2022–23 Livingston F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Livingston's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
2022–23 season
ChairmanRobert Wilson
ManagerDavid Martindale
StadiumTony Macaroni Arena
Scottish Premiership8th
Scottish League CupSecond round
Scottish CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joel Nouble (7)
All: Joel Nouble (7)
Highest home attendance9,672 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 30 July 2022
Lowest home attendance712 vs. Kelty Hearts, League Cup, 23 July 2022
Average home league attendance3,987

Season Summary edit

In the season-opening League Cup group stage, Livingston picked up wins against Cove Rangers, Albion Rovers and Kelty Hearts, but were beaten 1-2 at home by Inverness. They finished as runners-up in their group behind Inverness, but still qualified for the knockout round by virtue of being one of the three best second-placed teams. The Lions were knocked out in the Second Round in a 1-2 home defeat by Dundee United.

On 22 July Livingston signed Shamal George for an undisclosed fee, and he was introduced to fans ahead of their League Cup match against Kelty Hearts the same day.[1] George signed a four-year deal and it was reported they paid the second largest transfer fee in the club’s history to sign the goalkeeper from Colchester United for £87,500.[2]

Livi enjoyed a strong first half of the season, heading into the World Cup break in fourth place in the Scottish Premiership.[3]

In the Scottish Cup, Livi came from behind to defeat Stenhousemuir in the Fourth Round, before losing at home for the second time this season - on this occasion 0-3 - to Championship side Inverness. [4]

Despite the strong start in the league Livingston collapsed after the winter break, missing out on the top six and eventually finishing eighth in the Premiership.

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

2 July 2022 Livingston 0–3 Greenock Morton Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Report Obileye   5 o.g.'
Garrity   85', 90'
5 July 2022 Livingston 6–0 Linlithgow Rose Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Mullin   6', 32', 70'
Montaño   34', 48'
Gonçalves   51'
Report

Scottish Premiership edit

30 July 2022 1 Livingston 1–2 Rangers Tony Macaroni Arena
12:00 Nouble   5' Report Arfield   72'
Tavernier   74'
Attendance: 9,672
Referee: Don Robertson
7 August 2022 2 Dundee United 0–1 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 Report Montaño   49' Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Steven McLean
13 August 2022 3 Livingston 2–1 Hibernian Tony Macaroni Arena
12:00 Nouble   6'
Obileye   86'
Report Kenneh   51' Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Craig Napier
20 August 2022 4 Motherwell 1–0 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 van Veen   68 pen.' Report Bahamboula   77' Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 August 2022 5 Aberdeen 5–0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Miovski   41 pen.', 63'
McCrorie   58'
Besuijen   62 pen.'
Duncan   87'
Report Fitzwater   40' Attendance: 13,739
Referee: Colin Steven
3 September 2022 6 Livingston 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Montaño   28' Report Attendance: 4,678
Referee: William Collum
17 September 2022 7 Livingston 1–0 Kilmarnock Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Montaño   25' Report Attendance: 2,253
Referee: Grant Irvine
1 October 2022 8 St Mirren 2–1 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Baccus   69'
Ayunga   76'
Greive   90'
Report Anderson   86' Attendance: 5,366
Referee: Craig Napier
8 October 2022 9 Livingston 0–1 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Report Edwards   73' Attendance: 3,696
Referee: Graham Grainger
15 October 2022 10 Livingston 1–0 St Johnstone Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Bahamboula   35' Report Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 October 2022 11 Rangers 1–1 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 BST Lundstram   90+1' Report Nouble   4'
Boyes   78'
Attendance: 48,855
Referee: David Munro
30 October 2022 12 Livingston 0–3 Celtic Tony Macaroni Arena
12:00 Report Furuhashi   9'
Taylor   53'
Jota   87'
Attendance: 8,825
Referee: William Collum
4 November 2022 13 Kilmarnock 2–3 Livingston Rugby Park
19:45 BST Wright   4', 45+2' Report Anderson   39'
Kelly   61 pen.'
Stokes   75 o.g.'
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: Colin Steven
8 November 2022 14 Livingston 2–1 Aberdeen Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Fitzwater   6'
Kelly   17 pen.'
Report Duk   58 pen.' Attendance: 2,598
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 November 2022 15 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 BST Rowles   75'
Ginnelly   90+7'
Report Kelly   55' Attendance: 18,448
Referee: Craig Napier
21 December 2022 16 Celtic 2–1 Livingston Celtic Park
19:45 BST Obileye   23 o.g.'
Furuhashi   45'
Report Devlin   45+2' Attendance: 58,499
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 December 2022 17 Hibernian 4–0 Livingston Easter Road
14:00 BST Nisbet   33'
Cadden   35'
Magennis   40', 50'
Report Holt   15' Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Craig Napier
28 December 2022 18 Livingston 1–1 St Mirren Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Pittman   24'
Montaño   56'
Report O'Hara   55'
Main   63'
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Steven McLean
2 January 2023 19 Livingston 1–1 Motherwell Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Boyes   39' Report van Veen   42' Attendance: 2,163
Referee: David Munro
7 January 2023 20 Ross County 0–2 Livingston Victoria Park
15:00 BST Report Anderson   67', 70' Attendance: 3,083
Referee: William Collum
14 January 2023 21 St Johnstone 2–4 Livingston McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST Murphy   65'
McLennan   67'
Report Kelly   8', 15'
Penrice   39', 81'
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: John Beaton
29 January 2023 22 Livingston 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
13:30 Report Attendance: 6,393
Referee: Alan Muir
1 February 2023 23 Celtic 3–0 Livingston Celtic Park
19:45 BST Taylor   29'
Maeda   33'
Furuhashi   45+2'
Report Attendance: 58,295
Referee: Nick Walsh
4 February 2023 24 Livingston 3–1 Kilmarnock Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Nouble   10'
Anderson   12'
Kelly   29'
Report Doidge   47' Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Colin Steven
18 February 2023 25 Livingston 0–3 Rangers Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Oméonga   77' Report Tavernier   24 pen.', 78'
Roofe   85'
Attendance: 8,752
Referee: David Dickinson
25 February 2023 26 Aberdeen 1–0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Miovski   44' Report Attendance: 14,091
Referee: David Munro
4 March 2023 27 Livingston 1–4 Hibernian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Nouble   9'
Fitzwater   52'
Report Youan   28', 37'
Oméonga   61 o.g.'
Kukharevych   90+7'
Attendance: 5,531
Referee: Chris Graham
8 March 2023 28 Livingston 1–1 Dundee United Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Bradley   13' Report Behich   59' Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
18 March 2023 29 Livingston 2–1 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Nouble   37'
Devlin   38'
Report Murray   69' Attendance: 1,283
Referee: William Collum
1 April 2023 30 St Mirren 3–0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 BST O'Hara   5 pen.', 42 pen.'
Watt   18'
Report Attendance: 5,984
Referee: John Beaton
8 April 2023 31 Motherwell 3–0 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 BST van Veen   9', 33'
Johnston   34'
Report Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Grant Irvine
15 April 2023 32 Livingston 2–0 St Johnstone Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Nouble   23'
Kelly   38'
Report Attendance: 3,976
Referee: David Munro
22 April 2023 33 Dundee United 2–0 Livingston Tannadice Park
15:00 BST McGrath   17'
Fletcher   85'
Report Attendance: 8,034
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 May 2023 34 Ross County 2–0 Livingston Victoria Park
15:00 BST Iacovitti   40'
Samuel   60'
Report Guthrie   81' Attendance: 3,129
Referee: David Dickinson
13 May 2023 35 Kilmarnock 2–0 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 BST Vassell   48'
Armstrong   64 pen.'
Report Attendance: 5,051
Referee: David Munro
20 May 2023 36 Livingston 2–1 Dundee United Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Anderson   11'
Penrice   59'
Report Harkes   21'
Behich   90+4'
Attendance: 2,612
Referee: Don Robertson
24 May 2023 37 Livingston 1–1 Motherwell Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 George   43'
Shinnie   83'
Report van Veen   3' Attendance: 1,983
Referee: Chris Graham
28 May 2023 38 St Johnstone 2–0 Livingston McDiarmid Park
15:00 BST Wright   17'
Kane   68 pen.'
Report Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Graham Grainger

Scottish League Cup edit

Group stage edit

9 July 2022 Group Stage Albion Rovers 2–3 Livingston Cliftonhill
15:00 Sonkur   62'
Paton   71'
Report Pittman   5'
Mullin   20'
Anderson   48'
Attendance: 468
Referee: Don Robertson
12 July 2022 Group Stage Livingston 1–2 Inverness CT Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Stryjek   59'
Holt   84'
Report Samuels   37'
MacKay   67'
Attendance: 944
Referee: Alan Muir
16 July 2022 Group Stage Cove Rangers 1–2 Livingston Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Vigurs   45+1' Report Gonçalves   25'
Shinnie   48'
Devlin   88'
Attendance: 797
Referee: Willie Collum
23 July 2022 Group Stage Livingston 2–0 Kelty Hearts Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Kelly   11'
Cancar   77'
Report Attendance: 712
Referee: Grant Irvine

Knockout round edit

31 August 2022 Second round Livingston 1–2 Dundee United Livingston
19:45 Guthrie   78' Report Fletcher   15'
Harkes   34'
Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,497
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Cup edit

21 January 2023 Fourth round Stenhousemuir 1–3 Livingston Stenhousemuir
15:00 Jamieson   26' Report Pittman   52'
Bradley   55', 59'
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 916
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 February 2023 Fifth round Livingston 0–3 Inverness CT Livingston
15:00 Report McKay   51', 80'
Welsh   62'
Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Don Robertson

Squad statistics edit

Appearances edit

As of 28 May 2023

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Shamal George 35 0 32 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF   SCO Nicky Devlin (c) 44 3 37 2 5 1 2 0
4 DF   ENG Tom Parkes 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Jack Fitzwater 34 0 26+2 0 4 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Ayo Obileye 29 2 22+2 2 3 0 1+1 0
7 MF   CGO Dylan Bahamboula 27 1 9+11 1 3+2 0 0+2 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Pittman 39 2 27+5 0 5 1 2 1
9 FW   SCO Bruce Anderson 36 6 21+9 5 1+3 1 2 0
11 MF   COL Cristian Montaño 36 4 25+6 4 3+1 0 0+1 0
12 DF   SCO Jamie Brandon 9 0 1+7 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 DF   WAL Morgan Boyes 23 1 15+7 1 0 0 1 0
16 MF   SCO Steven Bradley 18 3 12+4 1 0 0 2 2
17 MF   SCO Stephen Kelly 33 5 24+7 5 0 0 2 0
18 MF   SCO Jason Holt 40 0 26+7 0 3+2 0 2 0
19 FW   ENG Joel Nouble 36 7 29+1 7 5 0 1 0
22 MF   SCO Andrew Shinnie 40 2 21+12 1 4+1 1 1+1 0
23 DF   DOM Luiyi de Lucas 10 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   SCO Sean Kelly 33 2 28+1 2 4 0 0 0
28 FW   ENG Kurtis Guthrie 18 1 6+9 0 0+1 1 0+2 0
29 MF   SCO James Penrice 33 3 16+13 3 2 0 2 0
32 GK   SCO Jack Hamilton 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   BEL Stéphane Oméonga 31 0 15+13 0 1+2 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season
3 DF   SCO Jackson Longridge 11 0 3+6 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
10 FW   GNB Esmaël Gonçalves 13 0 1+8 0 4 0 0 0
14 MF   SCO Josh Mullin 3 1 0+1 0 1+1 1 0 0
20 MF   CGO Scott Bitsindou 4 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 0 0
25 DF   AUS Phillip Cancar 5 1 1+2 0 1+1 1 0 0
28 FW   SCO Jack Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   USA Brian Schwake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   RUS Ivan Konovalov 8 0 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
32 GK   POL Max Stryjek 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 MF   ENG Harrison Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   IRL Jaze Kabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
6 St Mirren 38 12 10 16 43 61 −18 46
7 Motherwell 38 14 8 16 53 51 +2 50
8 Livingston 38 13 7 18 36 60 −24 46
9 St Johnstone 38 12 7 19 41 59 −18 43
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 7 20 37 62 −25 40
Source: [5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ICT LIV COV ALB KEL
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 3 1 0 0 8 2 +6 11 Qualification for the second round p1–1 4–0
2 Livingston 4 3 0 0 1 8 5 +3 9 1–2 2–0
3 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 1 2 6 7 −1 4 1–2 2–3
4 Albion Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 5 9 −4 3 2–3 1–2
5 Kelty Hearts 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 −4 3 0–1 0–2
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]

Transfers edit

See also edit

List of Livingston F.C. seasons

References edit

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