2012–13 Livingston F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Livingston's second consecutive season in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11.[1] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
2012–13 season
ManagerJohn Hughes
(until 13 November)
Gareth Evans
(from 13 November – 28 February)
Richie Burke
(from 28 February)
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
First DivisionFourth place
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupThird round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iain Russell (15)
All: Iain Russell (18)
Highest home attendance1,762 vs. Partick Thistle, First Division, 5 January 2013
Lowest home attendance493 vs. Dumbarton, League Cup, 28 August 2012
Average home league attendance1,320

Summary edit

Season edit

During season 2012–13 Livingston finished fourth in the Scottish First Division.[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the third round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Management edit

They began the season under the management of John Hughes. On 13 November 2012, Hughes left the club after only nine months in charge[6] to take up the post of first team coach at Hartlepool United.[7] Gareth Evans took over as interim manager following Hughes departure.[6][8] At the end of November it was confirmed Evans would remain as manager on an ongoing basis.[9]

On 28 February 2013, Evans was sacked by the club[10] with Director of football John Collins resigning from his post.[11] Richie Burke the club's youth development manager took charge of the first team in the interim.[12] On 25 March, Burke was appointed as manager permanently with Mark Burchill joining the club as his assistant.[13] The duo were given contracts until 2015,[14] with Burchill also being registered as a player.[15]

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season edit

A match against Rapid Bucharest, scheduled for 7 July,[16] was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.[17]

4 July 2012[16] Friendly Livingston 0 – 2   Concordia Chiajna Grangemouth Stadium
14:00 Livingston Report
Concordia Report
Leca   6'
Stan   14'
Attendance: 300

Scottish First Division edit

2 September 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 2 Livingston Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Murdoch   34' (Penalty)
Dods   88'  
SFL Report Fordyce   39'
Watson   49'
Andreu   90'
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Norris
22 September 2012 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 Livingston East End Park
15:00 Barrowman   26', 65'
McMillan   30'
Thomson   61'
SFL Report Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Somers
29 September 2012 Scottish First Division Livingston 5 – 0 Dumbarton Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty   9', 36'
Barr   12'
Booth   65'
Ke. Jacobs   77'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Salmond
20 October 2012 Scottish First Division Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Livingston New Douglas Park
15:00 May   1'
Neil   68'
SFL Report Scougall   3'
McNulty   9'
McCann   74'  
Attendance: 943
Referee: Salmond
9 November 2012 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 1 – 3 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Di Giacomo   20' SFL Report McNulty   25'
Fox   63'
Russell   87' (Penalty)
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: McLean
17 November 2012 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 1 Falkirk Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty   23'
Jacobs   65'
SFL Report McGrandles   84' Attendance: 1,471
Referee: Charleston
8 December 2012 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 García Tena   65'
Mullen   90'
Barr   90+3'  
SFL Report Morris   19'
Barrowman   90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Beaton
22 December 2012 Scottish First Division Cowdenbeath 1 – 1 Livingston Central Park
15:00 McKenzie   1' SFL Report Scougall   70' Attendance: 409
Referee: Collum
2 January 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk P – P Livingston Falkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
5 January 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Andreu   29'
McNulty   90+2'
SFL Report Doolan   25'
Craig   32'
Welsh   89'
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: Salmond
19 January 2013 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Livingston Cappielow Park
15:00 Hardie   15'
MacDonald   68'
SFL Report Russell   53' Attendance: 1,913
Referee: Finnie
2 February 2013 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 3 – 4 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Gilhaney   71'
Lithgow   90'
Prunty   90+4'
BBC Report Russell   43', 82'
Scougall   47'
Morton   86'
Attendance: 744
Referee: McKendrick
9 February 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 3 Dumbarton Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Morton   22'
Russell   45+2' (Penalty)
SFL Report Prunty   4'
Graham   23'
Agnew   69' (Penalty)
Gilhaney   79'
Attendance: 1,170
Referee: Robertson
19 February 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 2 – 0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Taylor   39', 63' SFL Report Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Brines
2 March 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 4 – 1 Airdrie United Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Andreu   21', 39'
Russell   44'
Scougall   77'
SFL Report Lynch   75'  
Boyle   90+1'
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Finnie
9 March 2013 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 SFL Report Russell   20' (pen.)
Scougall   35'
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Somers
16 March 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston P – P Falkirk Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch
23 March 2013 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 6 – 1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Muirhead   19' (Penalty)
Craig   22'
Craigen   36'
Lawless   43'
Erskine   57'
Doolan   69'
SFL Report Watson   45' Attendance: 2,897
Referee: Salmond
2 April 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 1 – 2 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Russell   26' (Penalty)
Russell   82'  
SFL Report Higgins   62'
Talbot   73' (Own goal)
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Colvin
6 April 2013 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 0 – 3 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Lander   32'
Watson   46'
Mullen   77'
Attendance: 705
Referee: Collum
9 April 2013 Scottish First Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 2 Livingston Central Park
19:45 Stewart   35'
McKenzie   90'
SFL Report Watson   7'
Barr   71'
Attendance: 455
Referee: Allan
13 April 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 0 – 3 Hamilton Academical Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Report May   41' (Penalty), 43', 84'
Page   80'  
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Somers
4 May 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Fox   45' (pen.)
Russell   90'
SFL Report G.Anderson   21'
Graham   82', 90'
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Roache

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Scottish League Cup edit

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1 Stranraer 0 – 8 Livingston Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Morton   17', 87'
McNulty   23', 66', 83'
Russell   39', 80'
McCann   62'
Attendance: 284
Referee: Hilland
28 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2 Livingston 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dumbarton Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45 Russell   39' (Penalty)
Barr   96'
Easton   102'
SFL Report Lister   36'
Gilhaney   110'
Attendance: 493
Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup edit

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Livingston 0 – 2 Dundee Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Milne   9'
Conroy   17', Penalty'
Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Allan

Player statistics edit

Captains edit

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Fox   28 Club captain

Last updated: 6 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad edit

Last updated 6 May 2013[20][21]
No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Darren Jamieson 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Andrew McNeil 38 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Craig Barr 35 4 32+0 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 1−+0 0
DF   SCO Callum Booth 31 1 22+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Ross Docherty 13 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Callum Fordyce 16 1 8+4 1 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kevin McCann 31 1 28+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jason Talbot 12 0 8+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ESP Jesús García Tena 31 3 29+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Paul Watson 21 3 17+1 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   FRA Anthony Andreu 38 7 33+0 7 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Bobby Barr 8 1 4+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
MF   SCO Jack Beaumont 2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Dean Cummings 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Coll Donaldson 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Jack Downie 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Liam Fox 28 2 27+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Gray 7 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
MF   RSA Keaghan Jacobs 14 3 10+1 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   RSA Kyle Jacobs 19 0 14+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Connor McDonald 8 0 1+4 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Burton O'Brien 24 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Stefan Scougall 33 6 27+1 6 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Mark Burchill 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Dylan Easton 6 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+2 1 0+0 0
FW   SCO Kyle Lander 6 1 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   FRA David Luongo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Marc McNulty 31 11 20+6 7 1+0 0 3+0 4 1+0 0
FW   SCO Jordan Morton 29 5 11+13 3 1+0 0 3+0 2 0+1 0
FW   SCO Danny Mullen 24 2 2+21 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Iain Russell 37 18 28+5 15 0+1 0 3+0 3 0+0 0
FW   SCO Andrew Russell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 May 2013
Nation Position Name First Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
  GK Darren Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Andrew McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Craig Barr 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 1
  DF Callum Booth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Ross Docherty 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
  DF Callum Fordyce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Kevin McCann 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
  DF Jason Talbot 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Jesús García Tena 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
  DF Paul Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  MF Anthony Andreu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Bobby Barr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Jack Beaumont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Dean Cummings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Coll Donaldson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Jack Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Liam Fox 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Ross Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Keaghan Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Kyle Jacobs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Connor McDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Burton O'Brien 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Stefan Scougall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  FW Mark Burchill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Dylan Easton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Kyle Lander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW David Luongo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Marc McNulty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Jordan Morton 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Danny Mullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Iain Russell 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
  FW Andrew Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Greenock Morton 36 20 7 9 73 47 +26 67
3 Falkirk 36 15 8 13 52 48 +4 53
4 Livingston 36 14 10 12 58 56 +2 52
5 Hamilton Academical 36 14 9 13 52 45 +7 51
6 Raith Rovers 36 11 13 12 45 48 −3 46
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAHHAAHAAHHAHHHHAH
ResultDLDWLLWDWDWWLWDDWLWWLWLDWWLDLWDLDLWL
Position5787786665545446444444443333444[a]43334
  1. ^ Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.[22]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

References edit

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