2014–15 Livingston F.C. season

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.

Livingston

2014–15 season
Manager	John McGlynn (until 16 December) Mark Burchill
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
Championship	Eighth Place
League Cup	Third Round
Challenge Cup	Winners
Scottish Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Jordan White (11) All: Jordan White (15)
Highest home attendance	8,178 vs. Hearts, Championship, 27 December 2014
Lowest home attendance	620 vs. Queen of the South, League Cup, 26 August 2014
Average home league attendance	2,605
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Management

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

Forfar Athletic v Livingston

10 July 2014	Forfar Athletic	1 – 1	Livingston	Station Park, Forfar
19:30		Report

Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

12 July 2014	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Livingston	Ainsley Park, Edinburgh
19:30	Forbes  16'	Report

Arbroath v Livingston

16 July 2014	Arbroath	0 – 3	Livingston	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45		Report

Preston Athletic v Livingston

22 July 2014	Preston Athletic	1 – 5	Livingston	Pennypit Park, Prestonpans
19:30		Report

Dalkeith Thistle v Livingston

24 July 2014	Dalkeith Thistle	1 – 2	Livingston	King’s Park, Dalkeith
19:30		Report

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Championship

Hibernian v Livingston

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

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

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

Queen of the South v Livingston

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

Dumbarton v Livingston

30 August 2014 4	Dumbarton	1 – 0	Livingston	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Kane  89'	Report		Attendance: 814 Referee: Barry Cook

Livingston v Alloa Athletic

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

Livingston v Raith Rovers

20 September 2014 6	Livingston	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Scott  18'	Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Bobby Madden

Hearts v Livingston

28 September 2014 7	Hearts	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

Livingston v Rangers

4 October 2014 8	Livingston	0 – 1	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Macleod  8'	Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Livingston v Hibernian

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

Falkirk v Livingston

21 October 2014 10	Falkirk	0 – 0	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45		Report		Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Livingston v Queen of the South

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

Alloa Athletic v Livingston

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

Livingston v Dumbarton

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

Cowdenbeath v Livingston

22 November 2014 14	Cowdenbeath	1 – 0	Livingston	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Gallagher  54'	Report		Attendance: 542 Referee: Alan Muir

Raith Rovers v Livingston

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

Livingston v Falkirk

13 December 2014 16	Livingston	0 – 1	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Alston  28'	Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Barry Cook

Rangers v Livingston

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

Livingston v Hearts

27 December 2014 18	Livingston	0 – 1	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Keatings  25'	Attendance: 8,178 Referee: John McKendrick

Queen of the South v Livingston

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

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

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

Dumbarton v Livingston

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

Livingston v Alloa Athletic

3 February 2015 22	Livingston	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report		Attendance: 723 Referee: Euan Anderson

Livingston v Hearts

7 February 2015 23	Livingston	2 – 3	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	Sives  52' Jacobs  90+4 pen.'	Report	Zeefuik  4' Anderson  82' Walker  84'	Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Brian Colvin

Hearts v Livingston

14 February 2015 24	Hearts	1 – 0	Livingston	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
15:00	Walker  40'	Report	Praprotnik  74'	Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alan Muir

Falkirk v Livingston

21 February 2015 25	Falkirk	2 – 0	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Duffie  8' Vaulks  16'	Report		Attendance: 3,780 Referee: Craig Thomson

Livingston v Raith Rovers

28 February 2015 26	Livingston	0 – 2	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Callachan  15' Vaughan  21'	Attendance: 972 Referee: Don Robertson

Hibernian v Livingston

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

Rangers v Livingston

14 March 2015 28	Rangers	1 – 1	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Vučkić  9'	Report	Sekajja  45'	Attendance: 35,066 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Livingston v Dumbarton

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

Alloa Athletic v Livingston

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

Livingston v Falkirk

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

Cowdenbeath v Livingston

11 April 2015 32	Cowdenbeath	1 – 2	Livingston	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Wedderburn  48'	Report	White  63', 80'	Attendance: 624 Referee: Crawford Allan

Livingston v Rangers

15 April 2015 33	Livingston	1 – 1	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	Hippolyte  47'	Report	Žaliūkas  49'	Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Greg Aitken

Livingston v Hibernian

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

Raith Rovers v Livingston

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

Livingston v Queen of the South

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

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup

Queen of the South v Livingston

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

Livingston v Hearts

20 August 2014 Second Round	Livingston	4 – 1	Hearts	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45	White  6', 76' Hippolyte  81' Robertson  84'	Report	Talbot  90+1 o.g.'	Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Crawford Allan

Peterhead v Livingston

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

Livingston v Stranraer

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

Livingston v Alloa Athletic

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

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup

Albion Rovers v Livingston

2 August 2014 First Round	Albion Rovers	0 – 0 (3 – 4 p)	Livingston	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00		Report		Attendance: 536 Referee: Des Roache

Livingston v Queen of the South

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

Aberdeen v Livingston

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

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup

Annan Athletic v Livingston

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

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

Team Statistics

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]	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 winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

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

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W
Position	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8

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

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee David Robertson Greenock Morton Free[7] Jordan White Stirling Albion Free[8] Robert Ogleby Wrexham Free[9] Declan Gallagher Dundee Free[10] Bradley Donaldson Hibernian Free[11] Michael McKenna Musselburgh Athletic Free[12] Myles Hippolyte Southall Free Gary Glen Ross County Free Paul Grant Hibernian Free[13] Ibra Sekajja Inverness CT Free[14] Scott Pittman Bo'ness United Free[15] Rory Boulding Falkirk Free[16]

Players out Player To Fee Danny Denholm Forfar Athletic Free[17] Marc McNulty Sheffield United Undisclosed[18] Martin Scott Raith Rovers Free[19] Andrew Barrowman Greenock Morton Free[20] Kyle Lander St Johnstone Free Ross Docherty Airdrieonians Free[21] Simon Mensing Atlanta Silverbacks Free[22]

See also

• List of Livingston F.C. seasons

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