2020–21 Livingston F.C. season

The 2020–21 season will be the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston will also compete in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Livingston
2020–21 season
ChairmanRobert Wilson
ManagerGary Holt
StadiumTony Macaroni Arena
Top goalscorerLeague: Dykes (2)
All: Dykes (2)

Season Summary

Goalkeeper Gary Maley signed a new contract after a Twitter poll "joke" vote from fans.[1][2] Marvin Bartley was named as new captain for the season.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
18 July 2020 FriendlyDundee United0 – 0LivingstonTannadice Park
Report Attendance: 0
22 July 2020 FriendlyKilmarnock1 – 2LivingstonRugby Park
McKenzie  25' Report Forrest  24'
Ambrose  60'		 Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 FriendlyLivingston2 – 2Ross CountyTony Macaroni Arena
14:00 Dykes  32'
Kouider-Aïssa  49'		 Report Stewart  55'
Fontaine  75'		 Attendance: 0

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2020[4] 1St Mirren1 – 0LivingstonSt Mirren Park
15:00 BST Tait  30' Report Attendance: 50
Referee: Don Robertson
8 August 2020 2Livingston1 – 4HibernianTony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Dykes  60' (pen.) Report Nisbet  24', 37', 88' (pen.)
Doidge  41'		 Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2020 3Motherwell2 – 2LivingstonFir Park
19:45 BST Turnbull  8'
Campbell  35'		 Report Dykes  10' (pen.)
Forrest  69'		 Referee: Colin Steven
16 August 2020 4LivingstonvRangersTony Macaroni Arena
16:30 BST
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Livingston F.C. website

Squad statistics

Appearances
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Robby McCrorie 30300000
2 DF Nicky Devlin 20200000
3 DF Ciaron Brown 20200000
5 DF Jack Fitzwater 30300000
6 MF Marvin Bartley (c) 30300000
8 MF Scott Pittman 30300000
9 FW Lyndon Dykes 32320000
10 MF Craig Sibbald 30300000
11 MF Alan Forrest 312+110000
15 FW Matej Poplatnik 100+100000
16 MF Robbie Crawford 00000000
17 MF Scott Robinson 302+100000
18 MF Jason Holt 100+100000
19 FW Salim Kouider-Aissa 200+200000
20 FW Aymen Souda 200+200000
21 DF Jack McMillan 100+100000
22 MF Scott Tiffoney 100+100000
25 DF Efe Ambrose 302+100000
27 DF Jon Guthrie 30300000
29 DF Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 20200000
32 GK Max Stryjek 00000000
38 FW Jack Hamilton 00000000
39 MF Carlo Pignatiello 00000000

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Kilmarnock 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2
9 Motherwell 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
10 Livingston 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
11 Aberdeen 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Hamilton Academical 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Second Round
3 Edinburgh City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 October 2020. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2020 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2020–21
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See also

List of Livingston F.C. seasons

References
  1. "Twitter poll earns Livi keeper deal". BBC Sport. 27 May 2020.
  2. "The people have spoken – Gary Maley stays!". Livingston FC. 27 May 2020.
  3. "Marvin Bartley – Livingston FC Captain for 2020/21". Livingston FC. 10 July 2020.
  4. "SPFL Premiership fixtures for 2020/21". Livingston. 6 July 2020.
  5. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. "Alan Forrest: Pre-Contract Agreement". Livingston FC. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  8. "Double delight as duo put pen to paper". Livingston FC. 8 July 2020.
  9. "Robby McCrorie: Livingston re-sign Rangers goalkeeper on year-long loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2020.
  10. "New Week – New Signing! Welcome, Salim Kouider-Aïssa". Livingston FC. 13 July 2020.
  11. "Livingston sign goalkeeper Max Stryjek". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020.
  12. "Livingston sign defender Ciaron Brown on loan from Cardiff City". 21 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Jason Holt: Livingston sign experienced midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 11 August 2020.
  14. "First Team squad update". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston FC. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  15. "Motherwell sign defender Ricki Lamie after Livingston departure". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  16. "Steven Lawless: Burton Albion sign former Livingston winger on one-year contract". BBC Sport. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  17. "EXCLUSIVE: East Kilbride boss confirms Chris Erskine set for FIFTH tier switch after Livingston exit". Daily Record. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  18. "Hakeem Odoffin: Hamilton sign defender from Livingston for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020.
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