luiyi de Lucas24 DF SCO Sean Kelly25 DF AUS Phillip Cancar28 FW ENG Kurtis Guthrie29 MF SCO James Penrice31 GK RUS Ivan Konovalov32 GK SCO Jack Hamilton33 MF BEL Stephane Omeonga40 FW IRL Jaze KabiaOn loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player14 MF SCO Josh Mullin on loan at Ayr United 20 MF CGO Scott Bitsindou on loan at Arbroath 30 GK USA Brian Schwake on loan at Greenock Morton 38 MF ENG Harrison Clark on loan at Stirling Albion No Pos Nation Player DF SCO Michael Aitken on loan at Dalbeattie Star FW SCO Jack Hamilton on loan at Hartlepool United FW SCO Lucas Stenhouse on loan at Gala Fairydean Rovers Notable players Edit For a complete list of former and current Livingston F C players with a Wikipedia article see here See also List of Livingston F C players Players who reached international status Neil Alexander Efe Ambrose Guillermo Amor Marvin Andrews Dylan Bahamboula Scott Bitsindou Ciaron Brown Mark Burchill Eugene Dadi Murray Davidson Graham Dorrans Rab Douglas Lyndon Dykes Declan Gallagher Esmael Goncalves Danny Griffin Leigh Griffiths Wes Hoolahan Darren Jackson Hassan Kachloul Brian Kerr Paul Lambert Steve Lawson Mariusz Liberda Stuart Lovell Cherif Toure Mamam Jamie McAllister Grant McCann David McNamee Marc McNulty James McPake Dolly Menga Kenny Miller Lee Miller Harry Panayiotou Marko Rajamaki John Robertson Maurice Ross Matija Sarkic Steven Saunders Robert Snodgrass Goran Stanic Anthony Stokes Gabor Vincze Theodore Whitmore Robbie Winters Davide XausaClub staff EditCoaching staff Edit Role NameManager David MartindaleAssistant manager Neil HastingsFirst team coach Christophe BerraGoalkeeping coach Gary MaleyFirst team analyst Euan BlondinSports scientist Gary DempseySports therapist Andy MacKenzieFirst team masseuse Colette MillerKit manager Stephen SprouleSource Former non playing staff Edit For a complete list of former and current Livingston F C non playing staff with a Wikipedia article see here Executive Edit Role NameChief Executive Officer John WardChairman Robert WilsonFootball Operations Manager Andrew FergusonHonorary President Gordon FordManagerial history EditSee also List of Livingston F C managers Name Nationality YearsJohn Bain 1974 1976 125 Alex Ness 1976 1978 125 Willie MacFarlane 1978 1980 126 Terry Christie 1980 1992 127 Donald Park 1992 1994 128 Mickey Lawson 1994 1995 129 Jim Leishman 1995 1997Ray Stewart 1997 2000 130 Jim Leishman 2000 2003 131 Marcio Maximo 2003 132 133 David Hay 2003 2004 134 Allan Preston 2004 135 136 Alec Clelandc 2004 136 Richard Gough 2004 2005 137 138 Paul Lambert 2005 2006 139 140 Alec Clelandc 2006 141 John Robertson 2006 2007 142 143 Name Nationality YearsAlec Cleland amp Dave Bowmanc 2007 144 Mark Proctor 2007 2008 144 145 Roberto Landi 2008 146 147 Paul Hegarty 2008 2009 148 149 David Hayc 2009 150 John Murphy 2009 151 152 Gary Bollan 2009 2012 153 154 Brian Welshc 2012 154 John Hughes 2012 82 155 Gareth Evans 2012 2013 156 Richie Burke 2013 157 John McGlynn 2013 2014 158 Mark Burchill 2014 2015David Hopkin 2015 2018 159 160 Kenny Millerp 2018 161 Gary Holt 2018 2020 162 David Martindale 2020 163 Managers between 1974 and 1995 when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle c Caretaker managers p Player managers Honours EditSee also 2004 Scottish League Cup Final and 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final From major national honours to reserve league wins Livingston have been successful in recent history and were the first club in Scotland to win all three divisions Third Division 1995 96 Second Division 1998 99 and First Division 2000 01 in their rise to the Scottish Premier League in 2001 164 Their most notable trophy win being the Scottish League Cup in 2004 where they triumphed in a 2 0 victory over Hibernian at Hampden Park 165 Their most recent honour was the Scottish League One title in season 2016 17 166 In 2015 Livingston lifted the Scottish Challenge Cup recording a 4 0 victory over Alloa Athletic at McDiarmid Park 167 Senior Edit Scottish League Cup 2003 04 165 Runners up 2020 21 168 Scottish First Division 2nd tier 2000 01 169 Scottish Second Division League One 3rd tier 1986 87 17 1998 99 170 2010 11 166 2016 17 171 Scottish Third Division 4th tier 1995 96 172 2009 10 173 Scottish Challenge Cup 2014 15 174 Runners up 2000 01 175 Scottish Qualifying Cup South 1973 74 164 Reserve Edit Reserve League Cup 1998 99 164 2000 01 164 Reserve League West 2000 01 164 SPFL Reserve League 2 2018 19 2019 20 176 177 Youth Edit SFL Under 19 Youth Division 2007 08 178 2008 09 178 2009 10 178 2010 11 179 SFL Under 19 Youth League Cup 2008 09 178 SFL Under 17 Division 2011 12 180 SFL Under 17 Youth League Cup 2010 11 181 This includes honours won between 1974 and 1995 when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle This includes honours won between 1943 and 1974 when the club were known as Ferranti Thistle Club records EditRecord Victory 8 0 v Stranraer Scottish League Cup First round 4 August 2012 182 Record Home Victory 7 1 v Clyde 14 December 2009 Record Defeat 0 8 v Hamilton Academical 14 December 1974 Record Defeat as Livingston 0 7 v Hibernian 8 February 2006 183 Most Consecutive Wins Livingston era 9 2016 17 Most Appearances Meadowbank era Walter Boyd 450 184 Most Appearances Livingston era Scott Pittman 310 Most Goals in a Season Player 27 Liam Buchanan 2016 17 Most Goals in a Season Team 80 2016 17 Most Points in a Season 82 2010 11 Record Home Attendance 10 112 v Rangers 27 October 2001 185 Record Transfer Fee Paid 200 000 for Lyndon Dykes Queen of the South 2019 Record Transfer Fee Received 2 000 000 for Lyndon Dykes Queens Park Rangers 2020 European record EditSee also 2002 03 UEFA Cup Livingston are undefeated at home in European competitions They have qualified for a UEFA club competition on one occasion The club finished third in the Scottish Premier League behind Celtic and Rangers in season 2001 02 and hence qualified for a place in the UEFA Cup for the following season 28 They entered at the qualifying round stage and were drawn against FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein Livingston narrowly overcame their opponents after drawing 1 1 on aggregate going through to the next round on the away goals rule 29 After drawing the home leg 0 0 Oscar Rubio scored the decisive away goal 29 In the following round they were drawn against Austrian side SK Sturm Graz 30 They were defeated 8 6 on aggregate losing the first leg 5 2 in Austria at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium before winning the return leg 4 3 at Almondvale 30 Barry Wilson scored two goals against Sturm Graz making him Livingston s highest goalscorer in European competitions to date 30 Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2002 03 UEFA Cup Qualifying round FC Vaduz 0 0 1 1 1 1 a First round SK Sturm Graz 4 3 2 5 6 8See also EditRelocation of professional sports teams Works teamReferences Edit a b Livingston Football Club Scottish Professional 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