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2014–15 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
2014–15 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
(until 16 December)
Mark Burchill
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Championship8th
Scottish CupThird round
League CupThird round
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White (11)
All: Jordan White (15)
Highest home attendance8,178 vs. Heart of Midlothian, Championship, 27 December 2014
Lowest home attendance620 vs. Queen of the South, League Cup, 26 August 2014
Average home league attendance2,605

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

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Management

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

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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

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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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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

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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 Red card 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

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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

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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

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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 Scotland SCO Darren Jamieson 45 0 36+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Craig Sives 28 4 20+1 3 2+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
3 DF Scotland SCO Jason Talbot 35 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Darren Cole 11 0 8+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 44 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
6 MF South Africa RSA Kyle Jacobs 43 2 34+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
7 MF South Africa RSA Keaghan Jacobs 39 2 32+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 1 4+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien 37 0 28+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
9 FW England ENG Rory Boulding 4 1 0+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW England ENG Myles Hippolyte 42 6 12+21 2 0+3 1 1+0 0 1+4 3
12 GK Scotland SCO Kevin Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallagher 33 1 28+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
15 MF Slovenia SVN Nejc Praprotnik 9 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Jack Beaumont 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Michael McKenna 33 1 12+13 1 3+0 0 0+1 0 4+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 44 15 28+7 11 2+1 0 1+0 0 3+2 4
19 FW Scotland SCO Gary Glen 38 3 18+11 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 1
20 FW Scotland SCO Danny Mullen 41 12 26+7 10 2+1 0 0+1 1 4+0 1
22 FW England ENG Ibra Sekajja 11 2 8+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Scotland SCO Bradley Donaldson 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Scott Pittman 13 1 10+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
27 FW Scotland SCO Mark Burchill 14 1 4+7 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rutherford 14 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Darren Moffat 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Currie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Scotland 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 England ENG Simon Mensing 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Rob Ogleby 16 0 1+11 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 MF Scotland SCO David Robertson 19 2 6+7 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 2
21 GK Scotland SCO Paul Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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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:
  1. ^ Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultLWDLWLLLLDDLLLWLLLLDWDLLLLLDLDWWDLWW
Position8656556810889910101010101010101010101010101010101010101098
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Manager John McGlynn leaves Livingston by mutual consent". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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  14. ^ "New striker signs on". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston FC. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Livingston:David Robertson leaves as Bo'ness striker arrives". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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  19. ^ "McNulty adds to Scottish contingent at Bramall Lane". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Another new face for 2014/15". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Morton land striker Barrowman". greenocktelegraph.co.uk. Greenock Telegraph. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Ross Docherty signs". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians FC. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  23. ^ "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.