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1997–98 Livingston F.C. season

Season 1997–98 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
1997–98 season
ManagerRay Stewart
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionThird place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Harvey (14)
All: Graham Harvey (16)

Summary edit

In their second season in the Second Division, Livingston finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion by one point.[1] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup[2] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[3]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Second Division
6 August 1997 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Thomson   89' Thomson   47'
16 August 1997 2 Livingston 1 – 0 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Harvey   80'
23 August 1997 3 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Livingston Ochilview Park
Little   74' Raynes   80'
30 August 1997 4 Livingston 3 – 1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Harvey   2 pen.', 24 pen.', 49' Flannigan   74'
13 September 1997 5 Brechin City 0 – 2 Livingston Glebe Park
Forrest   20'
Young   32'
20 September 1997 6 East Fife 2 – 3 Livingston Bayview Park
Cusick   15'
Moffat   42'
Callaghan   63 o.g.'
Ryan   89'		 Williamson   23'
Duthie   39 pen.'
Magee   65'
Foster   75'
27 September 1997 7 Livingston 0 – 0 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
McLaughlin   42'
4 October 1997 8 Clyde 1 – 0 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
Rice   21 pen.'
18 October 1997 9 Livingston 4 – 3 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Tralist   1'
McLeod   49'
Magee   53'
Bailey   79'		 Honeyman   20', 90'
Cargill
McLaughlin   68'
25 October 1997 10 Livingston 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
McLeod   25'
Young   48'		 Hunter   68'
1 November 1997 11 Stranraer 1 – 1 Livingston Stair Park
Knox   59' Forrest   75'
8 November 1997 12 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Livingston Palmerston Park
Bryce   44'
15 November 1997 13 Livingston 5 – 2 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Harvey   4'
Bailey   30'
Raynes   53'
Maskrey   60'
Christie   75 o.g.'		 Christie   69'
McNeill   74'
22 November 1997 14 Clydebank 1 – 1 Livingston Boghead Park
Lovering   34' Foster   87'
3 December 1997 15 Livingston 1 – 0 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Bailey   10'
13 December 1997 16 Forfar Athletic 2 – 2 Livingston Station Park
Watson   20 o.g.'
McLaughlin   37'		 Conway   5'
Young   67'
20 December 1997 17 Livingston 0 – 2 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
Carrigan   7'
Gibson   32'
27 December 1997 18 Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Livingston Ochilview Park
Little   40'
Christie   69'		 Bailey   41'
Harvey   73'
31 January 1998 19 East Fife 2 – 0 Livingston Bayview Park
Ronald   62'
Allan   73'
7 February 1998 20 Livingston 4 – 0 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Young   4'
Forrest   8', 49'
Harvey   44'		 Glennie   79'
10 February 1998 21 Livingston 0 – 3 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Teale   36', 56'
McLaughlin   47'
17 February 1998 22 Clyde 0 – 3 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
King   59' McLeod   30'
Graham   70'
Harvey   75 pen.'
21 February 1998 23 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Shearer   37'
McCulloch   44'		 Raynes   16'
Harvey   22'
25 February 1998 24 Livingston 0 – 1 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Young   59'
3 March 1998 25 Livingston 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Harvey   20 pen.', 37' Robson   19'
Calder   36'
Wilson   81'
14 March 1998 26 Clydebank 0 – 2 Livingston Boghead Park
McLeod   9 pen.'
Callaghan   21'
17 March 1998 27 Brechin City 0 – 2 Glebe Park
Callaghan   31'
Moore   43'
21 March 1998 28 Livingston 2 – 2 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Callaghan   40'
Fleming   79'		 Allan   44'
Dyer   56'
25 March 1998 29 Livingston 1 – 1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Callaghan   53' Watson   63 o.g.'
28 March 1998 30 Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Livingston Station Park
McLaughlin   4'
Allison   84'		 Harvey   90 pen.'
7 April 1998 31 Livingston 4 – 0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
Harvey   61', 69'
Callaghan   78', 83'
11 April 1998 32 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Livingston Palmerston Park
Conway   5'
18 April 1998 33 Livingston 1– 0 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Fleming   10'
25 April 1998 34 Livingston 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
Watson   44'
Wright   47'		 Little   84'
2 May 1998 35 Stranraer 2 – 0 Livingston Stair Park
George   57'
English   73'
9 May 1998 36 Livingston 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Graham   47' Stewart   34'
Sheerin   74'

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
9 August 1987 Second round Livingston 0 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
McCann   25', 26' Attendance: 4,869

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
12 August 1987 First rond Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Livingston Ochilview Park
Henderson   106' Magee   116'
26 August 1997 Second round Brechin City 2 – 1 Livingston Glebe Park
Brand   4'
Feroz   27'		 Raynes   73'

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
7 January 1998 Second round Livingston 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
24 January 1998 Third round Livingston 3 – 3 Albion Rovers Almondvale Stadium
2 February 1998 Third round replay Albion Rovers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Livingston Cliftonhill

Statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 18 7 11 62 44 +18 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Clydebank (P) 36 16 12 8 48 31 +17 60
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 +16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54
5 Inverness CT 36 13 10 13 65 51 +14 49
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References edit

  1. ^ "1997–98 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 13 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "1997–98 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Scottish Cup Results for 1997–98". London Hearts. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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