2009–10 Livingston F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Livingston's first season back in the Third Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston F.C.
2009–10 season
ManagerGary Bollan
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Third DivisionChampions
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Halliday (12)
All:
Andy Halliday (14)

Overview

Livingston went into administration on 24 July 2009 as the club was unable to pay bills of £330,000 in rent.[1] The club previously went into administration in 2004.[2] Despite a takeover the First Division club were deemed to be in breach of SFL rules and were relegated to the Scottish Third Division.[3] The club appealed the decision which led to refusal to play their new third division fixtures whilst it was heard.[4] The appeal to the SFL upheld the original decision.[5] On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed.[6] Livingston won the Third Division by 15 points over nearest team Forfar Athletic.[7] Chairman Gordon McDougall apologised to the other clubs in the division saying that It wasn’t our choice to have players on First Division wages in the Third Division and it was distinctly unfair that a full-time club was thrust upon the others clubs in the division.[8]

Results & fixtures

[9]   Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
22 July 2010 FriendlyLivingston2– 1Plymouth ArgyleCreamery Park
19:30 Timár  25' (o.g.)
McParland  49'		 Liv Report Summerfield  81' (pen.)

Third Division
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Third Division
15 August 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0MontroseAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Halliday  18' (54) BBC Report Crighton  35' Attendance: 632
Referee: Hilland
22 August 2009 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers1– 0LivingstonShielfield Park
15:00 Brazil  67' BBC Report Attendance: 608
Referee: Beaton
29 August 2009 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers1– 0LivingstonCliftonhill
15:00 Moyes  27' (og.) SFL Report Attendance: 485
12 September 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston3– 2Elgin CityAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 De Vita  26'
Fox  59' (89), pen.'		 BBC Report Crooks  73'
MacAulay  82'
Dempsie  90' 		 Attendance: 757
Referee: Finnie
18 September 2009 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer0– 3LivingstonStair Park
15:00 SFL Report Halliday  3'
De Vita  13' (33)		 Attendance: 378
Referee: Boyle
26 September 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 1Queen's ParkAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Fox  43'
Winters  55'
Macdonald  83'		 SFL Report Douglas  36' Attendance: 961
Referee: Salmond
30 September 2009 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire3– 1LivingstonOchilview Park
19:30 Maguire  18' (27)
Lynch  82'		 SFL Report Winters  44' Attendance: 567
Referee: Clancy
10 October 2009 Scottish Third DivisionForfar Athletic0– 1LivingstonStation Park
15:00 SFL Report Winters  13' Attendance: 613
Referee: Colvin
13 October 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0Annan AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
19:30 Winters  18'
Robbie Winters  43'		 SFL Report Attendance: 771
Referee: Watters
17 October 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston1– 1Berwick RangersAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Griffin  88' SFL Report Cameron MacDonald  71' (og.) Attendance: 815
Referee: Clancy
31 October 2009 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0– 3LivingstonLinks Park
15:00 Anderson  35' SFL Report
Brown  25'
De Vita  53'
Halliday  80'
Mcnulty  90'		 Attendance: 433
Referee: Madden
7 November 2009 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City1– 6LivingstonBorough Briggs
15:00 Gunn  73' SFL Report Jacobs  2' (44)
Winters  39'
Nicolson  49' (og.)
Halliday  52'
Talbot  68'		 Attendance: 615
Referee: Tumilty
21 November 2009 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park1– 2LivingstonHampden Park
15:00 Quinn  62' SFL Report Jacobs  47'
Moyes  65'		 Attendance: 620
Referee: Beaton
24 November 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0Albion RoversAlmondvale Stadium
19:30 Talbot  5'
Jacobs  85'		 SFL Report Attendance: 726
Referee: McDermott
5 December 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston3– 0StranraerAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Winters  14'
Glen Mitchell  35' (og.)
Halliday  69'		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Finnie
12 December 2009 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston1– 2Forfar AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Halliday  22' SFL Report Gibson  2'
Tulloch  90'		 Referee: Brines
23 January 2010 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer1– 1LivingstonStair Park
15:00 Nicoll  12' SFL Report Fox  94' Attendance: 323
Referee: Robertson
26 January 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston1– 0Elgin CityAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Brown  72' SFL Report Attendance: 503
Referee: Colvin
2 February 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0Queen's ParkAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Fox  7'
Halliday  12'		 SFL Report Attendance: 680
Referee: Muir
6 February 2010 Scottish Third DivisionForfar Athletic2– 2LivingstonStation Park
15:00 Campbelll  63'
Tulloch  95'
Fotheringham  90' 		 SFL Report Winters  55'
Hamilton  61'		 Attendance: 510
Referee: Law
9 February 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers0– 2LivingstonCliftonhill
19:45 .McGrath  65' SFL Report Hamilton  66' (pen.)
Tosh  91'		 Attendance: 587
Referee: Beaton
13 February 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston3– 2Annan AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 De Vita  53'
Winters  74'
Halliday  78'		 SFL Report Neilson  17'
Cox  45'		 Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Mclean
20 February 2010 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire0– 2LivingstonOchilview Park
19:45 Bolochoweckyi  56'  SFL Report Halliday  14'
Winters  64'		 Attendance: 1.062
Referee: Beaton
9 March 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0East StirlingshireAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Halliday  34'
Winters  52'		 SFL Report Attendance: 864
Referee: Madded
13 March 2010 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City0– 1LivingstonBorough Briggs
15:00 SFL Report De Vita  42' Attendance: 433
Referee: Somers
16 March 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic0– 0LivingstonGalabank
19:30 SFL Report Attendance: 604
Referee: Muir
20 March 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 1StranraerAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Liam Fox  27'
Winters  29'		 SFL Report Moore  86' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Brown
27 March 2010 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park0– 1LivingstonHampden Park
15.00 SFL Report De Vita  80' Attendance: 714
Referee: McKendrick
3 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2– 0LivingstonGalabank Stadium
15:00 Bell  4'
Storey  82'
Macdonald  68' 		 SFL Report Attendance: 831
Referee: Law
6 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston1– 0MontroseAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Halliday  93' SFL Report Attendance: 748
Referee: Hilland
10 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 3Forfar AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 De Vita  1'
Winters  33'		 SFL Report Harty  13' (21)
Campbell  17'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: MacDonald
13 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers1– 1LivingstonShielfield Park
19:45 Gray  76' SFL Report Tosh  71' (pen.) Attendance: 604
Referee: Finnie
17 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston0– 0Berwick RangersAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,621
Referee: Law
24 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0– 5LivingstonLinks Park
15:00 SFL Report Halliday  40' (53)
De Vita  50'
Watson  70'
Jacobs  83'		 Attendance: 510
Referee: Muir
27 April 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston2– 0Albion RoversAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Sinclair  15'
McGowan  18' (og.)		 SFL Report Attendance: 628
Referee: Murray
1 May 2010 Scottish Third DivisionLivingston1– 0East StirlingshireAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Jacobs  44' SFL Report Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Colvin

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge CupQueen of the South1– 0LivingstonPalmerston Park
Wilson  9' BBC Report Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Innes

League Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup
1 August 2009 Scottish League CupAlbion Rovers3– 0LivingstonCliftonhill
McKenzie  9' (og.)
Barr  48'
McCusker  89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 602
Referee: Hilland

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
24 October 2009 Scottish Cup R2Queen's Park1– 3LivingstonHampden Park
15:00 Quinn  78' BBC Report De Vita  32'  83'
Fox  62' (pen.)		 Attendance: 678
Referee: McLean
9 December 2009 Scottish Cup R3Clyde1– 1LivingstonBroadwood Stadium
19:45 Lithgow  63' BBC Report Hamill  48' Attendance: 538
Referee: Charleston
14 December 2009 Scottish Cup R3 ReplayLivingston7– 1ClydeAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Jacobs  5'
Fox  49',  80'
Winters  50',  67'
Halliday  51',  65'		 BBC Report Lithgow  11' Attendance: 690
Referee: Charleston
20 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4Livingston0– 1DundeeAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Harkins  33' Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Collum

Statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Darren Jamieson 1010000000
GK Roddy McKenzie 380320401010
GK Craig McDowall 3020100000
DF Cameron MacDonald 310260400010
DF Chris Innes 1000000010
DF Neil Hastings 2010001000
DF Jason Talbot 382322401010
DF Paul Watson 291251300010
DF Jonathan Brown 191161300000
DF Ewan Moyes 7161100000
DF Danny Griffin 271251200000
MF Andy Halliday 37143112421010
MF David Sinclair 351301301010
MF Anthony McParland 6040001010
MF Liam Fox 379316431010
MF Keaghan Jacobs 407346411010
MF Kyle Jacobs 170140300000
MF Sheldon Jacobs 1010000000
MF Devon Jacobs 5050000000
MF Chris Malone 11090001010
MF Joe Hamill 13180311010
MF Bobby Barr 200200000000
MF Mark Torrance 2000001010
MF Joe McKee 2010001000
MF Stephen Husband 8070100000
MF Steve Tosh 152152000000
FW Marc McNulty 9191000000
FW Armand One 3020000010
FW Robbie Winters 40133411421010
FW David Winters 182152300000
FW Raffaele De Vita 3211289420000
FW Jim Hamilton 112112000000
  Trialists 2020000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Nation Position Name Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Ramsden's Cup Total
GK Darren Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Roddy McKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Craig McDowall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Cameron MacDonald 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
DF Chris Innes 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Neil Hastings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Jason Talbot 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF Paul Watson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Jonathan Brown 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
DF Ewan Moyes 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF Danny Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Andy Halliday 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF David Sinclair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Anthony McParland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Liam Fox 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
MF Keaghan Jacobs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Kyle Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Sheldon Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Devon Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Chris Malone 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Joe Hamill 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
MF Bobby Barr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Mark Torrance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Joe McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Steve Tosh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Marc McNulty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Armand One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Robbie Winters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Raffaele De Vita 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
FW Jim Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 24 6 6 63 25 +38 78 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Forfar Athletic (P, O) 36 18 9 9 59 44 +15 63 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 East Stirlingshire 36 19 4 13 50 46 +4 61
4 Queen's Park 36 15 6 15 42 42 0 51
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 11 12 35 35 0 50
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.

References
  1. "Cash-strapped Livingston go into administration". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publications. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. "Livi to go into administration". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  3. "'Rescued' Livingston demoted to division three for breach of insolvency rules". Daily Mail. UK. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  4. "SFL postpones Livi game at Shire". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  5. "Livingston take appeal to SFA after SFL rejection". The Scotsman. UK: Scotsman Publication. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  6. "Livi lose appeal against the drop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. "Third Division Table 2009". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. "Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall apologises to other Third Division clubs after Lions confirmed as champs". West Lothian Courier. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  9. "fixtures 2009–10". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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