List of Livingston F.C. seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Livingston F.C. in Scottish and European football. The club was first formed in Edinburgh as Ferranti Thistle in the 1940s, becoming Meadowbank Thistle and joining the Scottish Football League in 1974. The club relocated to Livingston in 1995, changing their name again and taking up residence in a new stadium in the West Lothian town.
Seasons[]
As Ferranti Thistle / Meadowbank Thistle[]
- ^ Last season as Ferranti Thistle, playing home matches at City Park, Edinburgh.
- ^ First season as Meadowbank Thistle, playing home games at Meadowbank Stadium.
- ^ The teams placed 1st–6th were added to the new First Division (below a new Premier Division) with the remaining clubs making up the new Second Division.
- ^ The teams placed 7th–14th were relegated to a new Third Division.
- ^ Last season as Meadowbank Thistle, playing home games at Meadowbank Stadium.
As Livingston[]
Season | League | Scottish Cup |
League Cup |
Challenge Cup[a] |
Europe | Top league goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||||
1995–96[b] | SFL 3 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 24 | 72 | 1st[2] | R2 | R3 | R1 | DNQ | |||
1996–97 | SFL 2 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 38 | 64 | 3rd[3] | R2 | R1 | R1 | DNQ | |||
1997–98 | SFL 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 40 | 59 | 3rd[4] | R3 | R2 | R2 | DNQ | |||
1998–99 | SFL 2 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 35 | 77 | 1st[5] | R4 | R3 | N/A[c] | DNQ | Bingham | 11 | |
1999–00 | SFL 1 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | 64 | 4th[6] | R4 | R2 | QF | DNQ | Bingham | 15 | |
2000–01 | SFL 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 31 | 76 | 1st[7] | SF | R3 | Runners-up[8] | DNQ | Wilson | 13 | |
2001–02 | SPL | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 58 | 3rd[9] | R4 | QF | N/A | DNQ | Wilson | 8 | |
2002–03 | SPL | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 62 | 35 | 9th[10] | R3 | QF | N/A | UEFA Cup | R1[11] | Andrews Wilson |
4 |
2003–04 | SPL | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 43 | 9th[12] | SF | Winners[13] | N/A | DNQ | Makel | 8 | |
2004–05 | SPL | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 61 | 35 | 10th[14] | QF | QF | N/A | DNQ | Easton | 3 | |
2005–06 | SPL | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 79 | 18 | 12th[15] | R3 | SF | N/A | DNQ | Brittain Snodgrass |
4 | |
2006–07 | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 6th[16] | R4 | R3 | R1 | DNQ | Craig | 7 | |
2007–08 | SFL 1 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 66 | 39 | 7th[17] | R5 | R2 | R1 | DNQ | Dorrans | 11 | |
2008–09 | SFL 1 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 58 | 47 | 7th[18][d] | R3 | R3 | QF | DNQ | Griffiths | 18 | |
2009–10 | SFL 3[d] | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 25 | 78 | 1st[19] | R4 | R1 | R1 | DNQ | Halliday | 14 | |
2010–11 | SFL 2 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 33 | 82 | 1st | R3 | R1 | R1 | DNQ | Russell | 22 | |
2011–12 | SFL 1 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 48 | 5th | R4 | R2 | SF | DNQ | Boulding McNulty |
11 | |
2012–13 | SFL 1 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 4th | R4 | R3 | R1 | DNQ | Russell | 15 | |
2013–14 | Championship[e] | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 56 | 46 | 6th | R4 | R3 | R1 | DNQ | McNulty | 17 | |
2014–15 | Championship | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 53 | 27 | 8th | R4 | R3 | Winners | DNQ | White | 11 | |
2015–16 | Championship | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 51 | 31 | 9th | R4 | R3 | R3 | DNQ | Buchanan | 11 | |
2016–17 | League One | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 32 | 81 | 1st[20][21] | R4 | R1 | QF | DNQ | Buchanan | 22 | |
2017–18 | Championship | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 37 | 62 | 2nd[f] | R4 | QF | R2 | DNQ | Hardie | 8 | |
2018–19 | Premiership | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 9th | R4 | R2 | N/A | DNQ | Hardie Halkett |
7 | |
2019–20 | Premiership[g] | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 5th | R5 | QF | N/A | DNQ | Dykes | 9 | |
2020–21 | Premiership | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | 45 | 6th | R4 | Runners-Up | N/A | DNQ | Pittman | 7 |
- ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup is only open to clubs below the top tier.
- ^ First season as Livingston, playing home games at Almondvale Stadium.
- ^ No Challenge Cup competition was held in 1998–99 due to a lack of sponsor.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Livingston were relegated to the Third Division for breaking rules on insolvency.
- ^ The second tier was re-named from the Scottish Football League First Division to the SPFL Championship in 2013.
- ^ Promoted in play-offs.
- ^ The 2019–20 Scottish Premiership was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. The season was subsequently curtailed on 18 May 2020 and a points-per-game average was used to calculate a final table.[22]
League performance summary[]
The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Livingston's divisional status since 1953 when they joined the East of Scotland League as Ferranti Thistle:
- 66 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
- 7 seasons in top level[c]
- 20 seasons in second level[d]
- 17 seasons in third level[e]
- 2 seasons in fourth level[f]
- 20 seasons not involved – before club was league member
- ^ The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
- ^ The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
- ^ Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
- ^ Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
- ^ Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
- ^ Has existed since 1994.
References[]
- ^ "East of Scotland League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "1995-96 Third Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "1996-97 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "1997-98 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "1998-99 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "1999-00 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2000-01 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Lift Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2001-02 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2002-03 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Uefa Cup 2002-03". Uefa Cup. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2003-04 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston lift CIS Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2004-05 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2005-06 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2006-07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "2007-08 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2008-09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "2009-10 Third Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "League One 2016/17". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "League One Archive 2016/2017". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
Sources[]
- Soccerbase
- FitbaStats
- Football Club History Database (Ferranti Thistle)
- Football Club History Database (Meadowbank Thistle)
- Football Club History Database (Livingston)
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