Doug Livingstone (25 February 1898 — 15 January 1981) was a Scottish football player and manager. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
He played for Celtic, Everton and Tranmere Rovers during an illustrious playing career before hanging up his boots and going into management. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Tranmere
During his managerial career, Livingstone took charge the Republic of Ireland from 1951 to 1953, before managing Belgium, guiding them to the 1954 FIFA World Cup and notably was in charge for the thrilling 4-4 draw with England in the group stages. The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 4. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
After success with Belgium he moved on to manage Newcastle United in 1954. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Some supporters and staff were at first concerned that his tactics were in total contrast to his predecessor George Martin, but these doubts were laid to rest when he guided the team to FA Cup victory in 1955. George Martin was a football manager and player During his career he played at Luton Town in the 1930s before going into management The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Newcastle board had the final say in which players would be playing during his spell at the club and they notably played Jackie Milburn for this final, against Livingstone's wishes. John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, ( 11 May 1924 &ndash 9 October 1988) also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Milburn coincidentally scored in the match.
It was largely believed that Livingstone was unhappy with the amount of influence the board had on first team issues (although he never stated this). He left Newcastle in 1956 and went on to manage Fulham, who he managed between 1956 and 1958. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.