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| Full name | Livingston Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Livi Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston, Scotland (Capacity 10,122) |
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| Chairman |  Angelo Massone |
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| Manager | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Scottish First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Scottish First Division, 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian. 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 Livingston is the fourth post-war New town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962 West Lothian ( Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. They currently play in the First Division. Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru They have no manager after Mark Proctor was sacked on the 3rd of June 2008
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History
Ferranti Thistle (1943-1974)
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Meadowbank Thistle (1974-1995)
Having had little time to form a squad from the existing Ferranti squad, the first Meadowbank Thistle manager John Bain faced an uphill task to produce a competitive squad in time for the new season. Meadowbank played their first competitive match on 9 August 1974 against Albion Rovers in the League Cup, eventually losing 1-0 despite the strenuous efforts of a go-go dancer hired to mark the occasion. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Albion Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who are currently playing in
Their apex came in the late 1980s. In the 1986-87 season, Meadowbank won the Scottish Division Two championship and won promotion to Division One. History Before 1975 the Second Division (sometimes also called Division B was the second highest level in the Scottish system They finished Division One runners-up the following season but were denied promotion to the Premier Division due to a streamlining the size of the division. Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru
The club suffered from the restructuring of the Scottish Football League in 1994-1995 season. Having finished mid-table in Division One, it was relegated to Division Two because the league was scrapping its format of two 12-club and one 14-club divisions in favour of four divisions of 10 clubs. Meadowbank suffered a second successive relegation in 1994–95, finishing second from bottom in Division Two. After this, Meadowbank ran into severe financial difficulties, and were facing closure as a result. As a result, and in the face of significant opposition from many Meadowbank fans who objected to the dropping of the club name and the team moving from Edinburgh, in 1995 Meadowbank Thistle relocated to a new stadium in the new town of Livingston and changed name again, to Livingston F. Relocation of Professional sports teams, is a common practice in North America but not at all common in Europe. Livingston is the fourth post-war New town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962 C. .
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Livingston F. C's first season ended in triumph as they were crowned champions of the Scottish Division Three for the 1995-96 season. Three years later, in 1998-99, they won promotion again as Division Two champions. Another promotion followed in 2000-01 when the club finished champions of Division One and gained promotion to the Scottish Premier League after just six seasons in existence. Livingston's first SPL campaign, 2001-02, brought more success as they finished third in the league (behind Celtic and Rangers) and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The club's reputation grew particularly after a competent showing in the UEFA Cup. After deposing of FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein on the away goal rule after a 1-1 draw, they came up against SK Sturm Graz of Austria, and after a thrilling 14 goal, 2 leg affair they narrowly missed out on the second round, going out on the wrong side of an astonishing 8-6 aggregate scoreline. FC Vaduz is a Liechtensteiner football team that plays in Vaduz. The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The club avoided the second season syndrome however finishing 9th the following season. Livingston won their first National trophy in 2004 by winning the Scottish League Cup after a 2-0 win over Hibernian at Hampden Park. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F
However the club's rise was short lived as they went into financial administration on 3 February 2004[1] Many fans found this ironic considering their sponsor for a while was Intelligent Finance. Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies Intelligent Finance ( IF) is an offset Bank operating in the United Kingdom, a division of Bank of Scotland plc which is part of HBOS plc It was 13 May 2005 before Livingston emerged from administration, following a period of financial turmoil in which the previous boardroom occupants were ousted to make way for Pearse Flynn's Lionheart Consortium. They are now owned by Italian majority shareholders Angelo Massone, Tommaso Bruno, Alessandro Di Mattia, and Tommaso Angelini after Pearse Flynn sold his shares in June 2008. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Despite his best efforts, Livingston were relegated for the first time in May 2006, and a poor showing in the 2006/07 First Division saw John Robertson removed as Livingston manager on 15 April 2007. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His successor was announced on the 22nd May 2007 as former Hibernian FC assistant coach Mark Proctor. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Mark Proctor appointed Curtis Fleming as his assistant on the 26th of June 2007, and both were sacked in June 2008 after a disappointing season in which they finished seventh. Curtis Fleming (born 8 October 1968 in Manchester, UK) is a former Irish international footballer. The Italian owners are likely to appoint Roberto Landi as head coach in June. Roberto Landi (born January 2, 1956 in Forlì) is an Italian football manager currently in charge of Scottish First Division Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule [2]
Honours
- Scottish League Cup Winners (1) - 2004
- Scottish First Division Winners (1) - 2000-01
- Scottish Second Division Winners (2) - 1985-86¹, 1998-99
- Scottish Third Division Winners (1) - 1995-96
- Scottish Challenge Cup Runners Up (1) - 2000-01
- Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) Winners (1) - 1973-74²
¹ This includes honours won between 1974 and 1995, when the club was known as Meadowbank Thistle. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs Sponsorship On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru History Before 1975 the Second Division (sometimes also called Division B was the second highest level in the Scottish system History The Scottish Football League has introduced a third division on three occasions Scottish Challenge Cup finals Performance by club The Scottish Qualifying Cup was a football competition played in Scotland between 1895 and 2007
² This includes honours won between 1943 and 1974, when the club was known as Ferranti Thistle.
Kit sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 1995–1998 | Russell Athletic | Mitsubishi |
| 1998–2001 | Motorola | |
| 2001–2002 | Jerzeez | |
| 2002–2004 | Intelligent Finance | |
| 2004–2007 | Xara | |
| 2007– | Nike | Smarter Loans |
Managers
Jim Leishman (1995–1997)- Ray Stewart (1997–2000)
- Jim Leishman (2000–2003)
Marcio Maximo Barcellos (2003)- David Hay (2003–2004)
- Allan Preston (2004)
- Richard Gough (2004–2005)
- Paul Lambert (2005–2006)
- Alec Cleland (Caretaker, 2006)
- John Robertson (2006–2007)
- Dave Bowman (Caretaker, 2007)
Mark Proctor (2007–2008)
Famous players
- Neil Alexander
- Rab Douglas
- David Bingham
- John Robertson
Marvin Andrews
David Fernández- Javier Sánchez Broto
Stuart Lovell- Quino
- Oscar Rubio
Davide Xausa- David McNamee
Hassan Kachloul- Paul Dalglish
- Paul Lambert
- Guillermo Amor
Rolando Zarate
Current First Team Squad
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Current Under 19's Team
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Club records
- Record Victory: 7 - 0 v Queen of the South, 29 January, 2000
- Record Defeat: 0 - 7 v Hibernian, 8 February, 2006
- Record Defeat (incl. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Sean Kerr is a Scottish football player who current plays for Livingston FC in the Scottish First Division. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries in south-west Scotland Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Meadowbank): 0 - 8 v Hamilton Academical, 14 December, 1974
See also
- Clubs who have relocated:
References
- ^ Livi in administration BBC Sport
- ^ Livingston set for Italian coach BBC Sport
External links
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