2014–15 Livingston F.C. season
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | John McGlynn (until 16 December) Mark Burchill | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Championship | 8th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jordan White (11) All: Jordan White (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,178 vs. Heart of Midlothian, Championship, 27 December 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 620 vs. Queen of the South, League Cup, 26 August 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,605 | ||
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The 2014–15 season was Livingston's second season in the Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division during the 2010–11 season.[1] Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]Management
[edit]Livingston began the 2014–15 season under the management of John McGlynn who had been appointed in September 2013. On the 16 December, McGlynn left his position as manager by way of ‘mutual consent’ and was replaced by Mark Burchill in a player/manager role.[2] Off the field, Livingston had been deducted 5 points by the SPFL in November 2014 due to a breach in tax payments and were only spared from relegation on the final day of the season with a home victory over Queen of the South.[3][4]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre Season
[edit]| 10 July 2014 | Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Livingston | Station Park, Forfar |
| 19:30 | Report |
| 12 July 2014 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Livingston | Ainsley Park, Edinburgh |
| 19:30 | Forbes  16' |
Report |
| 16 July 2014 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Livingston | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 19:45 | Report |
| 22 July 2014 | Preston Athletic | 1–5 | Livingston | Pennypit Park, Prestonpans |
| 19:30 | Report |
| 24 July 2014 | Dalkeith Thistle | 1–2 | Livingston | King's Park, Dalkeith |
| 19:30 | Report |
Scottish Championship
[edit]| 9 August 2014 1 | Hibernian | 2–1 | Livingston | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | El Alagui 16' Oxley 19' |
Report | Gallagher 60' |
Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 16 August 2014 2 | Livingston | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 46' White 74' |
Report | Milne 89' |
Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 23 August 2014 3 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 34 o.g.' Fowler  72' |
Report | White 66 pen.' |
Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 30 August 2014 4 | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Kane 89' |
Report | Attendance: 814 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 13 September 2014 5 | Livingston | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Fordyce 27' White 33', 63', 77' |
Report | Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 September 2014 6 | Livingston | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Scott 18' |
Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 28 September 2014 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 5–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
| 16:05 | El Hassnaoui 14' Walker 30'Sow 43', 90'Keatings 87' |
Report | Attendance: 14,848 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 4 October 2014 8 | Livingston | 0–1 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Macleod 8' |
Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 18 October 2014 9 | Livingston | 0–4 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Malonga 31' Handling 53'McGeouch 70 pen.'Heffernan 86' |
Attendance: 2,666 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 21 October 2014 10 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 25 October 2014 11 | Livingston | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 81' Glen 88' |
Report | Russell 31' Reilly 69' |
Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 8 November 2014 12 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Livingston | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 48' |
Report | Gallagher 90+4' |
Attendance: 586 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
| 15 November 2014 13 | Livingston | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 29' |
Report | Fleming 62' Megginson 70' |
Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 22 November 2014 14 | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Livingston | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 54' |
Report | Attendance: 542 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 6 December 2014 15 | Raith Rovers | 1–5 | Livingston | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Perry 2' Anderson 45' |
Report | White 3 pen.' Burchill 23'Glen 44'Mullen 78'McKenna 88' |
Attendance: 1,385 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 13 December 2014 16 | Livingston | 0–1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Alston 28' |
Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 20 December 2014 17 | Rangers | 2–0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Aird 10' Mensing 74 o.g.' |
Report | Attendance: 28,053 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 27 December 2014 18 | Livingston | 0–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Keatings 25' |
Attendance: 8,178 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 3 January 2015 19 | Queen of the South | 3–1 | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dowie 31' Lyle 65'Russell 76' |
Report | White 39' |
Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 10 January 2015 20 | Livingston | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Mullen 4' |
Report | Mensing 26 o.g.' |
Attendance: 829 Referee: George Salmond |
| 24 January 2015 21 | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Livingston | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | McCullam 87' |
Report | White 5', 82' Mullen 63', 73'Jacobs 79' |
Attendance: 793 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 3 February 2015 22 | Livingston | 0–0 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 723 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 7 February 2015 23 | Livingston | 2–3 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Sives 52' Jacobs 90+4 pen.' |
Report | Zeefuik 4' Anderson 82'Walker 84' |
Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 14 February 2015 24 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Walker 40' |
Report | Praprotnik 74' |
Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 21 February 2015 25 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Duffie 8' Vaulks 16' |
Report | Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 28 February 2015 26 | Livingston | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Callachan 15' Vaughan 21' |
Attendance: 972 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 11 March 2015 27 | Hibernian | 2–1 | Livingston | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Cummings 31' Dja Djédjé 89' |
Report | Sekajja 88' |
Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 14 March 2015 28 | Rangers | 1–1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Vučkić 9' |
Report | Sekajja 45' |
Attendance: 35,066 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 21 March 2015 29 | Livingston | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Sives 14' |
Report | Agnew 80' Fleming 88' |
Attendance: 831 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 28 March 2015 30 | Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Livingston | Recreation Park, Alloa |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 53', 73' |
Report | Gordon 59 o.g.' Boulding 89' |
Attendance: 706 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 8 April 2015 31 | Livingston | 2–1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Mullen 9', 54' |
Report | Baird 44 pen.' |
Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 11 April 2015 32 | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Livingston | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Wedderburn 48' |
Report | White 63', 80' |
Attendance: 624 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 15 April 2015 33 | Livingston | 1–1 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 47' |
Report | Žaliūkas 49' |
Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 22 April 2015 34 | Livingston | 1–3 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 14' Cole 45' |
Report | Robertson 8' Cummings 15'Malonga 82' |
Attendance: 2,301 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 25 April 2015 35 | Raith Rovers | 0–4 | Livingston | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Report | Fordyce 19' Sives 49'Mullen 55'Barr 71 o.g.' |
Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 2 May 2015 36 | Livingston | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 78 pen.' |
Report | Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Willie Collum |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]| 26 July 2014 First Round | Queen of the South | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dowie 24' Russell 56'Paton 107' |
Report | Sives 58' Mullen 65'Hippolyte 98'Robertson 115' |
Attendance: 1,196 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 20 August 2014 Second Round | Livingston | 4–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | White 6', 76' Hippolyte 81'Robertson 84' |
Report | Talbot 90+1 o.g.' |
Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 6 September 2014 Quarter-Final | Peterhead | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Rodgers 120+1' |
Report | Hippolyte 113' |
Attendance: 695 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 12 October 2014 Semi-Final | Livingston | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Glen 66' |
Report | Longworth 45' |
Attendance: 845 Referee: George Salmond |
| 5 April 2015 Final | Livingston | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
| 15:00 | Pittman 21' Fordyce 61'White 86', 90+2' |
Report | Attendance: 2,869 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 2 August 2014 First Round | Albion Rovers | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Livingston | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 536 Referee: Des Roache |
| 26 August 2014 Second Round | Livingston | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 119' |
Report | Attendance: 620 Referee: George Salmond |
| 23 September 2014 Third Round | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie, Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Taylor 8' Rooney 61', 74', 87' |
Report | Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 1 November 2014 Third Round | Annan Athletic | 3–2 | Livingston | Galabank, Annan |
| 15:00 | Weatherson 20', 41' McColm 58' |
Report | Jacobs 13' Mullen 83' |
Attendance: 560 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Player statistics
[edit]- As of 2 May 2015 (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 |  SCO
|
Darren Jamieson | 45 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Craig Sives | 28 | 4 | 20+1 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jason Talbot | 35 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Darren Cole | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Callum Fordyce | 44 | 3 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF |  RSA
|
Kyle Jacobs | 43 | 2 | 34+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | RSA
|
Keaghan Jacobs | 39 | 2 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Burton O'Brien | 37 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  ENG
|
Rory Boulding | 4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Myles Hippolyte | 42 | 6 | 12+21 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+4 | 3 |
| 12 | GK | SCO
|
Kevin Walker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | SCO
|
Declan Gallagher | 33 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  SVN
|
Nejc Praprotnik | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Jack Beaumont | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO
|
Michael McKenna | 33 | 1 | 12+13 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO
|
Jordan White | 44 | 15 | 28+7 | 11 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 4 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Gary Glen | 38 | 3 | 18+11 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | SCO
|
Danny Mullen | 41 | 12 | 26+7 | 10 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ENG
|
Ibra Sekajja | 11 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO
|
Bradley Donaldson | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | SCO
|
Scott Pittman | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
|
Mark Burchill | 14 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO
|
Shaun Rutherford | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | SCO
|
Darren Moffat | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO
|
Ryan Currie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan Cook | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG
|
Simon Mensing | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Rob Ogleby | 16 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
David Robertson | 19 | 2 | 6+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | SCO
|
Paul Grant | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 34 | |
| 8 | Livingston[a] | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 86 | −55 | 25 | Relegation to League One |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Boulding's Back!". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston FC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Malcolm stays at Station Park as Danny Denholm returns". forfarathletic.co.uk. Forfar Athletic FC. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Departures at Livingston". spfl.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "McNulty adds to Scottish contingent at Bramall Lane". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Another new face for 2014/15". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Morton land striker Barrowman". greenocktelegraph.co.uk. Greenock Telegraph. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Ross Docherty signs". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians FC. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Simon Mensing enjoyed living American dream – but insists he missed moaning Scottish football fans". deadlinenews.co.uk. Capital City Press. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.