2014–15 Livingston F.C. season

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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

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.

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 Goal 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 Goal 16'
Oxley Goal 19'
Report Gallagher Goal 60' Attendance: 9,390
Referee: Bobby Madden
16 August 2014 2 Livingston 2–1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 46'
White Goal 74'
Report Milne Goal 89' Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Euan Anderson
23 August 2014 3 Queen of the South 1–1 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Jacobs Goal 34 o.g.'
Fowler Red card 72'
Report White Goal 66 pen.' Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 August 2014 4 Dumbarton 1–0 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Kane Goal 89' Report Attendance: 814
Referee: Barry Cook
13 September 2014 5 Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Fordyce Goal 27'
White Goal 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 Goal 18' Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 September 2014 7 Hearts 5–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
16:05 El Hassnaoui Goal 14'
Walker Goal 30'
Sow Goal 43', 90'
Keatings Goal 87'
Report Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Don Robertson
4 October 2014 8 Livingston 0–1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Macleod Goal 8' Attendance: 5,924
Referee: Stephen Finnie
18 October 2014 9 Livingston 0–4 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Malonga Goal 31'
Handling Goal 53'
McGeouch Goal 70 pen.'
Heffernan Goal 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 Goal 81'
Glen Goal 88'
Report Russell Goal 31'
Reilly Goal 69'
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Kevin Graham
8 November 2014 12 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Buchanan Goal 48' Report Gallagher Red card 90+4' Attendance: 586
Referee: Matt Northcroft
15 November 2014 13 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 29' Report Fleming Goal 62'
Megginson Goal 70'
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 November 2014 14 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Gallagher Goal 54' Report Attendance: 542
Referee: Alan Muir
6 December 2014 15 Raith Rovers 1–5 Livingston Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Perry Red card 2'
Anderson Goal 45'
Report White Goal 3 pen.'
Burchill Goal 23'
Glen Goal 44'
Mullen Goal 78'
McKenna Goal 88'
Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Crawford Allan
13 December 2014 16 Livingston 0–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Alston Goal 28' Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Barry Cook
20 December 2014 17 Rangers 2–0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Aird Goal 10'
Mensing Goal 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 Goal 25' Attendance: 8,178
Referee: John McKendrick
3 January 2015 19 Queen of the South 3–1 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dowie Goal 31'
Lyle Goal 65'
Russell Goal 76'
Report White Goal 39' Attendance: 1,940
Referee: Greg Aitken
10 January 2015 20 Livingston 1–1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 4' Report Mensing Goal 26 o.g.' Attendance: 829
Referee: George Salmond
24 January 2015 21 Dumbarton 1–5 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 McCullam Goal 87' Report White Goal 5', 82'
Mullen Goal 63', 73'
Jacobs Goal 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 Goal 52'
Jacobs Goal 90+4 pen.'
Report Zeefuik Goal 4'
Anderson Goal 82'
Walker Goal 84'
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Brian Colvin
14 February 2015 24 Hearts 1–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00 Walker Goal 40' Report Praprotnik Red card 74' Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Alan Muir
21 February 2015 25 Falkirk 2–0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Duffie Goal 8'
Vaulks Goal 16'
Report Attendance: 3,780
Referee: Craig Thomson
28 February 2015 26 Livingston 0–2 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Callachan Goal 15'
Vaughan Goal 21'
Attendance: 972
Referee: Don Robertson
11 March 2015 27 Hibernian 2–1 Livingston Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Cummings Goal 31'
Dja Djédjé Goal 89'
Report Sekajja Goal 88' Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 March 2015 28 Rangers 1–1 Livingston Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 Vučkić Goal 9' Report Sekajja Goal 45' Attendance: 35,066
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 March 2015 29 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Sives Goal 14' Report Agnew Goal 80'
Fleming Goal 88'
Attendance: 831
Referee: John McKendrick
28 March 2015 30 Alloa Athletic 2–2 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Buchanan Goal 53', 73' Report Gordon Goal 59 o.g.'
Boulding Goal 89'
Attendance: 706
Referee: Willie Collum
8 April 2015 31 Livingston 2–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Mullen Goal 9', 54' Report Baird Goal 44 pen.' Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 April 2015 32 Cowdenbeath 1–2 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Wedderburn Goal 48' Report White Goal 63', 80' Attendance: 624
Referee: Crawford Allan
15 April 2015 33 Livingston 1–1 Rangers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Hippolyte Goal 47' Report Žaliūkas Goal 49' Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 April 2015 34 Livingston 1–3 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Hippolyte Goal 14'
Cole Red card 45'
Report Robertson Goal 8'
Cummings Goal 15'
Malonga Goal 82'
Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Andrew Dallas
25 April 2015 35 Raith Rovers 0–4 Livingston Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Fordyce Goal 19'
Sives Goal 49'
Mullen Goal 55'
Barr Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 24'
Russell Goal 56'
Paton Goal 107'
Report Sives Goal 58'
Mullen Goal 65'
Hippolyte Goal 98'
Robertson Goal 115'
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: Craig Charleston
20 August 2014 Second Round Livingston 4–1 Hearts Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 White Goal 6', 76'
Hippolyte Goal 81'
Robertson Goal 84'
Report Talbot Goal 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 Red card 120+1' Report Hippolyte Goal 113' Attendance: 695
Referee: Brian Colvin
12 October 2014 Semi-Final Livingston 1–1
(5–4 p)
Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Glen Goal 66' Report Longworth Goal 45' Attendance: 845
Referee: George Salmond
5 April 2015 Final Livingston 4–0 Alloa Athletic McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Pittman Goal 21'
Fordyce Goal 61'
White Goal 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 Goal 119' Report Attendance: 620
Referee: George Salmond
23 September 2014 Third Round Aberdeen 4–0 Livingston Pittodrie, Aberdeen
19:45 Taylor Goal 8'
Rooney Goal 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 Goal 20', 41'
McColm Goal 58'
Report Jacobs Goal 13'
Mullen Goal 83'
Attendance: 560
Referee: Euan Anderson

Player statistics[]

As of 2 May 2015 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Darren Jamieson 45 0 36+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Craig Sives 28 4 20+1 3 2+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Jason Talbot 35 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Darren Cole 11 0 8+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 44 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
6 MF South Africa RSA Kyle Jacobs 43 2 34+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
7 MF South Africa RSA Keaghan Jacobs 39 2 32+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 1 4+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien 37 0 28+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
9 FW England ENG Rory Boulding 4 1 0+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG Myles Hippolyte 42 6 12+21 2 0+3 1 1+0 0 1+4 3
12 GK Scotland SCO Kevin Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 33 1 28+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
15 MF Slovenia SVN Nejc Praprotnik 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Jack Beaumont 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Michael McKenna 33 1 12+13 1 3+0 0 0+1 0 4+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 44 15 28+7 11 2+1 0 1+0 0 3+2 4
19 FW Scotland SCO Gary Glen 38 3 18+11 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 1
20 FW Scotland SCO Danny Mullen 41 12 26+7 10 2+1 0 0+1 1 4+0 1
22 FW England ENG Ibra Sekajja 11 2 8+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Bradley Donaldson 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Scott Pittman 13 1 10+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
27 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill 14 1 4+7 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rutherford 14 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Darren Moffat 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Currie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Scotland SCO Jordan Cook 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
4 MF England ENG Simon Mensing 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Rob Ogleby 16 0 1+11 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO David Robertson 19 2 6+7 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 2
21 GK Scotland SCO Paul Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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[a] 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[]

  • List of Livingston F.C. seasons

References[]

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