2017–18 Livingston F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Livingston's first season back in the Scottish Championship after their promotion from League One at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] Livingston also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
2017–18 season
ManagerDavid Hopkin
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
ChampionshipRunners-Up
(Promoted via play-offs)
League CupQuarter-Final
Challenge CupSecond Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Hardie (8)
All: Lithgow, Hardie,
Mackin & Halkett (8)
Highest home attendance5,469 vs. Partick Thistle, Play-off, 17 May 2018
Lowest home attendance617 vs. Airdrieonians, League Cup, 22 July 2017
Average home league attendance1,348

Summary

Season

Livingston finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and were promoted to the Scottish Premiership for the first time since 2006 with victory over Partick Thistle in the premiership play-offs.[2] Livingston also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, the second round of the Challenge Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season
1 July 2017 Livingston0 – 1HeartsAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Stockton  20'
4 July 2017 Livingston0 – 2MotherwellAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Report Bigirimana  42'
Bowman  86'		 Attendance: 824
8 July 2017 Kilmarnock1 – 0LivingstonRugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00 Waters  58' Report
12 July 2017 Livingston0 – 3SunderlandAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 Report Khazri  20'
Asoro  76'
Lens  90'
28 July 2017 Cardiff City4 – 0LivingstonCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 Hoilett  12'
Ward  57', 63'
Ecuele Manga  75'		 Report

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship
5 August 2017 1Livingston1 – 1Dunfermline AthleticAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman  30' Report Higginbotham  63 pen.' Attendance: 2,301
Referee: Alan Newlands
12 August 2017 2Brechin City2 – 2LivingstonGlebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Orsi  54'
Graham  61'		 Report Mackin  25'
Pittman  44'		 Attendance: 579
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 August 2017 3Livingston1 – 3St MirrenAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Halkett  15' Report Halkett  9 o.g.'
Irvine  33'
Reilly  51', 60'		 Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 August 2017 4Greenock Morton0 – 1LivingstonCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Mullen  60' Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 September 2017 5Livingston2 – 2Queen of the SouthAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  40 pen.'
Mackin  81'		 Report Stirling  71'
Lyle  77'		 Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Steven McLean
16 September 2017 6Inverness CT1 – 3LivingstonCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Bell  27' Report Todorov  24'
Robinson  52'
Halkett  72'		 Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 September 2017 7Falkirk0 – 2LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Mullen  47'
Mullin  53'
Gallagher  90+1'		 Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 September 2017 8Livingston2 – 1DumbartonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Lithgow  19'
Halkett  85'		 Report Walsh  76' Attendance: 938
Referee: Mat Northcroft
14 October 2017 9Livingston2 – 0Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen  7'
Todorov  76'		 Report Attendance: 2,282
Referee: John Beaton
21 October 2017 10Dunfermline Athletic3 – 1LivingstonEast End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Higginbotham  2', 38'
Aird  30'		 Report Mullen  87' Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Andrew Dallas
28 October 2017 11Livingston3 – 2Brechin CityAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McMillan  3'
Halkett  60'
Mackin  69'		 Report Orsi  85 pen.' Attendance: 926
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 November 2017 12Livingston0 – 0Inverness CTAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Gavin Duncan
25 November 2017 13Queen of the South0 – 3LivingstonPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Jacobs  77' Report Penrice  32'
Mullin  68'
Byrne  81'		 Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Colin Steven
28 November 2017 14St Mirren3 – 1LivingstonSt Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45 Morgan  51'
Eckersley  66'
McShane  78 pen.'		 Report Carrick  30' Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 December 2017 15Livingston0 – 0FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Gavin Duncan
23 December 2017 16Dundee United3 – 0LivingstonTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 McMullan  22', 88'
McDonald  37'		 Report Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 December 2017 17Dumbarton1 – 4LivingstonDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
14:00 Loy  25'
Hutton  90+1'		 Report Halkett  27'
Pittman  43'
Mackin  58'
Robinson  80'		 Attendance: 495
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 January 2018 18Inverness CT1 – 1LivingstonCaledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00 Doran  6'
Vigurs  43'		 Report Lithgow  82' Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Greg Aitken
6 January 2018 19Livingston0 – 1Queen of the SouthAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Kane  39' Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Stephen Finnie
13 January 2018 20Brechin City0 – 2LivingstonGlebe Park, Brechin
15:00 Report Halkett  12 pen.'
Robinson  69'		 Attendance: 551
Referee: Craig Charleston
27 January 2018 21Livingston2 – 0DumbartonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Lithgow  23'
Hardie  28'		 Report Attendance: 732
Referee: Colin Steven
3 February 2018 22Falkirk1 – 3LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Jakubiak  72' Report Lithgow  39'
Hardie  59'
De Vita  62'		 Attendance: 4,123
Referee: John McKendrick
10 February 2018 23Livingston0 – 0Dunfermline AthleticAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Thompson  69' Report Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 February 2018 24Livingston4 – 1St MirrenAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Hardie  9', 15'
Miller  22'
Robinson  90+4'		 Report Flynn  2' Attendance: 2,708
Referee: Alan Muir
23 February 2018 25Livingston2 – 1Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Robinson  22'
Hardie  90+1'		 Report Smith  74' Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 February 2018 26Greenock Morton0 – 1LivingstonCappielow, Greenock
19:45 Report Cadden  47' Attendance: 1,373
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 March 2018 27Livingston1 – 1Greenock MortonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Byrne  66'
Longridge  90+4'		 Report Oliver  88' Attendance: 862
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 March 2018 28Livingston0 – 0FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 March 2018 29Queen of the South3 – 3LivingstonPalmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 Thomson  28'
Dykes  30'
Todorov  90+1'		 Report De Vita  41'
Halkett  52'
Hardie  60'		 Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Steven McLean
31 March 2018 30Dumbarton0 – 3LivingstonDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Wilson  80' Report Miller  34'
Hardie  36'
De Vita  45'		 Attendance: 670
Referee: Barry Cook
3 April 2018 31Dunfermline Athletic1 – 0LivingstonEast End Park, Dunfermline
19:45 Ashcroft  11' Report Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Stephen Finnie
7 April 2018 32Livingston3 – 2Greenock MortonAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Longridge  35'
Lithgow  53', 86'		 Report O'Ware  18'
Lamie  69'		 Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Steven Kirkland
14 April 2018 33St Mirren0 – 0LivingstonSt Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Report Attendance: 6,172
Referee: John Beaton
21 April 2018 34Livingston3 – 0Brechin CityAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Pittman  67'
Longridge  35'
Hardie  86'		 Report Attendance: 943
Referee: Steven Reid
24 April 2018 35Livingston0 – 1Inverness CTAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Polworth  46' Attendance: 740
Referee: Colin Steven
28 April 2018 36Dundee United2 – 0LivingstonTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Slater  54'
McDonald  85'		 Report Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Greg Aitken

Premiership Play-off
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership
7 May 2018 Semi-Final 1st LegDundee United2 – 3LivingstonTannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 Mikkelsen  3'
Ralston  28'		 Report De Vita  2'
Mullin  77'
Pittman  80'		 Attendance: 5,610
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 May 2018 Semi-Final 2nd LegLivingston1 – 1
(4 – 3 agg.)		Dundee UnitedAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Lithgow  6' Report Fraser  21' Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Don Robertson
17 May 2018 Final 2nd LegLivingston2 – 1Partick ThistleAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Jacobs  13'
Pittman  74'		 Report Doolan  10' Attendance: 5,469
Referee: Craig Thomson
20 May 2018 Final 2nd LegPartick Thistle0 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)		LivingstonFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:30 Report Jacobs  46' Attendance: 7,122
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group H

Group Stage

Results

15 July 2017 Group StageLivingston1 – 1
(3 – 1 p)		Partick ThistleAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs  46' Report Erskine  14' Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 July 2017 Group StageSt Mirren0 – 1LivingstonSt Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45 Report Carrick  2' Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alan Muir
22 July 2017 Group StageLivingston2 – 0AirdrieoniansAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mackin  21'
Halkett  53'		 Report Attendance: 617
Referee: Mike Roncone
25 July 2017 Group StageStranraer2 – 4LivingstonStair Park, Stranraer
19:45 Neill  5'
Agnew  33 pen.'		 Report Robertson  10'
Carrick  32'
Todorov  61'
Robinson  80'		 Attendance: 341
Referee: John McKendrick

Group H
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV PAR STM AIR STR
1 Livingston (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 8 3 +5 11 Qualification for the Second Round — p1–1 — 2–0 —
2 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 9 2 +7 10 — — 5–0 — 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 2 0 0 2 9 7 +2 6 0–1 — — 5–0 —
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 0 0 3 4 10 −6 3 — 1–2 — — 3–1
5 Stranraer 4 0 0 0 4 4 12 −8 0 2–4 — 1–4 — —
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Knockout Stage
8 August 2017 Second RoundFalkirk1 – 2 (a.e.t.)LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Craigen  40' Report Robinson  32'
De Vita  101'		 Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Andrew Dallas
19 September 2017 Quarter-FinalHibernian3 – 2LivingstonEaster Road, Edinburgh
19:45 Swanson  18'
Boyle  32'
Stokes  83 pen.'		 Report Lithgow  10'
De Vita  28'		 Attendance: 8,535
Referee: Bobby Madden


Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 First RoundGreenock Morton0 – 2LivingstonCappielow, Greenock
19:45 Report Todorov  25'
Mullen  70'		 Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Colin Steven
3 September 2017 Second RoundThe New Saints1 – 1
(6 – 5 p)		LivingstonPark Hall, Oswestry
19:45 Edwards  20' Report Mackin  64' Attendance: 403
Referee: Robert Harvey

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
18 November 2017 Third RoundLivingston2 – 0Glenafton AthleticAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mackin  20', 61' Report Attendance: 735
Referee: Alan Newlands
23 January 2018 Fourth RoundLivingston0 – 1FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Report Tumilty  90+3' Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Alan Newlands

Player statistics
As of 20 May 2018 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Neil Alexander 47034+006+001+006+00
2 DF Jack McMillan 1513+1010+001+000+10
3 DF Jackson Longridge 45323+832+402+005+10
4 DF Alan Lithgow 47833+066+012+006+01
5 DF Gregor Buchanan 1107+100+001+000+20
6 MF Shaun Byrne 46132+116+002+005+00
7 MF Josh Mullin 41420+833+301+104+11
8 FW Scott Pittman 49635+046+002+006+02
9 FW Ryan Hardie 17815+180+000+100+00
10 FW Steven Boyd 1104+600+001+000+00
11 MF Nicky Cadden 35115+1112+000+102+40
14 MF Keaghan Jacobs 32313+705+111+004+12
15 FW Dylan Mackin 2187+742+211+020+21
16 FW Matthew Knox 610+202+000+111+00
17 MF Scott Robinson 2579+851+121+004+10
18 FW Lee Miller 21213+320+000+104+00
19 MF Adam Frizzell 402+200+000+000+00
20 GK Gary Maley 302+000+001+000+00
21 MF James Penrice 13111+210+000+000+00
22 MF Craig Henderson 100+000+100+000+00
23 MF Raffaele De Vita 40621+935+120+003+11
24 MF Jordan Thompson 1707+400+200+002+20
26 DF Craig Halkett 49834+176+012+006+00
29 GK Jordan Pettigrew 000+000+000+000+00
31 DF Declan Gallagher 43030+105+002+005+00
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
9 MF Nikolay Todorov 24410+822+210+001+11
10 FW Danny Mullen 17511+043+100+001+11
19 FW Dale Carrick 1534+514+121+000+00
22 MF Joe Thomson 301+100+000+001+00
24 FW Josh Peters 200+000+200+000+00

Team Statistics

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Mirren (C, P) 36 23 5 8 63 36 +27 74 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 17 11 8 56 37 +19 62 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dundee United 36 18 7 11 52 42 +10 61 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 16 11 9 60 35 +25 59
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 9 11 53 37 +16 57
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
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ResultDDLWDWWWWLWDWLDLWDLWWWDWWWDDDWLWDWLL
Position567666442323333443334432222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [7]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References
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