2024–25 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
2024–25 season
ChairmanJohn Ward
ManagerDavid Martindale
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Championship2nd
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Pittman (5)
All: Scott Pittman (6)
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The 2024–25 season is Livingston's first season in the Scottish Championship, following their relegation from the Premiership at the end of the 2023–24 season. Livingston will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season summary

On 19 March 2024, Livingston announced that their nine-year stadium sponsorship agreement with restaurant chain Tony Macaroni would come to a "natural close" at the end of the 2023–24 season.[1] On 10 April a local taxi firm, Home of the Set Fare, was announced as the club's new stadium sponsor as part of a six-figure deal.[2][3]

Livingston enjoyed a bright start to the campaign, with League Cup wins over Forfar Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic and Cove Rangers, before a shock defeat at the hands of SPFL League Two side Spartans saw Livi eliminated from the competition on goal difference.

Despite this setback, the Lions made a strong start in the league, with two wins and two draws ensuring they went unbeaten in August.

In September they played in the Challenge Cup for the first time since the 2017–18 season and took the opportunity to take revenge on Spartans, winning 2–0.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

22 June 2024 Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Clarke 47'
Kelly 72'		 Report Rankin 74'
25 June 2024 Livingston 2–1 Broxburn Athletic Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Trialist 27'
Kelly 47'		 Report Brass 44' Referee: Alastair Grieve
29 June 2024 The Spartans 0–0 Livingston Ainslie Park
15:00 Report Referee: Iain Snedden
2 July 2024 Kelty Hearts 1–5 Livingston New Central Park
19:45 Trialist 84' Report Trialist 39'
Trialist 51'
Trialist 64', 80'
Nottingham 67'
6 July 2024 Motherwell 2–1 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 Blaney 29'
Ebiye 38'		 Report Yengi 59'

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Championship
3 August 2024 1 Livingston 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pittman 49'
Kelly 71'		 Report Attendance: 1,917
Referee: Craig Napier
10 August 2024 2 Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston Lesser Hampden
15:00 Rudden 36' Report Clarke 60' Attendance: 881
Referee: Graham Grainger
24 August 2024 3 Livingston 1–1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pittman 54' Report Moffat 71 pen.' Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Euan Anderson
31 August 2024 4 Raith Rovers 0–1 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Report Brandon 90' Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Colin Steven
14 September 2024 5 Livingston 3–0 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pittman 56'
Muirhead 81', 87'		 Report Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Duncan Williams
28 September 2024 6 Livingston 2–1 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Pittman 29'
Sole 90+1'		 Report Reid 31' Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 October 2024 7 Partick Thistle 0–0 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Ryan Lee
8 October 2024 8 Falkirk 0–0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Report Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Euan Anderson
19 October 2024 9 Ayr United 1–2 Livingston Somerset Park
15:00 McLennan 42' Report Muirhead 8'
Pittman 38'		 Attendance: 2,470
Referee: Don Robertson
26 October 2024 10 Livingston 2–1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Wilson 75' Red card
Nottingham 90+5'		 Report Hamilton 21'
Dick Red card 55'		 Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ross Hardie
29 October 2024 11 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Livingston East End Park
19:45 Kane 7', 71'
Benedictus 56'		 Report Attendance: 4,810
Referee: Dan McFarlane
2 November 2024 12 Livingston 1–1 Queen's Park Almondvale Stadium
15:00 May 50' Report Drozd 59'
MacGregor Red card 63'		 Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
9 November 2024 13 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Livingston New Douglas Park
19:45 O'Hara 42' Report May 40'
Smith 50'
Winter 90+2'		 Attendance: 1,033
Referee: Grant Irvine
16 November 2024 14 Livingston 1–0 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Yengi 41' Report Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Iain Snedden
7 December 2024 15 Greenock Morton 0–0 Livingston Cappielow
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,664
Referee: Grant Irvine
13 December 2024 16 Livingston 2–0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Yengi 7'
Muirhead 69'		 Report Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Graham Grainger
17 December 2024 17 Airdrieonians 0–3 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Report May 35', 67'
Clarke 56'		 Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Ryan Lee
21 December 2024 18 Livingston 0–1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Report Oakley 41' Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Duncan Williams
28 December 2024 19 Raith Rovers 2–1 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 7'
Connolly 28'		 Report May 65 pen.' Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 Group Stage Forfar Athletic 0–2 Livingston Station Park
15:00 Report Sole 49'
Muirhead 88'		 Attendance: 538
Referee: Stewart Luke
20 July 2024 Group Stage Livingston 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Muirhead 11' Report Attendance: 1,555
Referee: Colin Steven
23 July 2024 Group Stage Cove Rangers 0–2 Livingston Balmoral Stadium
19:45 Report Murray 6 o.g.'
Sole 86'		 Attendance: 243
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 July 2024 Group Stage Livingston 0–1 The Spartans Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Report Russell 85' Attendance: 848
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2024 Third round The Spartans 0–2 Livingston Ainslie Park
15:00 Report May 65'
Smith 81'		 Attendance: 681
Referee: Steven Kirkland
12 October 2024 Fourth round Livingston 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Inverness CT Almondvale Stadium
14:00 May 17'
Pittman 28'		 Report Allan 10'
Gilmour 30'		 Attendance: 943
Referee: Colin Steven
12 November 2024 Quarter-finals Livingston 2–1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
19:45 McAlear 6'
May 87'		 Report Samuels 90+3' Attendance: 858
Referee: Chris Graham
5 February 2025 Semi-finals Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston East End Park
19:35

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup
30 November 2024 Third round Livingston 2–0 Brora Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McAlear 20'
Yengi 35'		 Report Attendance: 799
Referee: Colin Steven
18 January 2025 Fourth round Ross County v Livingston Victoria Park
15:00

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 26 December 2024

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Shaun Donnellan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Matthew Clarke 26 2 17+1 2 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Ben Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Australia AUS Ryan McGowan 27 0 19 0 4 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Reece McAlear 22 2 5+10 0 1+3 0 2 1 1 1
7 MF England ENG Liam Sole 20 3 3+9 1 2+2 2 2+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Pittman 26 6 19 5 4 0 2 1 1 0
9 FW Australia AUS Tete Yengi 21 3 14 2 3+1 0 0+2 0 1 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Kelly 25 1 15+4 1 3 0 3 0 0 0
11 FW England ENG Ricky Korboa 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Jamie Brandon 23 1 18 1 4 0 1 0 0 0
14 GK Brazil BRA Marcelo Pitaluga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Smith 22 2 7+7 1 2+2 0 2+1 1 1 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Andy Winter 20 1 0+13 1 1+2 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Stevie May 21 8 17 5 0 0 2+1 3 1 0
18 MF England ENG Olly Green 8 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
19 DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Finlayson 22 0 16+1 0 2 0 2+1 0 0 0
21 DF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Michael Nottingham 27 1 18+1 1 0+4 0 3 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Shinnie 22 0 7+11 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
23 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 22 6 11+5 4 4 2 1 0 0+1 0
26 MF Colombia COL Cristian Montaño 15 0 2+7 0 4 0 1+1 0 0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Danny Wilson 4 1 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK France FRA Jérôme Prior 18 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 MF England ENG David Carson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Nigeria NGA Samson Lawal 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 2+1 0 1 0
Players who left the club during the season
1 GK England ENG Shamal George 7 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF South Africa RSA Aphelele Teto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Scotland SCO Lucas Stenhouse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland SCO Sam Culbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland SCO Tommy Sharp 0 0 0 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 Falkirk 19 13 3 3 37 17 +20 42 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston 19 10 6 3 25 13 +12 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 19 10 5 4 29 17 +12 35 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 19 9 5 5 23 14 +9 32
5 Queen's Park 19 7 4 8 21 22 −1 25
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2024. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]

League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPA LIV FOR DNF COV
1 The Spartans 4 3 0 0 1 7 3 +4 9 Qualification for the second round — — 1–0 0–3 —
2 Livingston 4 3 0 0 1 5 1 +4 9 0–1 — — 1–0 —
3 Forfar Athletic 4 2 0 0 2 5 3 +2 6 — 0–2 — — 3–0[a]
4 Dunfermline Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 5 −1 3 — — 0–2 — 1–2
5 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 0 3 2 11 −9 3 0–5 0–2 — — —
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.[6]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2024 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2024–25

See also

List of Livingston F.C. seasons

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