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
Championship6th
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

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Management

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

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4 July 2013 Livingston 0–0   Oțelul Carden Park Hotel, Chester
16:00 Report
10 July 2013 Livingston 0–2   Rotherham United Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:00 Report Bradley   7'
Rose   81'
13 July 2013 Livingston 1–2   Wolverhampton Wanderers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:30 McNulty   12' Report Elokobi   35'
Davis   50'
Attendance: 928
16 July 2013 Livingston 0–0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report

Scottish Championship

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10 August 2013 1 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Simmons   42' Report Docherty   72' Attendance: 714
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 August 2013 2 Livingston 3–3 Queen of the South Almondvale 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 3 Livingston 0–3 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Roberts   30', 41', 54' Attendance: 1,416
Referee: George Salmond
30 August 2013 4 Dundee 3–0 Livingston Dens Park, Dundee
19:45 Monti   33'
Gallagher   58'
MacDonald   83'
Report Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Brian Colvin
14 September 2013 5 Livingston 2–2 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mensing   4'
McNulty   14'
Report Hands   34'
Cham   45'
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 September 2013 6 Dumbarton 1–2 Livingston Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Megginson   44' Report McNulty   49', 76' Attendance: 759
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 September 2013 7 Livingston 5–1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Fordyce   42', 60', 87'
Barrowman   72'
Burchill   82'
Report Hemmings   17' Attendance: 894
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 October 2013 8 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Livingston New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Keatings   33 pen.', 65' Report Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Des Roache
19 October 2013 9 Livingston 3–2 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Scougall   2'
Donaldson   69'
Barrowman   90'
Report Cawley   8'
Gordon   87'
Attendance: 869
Referee: John McKendrick
26 October 2013 10 Livingston 2–1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs   55'
Scott   88'
Report MacDonald   54' Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Craig Charleston
29 October 2013 11 Raith Rovers 1–0 Livingston Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45 Smith   22' Report Denholm   35' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Alan Muir
9 November 2013 12 Falkirk 4–1 Livingston Falkirk 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 13 Livingston 1–3 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McNulty   20' Report Megginson   43'
Turner   52 pen.'
Prunty   74'
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Stephen Finnie
23 November 2013 14 Greenock Morton 1–5 Livingston Cappielow, 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 15 Cowdenbeath 2–3 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Hemmings   56', 69' Report McNulty   77', 90+2'
Barrowman   87'
Attendance: 363
Referee: Don Robertson
14 December 2013 16 Livingston 0–0 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Attendance: 794
Referee: Mat Northcroft
21 December 2013 17 Queen of the South 2–2 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Paton   17'
Durnan   45+1'
Report McNulty   4', 77' Attendance: 1,523
28 December 2013 18 Livingston 3–0 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Thomson   8 o.g.'
Scott   45+1'
Scougall   62'
Report Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Euan Norris
4 January 2014 19 Livingston 0–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Donaldson   25' Report Loy   26 pen.' Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 January 2014 20 Dundee 0–1 Livingston Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Report Burchill   11' Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Steven McLean
18 January 2014 21 Livingston 0–1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report McKay   45+1' Attendance: 1,245
Referee: George Salmond
1 February 2014 22 Livingston 1–2 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 McNulty   40 pen.' Report Durnan   55'
Lyle   79'
Attendance: 1,245
Referee: George Salmond
5 February 2014 23 Dumbarton 2–2 Livingston Dumbarton 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 24 Alloa Athletic 0–3 Livingston Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Mensing   20'   56'
Scott   81'
Jacobs   86'
Attendance: 605
Referee: Iain Brines
21 February 2014 25 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Livingston New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Scotland   28'
Antoine-Curier   90+3'
Report Attendance: 1,063
Referee: Craig Charleston
1 March 2014 26 Livingston 1–0 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Talbot   63' Report Attendance: 980
Referee: Andrew Dallas
8 March 2014 27 Falkirk 1–1 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Alston   82'
Roberts   86'
Report McNulty   35' Attendance: 2,924
15 March 2014 28 Livingston 0–2 Dundee Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report MacDonald   8'
Benedictus   55'
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Don Robertson
22 March 2014 29 Raith Rovers 2–4 Livingston Stark'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 30 Livingston 2–0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 McNulty   21 pen.'
Jacobs   86'
Report Attendance: 709
Referee: Crawford Allan
29 March 2014 31 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mevlja   28'
Talbot   82'
Report Turner   86 pen.'
Kane   88'
Attendance: 949
Referee: Greg Aitken
5 April 2014 32 Greenock Morton 2–0 Livingston Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Imrie   14'
McKay   45+2'
Report Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Craig Charleston
12 April 2014 33 Livingston 1–1 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Jacobs   64' Report Hendrie   54'
Scotland   86'
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Stephen Finnie
19 April 2014 34 Cowdenbeath 4–0 Livingston Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Armstrong   45+1', 73'
Hemmings   51', 65'
Report Attendance: 420
Referee: George Salmond
26 April 2014 35 Queen of the South 2–0 Livingston Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 McShane   25'
Russell   54'
Report Attendance: 1,924
Referee: Don Robertson
3 May 2014 36 Livingston 2–0 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Mullen   8'
Sives   15'
McNulty   80'
Report Attendance: 1,265
Referee: David Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup

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27 July 2013 First Round Berwick Rangers 3–2 (a.e.t.) Livingston Shielfield 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

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3 August 2013 First Round Elgin City 1–3 Livingston Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00 Crighton   45+2' Report Scott   15'
Fordyce   39'
McNulty   63'
Attendance: 563
Referee: Don Robertson
27 August 2013 Second Round Airdrieonians 0–2 Livingston Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:45 Report Barrowman   38'
Wilkie   67'
Attendance: 483
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 September 2013 Third Round Livingston 1–2 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45 Talbot   65'
Denholm   90+1'
Report McHugh   16'
McFadden   73'
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Brian Colvin

Scottish Cup

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30 November 2013 Fourth Round St Johnstone 2–0 Livingston McDiarmid Park, Perth
19:45 May   24'
Jahic   62'
Report Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Player statistics

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As of 3 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Darren Jamieson 34 0 31+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   BEL Mike Mampuya 17 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   SCO Jason Talbot 34 1 27+2 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF   ENG Simon Mensing 32 2 27+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   SCO Callum Fordyce 40 5 35+0 4 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF   SCO Martin Scott 38 5 26+7 4 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF   RSA Keaghan Jacobs 34 4 28+4 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Burton O'Brien 32 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Marc McNulty 39 19 32+3 17 2+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 1
11 MF   SCO Danny Denholm 31 2 10+17 1 1+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
14 DF   SVK Michal Habai 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF   SCO Ross Docherty 11 0 5+3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   SCO Jack Beaumont 6 0 3+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 GK   SCO Kevin Walker 7 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   SCO Kyle Wilkie 23 1 8+12 0 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 DF   SCO Craig Sives 12 2 11+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SCO Jack Downie 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   RSA Kyle Jacobs 13 1 13+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW   SCO Andrew Barrowman 22 6 16+3 5 1+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
23 MF   SVN Nejc Mevlja 13 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW   SCO Mark Burchill 23 2 6+14 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
31 MF   SVN Nejc Praprotnik 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF   SCO Shaun Rutherford 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 FW   SCO Danny Mullen 26 2 8+15 2 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
49 FW   SCO Kyle Lander 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
10 MF   SCO Stefan Scougall 18 2 16+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF   SCO Coll Donaldson 24 0 19+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 DF   SCO Connor McDonald 14 0 8+2 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF   CZE Patrik Twardzik 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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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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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
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

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See also

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References

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