The 2013–14 season was Livingston's first season in the new formed Scottish Championship and their third 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.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Richie Burke (until 12 September) John McGlynn | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Championship | Sixth Place | ||
| League Cup | Third Round | ||
| Challenge Cup | First Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marc McNulty (17) All: Marc McNulty (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,759 vs. Dundee, Championship, 15 March 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 709 vs. Alloa Athletic, Championship, 25 March 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,161 | ||
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Summary edit
Management edit
Livingston began the 2013–14 season under the management of Richie Burke who had been appointed in February 2013. On the 12 September, Burke resigned from his position as manager following a poor start to the season and was replaced by former Hearts manager John McGlynn.[2]
Results and fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre Season edit
| 10 July 2013 | Livingston | 0 – 2 |  Rotherham United | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:00 | Report | Bradley  7'Rose 81' |
| 13 July 2013 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:30 | McNulty 12' |
Report | Elokobi 35' Davis 50' |
Attendance: 928 |
| 16 July 2013 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report |
Scottish Championship edit
| 10 August 2013 1 | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Simmons 42' |
Report | Docherty  72' |
Attendance: 714 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 17 August 2013 2 | Livingston | 3 – 3 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Denholm 12' Fordyce 58'Hastings 75'Mullen 80' |
Report | Docherty 38' McGuffie 44 pen.'Reilly 86' |
Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 24 August 2013 3 | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Roberts 30', 41', 54' |
Attendance: 1,416 Referee: George Salmond |
| 30 August 2013 4 | Dundee | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 19:45 | Monti 33' Gallagher 58'MacDonald 83' |
Report | Attendance: 3,955 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 14 September 2013 5 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mensing 4' McNulty 14' |
Report | Hands 34' Cham 45' |
Attendance: 1,077 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 21 September 2013 6 | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Megginson 44' |
Report | McNulty 49', 76' |
Attendance: 759 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 28 September 2013 7 | Livingston | 5 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Fordyce 42', 60', 87' Barrowman 72'Burchill 82' |
Report | Hemmings 17' |
Attendance: 894 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 5 October 2013 8 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Keatings 33 pen.', 65' |
Report | Attendance: 1,059 Referee: Des Roache |
| 19 October 2013 9 | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Scougall 2' Donaldson 69'Barrowman 90' |
Report | Cawley 8' Gordon 87' |
Attendance: 869 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 26 October 2013 10 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 55' Scott 88' |
Report | MacDonald 54' |
Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 29 October 2013 11 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 19:45 | Smith 22' |
Report | Denholm 35' |
Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 9 November 2013 12 | Falkirk | 4 – 1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Vaulks 37' Loy 52', 69'Sibbald 60' |
Report | Vaulks 72 o.g.' |
Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 16 November 2013 13 | Livingston | 1 – 3 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | McNulty 20' |
Report | Megginson 43' Turner 52 pen.'Prunty 74' |
Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 23 November 2013 14 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 5 | Livingston | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Cham 26' 87' |
Report | McNulty 7', 64 pen.', 90+2' Barrowman 28'Scott 37' |
Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 7 December 2013 15 | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Hemmings 56', 69' |
Report | McNulty 77', 90+2' Barrowman 87' |
Attendance: 363 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 14 December 2013 16 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 794 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 21 December 2013 17 | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Paton 17' Durnan 45+1' |
Report | McNulty 4', 77' |
Attendance: 1,523 |
| 28 December 2013 18 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Thomson 8 o.g.' Scott 45+1'Scougall 62' |
Report | Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 4 January 2014 19 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Donaldson 25' |
Report | Loy 26 pen.' |
Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 11 January 2014 20 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Dens Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Burchill 11' |
Attendance: 4,367 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 January 2014 21 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | McKay 45+1' |
Attendance: 1,245 Referee: George Salmond |
| 1 February 2014 22 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | McNulty 40 pen.' |
Report | Durnan 55' Lyle 79' |
Attendance: 1,245 Referee: George Salmond |
| 5 February 2014 23 | Dumbarton | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 19:45 | Fleming 50' Nish 72'Kane 90+5' |
Report | Jacobs 66' Barrowman 79' |
Attendance: 562 Referee: Stevie O’Reilly |
| 15 February 2014 24 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Report | Mensing 20' 56' Scott 81'Jacobs 86' |
Attendance: 605 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 21 February 2014 25 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Scotland 28' Antoine-Curier 90+3' |
Report | Attendance: 1,063 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 1 March 2014 26 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Talbot 63' |
Report | Attendance: 980 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 8 March 2014 27 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Alston 82' Roberts 86' |
Report | McNulty 35' |
Attendance: 2,924 |
| 15 March 2014 28 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | MacDonald 8' Benedictus 55' |
Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 22 March 2014 29 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 4 | Livingston | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Baird 48' Thomson 85' |
Report | Sives 5', 54' McNulty 50 pen.', 90+5' |
Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
| 25 March 2014 30 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | McNulty 21 pen.' Jacobs 86' |
Report | Attendance: 709 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 29 March 2014 31 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mevlja 28' Talbot 82' |
Report | Turner 86 pen.' Kane 88' |
Attendance: 949 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 5 April 2014 32 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Imrie 14' McKay 45+2' |
Report | Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 12 April 2014 33 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 64' |
Report | Hendrie 54' Scotland 86' |
Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 19 April 2014 34 | Cowdenbeath | 4 – 0 | Livingston | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Armstrong 45+1', 73' Hemmings 51', 65' |
Report | Attendance: 420 Referee: George Salmond |
| 26 April 2014 35 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | McShane 25' Russell 54' |
Report | Attendance: 1,924 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 3 May 2014 36 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 8' Sives 15'McNulty 80' |
Report | Attendance: 1,265 Referee: David Somers |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 27 July 2013 First Round | Berwick Rangers | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| 15:00 | Gray 26' Morris 99'Ronald 105+1' |
Report | McNulty 90+4' Mensing 105+2' |
Attendance: 460 Referee: George Salmond |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 3 August 2013 First Round | Elgin City | 1 – 3 | Livingston | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
| 15:00 | Crighton 45+2' |
Report | Scott 15' Fordyce 39'McNulty 63' |
Attendance: 563 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 27 August 2013 Second Round | Airdrieonians | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 19:45 | Report | Barrowman 38' Wilkie 67' |
Attendance: 483 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 25 September 2013 Third Round | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Talbot 65' Denholm 90+1' |
Report | McHugh 16' McFadden 73' |
Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Brian Colvin |
Scottish Cup edit
| 30 November 2013 Fourth Round | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 19:45 | May 24' Jahic 62' |
Report | Attendance: 2,294 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Player statistics edit
- As of 3 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
|
Darren Jamieson | 34 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  BEL
|
Mike Mampuya | 17 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jason Talbot | 34 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
Simon Mensing | 32 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Callum Fordyce | 40 | 5 | 35+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Martin Scott | 38 | 5 | 26+7 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  RSA
|
Keaghan Jacobs | 34 | 4 | 28+4 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Burton O'Brien | 32 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
|
Marc McNulty | 39 | 19 | 32+3 | 17 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Danny Denholm | 31 | 2 | 10+17 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  SVK
|
Michal Habai | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO
|
Ross Docherty | 11 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Jack Beaumont | 6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO
|
Kevin Walker | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Kyle Wilkie | 23 | 1 | 8+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO
|
Craig Sives | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Jack Downie | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | RSA
|
Kyle Jacobs | 13 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO
|
Andrew Barrowman | 22 | 6 | 16+3 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  SVN
|
Nejc Mevlja | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
|
Mark Burchill | 23 | 2 | 6+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SVN
|
Nejc Praprotnik | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | SCO
|
Shaun Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | SCO
|
Danny Mullen | 26 | 2 | 8+15 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | SCO
|
Kyle Lander | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
Stefan Scougall | 18 | 2 | 16+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO
|
Coll Donaldson | 24 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO
|
Connor McDonald | 14 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  CZE
|
Patrik Twardzik | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 40 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division summary edit
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers edit
See also edit
References edit
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