2009–10 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston F.C.
2009–10 season
Manager	Gary Bollan
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
Scottish Third Division	Champions
Challenge Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Scottish Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andy Halliday (12); All: ; Andy Halliday (14)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 season was Livingston's first season back in the Third Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Overview[]

Livingston went into administration on 24 July 2009 as the club was unable to pay bills of £330,000 in rent.^[1] The club previously went into administration in 2004.^[2] Despite a takeover the First Division club were deemed to be in breach of SFL rules and were relegated to the Scottish Third Division.^[3] The club appealed the decision which led to refusal to play their new third division fixtures whilst it was heard.^[4] The appeal to the SFL upheld the original decision.^[5] On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed.^[6] Livingston won the Third Division by 15 points over nearest team Forfar Athletic.^[7] Chairman Gordon McDougall apologised to the other clubs in the division saying that It wasn’t our choice to have players on First Division wages in the Third Division and it was distinctly unfair that a full-time club was thrust upon the others clubs in the division.^[8]

Results & fixtures[]

^[9] Win Draw Loss

Friendlies[]

22 July 2010 Friendly	Livingston	2– 1	Plymouth Argyle	showCreamery Park
19:30	Timár 25' (o.g.) McParland 49'	Liv Report	Summerfield 81' (pen.)

Third Division[]

15 August 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	Montrose	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Halliday 18' (54)	BBC Report	Crighton 35'	Attendance: 632 Referee: Hilland

22 August 2009 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	1– 0	Livingston	showShielfield Park
15:00	Brazil 67'	BBC Report		Attendance: 608 Referee: Beaton

29 August 2009 Scottish Third Division	Albion Rovers	1– 0	Livingston	showCliftonhill
15:00	27' (og.)	SFL Report		Attendance: 485

12 September 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	3– 2	Elgin City	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	De Vita 26' Fox 59' (89), pen.'	BBC Report	73' 82' Dempsie 90'	Attendance: 757 Referee: Finnie

18 September 2009 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	0– 3	Livingston	showStair Park
15:00		SFL Report	Halliday 3' De Vita 13' (33)	Attendance: 378 Referee: Boyle

26 September 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 1	Queen's Park	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Fox 43' Winters 55' Macdonald 83'	SFL Report	Douglas 36'	Attendance: 961 Referee: Salmond

30 September 2009 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	3– 1	Livingston	showOchilview Park
19:30	Maguire 18' (27) Lynch 82'	SFL Report	Winters 44'	Attendance: 567 Referee: Clancy

10 October 2009 Scottish Third Division	Forfar Athletic	0– 1	Livingston	showStation Park
15:00		SFL Report	Winters 13'	Attendance: 613 Referee: Colvin

13 October 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	Annan Athletic	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:30	Winters 18' Robbie Winters 43'	SFL Report		Attendance: 771 Referee:

17 October 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	1– 1	Berwick Rangers	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Griffin 88'	SFL Report	Cameron MacDonald 71' (og.)	Attendance: 815 Referee: Clancy

31 October 2009 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0– 3	Livingston	showLinks Park
15:00	35'	SFL Report	Brown 25' De Vita 53' Halliday 80' Mcnulty 90'	Attendance: 433 Referee: Madden

7 November 2009 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	1– 6	Livingston	showBorough Briggs
15:00	Gunn 73'	SFL Report	Jacobs 2' (44) Winters 39' Nicolson 49' (og.) Halliday 52' Talbot 68'	Attendance: 615 Referee: Tumilty

21 November 2009 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	1– 2	Livingston	showHampden Park
15:00	62'	SFL Report	Jacobs 47' 65'	Attendance: 620 Referee: Beaton

24 November 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	Albion Rovers	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:30	Talbot 5' Jacobs 85'	SFL Report		Attendance: 726 Referee:

5 December 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	3– 0	Stranraer	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Winters 14' Glen Mitchell 35' (og.) Halliday 69'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,267 Referee: Finnie

12 December 2009 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	1– 2	Forfar Athletic	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Halliday 22'	SFL Report	Gibson 2' Tulloch 90'	Referee: Brines

23 January 2010 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	1– 1	Livingston	showStair Park
15:00	Nicoll 12'	SFL Report	Fox 94'	Attendance: 323 Referee:

26 January 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	1– 0	Elgin City	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Brown 72'	SFL Report		Attendance: 503 Referee: Colvin

2 February 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	Queen's Park	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Fox 7' Halliday 12'	SFL Report		Attendance: 680 Referee:

6 February 2010 Scottish Third Division	Forfar Athletic	2– 2	Livingston	showStation Park
15:00	Campbelll 63' Tulloch 95' Fotheringham 90'	SFL Report	Winters 55' Hamilton 61'	Attendance: 510 Referee:

9 February 2010 Scottish Third Division	Albion Rovers	0– 2	Livingston	showCliftonhill
19:45	. 65'	SFL Report	Hamilton 66' (pen.) 91'	Attendance: 587 Referee: Beaton

13 February 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	3– 2	Annan Athletic	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	De Vita 53' Winters 74' Halliday 78'	SFL Report	17' Cox 45'	Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Mclean

20 February 2010 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	0– 2	Livingston	showOchilview Park
19:45	Bolochoweckyi 56'	SFL Report	Halliday 14' Winters 64'	Attendance: 1.062 Referee: Beaton

9 March 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	East Stirlingshire	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Halliday 34' Winters 52'	SFL Report		Attendance: 864 Referee: Madded

13 March 2010 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	0– 1	Livingston	showBorough Briggs
15:00		SFL Report	De Vita 42'	Attendance: 433 Referee: Somers

16 March 2010 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	0– 0	Livingston	showGalabank
19:30		SFL Report		Attendance: 604 Referee: Muir

20 March 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 1	Stranraer	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Liam Fox 27' Winters 29'	SFL Report	Moore 86'	Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Brown

27 March 2010 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	0– 1	Livingston	showHampden Park
15.00		SFL Report	De Vita 80'	Attendance: 714 Referee: McKendrick

3 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	2– 0	Livingston	showGalabank Stadium
15:00	4' 82' Macdonald 68'	SFL Report		Attendance: 831 Referee:

6 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	1– 0	Montrose	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Halliday 93'	SFL Report		Attendance: 748 Referee: Hilland

10 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 3	Forfar Athletic	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	De Vita 1' Winters 33'	SFL Report	Harty 13' (21) Campbell 17'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: MacDonald

13 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	1– 1	Livingston	showShielfield Park
19:45	Gray 76'	SFL Report	71' (pen.)	Attendance: 604 Referee: Finnie

17 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	0– 0	Berwick Rangers	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,621 Referee:

24 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0– 5	Livingston	showLinks Park
15:00		SFL Report	Halliday 40' (53) De Vita 50' Watson 70' Jacobs 83'	Attendance: 510 Referee: Muir

27 April 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	2– 0	Albion Rovers	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Sinclair 15' 18' (og.)	SFL Report		Attendance: 628 Referee: Murray

1 May 2010 Scottish Third Division	Livingston	1– 0	East Stirlingshire	showAlmondvale Stadium
15:00	Jacobs 44'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Colvin

Challenge Cup[]

25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup	Queen of the South	1– 0	Livingston	showPalmerston Park
	Wilson 9'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,558 Referee: Innes

League Cup[]

1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup	Albion Rovers	3– 0	Livingston	showCliftonhill
	McKenzie 9' (og.) Barr 48' McCusker 89'	BBC Report		Attendance: 602 Referee: Hilland

Scottish Cup[]

24 October 2009 Scottish Cup R2	Queen's Park	1– 3	Livingston	showHampden Park
15:00	Quinn 78'	BBC Report	De Vita 32' 83' Fox 62' (pen.)	Attendance: 678 Referee: McLean

9 December 2009 Scottish Cup R3	Clyde	1– 1	Livingston	showBroadwood Stadium
19:45	Lithgow 63'	BBC Report	Hamill 48'	Attendance: 538 Referee: Charleston

14 December 2009 Scottish Cup R3 Replay	Livingston	7– 1	Clyde	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45	Jacobs 5' Fox 49', 80' Winters 50', 67' Halliday 51', 65'	BBC Report	Lithgow 11'	Attendance: 690 Referee: Charleston

20 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4	Livingston	0– 1	Dundee	showAlmondvale Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Harkins 33'	Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Collum

Statistics[]

Squad[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Darren Jamieson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Roddy McKenzie	38	0	32	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
	GK			3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Cameron MacDonald	31	0	26	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		Chris Innes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF			2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF		Jason Talbot	38	2	32	2	4	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Paul Watson	29	1	25	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
	DF		Jonathan Brown	19	1	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF			7	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Danny Griffin	27	1	25	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Andy Halliday	37	14	31	12	4	2	1	0	1	0
	MF		David Sinclair	35	1	30	1	3	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Anthony McParland	6	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Liam Fox	37	9	31	6	4	3	1	0	1	0
	MF		Keaghan Jacobs	40	7	34	6	4	1	1	0	1	0
	MF		Kyle Jacobs	17	0	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF			5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Chris Malone	11	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Joe Hamill	13	1	8	0	3	1	1	0	1	0
	MF		Bobby Barr	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Mark Torrance	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Joe McKee	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF		Stephen Husband	8	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Steve Tosh	15	2	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Marc McNulty	9	1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Armand One	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Robbie Winters	40	13	34	11	4	2	1	0	1	0
	FW		David Winters	18	2	15	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Raffaele De Vita	32	11	28	9	4	2	0	0	0	0
	FW		Jim Hamilton	11	2	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
			Trialists	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches.

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Ramsden's Cup		Total
	GK	Darren Jamieson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Roddy McKenzie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Cameron MacDonald	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
	DF	Chris Innes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jason Talbot	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	Paul Watson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Jonathan Brown	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	DF		2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	Danny Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Andy Halliday	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	David Sinclair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Anthony McParland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Liam Fox	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	Keaghan Jacobs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Kyle Jacobs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Chris Malone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Joe Hamill	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Bobby Barr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Mark Torrance	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Joe McKee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Steve Tosh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Marc McNulty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Armand One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Robbie Winters	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Raffaele De Vita	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	Jim Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Livingston (C, P)	36	24	6	6	63	25	+38	78	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Forfar Athletic (P, O)	36	18	9	9	59	44	+15	63	Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs^[a]
3	East Stirlingshire	36	19	4	13	50	46	+4	61
4	Queen's Park	36	15	6	15	42	42	0	51
5	Albion Rovers	36	13	11	12	35	35	0	50

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.

References[]

^ "Cash-strapped Livingston go into administration". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publications. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Livi to go into administration". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Livi relegated to Division Three". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ "SFL postpones Livi game at Shire". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Livingston take appeal to SFA after SFL rejection". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publication. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Livi lose appeal against the drop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Third Division Table 2009". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall apologises to other Third Division clubs after Lions confirmed as champs". West Lothian Courier. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "fixtures 2009–10". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[table_note_res_PP0.56201863734146-10] The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.

[1] "Cash-strapped Livingston go into administration". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publications. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[2] "Livi to go into administration". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[3] "Livi relegated to Division Three". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[4] "SFL postpones Livi game at Shire". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[5] "Livingston take appeal to SFA after SFL rejection". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publication. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[6] "Livi lose appeal against the drop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[7] "Third Division Table 2009". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[8] "Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall apologises to other Third Division clubs after Lions confirmed as champs". West Lothian Courier. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[9] "fixtures 2009–10". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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