2001–02 Livingston F.C. season

Season 2001-02 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston F.C.
2001–02 season
ManagerJim Leishman
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Premier League3rd
Scottish CupFourth Round
Co-operative Insurance CupQuarter Final

Summary

In their first season in the Scottish Premier League having won promotion the previous season Livingston finished third.[1] They reached the Quarter final of the Co-operative Insurance Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup being knocked out by Aberdeen.

Results & fixtures

[2][3]   Win   Draw   Loss

SPL
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Premier League
28 July 2001 SPLLivingston2– 1Heart of MidlothianAlmondvale Stadium
Cabrera  34' Fernández  63' BBC Report Cameron  89' Attendance: 8,321
Referee: John Underhill
4 August 2001 SPLRangers0– 0LivingstonIbrox Stadium
BBC Report Referee: Freeland
11 August 2001 SPLDundee1– 0LivingstonDens Park
Sara BBC Report Attendance: 7,712
Referee: McCurry
18 August 2001 SPLLivingston0– 0CelticAlmondvale Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 10,024
25 August 2001 SPLMotherwell0– 0LivingstonFir Park
Motherwell Mad Report Attendance: 4,828
8 September 2001 SPLLivingston2– 0Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
Lowndes
Lovell 		BBC Report Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Brown
15 September 2001 SPLSt Johnstone2– 2LivingstonMcDiarmid Park
Falconer
MacDonald 		BBC Report Quino
Bingham 		Attendance: 3,817
Referee: Dougal
22 September 2001 SPLDunfermline Athletic1– 2LivingstonEast End Park
Attendance: 4,516
30 September 2001 SPLLivingston1– 0HibernianAlmondvale Stadium
Quino  64' BBC Report Attendance: 10,016
Referee: Orr
13 October 2001 SPLLivingston2– 2AberdeenAlmondvale Stadium
Wilson Tosh BBC Report Mackie Mackie Attendance: 6,393
Referee: Young
20 October 2001 SPLKilmarnock1– 5LivingstonRugby Park
BBC Report Attendance: 7,346
27 October 2001 SPLLivingston0– 2RangersAlmondvale Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 10,112
3 November 2001 SPLHeart of Midlothian1– 3LivingstonTynecastle Stadium
McKenna  75' BBC Report Fernández  22' (25) Wilson  72' Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Toner
17 November 2001 SPLLivingston1– 0DundeeAlmondvale Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
24 November 2001 SPLHibernian0– 3LivingstonEaster Road
Xausa  8'
Xausa  34'
Lowndes  86'		 Attendance: 11,146
Referee: Fyfe
1 December 2001 SPLLivingston3– 1MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 5,426
8 December 2001 SPLDundee United0– 0LivingstonTannadice Park
BBC Report Attendance: 6,312
15 December 2001 SPLLivingston2– 1St JohnstoneAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report
22 December 2001 SPLLivingston0– 0Dunfermline AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 5,326
26 December 2001 SPLCeltic3– 2LivingstonParkhead
BBC Report Attendance: 58,507
29 December 2001 SPLLivingston0– 1KilmarnockAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 5,214
2 January 2002 SPLAberdeen0– 3LivingstonPittodrie
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 15,709
12 January 2002 SPLRangers3– 0LivingstonIbrox Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 48,044
19 January 2002 SPLLivingston2– 0Heart of MidlothianAlmondvale Stadium
Bingham  54' Fernandez  66' BBC Report Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Dougie McDonald
30 January 2002 SPLLivingston1– 3CelticAlmondvale Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 8,437
2 February 2002 SPLMotherwell1– 2LivingstonFir Park
BBC Report Attendance: 4,458
9 February 2002 SPLLivingston1– 1Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 4,720
16 February 2002 SPLSt Johnstone3– 0LivingstonMcDiarmid Park
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 3,784
2 March 2002 SPLDunfermline Athletic1– 0LivingstonEast End Park
BBC Report Attendance: 4,500
9 March 2002 SPLLivingston0– 3HibernianAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report O'Connor  15'
O'Neil  45'
Petersen  78' (og)		 Attendance: 6,463
Referee: Toner
13 March 2002 SPLDundee2– 0LivingstonDens Park
BBC Report Attendance: 5,506
16 March 2002 SPLKilmarnock1– 1LivingstonRugby Park
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 6,936
23 March 2002 SPLLivingston0– 0AberdeenAlmondvale Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 9,449
6 April 2002 SPLCeltic5– 1LivingstonParkhead
BBC Report Attendance: 59,752
13 April 2002 SPLLivingston2– 1RangersAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 10,019
20 April 2002 SPLAberdeen3– 0LivingstonPittodrie
BBC Report Attendance: 14,109
28 April 2002 SPLLivingston4– 1Dunfermline AthleticAlmondvale Stadium
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 8,749
12 May 2002 SPLHeart of Midlothian2– 3LivingstonTynecastle Stadium
Broto  51' (og.) Fulton  90' (pen.) BBC Report Cabrera  53' Bingham  72' Wilson  87' Attendance: 10,223
Referee: Dallas

League Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish League Cup
26 September 2001 Scottish League Cup R2Livingston3– 0East FifeAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 1,896
9 October 2001 Scottish League Cup R3Aberdeen1– 6LivingstonPittodrie Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 8,599
19 December 2001 Scottish League Cup QFLivingston0– 2CelticAlmondvale Stadium
19:45 Livi Mad Report Balde  35'
Hartson  85'		 Attendance: 9,146

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2001–02 Scottish Cup
14 January 2002 Scottish CupAlbion Rovers1– 4LivingstonCliftonhill
19:30 McLean  42' Livi Mad Report Wilson  1'
Bingham  30' (89)
Fernandez  84'		 Attendance: 2,234
26 January 2002 Scottish CupAberdeen2– 0LivingstonPittodrie Stadium
15:00 Winters  5'
McAllister  17'		 Livi Mad Report Attendance: 10,261

Squad

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Javier Sanchez Broto
2 DF  FRA Philippe Brinquin
3 DF  SCO Gary Bollan
4 DF  ESP Oscar Rubio
5 DF  TRI Marvin Andrews
6 DF  SCO John Anderson
7 MF  SCO Barry Wilson
8 MF  SCO Steve Tosh
9 FW  ENG Nathan Lowndes
10 FW  ESP David Fernandez
11 FW  SCO David Bingham
12 MF  ESP Quino Cabrera
13 FW  CAN Davide Xausa
14 MF  ENG Lee Makel
15 MF   Carlos Aurelio
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  ENG Nick Culkin
17 MF  AUS Stuart Lovell
18 GK  SCO David McEwan
20 FW  SCO Stephen Whalen
21 DF  SCO Michael Hart
23 FW  SCO Thomas Courts
24 DF  ITA Simone Del Nero
25 FW  ITA Massimiliano Caputo
26 MF  SCO Darren Brady
27 MF  SCO David McGuire
28 DF  FRA Didier Santini
31 DF  SCO Stewart Greacen
32 FW  IRL Vinny Sullivan
36 GK  FRA Sébastien Socié
37 MF  SCO Richard Brittain

Statistics

League Table

[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 33 4 1 94 18 +76 103 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 25 10 3 82 27 +55 85 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Livingston 38 16 10 12 50 47 +3 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4 Aberdeen 38 16 7 15 51 49 +2 55
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 14 6 18 52 57 −5 48
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.

References
  1. "2001-02 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. "fixtures 2001-02". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. "Livingston results 2001/2002". Livi Mad. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  4. "LIVINGSTON FC SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE SQUAD NUMBERS 2001-02 to 2005-06". My Football Facts. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. "2001-02 First Division Table". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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