2011–12 Livingston F.C. season

The 2011–12 season saw Livingston compete in their first season back in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11.[1] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
2011–12 season
ManagerGary Bollan
(until 5 February)
Brian Welsh
(Caretaker)
John Hughes
(From 14 February)
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
First DivisionFifth Place
Challenge CupSemi-Final
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc McNulty (11)
All: Marc McNulty (16)
Highest home attendance2,967 vs. Falkirk, First Division, 2 January 2012
Lowest home attendance549 vs. Stirling Albion, Challenge Cup, 9 August 2011
Average home league attendance1,776

Summary

Livingston finished fifth in the First Division.[2] They reached the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Managers

On 5 February 2012 Gary Bollan was sacked by the club,[6] with Brian Welsh being appointed as caretaker manager.[7] Welsh led the club for one game before emigrating to America[8] and on 14 February John Hughes was appointed as manager with John Collins being appointed Director of football.[9]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season
2 July 2011 FriendlyLivingston1 – 1DunfermlineBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Russell  9' DAFC Report Hardie  5' Attendance: 657
Referee: Tumilty
5 July 2011 FriendlyLivingston2 – 1HibernianBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Deuchar  1'
Russell  28'		 Hibernian FC Report O'Connor  53' Attendance: 2,213
Referee: Collum
9 July 2011 FriendlyLivingston1 – 1InvernessBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Ky. Jacobs Livingston Report Foran Attendance: 507
Referee: Steve Conroy
13 July 2011 FriendlyCove Rangers0 – 4LivingstonAlbyn School
Livingston Report Cummings
Barr
Fox
Easton
16 July 2011 FriendlyLivingston1 – 0HeartsBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Russell  33' Livingston Report Attendance: 976
Referee: Beaton

Scottish First Division
6 August 2011 First DivisionLivingston2 – 2Queen of the SouthBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Sinclair  56'
Russell  85' (pen.)		 BBC Sport McLaughlin  19'
Brighton  32'		 Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Norris
13 August 2011 First DivisionGreenock Morton2 – 1LivingstonCappielow
Tidser  9'
MacDonald  64' (pen.)
McCaffrey  87' 		 BBC Sport Russell  55' (pen.) Attendance: 2,025
Referee: Winter
20 August 2011 First DivisionLivingston4 – 2DundeeBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Russell  4'
Deuchar  13', 59'
Ke. Jacobs  90'		 BBC Sport Irvine  61'
McNeil  65' (o.g)		 Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Hilland
27 August 2011 First DivisionHamilton Academical1 – 1LivingstonNew Douglas Park
McLaughlin  54'
Mensing  64' 
Crawford  78'		 BBC Sport Boulding  90' Attendance: 2,051
Referee: Charleston
10 September 2011 First DivisionLivingston1 – 1FalkirkBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Russell  70' BBC Sport Murdoch  38'
Millar  90' (pen.)
Higginbotham  90'		 Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Thomson
17 September 2011 First DivisionRoss County1 – 1LivingstonVictoria Park
Brittain  45'
Craig  64'		 BBC Sport Sinclair  40'
Watson  65' 		 Attendance: 2,047
Referee: Northcroft
24 September 2011 First DivisionLivingston2 – 1Partick ThistleBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Deuchar  29'
Ky. Jacobs  90'		 BBC Sport Elliot  51' Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Salmond
1 October 2011 First DivisionLivingston1 – 1Raith RoversBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty  67' BBC Report Hill  18'
Graham  60'		 Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Collum
15 October 2011 First DivisionAyr United0 – 0LivingstonSomerset Park
Livingston Report Attendance: 1,390
Referee: McLean
22 October 2011 First DivisionLivingston1 – 1Greenock MortonBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Russell  34' (pen.) SFL Report O'Brien  16' Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Clancy
29 October 2011 First DivisionQueen of the South0 – 2LivingstonSomerset Park
Livingston Report McNulty  6'
Fotheringham  64'		 Attendance: 1,556
Referee: Winter
5 November 2011 First DivisionFalkirk4 – 3LivingstonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Alagui  12'
Wallace  17'
Brown  39' (o.g.)
Weatherston  85'		 SFL Report Barr  56'
Ke. Jacobs  62'
Fotheringham  78'		 Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Colvin
12 November 2011 First DivisionLivingston1 – 0Hamilton AcademicalBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty  52' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,738
Referee: McKendrick
26 November 2011 First DivisionLivingston0 – 3Ross CountyBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Boulding  56' SFL Report Gardyne  65'
McMenamin  72', 74'		 Attendance: 1,628
Referee: Tumilty
3 December 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 1LivingstonFirhill Stadium
15:00 Balatoni  26'
Deuchar  33' (o.g.)		 SFL Report Deuchar  56' Attendance: 2,026
Referee: Muir
10 December 2011 First DivisionRaith Rovers0 – 1LivingstonStark's Park
15:00 BBC Sport Barr  56' Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Allan
17 December 2011 First DivisionLivingstonP – PAyr UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00
26 December 2011 First DivisionHamilton Academical0 – 1LivingstonNew Douglas Park
14:00 SFL Report Barr  70' Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Charleston
2 January 2012 First DivisionLivingston1 – 2FalkirkBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty  66' SFL Report Alagui  12'
Higginbotham  72'		 Attendance: 2,967
Referee: Winter
14 January 2012 First DivisionDundee3 – 0LivingstonDens Park
15:00 Conroy  19'
McGregor  74'
Riley  82'		 BBC Report Fotheringham  76'  Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Charleston
21 January 2012 First DivisionLivingston2 – 2Queen of the SouthBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Fox  40'
Scougall  73'		 BBC Report Brighton  16'
McGuffie  81' (pen.)
C. Reid  90' 		 Attendance: 1,286
Referee: Somers
28 January 2012 First DivisionRoss County3 – 0LivingstonVictoria Park
15:00 McMenamin  28', 82'
Morrow  87'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,514
Referee: McKendrick
11 February 2012 First DivisionLivingston3 – 1Partick ThistleBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty  37'
Watson  45'
Ky. Jacobs  52'		 SFL Report Cairney  88' Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Conroy
18 February 2012 First DivisionLivingston4 – 0Raith RoversBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Ky. Jacobs  17'
McNulty  48', 60', pen.' (70)		 SFL Report Davidson  69' Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Colvin
25 February 2012 First DivisionAyr United3 – 1LivingstonSomerset Park
15:00 Geggan  33', 56'
Malone  53'		 SFL Report Cummings  11' Attendance: 1,312
Referee: Thomson
3 March 2012 First DivisionLivingston2 – 3DundeeBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 McNulty  39'
McGregor  46' (o.g.)		 SFL Report McCluskey  26', 88'
Finnigan  56'		 Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Madden
6 March 2012 First DivisionLivingston1 – 2Ayr UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45 Ke. Jacobs  12' SFL Report Roberts  20' (pen.)
McGowan  66'		 Attendance: 859
Referee: Finnie
10 March 2012 First DivisionGreenock Morton1 – 3LivingstonCappielow Park
15:00 MacDonald  22' SFL Report McNulty  5'
Russell  41'
Barr  51'		 Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Richmond
16 March 2012 First DivisionLivingstonP – PHamilton AcademicalBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45 Report Referee: O'Reilly
17 March 2012 First DivisionLivingston0 – 4Hamilton AcademicalBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Talbot  11' SFL Report McShane  3'
Redmond  12'
Routledge  28', 81'		 Attendance: 1,066
Referee: O'Reilly
24 March 2012 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 5LivingstonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 El Alagui  29'
Weatherston  79'		 SFL Report Boulding  36', 41'
B. Barr  71', 84'
Russell  74' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Somers
31 March 2012 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 3LivingstonFirhill Stadium
15:00 Cairney  7'
Sinclair  54'		 SFL Report Boulding  20', 47'
Russell  50'		 Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Charleston
7 April 2012 First DivisionLivingston1 – 3Ross CountyBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Boulding  46' SFL Report McMenamin  38', 69'
Vigurs  86'		 Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Richmond
10 April 2012 First DivisionRaith Rovers0 – 3LivingstonStark's Park
19:45 SFL Report Boulding  17' (pen.), 45', 55' Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Brines
14 April 2012 First DivisionLivingston0 – 1Ayr UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Roberts  24' Attendance: 1,375
Referee: Winter
21 April 2012 First DivisionQueen of the South0 – 4LivingstonSomerset Park
15:00 Higgins  35' SFL Report Boulding  27', 88'
McNulty  38'
Jacobs  72'		 Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Muir
28 April 2012 First DivisionLivingston0 – 0Greenock MortonBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,571
Referee: Roache
5 May 2012 First DivisionDundee0 – 1LivingstonDens Park
15:00 Reid  48' SFL Report Attendance: 3,675
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Airdrie United0 – 5LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
BBC Sport Sinclair  50'
Russell  55', 67'
Barr  82', 90'		 Attendance: 719
Referee: Richmond
9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2Livingston5 – 0Stirling AlbionBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Deuchar  23', 34', 90'
Jacobs  36' (o.g.)
Thom  87' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 549
Referee: Brines
4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup QFBerwick Rangers1 – 2LivingstonShielfield Park
McDonald  52' BBC Sport Scougall  12'
Russell  85'		 Attendance: 567
Referee: Beaton
9 October 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup SFHamilton Academical1 – 0LivingstonNew Douglas Park
15:00 McLaughlin  43' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Richmond

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1Livingston6 – 0ArbroathBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Boulding  2'
Russell  7', 22'
Ke. Jacobs  33'
Talbot  66'
McNulty  72'		 BBC Sport Doris  76' Attendance: 804
Referee: Allan
24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 2St Johnstone3 – 0LivingstonMcDiarmid Park
Wright  13'
Sandaza  18', 25'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 2,439
Referee: Conroy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Irvine Meadow0 – 6LivingstonMeadow Park
14:00 BBC Sport McNulty  5', 26', 40'
Boulding  41'
Deuchar  51'
Barr  90'		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cook
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4Livingston1 – 2Ayr UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:15 McNulty  43' BBC Sport Geggan  39'
McGowan  52'		 Attendance: 932
Referee: Salmond

Player statistics

Captains
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Liam Fox 29 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad
Last updated 5 May 2012[10]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupRamsdens Challenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Darren Jamieson 100+000+000+001+00
GK Andrew McNeil 43036+002+002+003+00
GK Tony Bullock 000+000+000+000+00
GK Andrew Murphy 000+000+000+000+00
DF Craig Barr 42235+022+002+003+00
DF Cameron MacDonald 301+000+000+002+00
DF Callum Fordyce 1108+201+000+000+00
DF Jonathan Brown 1508+200+002+003+00
DF Jason Talbot 31125+001+002+013+00
DF Paul Watson 40132+012+002+004+00
DF Ross Docherty 1308+300+000+000+20
DF Michael Travis 300+100+000+000+20
DF Maurice Ross 808+000+000+000+00
DF Bryce Naples 000+000+000+000+00
DF Kevin McCann 10010+000+000+000+00
MF David Sinclair 1936+820+001+004+01
MF Liam Fox 29121+110+202+002+10
MF Keaghan Jacobs 38530+142+002+013+00
MF Kyle Jacobs 40329+532+001+102+00
MF Dean Cummings 1015+510+000+000+00
MF Ross Gray 100+000+000+000+10
MF Bobby Barr 43735+142+011+103+02
MF Stefan Scougall 30220+411+101+003+01
MF Lewis Turner 000+000+000+000+00
MF Mark Fotheringham 13211+022+000+000+00
MF Connor McDonald 300+300+000+000+00
MF Jack Beaumont 200+200+000+000+00
MF Jack Downie 100+100+000+000+00
FW Kenny Deuchar 27814+641+011+103+13
FW Marc McNulty 371625+5112+040+210+30
FW Iain Russell 331317+981+102+023+03
FW Rory Boulding 321312+13111+111+112+10
FW Andrew Russell 901+800+000+000+00
FW Dylan Easton 200+200+000+000+00
FW Michael Scott 101+000+000+000+00
FW Liam Gray 200+200+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKTony Bullock 0000000000
GKDarren Jamieson 0000000000
GKAndrew McNeil 0000000000
DFCraig Barr 70100020100
DFCameron MacDonald 0000001010
DFCallum Fordyce 1000000010
DFJonathan Brown 2000000020
DFJason Talbot 1100001021
DFPaul Watson 6100100071
DFRoss Docherty 1000000010
DFMichael Travis 0000000000
DFMaurice Ross 2000000020
DFBryce Naples 0000000000
DFKevin McCann 0000000000
MFDavid Sinclair 0000000000
MFLiam Fox 2010100040
MFKeaghan Jacobs 3000000030
MFKyle Jacobs 3000000030
MFDean Cummings 0000000000
MFRoss Gray 0000000000
MFBobby Barr 4010000050
MFStefan Scougall 0000001010
MFLewis Turner 0000000000
MFMark Fotheringham 6100000061
MFConnor McDonald 0000000000
MFJack Beaumont 0000000000
MFJack Downie 0000000000
FWKenny Deuchar 2000000020
FWMarc McNulty 3000001040
FWIain Russell 3000001040
FWRory Boulding 1100000011
FWAndrew Russell 1000000010
FWDylan Easton 0000000000
FWMichael Scott 0000000000
FWLiam Gray 1000000010

Awards
Last updated 14 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Rory Boulding[11] Ginger Boot Winner April

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48 +5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 −1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

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