2013–14 Livingston F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Livingston's first season in the new formed Scottish Championship and their third 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.

Livingston
2013–14 season
ManagerRichie Burke
(until 12 September)
John McGlynn
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
ChampionshipSixth Place
League CupThird Round
Challenge CupFirst Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc McNulty (17)
All: Marc McNulty (19)
Highest home attendance1,759 vs. Dundee, Championship, 15 March 2014
Lowest home attendance709 vs. Alloa Athletic, Championship, 25 March 2014
Average home league attendance1,161

Summary

Management

Livingston began the 2013–14 season under the management of Richie Burke who had been appointed in February 2013. On the 12 September, Burke resigned from his position as manager following a poor start to the season and was replaced by former Hearts manager John McGlynn.[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season
4 July 2013 Livingston0 – 0OțelulCarden Park Hotel, Chester
16:00 Report
10 July 2013 Livingston0 – 2Rotherham UnitedAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:00 Report Bradley  7'
Rose  81'
13 July 2013 Livingston1 – 2Wolverhampton WanderersAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 McNulty  12' Report Elokobi  35'
Davis  50'		 Attendance: 928
16 July 2013 Livingston0 – 0Partick ThistleAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship
10 August 2013 1Alloa Athletic1 – 0LivingstonRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Simmons  42' Report Docherty  72' Attendance: 714
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 August 2013 2Livingston3 – 3Queen of the SouthAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Denholm  12'
Fordyce  58'
Hastings  75'
Mullen  80'		 Report Docherty  38'
McGuffie  44 pen.'
Reilly  86'		 Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Alan Muir
24 August 2013 3Livingston0 – 3FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Roberts  30', 41', 54' Attendance: 1,416
Referee: George Salmond
30 August 2013 4Dundee3 – 0LivingstonDens Park, Dundee
19:45 Monti  33'
Gallagher  58'
MacDonald  83'		 Report Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Brian Colvin
14 September 2013 5Livingston2 – 2Greenock MortonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mensing  4'
McNulty  14'		 Report Hands  34'
Cham  45'		 Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 September 2013 6Dumbarton1 – 2LivingstonDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Megginson  44' Report McNulty  49', 76' Attendance: 759
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 September 2013 7Livingston5 – 1CowdenbeathAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Fordyce  42', 60', 87'
Barrowman  72'
Burchill  82'		 Report Hemmings  17' Attendance: 894
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 October 2013 8Hamilton Academical2 – 0LivingstonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Keatings  33 pen.', 65' Report Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Des Roache
19 October 2013 9Livingston3 – 2Alloa AthleticAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Scougall  2'
Donaldson  69'
Barrowman  90'		 Report Cawley  8'
Gordon  87'		 Attendance: 869
Referee: John McKendrick
26 October 2013 10Livingston2 – 1DundeeAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs  55'
Scott  88'		 Report MacDonald  54' Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Craig Charleston
29 October 2013 11Raith Rovers1 – 0LivingstonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45 Smith  22' Report Denholm  35' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Alan Muir
9 November 2013 12Falkirk4 – 1LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks  37'
Loy  52', 69'
Sibbald  60'		 Report Vaulks  72 o.g.' Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 November 2013 13Livingston1 – 3DumbartonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McNulty  20' Report Megginson  43'
Turner  52 pen.'
Prunty  74'		 Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 November 2013 14Greenock Morton1 – 5LivingstonCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Cham  26'  87' Report McNulty  7', 64 pen.', 90+2'
Barrowman  28'
Scott  37'		 Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Greg Aitken
7 December 2013 15Cowdenbeath2 – 3LivingstonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Hemmings  56', 69' Report McNulty  77', 90+2'
Barrowman  87'		 Attendance: 363
Referee: Don Robertson
14 December 2013 16Livingston0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 794
Referee: Mat Northcroft
21 December 2013 17Queen of the South2 – 2LivingstonPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Paton  17'
Durnan  45+1'		 Report McNulty  4', 77' Attendance: 1,523
28 December 2013 18Livingston3 – 0Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Thomson  8 o.g.'
Scott  45+1'
Scougall  62'		 Report Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Euan Norris
4 January 2014 19Livingston0 – 1FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Donaldson  25' Report Loy  26 pen.' Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 January 2014 20Dundee0 – 1LivingstonDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Burchill  11' Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Steven McLean
18 January 2014 21Livingston0 – 1Greenock MortonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report McKay  45+1' Attendance: 1,245
Referee: George Salmond
1 February 2014 22Livingston1 – 2Queen of the SouthAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McNulty  40 pen.' Report Durnan  55'
Lyle  79'		 Attendance: 1,245
Referee: George Salmond
5 February 2014 23Dumbarton2 – 2LivingstonDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
19:45 Fleming  50'
Nish  72'
Kane  90+5'		 Report Jacobs  66'
Barrowman  79'		 Attendance: 562
Referee: Stevie O’Reilly
15 February 2014 24Alloa Athletic0 – 3LivingstonRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Mensing  20'  56'
Scott  81'
Jacobs  86'		 Attendance: 605
Referee: Iain Brines
21 February 2014 25Hamilton Academical2 – 0LivingstonNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Scotland  28'
Antoine-Curier  90+3'		 Report Attendance: 1,063
Referee: Craig Charleston
1 March 2014 26Livingston1 – 0CowdenbeathAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Talbot  63' Report Attendance: 980
Referee: Andrew Dallas
8 March 2014 27Falkirk1 – 1LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Alston  82'
Roberts  86'		 Report McNulty  35' Attendance: 2,924
15 March 2014 28Livingston0 – 2DundeeAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report MacDonald  8'
Benedictus  55'		 Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Don Robertson
22 March 2014 29Raith Rovers2 – 4LivingstonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Baird  48'
Thomson  85'		 Report Sives  5', 54'
McNulty  50 pen.', 90+5'		 Attendance: 1,329
Referee: Mat Northcroft
25 March 2014 30Livingston2 – 0Alloa AthleticAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 McNulty  21 pen.'
Jacobs  86'		 Report Attendance: 709
Referee: Crawford Allan
29 March 2014 31Livingston1 – 2DumbartonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mevlja  28'
Talbot  82'		 Report Turner  86 pen.'
Kane  88'		 Attendance: 949
Referee: Greg Aitken
5 April 2014 32Greenock Morton2 – 0LivingstonCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Imrie  14'
McKay  45+2'		 Report Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Craig Charleston
12 April 2014 33Livingston1 – 1Hamilton AcademicalAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs  64' Report Hendrie  54'
Scotland  86'		 Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Stephen Finnie
19 April 2014 34Cowdenbeath4 – 0LivingstonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Armstrong  45+1', 73'
Hemmings  51', 65'		 Report Attendance: 420
Referee: George Salmond
26 April 2014 35Queen of the South2 – 0LivingstonPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 McShane  25'
Russell  54'		 Report Attendance: 1,924
Referee: Don Robertson
3 May 2014 36Livingston2 – 0Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  8'
Sives  15'
McNulty  80'		 Report Attendance: 1,265
Referee: David Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
27 July 2013 First RoundBerwick Rangers3 – 2 (a.e.t.)LivingstonShielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00 Gray  26'
Morris  99'
Ronald  105+1'		 Report McNulty  90+4'
Mensing  105+2'		 Attendance: 460
Referee: George Salmond

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup
3 August 2013 First RoundElgin City1 – 3LivingstonBorough Briggs, Elgin
15:00 Crighton  45+2' Report Scott  15'
Fordyce  39'
McNulty  63'		 Attendance: 563
Referee: Don Robertson
27 August 2013 Second RoundAirdrieonians0 – 2LivingstonExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:45 Report Barrowman  38'
Wilkie  67'		 Attendance: 483
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 September 2013 Third RoundLivingston1 – 2MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Talbot  65'
Denholm  90+1'		 Report McHugh  16'
McFadden  73'		 Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Brian Colvin

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup
30 November 2013 Fourth RoundSt Johnstone2 – 0LivingstonMcDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 May  24'
Jahic  62'		 Report Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Player statistics
As of 3 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Darren Jamieson 34031+002+000+001+00
2 DF Mike Mampuya 17014+101+000+001+00
3 DF Jason Talbot 34127+213+001+001+00
4 MF Simon Mensing 32227+023+001+001+00
5 DF Callum Fordyce 40535+043+011+001+00
6 MF Martin Scott 38526+743+011+001+00
7 MF Keaghan Jacobs 34428+441+001+000+00
8 MF Burton O'Brien 32030+001+001+000+00
9 FW Marc McNulty 391932+3172+011+001+01
11 MF Danny Denholm 31210+1711+210+100+00
14 DF Michal Habai 704+300+000+000+00
15 MF Ross Docherty 1105+302+000+000+10
16 MF Jack Beaumont 603+001+100+001+00
17 GK Kevin Walker 705+001+001+000+00
18 MF Kyle Wilkie 2318+1201+110+000+10
19 DF Craig Sives 12211+120+000+000+00
20 MF Jack Downie 100+000+100+000+00
21 MF Kyle Jacobs 13113+010+000+000+00
22 FW Andrew Barrowman 22616+351+002+010+00
23 MF Nejc Mevlja 13112+110+000+000+00
27 FW Mark Burchill 2326+1420+100+101+00
31 MF Nejc Praprotnik 502+300+000+000+00
45 DF Shaun Rutherford 100+100+000+000+00
48 FW Danny Mullen 2628+1520+200+000+10
49 FW Kyle Lander 500+500+000+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
10 MF Stefan Scougall 18216+021+001+000+00
19 DF Coll Donaldson 24019+003+001+001+00
21 DF Connor McDonald 1408+202+100+001+00
23 MF Patrik Twardzik 200+100+000+100+00

Team Statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Queen of the South 36 16 7 13 53 39 +14 55 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Dumbarton 36 15 6 15 65 64 +1 51
6 Livingston 36 13 7 16 51 56 −5 46
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 48 61 −13 42
8 Alloa Athletic 36 11 7 18 34 51 −17 40
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary
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GroundAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHHAAAHAHAHHAHHAH
ResultLDLLDWWLWWLLLWWDDWLWLLDWLWDLWWLLDLLW
Position889101010888766876777767786765655566666
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References
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