2018–19 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
2018–19 season
Chairman Robert Wilson
Manager Kenny Miller
(Until 20 August 2018)
Gary Holt
(From 23 August 2018)
Stadium Almondvale Stadium

The 2018–19 season is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2006,[1] having been promoted via the Premiership play-off[2] from the Scottish Championship, at the end of the previous season.[3] Livingston will also compete in the League and Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Having led the club to consecutive promotions manager David Hopkin departed the club during the close season on 31 May 2018, having declined the offer of a new contract.[4] First team coach David Martindale took charge of team affairs in the interim.[5] On 30 June 2018, former Rangers and Scotland striker Kenny Miller was appointed as player-manager on a two-year contract.[6] Livingston marked his first managerial appointment.[7]

On 20 August 2018, after just seven games Miller parted company with Livingston.[8] The club wished Miller to take up a full time managers role, rather than the dual role he was currently undertaking and he wished to continue his career as a footballer.[9] Assistant manager David Martindale[10] took over team affairs in the interim,[11] with Gary Holt being appointed as Head Coach three days later.[12]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Premiership

For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Livingston F.C. website

League Cup

First team player statistics

Appearances

During the 2018–19 season, Livingston have used twenty-five players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[16]

As of 6 October 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Liam Kelly 1308+005+000+00
2 DF Scotland Jack McMillan 610+200+410+00
3 DF Scotland Ricki Lamie 1006+003+100+00
4 DF Scotland Alan Lithgow 816+011+100+00
5 DF Scotland Steven Saunders 402+002+000+00
6 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 1318+015+000+00
7 MF South Africa Keaghan Jacobs 815+210+100+00
8 MF Scotland Scott Pittman 1328+015+010+00
9 FW Scotland Kenny Miller 712+005+010+00
9 FW Scotland Ryan Hardie 100+100+000+00
10 MF Scotland Craig Sibbald 400+101+200+00
11 MF Scotland Nicky Cadden 900+503+100+00
12 DF Scotland Callum Crane 400+003+100+00
14 MF Albania Egli Kaja 602+202+000+00
15 MF Scotland Steven Lawless 917+111+000+00
16 FW Scotland Matthew Knox 100+000+100+00
17 MF Scotland Scott Robinson 1318+014+100+00
18 FW Scotland Lee Miller 512+003+010+00
19 MF Northern Ireland Bobby Burns 200+200+000+00
25 DF England James Brown 101+000+000+00
26 DF Scotland Craig Halkett 1308+005+000+00
30 FW Scotland Jack Hamilton 1021+512+210+00
31 DF Scotland Declan Gallagher 1308+005+000+00
33 DF Togo Tevi Steve Lawson 401+300+000+00
45 FW Angola Dolly Menga 515+010+000+00

Disciplinary record

During the 2018–19 season, Livingston players have been issued with seventeen yellow card and one red. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 6 October 2018
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1ScotlandGKLiam Kelly 20000020
2ScotlandDFJack McMillan 10000010
3ScotlandDFRicki Lamie 10010011
8ScotlandMFScott Pittman 00100010
9ScotlandFWKenny Miller 10100020
14AlbaniaMFEgli Kaja 10000010
17ScotlandMFScott Robinson 20000020
19Northern IrelandMFBobby Burns 10000010
26ScotlandDFCraig Halkett 10000010
31ScotlandDFDeclan Gallagher 20000020
33TogoDFSteve Lawson 10000010
45AngolaFWDolly Menga 20000020
Total 1502100171

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
3 Celtic 8 5 1 2 13 4 +9 16 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Kilmarnock 8 5 1 2 13 7 +6 16
5 Livingston 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15
6 Rangers 8 4 2 2 18 8 +10 14
7 Aberdeen 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).
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

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV AIR HAM ANN BER
1 Livingston (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 5 1 +4 11 Qualification for the Second Round — — — 1–0 2–0
2 Airdrieonians (X) 4 2 0 1 1 9 4 +5 7 Possible Second Round 1–2 — — 4–1 —
3 Hamilton Academical 4 1 1 1 1 5 2 +3 6 0–0p p1–1 — — —
4 Annan Athletic 4 2 0 0 2 6 5 +1 6 — — 1–0 — 4–0
5 Berwick Rangers 4 0 0 0 4 0 10 −10 0 — 0–3 0–4 — —
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[19]
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to best runners-up.

Management statistics

Last updated on 6 October 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 3]
Kenny Miller[20] 14 July 2018 20 August 2018 7 3 2 2 042.86
Gary Holt[21] 23 August 2018 Present 6 4 2 0 066.67

Transfers

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to ongoing work on the playing surface at Almondvale the match was played at Prestonfield.[14]
  2. ↑ Due to late delivery of the new playing surface at Almondvale the match was played at Prestonfield.[15]
  3. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  4. ↑ Joined Dundee United as Goalkeeping Coach.

References

  1. ↑ "Livingston return to the Premiership for the first time since 2006 after play-off win". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Livingston completed an aggregate victory in the Premiership play-off final to secure successive promotions and relegate Partick Thistle". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Livingston win promotion to Premiership with play-off victory over Partick". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Livingston start new manager search after David Hopkin departs". bbc.co.uk/news. BBC News. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "David Hopkin steps down as Livingston manager". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Livingston appoint former Rangers striker player-manager on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Miller To Take Charge At Livingston". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kenny Miller leaves player-manager role after just seven weeks". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Livingston confirm Kenny Miller has departed after declining to give up player/manager role". The Herald. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kenny Miller's Livingston exit – John Hughes says ex-Rangers star's departure came after he was unable to sign his own players and staffs". thescottishsun.co.uk. Scottish Sun. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Livingston director says Kenny Miller felt he was 'spread too thinly'". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Gary Holt agrees to replace Kenny Miller as head coach". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Betfred Cup Fixtures Announced". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Annan game venue switch". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Gary Holt Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Craig Sibbald joins Livingston on a two-year deal". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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  29. ↑ "Livingston sign midfielder from Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  30. ↑ "Ryan Hardie joins Livingston on season-long loan deal from Rangers". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  31. ↑ "New goalkeeper for Livingston while Dylan Mackin leaves for Falkirk". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  32. ↑ "'Direct' winger Egli Kaja joins on loan from AFC Wimbledon". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  33. ↑ "Livingston boss Kenny Miller signs Millwall's James Brown". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  34. ↑ "Steven Lawless signs deal with Livingston". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  35. 1 2 "Breakfast with Tiffoney as Scott signs". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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  37. ↑ "Angola forward joins Livingston on two-year deal". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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  40. ↑ "Gregor Buchanan joins Morton after snubbing promotion with Livingston". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  41. ↑ "Neil Alexander joins Dundee United after denying them promotion with Livingston". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  42. ↑ "Dunfermline sign brothers Louis and Jackson Longridge". stv.tv/sport/. STV. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Scottish Premiership ins and outs - Summer 2018". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  44. ↑ "Falkirk buy striker Dylan Mackin from Livingston". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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