2014–15 Livingston F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Livingston's second season in the Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division during the 2010–11 season.[1] Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
2014–15 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
(until 16 December)
Mark Burchill
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
ChampionshipEighth Place
League CupThird Round
Challenge CupWinners
Scottish CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White (11)
All: Jordan White (15)
Highest home attendance8,178 vs. Hearts, Championship, 27 December 2014
Lowest home attendance620 vs. Queen of the South, League Cup, 26 August 2014
Average home league attendance2,605

Summary

Management

Livingston began the 2014–15 season under the management of John McGlynn who had been appointed in September 2013. On the 16 December, McGlynn left his position as manager by way of ‘mutual consent’ and was replaced by Mark Burchill in a player/manager role.[2] Off the field, Livingston had been deducted 5 points by the SPFL in November 2014 due to a breach in tax payments and were only spared from relegation on the final day of the season with a home victory over Queen of the South.[3][4]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

10 July 2014 Forfar Athletic 1–1 Livingston Station Park, Forfar
19:30 Report
12 July 2014 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Livingston Ainsley Park, Edinburgh
19:30 Forbes  16' Report
16 July 2014 Arbroath 0–3 Livingston Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45 Report
22 July 2014 Preston Athletic 1–5 Livingston Pennypit Park, Prestonpans
19:30 Report
24 July 2014 Dalkeith Thistle 1–2 Livingston King’s Park, Dalkeith
19:30 Report

Scottish Championship

9 August 2014 1 Hibernian 2–1 Livingston Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 El Alagui  16'
Oxley  19'
Report Gallagher  60' Attendance: 9,390
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 August 2014 2 Livingston 2–1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  46'
White  74'
Report Milne  89' Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 August 2014 3 Queen of the South 1–1 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Jacobs  34 o.g.'
Fowler  72'
Report White  66 pen.' Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 August 2014 4 Dumbarton 1–0 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Kane  89' Report Attendance: 814
Referee: Barry Cook
13 September 2014 5 Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Fordyce  27'
White  33', 63', 77'
Report Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 September 2014 6 Livingston 0–1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Scott  18' Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 September 2014 7 Hearts 5–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
16:05 El Hassnaoui  14'
Walker  30'
Sow  43', 90'
Keatings  87'
Report Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Don Robertson
4 October 2014 8 Livingston 0–1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Macleod  8' Attendance: 5,924
Referee: Stephen Finnie
18 October 2014 9 Livingston 0–4 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Malonga  31'
Handling  53'
McGeouch  70 pen.'
Heffernan  86'
Attendance: 2,666
Referee: Greg Aitken
21 October 2014 10 Falkirk 0–0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Report Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 October 2014 11 Livingston 2–2 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  81'
Glen  88'
Report Russell  31'
Reilly  69'
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Kevin Graham
8 November 2014 12 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Buchanan  48' Report Gallagher  90+4' Attendance: 586
Referee: Matt Northcroft
15 November 2014 13 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  29' Report Fleming  62'
Megginson  70'
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 November 2014 14 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Gallagher  54' Report Attendance: 542
Referee: Alan Muir
6 December 2014 15 Raith Rovers 1–5 Livingston Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Perry  2'
Anderson  45'
Report White  3 pen.'
Burchill  23'
Glen  44'
Mullen  78'
McKenna  88'
Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Crawford Allan
13 December 2014 16 Livingston 0–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Alston  28' Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Barry Cook
20 December 2014 17 Rangers 2–0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Aird  10'
Mensing  74 o.g.'
Report Attendance: 28,053
Referee: Willie Collum
27 December 2014 18 Livingston 0–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Keatings  25' Attendance: 8,178
Referee: John McKendrick
3 January 2015 19 Queen of the South 3–1 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dowie  31'
Lyle  65'
Russell  76'
Report White  39' Attendance: 1,940
Referee: Greg Aitken
10 January 2015 20 Livingston 1–1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  4' Report Mensing  26 o.g.' Attendance: 829
Referee: George Salmond
24 January 2015 21 Dumbarton 1–5 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 McCullam  87' Report White  5', 82'
Mullen  63', 73'
Jacobs  79'
Attendance: 793
Referee: Craig Charleston
3 February 2015 22 Livingston 0–0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 723
Referee: Euan Anderson
7 February 2015 23 Livingston 2–3 Hearts Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Sives  52'
Jacobs  90+4 pen.'
Report Zeefuik  4'
Anderson  82'
Walker  84'
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Brian Colvin
14 February 2015 24 Hearts 1–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Walker  40' Report Praprotnik  74' Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Alan Muir
21 February 2015 25 Falkirk 2–0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Duffie  8'
Vaulks  16'
Report Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 February 2015 26 Livingston 0–2 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Callachan  15'
Vaughan  21'
Attendance: 972
Referee: Don Robertson
11 March 2015 27 Hibernian 2–1 Livingston Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Cummings  31'
Dja Djédjé  89'
Report Sekajja  88' Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 March 2015 28 Rangers 1–1 Livingston Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Vučkić  9' Report Sekajja  45' Attendance: 35,066
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 March 2015 29 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Sives  14' Report Agnew  80'
Fleming  88'
Attendance: 831
Referee: John McKendrick
28 March 2015 30 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Buchanan  53', 73' Report Gordon  59 o.g.'
Boulding  89'
Attendance: 706
Referee: Willie Collum
8 April 2015 31 Livingston 2–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Mullen  9', 54' Report Baird  44 pen.' Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 April 2015 32 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Wedderburn  48' Report White  63', 80' Attendance: 624
Referee: Crawford Allan
15 April 2015 33 Livingston 1–1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Hippolyte  47' Report Žaliūkas  49' Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 April 2015 34 Livingston 1–3 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Hippolyte  14'
Cole  45'
Report Robertson  8'
Cummings  15'
Malonga  82'
Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 April 2015 35 Raith Rovers 0–4 Livingston Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Fordyce  19'
Sives  49'
Mullen  55'
Barr  71 o.g.'
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Kevin Graham
2 May 2015 36 Livingston 1–0 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs  78 pen.' Report Attendance: 2,475
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Challenge Cup

26 July 2014 First Round Queen of the South 3–4 (a.e.t.) Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dowie  24'
Russell  56'
Paton  107'
Report Sives  58'
Mullen  65'
Hippolyte  98'
Robertson  115'
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: Craig Charleston
20 August 2014 Second Round Livingston 4–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 White  6', 76'
Hippolyte  81'
Robertson  84'
Report Talbot  90+1 o.g.' Attendance: 3,807
Referee: Crawford Allan
6 September 2014 Quarter-Final Peterhead 0–1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
15:00 Rodgers  120+1' Report Hippolyte  113' Attendance: 695
Referee: Brian Colvin
12 October 2014 Semi-Final Livingston 1–1
(5–4 p)
Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Glen  66' Report Longworth  45' Attendance: 845
Referee: George Salmond
5 April 2015 Final Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Pittman  21'
Fordyce  61'
White  86', 90+2'
Report Attendance: 2,869
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup

2 August 2014 First Round Albion Rovers 0–0
(3–4 p)
Livingston Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Report Attendance: 536
Referee: Des Roache
26 August 2014 Second Round Livingston 1–0 (a.e.t.) Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Hippolyte  119' Report Attendance: 620
Referee: George Salmond
23 September 2014 Third Round Aberdeen 4–0 Livingston Pittodrie, Aberdeen
19:45 Taylor  8'
Rooney  61', 74', 87'
Report Attendance: 6,454
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Cup

1 November 2014 Third Round Annan Athletic 3–2 Livingston Galabank, Annan
15:00 Weatherson  20', 41'
McColm  58'
Report Jacobs  13'
Mullen  83'
Attendance: 560
Referee: Euan Anderson

Player statistics

As of 2 May 2015 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Darren Jamieson 45036+003+001+005+00
2 DF Craig Sives 28420+132+101+003+01
3 DF Jason Talbot 35028+002+001+004+00
4 DF Darren Cole 1108+101+000+001+00
5 DF Callum Fordyce 44335+023+001+005+01
6 MF Kyle Jacobs 43234+023+001+005+00
7 MF Keaghan Jacobs 39232+012+001+014+00
8 MF Burton O'Brien 37028+003+001+005+00
9 FW Rory Boulding 410+410+000+000+00
11 FW Myles Hippolyte 42612+2120+311+001+43
12 GK Kevin Walker 000+000+000+000+00
14 DF Declan Gallagher 33128+012+000+003+00
15 MF Nejc Praprotnik 904+500+000+000+00
16 MF Jack Beaumont 501+200+000+000+20
17 MF Michael McKenna 33112+1313+000+104+00
18 FW Jordan White 441528+7112+101+003+24
19 FW Gary Glen 38318+1123+001+003+21
20 FW Danny Mullen 411226+7102+100+114+01
22 FW Ibra Sekajja 1128+320+000+000+00
23 DF Bradley Donaldson 301+200+000+000+00
25 FW Scott Pittman 13110+200+000+001+01
27 FW Mark Burchill 1414+710+100+000+20
30 DF Shaun Rutherford 14010+101+000+002+00
31 MF Darren Moffat 000+000+000+000+00
33 MF Ryan Currie 000+000+000+000+00
34 DF Jordan Cook 000+000+000+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
4 MF Simon Mensing 706+001+000+000+00
9 FW Rob Ogleby 1601+1101+100+001+10
10 MF David Robertson 1926+701+100+101+22
21 GK Paul Grant 000+000+000+000+00

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 42 65 23 43
7 Dumbarton 36 9 7 20 36 79 43 34
8 Livingston[lower-alpha 1] 36 8 8 20 41 53 12 27
9 Alloa Athletic (O) 36 6 9 21 34 56 22 27 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 7 4 25 31 86 55 25 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultLWDLWLLLLDDLLLWLLLLDWDLLLLLDLDWWDLWW
Position10101010991010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101098
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References

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