2017–18 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
2017–18 season
ManagerDavid Hopkin
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
ChampionshipRunners-up
(Promoted via play-offs)
League CupQuarter-final
Challenge CupSecond round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Hardie (8)
All: Lithgow, Hardie,
Mackin & Halkett (8)
Highest home attendance5,469 vs. Partick Thistle, Play-off, 17 May 2018
Lowest home attendance617 vs. Airdrieonians, League Cup, 22 July 2017
Average home league attendance1,348

The 2017–18 season was Livingston's first season back in the Scottish Championship after their promotion from League One at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Livingston finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and were promoted to the Scottish Premiership for the first time since 2006 with victory over Partick Thistle in the premiership play-offs.[2] Livingston also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, the second round of the Challenge Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

1 July 2017 Livingston 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Stockton 20'
4 July 2017 Livingston 0–2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Report Bigirimana 42'
Bowman 86'		 Attendance: 824
8 July 2017 Kilmarnock 1–0 Livingston Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Waters 58' Report
12 July 2017 Livingston 0–3 England Sunderland Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Report Khazri 20'
Asoro 76'
Lens 90'
28 July 2017 Wales Cardiff City 4–0 Livingston Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Hoilett 12'
Ward 57', 63'
Ecuele Manga 75'		 Report

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
5 August 2017 1 Livingston 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman 30' Report Higginbotham 63 pen.' Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Alan Newlands
12 August 2017 2 Brechin City 2–2 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Orsi 54'
Graham 61'		 Report Mackin 25'
Pittman 44'		 Attendance: 579
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 August 2017 3 Livingston 1–3 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Halkett 15' Report Halkett 9 o.g.'
Irvine Red card 33'
Reilly 51', 60'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 August 2017 4 Greenock Morton 0–1 Livingston Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Mullen 60' Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 September 2017 5 Livingston 2–2 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen 40 pen.'
Mackin 81'		 Report Stirling 71'
Lyle 77'		 Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Steven McLean
16 September 2017 6 Inverness CT 1–3 Livingston Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Bell 27' Report Todorov 24'
Robinson 52'
Halkett 72'		 Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 September 2017 7 Falkirk 0–2 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Mullen 47'
Mullin 53'
Gallagher Red card 90+1'		 Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 September 2017 8 Livingston 2–1 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Lithgow 19'
Halkett 85'		 Report Walsh 76' Attendance: 938
Referee: Mat Northcroft
14 October 2017 9 Livingston 2–0 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen 7'
Todorov 76'		 Report Attendance: 2,282
Referee: John Beaton
21 October 2017 10 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Livingston East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Higginbotham 2', 38'
Aird 30'		 Report Mullen 87' Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Andrew Dallas
28 October 2017 11 Livingston 3–2 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McMillan 3'
Halkett 60'
Mackin 69'		 Report Orsi 85 pen.' Attendance: 926
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 November 2017 12 Livingston 0–0 Inverness CT Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Gavin Duncan
25 November 2017 13 Queen of the South 0–3 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Jacobs Red card 77' Report Penrice 32'
Mullin 68'
Byrne 81'		 Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Colin Steven
28 November 2017 14 St Mirren 3–1 Livingston St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45 Morgan 51'
Eckersley 66'
McShane 78 pen.'		 Report Carrick 30' Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 December 2017 15 Livingston 0–0 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 December 2017 16 Dundee United 3–0 Livingston Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 McMullan 22', 88'
McDonald 37'		 Report Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 December 2017 17 Dumbarton 1–4 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
14:00 Loy 25'
Hutton Red card 90+1'		 Report Halkett 27'
Pittman 43'
Mackin 58'
Robinson 80'		 Attendance: 495
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 January 2018 18 Inverness CT 1–1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Doran 6'
Vigurs Red card 43'		 Report Lithgow 82' Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Greg Aitken
6 January 2018 19 Livingston 0–1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Kane 39' Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Stephen Finnie
13 January 2018 20 Brechin City 0–2 Livingston Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Report Halkett 12 pen.'
Robinson 69'		 Attendance: 551
Referee: Craig Charleston
27 January 2018 21 Livingston 2–0 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Lithgow 23'
Hardie 28'		 Report Attendance: 732
Referee: Colin Steven
3 February 2018 22 Falkirk 1–3 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Jakubiak 72' Report Lithgow 39'
Hardie 59'
De Vita 62'		 Attendance: 4,123
Referee: John McKendrick
10 February 2018 23 Livingston 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Thompson Red card 69' Report Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 February 2018 24 Livingston 4–1 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Hardie 9', 15'
Miller 22'
Robinson 90+4'		 Report Flynn 2' Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Alan Muir
23 February 2018 25 Livingston 2–1 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Robinson 22'
Hardie 90+1'		 Report Smith 74' Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 February 2018 26 Greenock Morton 0–1 Livingston Cappielow, Greenock
19:45 Report Cadden 47' Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 March 2018 27 Livingston 1–1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Byrne Red card 66'
Longridge 90+4'		 Report Oliver 88' Attendance: 862
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 28 Livingston 0–0 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 March 2018 29 Queen of the South 3–3 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Thomson 28'
Dykes 30'
Todorov 90+1'		 Report De Vita 41'
Halkett 52'
Hardie 60'		 Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Steven McLean
31 March 2018 30 Dumbarton 0–3 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Wilson Red card 80' Report Miller 34'
Hardie 36'
De Vita 45'		 Attendance: 670
Referee: Barry Cook
3 April 2018 31 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Livingston East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Ashcroft 11' Report Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Stephen Finnie
7 April 2018 32 Livingston 3–2 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Longridge 35'
Lithgow 53', 86'		 Report O'Ware 18'
Lamie 69'		 Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Steven Kirkland
14 April 2018 33 St Mirren 0–0 Livingston St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Report Attendance: 6,172
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34 Livingston 3–0 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman 67'
Longridge 35'
Hardie 86'		 Report Attendance: 943
Referee: Steven Reid
24 April 2018 35 Livingston 0–1 Inverness CT Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Polworth 46' Attendance: 740
Referee: Colin Steven
28 April 2018 36 Dundee United 2–0 Livingston Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Slater 54'
McDonald 85'		 Report Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Greg Aitken

Premiership play-off

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
7 May 2018 Semi-Final 1st Leg Dundee United 2–3 Livingston Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 Mikkelsen 3'
Ralston 28'		 Report De Vita 2'
Mullin 77'
Pittman 80'		 Attendance: 5,610
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 May 2018 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Livingston 1–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Lithgow 6' Report Fraser 21' Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Don Robertson
17 May 2018 Final 2nd Leg Livingston 2–1 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Jacobs 13'
Pittman 74'		 Report Doolan 10' Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Craig Thomson
20 May 2018 Final 2nd Leg Partick Thistle 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Livingston Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:30 Report Jacobs 46' Attendance: 7,122
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group H

Group stage

Results

15 July 2017 Group stage Livingston 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs 46' Report Erskine 14' Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 July 2017 Group stage St Mirren 0–1 Livingston St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45 Report Carrick 2' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alan Muir
22 July 2017 Group stage Livingston 2–0 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mackin 21'
Halkett 53'		 Report Attendance: 617
Referee: Mike Roncone
25 July 2017 Group stage Stranraer 2–4 Livingston Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45 Neill 5'
Agnew 33 pen.'		 Report Robertson 10'
Carrick 32'
Todorov 61'
Robinson 80'		 Attendance: 341
Referee: John McKendrick

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PAR STM AIR STR
1 Livingston (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 8 3 +5 11 Qualification for the Second Round — p1–1 — 2–0 —
2 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 9 2 +7 10 — — 5–0 — 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 2 0 0 2 9 7 +2 6 0–1 — — 5–0 —
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 0 0 3 4 10 −6 3 — 1–2 — — 3–1
5 Stranraer 4 0 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0 2–4 — 1–4 — —
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

8 August 2017 Second round Falkirk 1–2 (a.e.t.) Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Craigen 40' Report Robinson 32'
De Vita 101'		 Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Andrew Dallas
19 September 2017 Quarter-Final Hibernian 3–2 Livingston Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Swanson 18'
Boyle 32'
Stokes 83 pen.'		 Report Lithgow 10'
De Vita 28'		 Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Bobby Madden


Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 First round Greenock Morton 0–2 Livingston Cappielow, Greenock
19:45 Report Todorov 25'
Mullen 70'		 Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Colin Steven
3 September 2017 Second round Wales The New Saints 1–1
(6–5 p)		 Livingston Park Hall, Oswestry
19:45 Edwards 20' Report Mackin 64' Attendance: 403
Referee: Robert Harvey

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
18 November 2017 Third round Livingston 2–0 Glenafton Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mackin 20', 61' Report Attendance: 735
Referee: Alan Newlands
23 January 2018 Fourth round Livingston 0–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Tumilty 90+3' Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Alan Newlands

Player statistics

As of 20 May 2018 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Neil Alexander 47 0 34+0 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jack McMillan 15 1 3+10 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Jackson Longridge 45 3 23+8 3 2+4 0 2+0 0 5+1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Alan Lithgow 47 8 33+0 6 6+0 1 2+0 0 6+0 1
5 DF Scotland SCO Gregor Buchanan 11 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 46 1 32+1 1 6+0 0 2+0 0 5+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 41 4 20+8 3 3+3 0 1+1 0 4+1 1
8 FW Scotland SCO Scott Pittman 49 6 35+0 4 6+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 2
9 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Hardie 17 8 15+1 8 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Steven Boyd 11 0 4+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Cadden 35 1 15+11 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+4 0
14 MF South Africa RSA Keaghan Jacobs 32 3 13+7 0 5+1 1 1+0 0 4+1 2
15 FW Scotland SCO Dylan Mackin 21 8 7+7 4 2+2 1 1+0 2 0+2 1
16 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Knox 6 1 0+2 0 2+0 0 0+1 1 1+0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Scott Robinson 25 7 9+8 5 1+1 2 1+0 0 4+1 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller 21 2 13+3 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 4+0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Adam Frizzell 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Gary Maley 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO James Penrice 13 1 11+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Craig Henderson 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Italy ITA Raffaele De Vita 40 6 21+9 3 5+1 2 0+0 0 3+1 1
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Thompson 17 0 7+4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Craig Halkett 49 8 34+1 7 6+0 1 2+0 0 6+0 0
29 GK Scotland SCO Jordan Pettigrew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 43 0 30+1 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 5+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
9 MF Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 24 4 10+8 2 2+2 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
10 FW Scotland SCO Danny Mullen 17 5 11+0 4 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
19 FW Scotland SCO Dale Carrick 15 3 4+5 1 4+1 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Joe Thomson 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 FW Scotland SCO Josh Peters 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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GroundHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAAAHAHAHHHAHHAAAHAHHA
ResultDDLWDWWWWLWDWLDLWDLWWWDWWWDDDWLWDWLL
Position567666442323333443334432222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [7]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References

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