2016–17 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
2016–17 season
ManagerDavid Hopkin
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
League OneWinners
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupQuarter-Final
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Buchanan (22)
All: Liam Buchanan (27)
Highest home attendance1,241 vs. Celtic Colts, Challenge Cup, 3 September 2016
Lowest home attendance531 vs. Stenhousemuir, League One, 21 March 2017
Average home league attendance796

The 2016–17 season was Livingston's first season back in Scottish League One and their first season back in the third-tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season.[1] Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary[]

Season[]

Livingston finished in first place in League One and were promoted as champions back to the Scottish Championship after only one season back in the third=tier of scottish football.[2] On 24 October 2016, Livingston were fined £4,000 by the SPFL after their Scottish Challenge Cup tie with Crusaders, in which they were found to have fielded an ineligible player. Despite progressing to the next round, the SPFL ordered the match to be replayed in full and was held on 1 November.[3]

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season[]

2 July 2016 Livingston 1 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Currie Goal 64' Report Reilly Goal 20', 83'
Geggan Goal 31'
McCabe Goal 37'
Cardle Goal 68'
5 July 2016 Livingston 2 – 2 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Trialist Goal 6'
Cadden Goal 58'
Report Tiffoney Goal 44', 75'
12 July 2016 Livingston 1 – 1 St Johnstone Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Cadden Goal 56' Report Coulson Goal 11'
23 July 2016 Livingston 0 – 0 Hartlepool United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Report

Scottish League One[]

6 August 2016 1 Livingston 5 – 1 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman Goal 5', 90+2'
Mullen Goal 24'
Buchanan Goal 72', 87 pen.'
Report Malcolm Goal 55' Attendance: 693
Referee: Bobby Madden
13 August 2016 2 Airdrieonians 2 – 4 Livingston Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Ryan Goal 53', 65' Report Mullen Goal 13'
Buchanan Goal 37'
Miller Goal 58'
Mullin Goal 90'
Attendance: 1,048
Referee: Mat Northcroft
20 August 2016 3 Livingston 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 4', 49'
Pittman Goal 23'
Longridge Goal 78'
Report McMenamin Goal 90 pen.' Attendance: 769
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 August 2016 4 Queen's Park 1 – 0 Livingston Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Malone Goal 25' Report Attendance: 698
Referee: Kevin Graham
10 September 2016 5 Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Spence Goal 65 pen.' Report Pittman Goal 24'
Buchanan Goal 34'
Miller Goal 39'
Attendance: 712
Referee: Craig Charleston
17 September 2016 6 Livingston 2 – 1 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 34'
Pittman Goal 65'
Report Trouten Goal 72' Attendance: 858
Referee: Alan Newlands
24 September 2016 7 East Fife 3 – 1 Livingston Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Insall Goal 9', 34'
Kane Goal 11'
Report Mullin Goal 59' Attendance: 784
Referee: David Lowe
1 October 2016 8 Peterhead 1 – 2 Livingston Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00 Kelleher Goal 7' Report Mullen Goal 25', 58' Attendance: 569
Referee: Gavin Duncan
15 October 2016 9 Livingston 1 – 2 Albion Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 90 pen.' Report Boyd Goal 18'
Wallace Goal 70'
Attendance: 702
Referee: Craig Charleston
22 October 2016 10 Livingston 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Miller Goal 55'
Buchanan Goal 62', 90'
Report Spence Goal 90 pen.' Attendance: 977
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 October 2016 11 Brechin City 0 – 3 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Report Buchanan Goal 66'
Longridge Goal 69'
Byrne Goal 86'
Attendance: 517
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 November 2016 12 Livingston 3 – 1 East Fife Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 45', 66 pen.'
Miller Goal 49'
Report Smith Goal 53' Attendance: 907
Referee: Craig Napier
19 November 2016 13 Livingston 1 – 2 Peterhead Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 80' Report McIntosh Goal 39'
Brown Goal 74'
Attendance: 712
Referee: Greg Aitken
3 December 2016 14 Albion Rovers 0 – 1 Livingston Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Report Cadden Goal 89 pen.' Attendance: 413
Referee: David Munro
10 December 2016 15 Stranraer 1 – 2 Livingston Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Gibson Goal 5' Report Carrick Goal 77'
De Vita Goal 84'
Attendance: 333
Referee: Colin Steven
13 December 2016 16 Stenhousemuir 0 – 4 Livingston Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:45 Report Summers Goal 16 o.g.'
De Vita Goal 70'
Buchanan Goal 81'
Carrick Goal 90'
Attendance: 334
Referee: Kevin Graham
17 December 2016 17 Livingston 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Carrick Goal 10'
Cadden Goal 89'
Report Attendance: 989
Referee: Steven Reid
24 December 2016 18 Livingston 1 – 2 Queen's Park Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 40' Report McKernon Goal 55 pen.'
Cummins Goal 58'
Attendance: 819
Referee: Steven Kirkland
31 December 2016 19 East Fife 2 – 1 Livingston Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Insall Goal 74'
Robinson Goal 77'
Report Buchanan Goal 14' Attendance: 661
Referee: Gavin Duncan
7 January 2017 20 Peterhead 2 – 3 Livingston Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00 Riley Goal 52'
McAllister Goal 62'
Report Gallagher Goal 50'
Buchanan Goal 53'
Byrne Goal 79'
Attendance: 582
Referee: David Lowe
28 January 2017 21 Livingston 3 – 0 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 1'
Halkett Goal 29'
Cadden Goal 56'
Report Attendance: 746
Referee: Alan Newlands
4 February 2017 22 Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Kirkpatrick Goal 25'
Mackin Goal 86'
Report Mullen Goal 36'
Buchanan Goal 48'
Attendance: 565
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 February 2017 23 Livingston 0 – 0 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 677
Referee: Graham Beaton
18 February 2017 24 Airdrieonians 0 – 4 Livingston Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Report Crighton Goal 34'
Gorman Goal 50 o.g.'
Mullen Goal 78'
Cadden Goal 81'
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 March 2017 25 Queen's Park 1 – 1 Livingston Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00 Zanatta Goal 20' Report Pittman Goal 11' Attendance: 701
Referee: Alan Newlands
7 March 2017 26 Livingston 3 – 0 Albion Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Todorov Goal 34', 90'
Mullen Goal 88'
Report Attendance: 548
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 March 2017 27 Livingston 0 – 1 East Fife Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Kerr Goal 85' Attendance: 773
Referee: Grant Irvine
18 March 2017 28 Stranraer 0 – 1 Livingston Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00 Report Buchanan Goal 84' Attendance: 523
Referee: Craig Napier
21 March 2017 29 Livingston 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Todorov Goal 24' Report Attendance: 531
Referee: Barry Cook
25 March 2017 30 Livingston 4 – 2 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen Goal 8', 62'
Gallagher Goal 10'
Cadden Goal 85'
Report Conroy Goal 34'
Ryan Goal 90 pen.'
Attendance: 832
Referee: Crawford Allan
1 April 2017 31 Brechin City 0 – 2 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Report Buchanan Goal 11', 59' Attendance: 523
Referee: Scott Millar
8 April 2017 32 Livingston 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman Goal 19'
Longridge Goal 49'
Report Mackin Goal 67' Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Greg Aitken
15 April 2017 33 Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Livingston Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Report Buchanan Goal 54' Attendance: 472
Referee: Colin Steven
22 April 2017 34 Livingston 4 – 0 Queen's Park Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Todorov Goal 18'
Mullen Goal 70'
Mullin Goal 80'
Cadden Goal 90'
Report Attendance: 821
Referee: Grant Irvine
29 April 2017 35 Livingston 4 – 1 Peterhead Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 12'
Pittman Goal 21'
Mullin Goal 42'
Mullen Goal 81'
Report Redman Goal 61' Attendance: 891
Referee: Kevin Graham
6 May 2017 36 Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Livingston Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Report Pittman Goal 19'
De Vita Goal 44'
Attendance: 454
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Scottish League Cup[]

Group Stage[]

Results

16 July 2016 Group Stage Livingston 2 – 3 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Cadden Goal 50'
Carrick Goal 68'
Report Clarkson Goal 13', 81'
Morgan Goal 74'
Attendance: 894
Referee: Gavin Duncan
20 July 2016 Group Stage Edinburgh City 0 – 3 Livingston Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
19:45 Report Mullin Goal 27'
Mullen Goal 45'
Buchanan Goal 76'
Attendance: 595
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 July 2016 Group Stage Livingston 0 – 2 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Murphy Goal 19'
McGuffie Goal 78'
Attendance: 643
Referee: David Lowe
20 July 2016 Group Stage Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Livingston New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 D'Acol Goal 22'
Longridge Goal 55'
Report Matthews Goal 41 o.g.' Attendance: 764
Referee: Euan Anderson

Group G Table[]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAM AYR STM LIV EDI
1 Hamilton Academical (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Qualification for the Second Round 3–0 2–1
2 Ayr United (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 2–1 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 7 5 +2 9 1–0 3–0
4 Livingston 4 1 0 0 3 6 7 −1 3 0–2 2–3
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 2–4 0–3
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

3 September 2016 Third Round Livingston 5 – 1 Celtic Colts Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Buchanan Goal 5', 14 pen.', 40'
Crighton Goal 17'
Mullen Goal 35'
Report Hendry Goal 43' Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Steven Kirkland
7 October 2016 CrusadersVoid[A]LivingstonBelfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 Owens Goal 87' SPFL
Stadium: Seaview
Referee: David Morgan
1 November 2016 Fourth Round Crusaders 0 – 3 Livingston Seaview, Belfast
19:45 Report Cadden Goal 66'
De Vita Goal 74'
Buchanan Goal 89'
Referee: Nick Pratt
13 November 2016 Quarter-Final Livingston 0 – 3 The New Saints Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Parry Goal 36'
Saunders Goal 58'
Quigley Goal 70'
Attendance: 733
Referee: Raymond Change
Notes
  1. ^
    A- Livingston's 2–1 win against Crusaders on Friday, 7 October was ordered to be replayed after Livingston plead guilty to a breach of SPFL rules in the original fixture. The club was fined £4,000 after they played Alan Lithgow for the full 90 minutes. Lithgow was ineligible for the match as he was still under an SFA suspension at the time.[4]

Scottish Cup[]

26 November 2016 Third Round Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Livingston Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Ryan Goal 18' Report Cadden Goal 30'
Mullen Goal 62'
Attendance: 780
Referee: Barry Cook
21 January 2017 Fourth Round Livingston 0 – 1 East Fife Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Paterson Goal 27' Attendance: 726
Referee: Colin Steven

Player statistics[]

As of 6 May 2017 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Liam Kelly 40 0 34+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Michael Miller 22 4 13+1 3 4+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Jackson Longridge 38 4 24+6 3 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
4 DF Scotland SCO Alan Lithgow 41 3 31+0 3 4+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Sean Crighton 42 2 29+3 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
6 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 39 2 26+4 2 2+1 0 2+0 0 3+1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 37 5 18+9 4 4+0 1 1+1 0 2+2 0
8 FW Scotland SCO Scott Pittman 43 10 36+0 9 1+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
9 FW Scotland SCO Liam Buchanan 45 27 32+4 22 2+1 1 2+0 0 3+1 4
10 FW Scotland SCO Danny Mullen 42 17 28+4 14 4+0 1 2+0 1 3+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Cadden 43 9 22+12 6 3+1 1 1+1 1 2+1 1
14 MF South Africa RSA Keaghan Jacobs 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Morgyn Neill 9 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Knox 12 1 3+5 0 0+3 0 0+0 1 1+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Jordan Sinclair 10 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Dale Carrick 20 4 4+10 3 2+1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Gary Maley 6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Liam Watt 15 0 2+9 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 14 4 7+7 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Italy ITA Raffaele De Vita 27 4 18+5 3 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+1 1
26 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 43 1 33+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Jack Ogilvie 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 16 2 14+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Sampson 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
1 GK Scotland SCO Darren Jamieson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Thomas Orr 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Allan 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Team Statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 26 3 7 80 32 +48 81 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Alloa Athletic 36 17 11 8 69 44 +25 62 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians 36 16 4 16 61 66 −5 52
4 Brechin City (O, P) 36 15 5 16 43 49 −6 50
5 East Fife 36 12 10 14 41 44 −3 46
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Division summary[]

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ResultWWWLWWLWLWWWLWWWWLLWWDDWDWLWWWWWWWWW
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Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers[]

See also[]

  • List of Livingston F.C. seasons

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