Scott Pittman

Scott Pittman
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Pumpherston, Scotland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 8
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
2011 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Broxburn Athletic
2014–2015 Bo'ness United
2015– Livingston 309 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Scott Pittman (born 9 July 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.

Background

He is a son of Steve Pittman, who played for Dundee, East Fife and Partick Thistle as a full back, and also represented the United States at international level.[1]

Career

Pittman began his career at Hamilton Academical and on 25 March 2011, he signed on loan for Alloa Athletic.[2] He was first called up for a matchday squad on 26 March 2011, remaining an unused substitute for their goalless home draw with Peterhead in the Scottish Second Division.[3] Three days later, he made his only appearance for the club, as a last-minute substitute for Jim Lister in a 3–2 defeat at Brechin City.[4]

On 11 August 2011, having been released by Hamilton,[5] Pittman signed for junior club Broxburn Athletic, managed by his father.[1] He later continued his junior career with Bo'ness United joining the club in June 2014.[6]

On 3 February 2015, after three other Scottish Professional Football League teams had made offers, he joined Scottish Championship club Livingston.[7] Four days after his acquisition, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat to Heart of Midlothian, playing the final four minutes in place of Ibra Sekajja.[8] On 5 April, Pittman played the full 90 minutes of the 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final at McDiarmid Park in Perth, scoring the first goal of a 4–0 win over his former team Alloa.[9] On 24 October 2015, he scored the first league goal of his career, equalising in a 4–1 win at Queen of the South.[10]

On 7 May 2018, in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final, Pittman scored the winning goal as Livingston won 3–2 away to Dundee United.[11] He scored again in the first leg of the final, getting Livingston's second goal in a 2–1 win at home against Partick Thistle.[12] He also played in the second leg as Livingston won 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate victory to gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership.[13]

On 22 March 2019, Pittman signed a new contract, keeping him at Livingston until 2021.[14]

During his spell at Livingston, Pittman has broken several records. In April 2022 he became the club's record top-flight appearance holder with 124, surpassing Oscar Rubio's tally.[15] In August the same year he became the record appearance holder in the Livingston era, breaking Keaghan Jacobs' record.[16]

In October 2022 Pittman signed a further contract extension, penning a three-year deal lasting until the end of the 2025/26 season and taking him into a testimonial year.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamilton Academical 2010–11[18] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2010–11[18] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bo'ness United 2014–15[19] East Superleague 0 0 4 0 — 0 0 4 0
Livingston 2014–15[19] Scottish Championship 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 1 13 1
2015–16[20] 32 2 2 0 3 0 4[b] 0 41 2
2016–17[21] Scottish League One 36 9 2 0 2 0 3[a] 1 43 10
2017–18[22] Scottish Championship 35 4 2 0 6 0 6[c] 2 49 6
2018–19[23] Scottish Premiership 38 6 1 0 5 1 – 44 7
2019–20[24] 23 3 2 0 5 1 – 30 4
2020–21[25] 38 6 2 0 7 0 – 47 7
2021–22[26] 28 4 2 0 5 0 – 35 4
2022–23[27] 33 0 2 1 5 1 – 40 2
2023–24[28] 29 2 2 0 6 0 – 37 2
2024–25[28] Scottish Championship 5 3 0 0 4 0 1[a] 0 10 3
Total 309 39 17 1 48 3 15 4 391 47
Career total 310 39 21 1 44 3 14 4 395 47
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Livingston

References

  1. ^ a b "Pittman joins Dad at Broxburn". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Scott Pittman joins club". Alloa Athletic F.C. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Alloa Athletic 0–0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Brechin stay second". Scottish Professional Football League. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Hamilton wield axe for the drop". BBC Sport. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Livingston set to sign Scott Pittman from Bo'ness". Edinburgh Evening News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Livingston: David Robertson leaves as Bo'ness striker arrives". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Livingston 2–3 Hearts". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. ^ a b Lindsay, Clive (5 April 2015). "Livingston 4–0 Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Queen of the South 1–4 Livingston". BBC Sport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (7 May 2018). "Dundee United 2–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  12. ^ Dowden, Martin (17 May 2018). "Livingston 2–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  13. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (20 May 2018). "Partick Thistle 0–1 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Livingston: Keaghan Jacobs and Scott Pittman sign new deals". BBC Sport. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Livingston 1-0 Hibernian: Pittman's goal sends Livi seventh". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "David Martindale 'proud' of Scott Pittman ahead of record Livingston appearance". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ^ "'Livingston legend': Praise for Scott Pittman as new contract takes midfielder into testimonial year". Eduinburgh News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.