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Livingston 2018–19 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2018–19 season was Livingston's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football since 2006,[1] having been promoted via the Premiership play-off[2] from the Scottish Championship, at the end of the previous season.[3] Livingston also competed in the League and Scottish Cup.
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Robert Wilson | ||
Manager | Kenny Miller (Until 20 August) Gary Holt (From 23 August) | ||
Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
Scottish Premiership | 9th | ||
Scottish League Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Craig Halkett & Ryan Hardie (7) All: Craig Halkett, Ryan Hardie & Scott Pittman (7) | ||
Highest home attendance | 9,246, vs. Rangers, Premiership, 30 September | ||
Lowest home attendance | 552, vs. Berwick Rangers, League Cup, 28 July 2018 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,664 | ||
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Having led the club to consecutive promotions manager David Hopkin departed the club during the close season on 31 May 2018, having declined the offer of a new contract.[4] First team coach David Martindale took charge of team affairs in the interim.[5] On 30 June 2018, former Rangers and Scotland striker Kenny Miller was appointed as player-manager on a two-year contract.[6] Livingston marked his first managerial appointment.[7]
On 20 August 2018, after just seven games Miller parted company with Livingston.[8] The club wished Miller to take up a full time managers role, rather than the dual role he was currently undertaking and he wished to continue his career as a footballer.[9] Assistant manager David Martindale[10] took over team affairs in the interim,[11] with Gary Holt being appointed as Head Coach three days later.[12]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
6 July 2018 | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
19:45 | Harkins 49' Dykes 60' |
Report | Cadden 35' Gallagher 46' |
24 July 2018 | Gateshead | 0–0 | Livingston | Kingston Park |
19:45 | Report |
4 August 2018 | Celtic | 3–1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Rogic 8' Édouard 26' Ntcham 50' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Robinson 90+3' | Attendance: 58,778 Referee: Walsh |
11 August 2018 | Livingston | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,586 Referee: Duncan |
25 August 2018 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Hamilton 14' Lithgow 36' |
Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Beaton |
1 September 2018 | Livingston | 2–1 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Byrne 58' Pittman 70' |
BBC Report | Horgan 52' | Attendance: 5,305 Referee: McLean |
15 September 2018 | Livingston | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Lawless 3' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Muir |
22 September 2018 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 17,798 Referee: Robertson |
30 September 2018 | Livingston | 1–0 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
13:30 | Menga 34' | BBC Report | Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Thomson |
6 October 2018 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | Bowman 17' McHugh 78' |
BBC Report | Jacobs 64' | Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Collum |
20 October 2018 | Livingston | 4–0 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Gallagher 18' Halkett 43' Lawless 76' Lithgow 89' |
BBC Report | Attendance: Walsh Referee: 2,137 |
27 October 2018 | Aberdeen | P–P | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | ||||
Note: Postponed due to Aberdeen's involvement in League Cup Semi Final.[13] |
31 October 2018 | Livingston | 0–1 | St Johnstone | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Report | Kennedy 5' | Attendance: 1,476 Referee: Beaton |
3 November 2018 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
15:00 | Miller 61' 85' Bloomfield 86' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,459 Referee: Muir |
11 November 2018 | Livingston | 0–0 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
12:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 9,016 Referee: Clancy |
24 November 2018 | Rangers | 3–0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
15:00 | Candeias 20' Morelos 83' Arfield 88' |
Report | Attendance: 49,448 Referee: Nick Walsh |
1 December 2018 | Livingston | 2–0 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Lawless 22' Hamilton 34' Halkett 83' |
Report | Bigirimana 36' Tait 64' |
Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Anderson |
5 December 2018 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Stewart 3', 20' | Report | Byrne 39' Pittman 71' |
Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Madden |
8 December 2018 | Livingston | 3–1 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Pittman 50' Hardie 64' Sibbald 88' |
BBC Report | Jones 36' | Attendance: 1,727 Referee: Dallas |
11 December 2018 | Aberdeen | 3–2 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
19:45 | McGinn 9' Cosgrove 57' Ferguson 90+2' |
BBC Report | Pittman 12' McMillan 33' |
Attendance: 12,252 Referee: Thomson |
14 December 2018 | Livingston | 5–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | Menga 64', 76' Halkett 72' (Penalty) Hardie 77', 79' Byrne 86' |
BBC Report | Djoum 52' 74' Zlamal 72' |
Attendance: 4,201 Referee: Walsh |
22 December 2018 | Hibernian | 1–1 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 | Porteous 43', 80' | Report | Menga 55' Hardie 56', 72' Lawless 86' |
Attendance: 17,056 Referee: Greg Aitken |
26 December 2018 | Dundee | 0–0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
15:00 | Boyle 9' McGowan 29' |
Report | Hamilton 84' | Attendance: 4,905 Referee: Bobby Madden |
29 December 2018 | Livingston | 1–2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Hardie 89' | Report | Wilson 71' Lithgow 85' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 5,548 Referee: Steven McLean |
23 January 2019 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
19:45 | Davidson 78' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,946 Referee: Dallas |
26 January 2019 | Livingston | 0–3 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Jack 30' Kent 48' Morelos 74' |
Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Clancy |
2 February 2019 | Motherwell | 3–0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | Hastie 6', 21' Main 12' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,839 Referee: Beaton |
6 February 2019 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
19:45 | Lee 50' | BBC Report | Gallagher 37' Lawless 88' |
Attendance: 15,147 Referee: Muir |
16 February 2019 | Livingston | 1–2 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Byrne 14' Halkett 18' |
Report | Nelson 54' Wright 82' |
Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Greg Aitken |
23 February 2019 | Livingston | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Erskine 44' Brown 71' Kelly 90' |
Report | Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
2 March 2019 | St Mirren | 1–0 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
19:45 | S McGinn 65' Flynn 89' |
Report | Jacobs 19' Lawson 48' Robinson 69' |
Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Nick Walsh |
9 March 2019 | Livingston | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Halkett 38' Sibbald 46', 62' Pittman 90+2' |
Report | Shaughnessy 14' Goss 63' |
Attendance: 1,615 Referee: John Beaton |
16 March 2019 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | McGinn 30' | Report | Sibbald 43' | Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Don Robertson |
29 March 2019 | Livingston | 1–2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Hardie 90+1' (pen.) | Report | Hanlon 71' Mallan 75' |
Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Nick Walsh |
3 April 2019 | Livingston | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 | Robinson 13' Lithgow 33' Hardie 46' Halkett 79' |
Report | Andreu 62' Miller 66' |
Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Alan Muir |
6 April 2019 | Celtic | 0–0 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 | Report | Lamie 42' 47' Gallagher 51' Halkett 67' Lithgow 76' |
Attendance: 58,850 Referee: Euan Anderson |
20 April 2019 | Livingston | 1–3 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Robinson 20' | Report | P. McGinn 26' Mullen 78' Jackson 80' |
Attendance: 2,347 Referee: Willie Collum |
27 April 2019 | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Livingston | Hamilton |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Oakley 40' Imrie 47' (pen.), 62' Smith 86' McGowan 90' |
Report | Kelly 47' Pittman 57', 71' Lawson 67' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Greg Aitken |
4 May 2019 | St Johnstone | 1–1 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | O'Halloran 4' | Report | Halkett 51' 84' Gallagher 86' |
Attendance: 2,222 Referee: David Munro |
11 May 2019 | Livingston | 0–1 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Report | K. Miller 11' | Attendance: 1,374 Referee: Alan Newlands |
14 July 2018[14] League Cup Group F | Airdrieonians | 1–2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | Duffy 53' | SPFL Report | Pittman 24' Miller 25' |
Attendance: 733 Referee: Walsh |
17 July 2018[14] League Cup Group F | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 (5–6 p) | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
19:45 | SPFL Report | Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Beaton | ||
Penalties | ||||
21 July 2018[14] League Cup Group F | Livingston | 1–0 | Annan Athletic | Prestonfield[note 1] |
Miller 14' Lamie 88' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 678 Referee: Clancy |
28 July 2018[14] League Cup Group F | Livingston | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Prestonfield[note 2] |
15:00 | Hamilton 3' McMillan 82' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 552 Referee: Kirkland |
18 August 2018 League Cup Second round | Livingston | 0–1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | BBC Report | Johnson 23' | Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Collum |
20 January 2019[17] Scottish Cup Fourth round | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
14:30 | Clare 48' | BBC Report | Attendance: 11,077 Referee: Collum |
During the 2018–19 season, Livingston used thirty three players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[18]
Scott Pittman and Declan Gallagher started every match of the season.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
1 | GK | SCO | Liam Kelly | 42 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | SCO | Ricki Lamie | 30 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | SCO | Alan Lithgow | 38 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | NIR | Ciaron Brown | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
6 | MF | SCO | Shaun Byrne | 38 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
7 | MF | RSA | Keaghan Jacobs | 33 | 1 | 26+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
8 | MF | SCO | Scott Pittman | 44 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | SCO | Ryan Hardie | 22 | 7 | 13+8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
10 | MF | SCO | Craig Sibbald | 29 | 3 | 16+10 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
12 | GK | SCO | Gary Maley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
14 | DF | ENG | Hakeem Odoffin | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
15 | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 37 | 3 | 29+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
17 | MF | SCO | Scott Robinson | 31 | 2 | 19+7 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
18 | FW | SCO | Lee Miller | 12 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
19 | FW | SCO | Chris Erskine | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
21 | GK | SCO | Ross Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | SCO | Scott Tiffoney | 8 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
23 | MF | ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
26 | DF | SCO | Craig Halkett | 40 | 7 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
31 | DF | SCO | Declan Gallagher | 44 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
33 | DF | TOG | Steve Lawson | 25 | 1 | 16+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
39 | MF | SCO | Gregg Wylde | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
45 | FW | ANG | Dolly Menga | 26 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | SCO | Jack McMillan | 11 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | SCO | Steven Saunders | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | SCO | Kenny Miller | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
11 | MF | SCO | Nicky Cadden | 16 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
12 | DF | SCO | Callum Crane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
14 | MF | ALB | Egli Kaja | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
16 | FW | SCO | Matthew Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
19 | MF | NIR | Bobby Burns | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | SCO | Craig Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
24 | MF | SCO | Cameron Blues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
25 | DF | ENG | James Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
25 | DF | NED | Henk van Schaik | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
28 | DF | SCO | Cammy Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
30 | FW | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 18 | 2 | 2+11 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
During the 2018–19 season, Livingston players were issued with Sixty-one yellow cards and four red. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
1 | GK | Liam Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Jack McMillan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Ricki Lamie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Alan Lithgow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ciaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Shaun Byrne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Keaghan Jacobs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Scott Pittman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kenny Miller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Ryan Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Craig Sibbald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Egli Kaja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Steven Lawless | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Scott Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Bobby Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Craig Halkett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
30 | FW | Jack Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
31 | DF | Declan Gallagher | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Steve Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
45 | FW | Dolly Menga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 58 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | St Johnstone | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 52 | |
8 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 51 | |
9 | Livingston | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 44 | |
10 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 33 | |
11 | St Mirren (O) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 32 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | AIR | HAM | ANN | BER | |
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1 | Livingston (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 11 | Qualification for the Second round | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | 1–2 | — | — | 4–1 | — | ||
3 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 0–0p | p1–1 | — | — | — | ||
4 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | — | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | — |
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[note 3] |
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Kenny Miller[23] | 14 July 2018 | 20 August 2018 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 |
Gary Holt[24] | 23 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 29.73 |
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