1996–97 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
1996–97 season
ManagerJim Leishman
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionThird place
Scottish CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Challenge CupFirst round
Top goalscorerGraham Harvey (15)

Season 1996-97 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

In their first season in the Second Division having been promoted the previous season Livingston finished third.[1] They reached the first round of the challenge cup, the first round of the League cup[2] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Second Division
17 August 1996 1 Livingston 3–1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
McMartin 17'
Duthie 40'
Harvey 45'		 Flannigan 81'
24 August 1996 2 Stranraer 1–2 Livingston Stair Park
Young 68' McLeod 8'
Harvey 90'
31 August 1996 3 Livingston 1–0 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 36'
7 September 1996 4 Livingston 2–1 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Williamson 20'
Young 72'		 Feroz 70'
14 September 1996 5 Dumbarton 2–4 Livingston Boghead Park
McKinnon 41'
Ward 65'		 Harvey 9 pen.', 45'
Young 31'
McLeod 71'
21 September 1996 6 Stenhousemuir 0–0 Livingston Ochilview Park
28 September 1996 7 Livingston 2–1 Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 4 pen.', 77' Forrester 63'
5 October 1996 8 Livingston 0–0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
12 October 1996 9 Ayr United 1–0 Livingston Somerset Park
Connor 10'
19 October 1996 10 Queen of the South 2–2 Livingston Palmerston Park
Mallan 37'
Flannigan 83'		 Young 16'
Duthie 70'
26 October 1996 11 Livingston 2–0 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 11'
Tierney 63'
2 November 1996 12 Livingston 5–0 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
Young 17'
Harvey 21', 34'
Duthie 54'
Alleyne 83'
9 November 1996 13 Brechin City 0–0 Livingston Glebe Park
16 November 1996 14 Berwick Rangers 1–2 Livingston Shielfield Park
Fraser 79' Callaghan 21', 26'
30 November 1996 15 Clyde 2–0 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
Matheson 22'
Annand 90'
7 December 1996 16 Livingston 2–1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 72'
Laidlaw 83'		 Little 33'
14 December 1996 17 Livingston 1–0 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 2'
21 December 1996 18 Livingston 2–1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
McMartin 23'
Duthie 37'		 Flannigan 44'
1 January 1997 19 Livingston 2–2 Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
Campbell 6'
Graham 32'		 Forrester 19'
Walton 90'
11 January 1997 20 Stenhousemuir 1–3 Livingston Ochilview Park
Little 52 pen.' McLeod 18'
Harvey 45'
Campbell 75 pen.'
18 January 1997 21 Livingston 0–0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
1 February 1997 22 Ayr United 1–0 Livingston Somerset Park
Kerrigan 69'
5 February 1997 23 Hamilton Academical 3–3 Livingston Firhill Stadium
McCormick 55'
Ritchie 74', 82'		 Campbell 15'
Duthie 23', 81'
8 February 1997 24 Dumbarton 2–3 Livingston Boghead Park
Mooney 35'
McKinnon 62'		 Duthie 16'
Harvey 74'
McLeod 77'
22 February 1997 25 Stranraer 1–1 Livingston Stair Park
Higgins 35' Bailey 79'
26 February 1997 26 Livingston 2–3 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 14'
Bailey 36'		 Feroz 23', 57'
Brown 67'
8 March 1997 27 Livingston 1–3 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
Bailey 87' Little 35', 57'
Haddow 40'
15 March 1997 28 Berwick Rangers 1–1 Livingston Shielfield Park
Clegg 80' Callaghan 85'
22 March 1997 29 Clyde 0–1 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
Bailey 71'
30 March 1997 30 Livingston 1–2 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium
Bailey 2' McIntosh 35 pen.'
Ritchie 42'
5 April 1997 31 Livingston 2–1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
McMartin 53'
Young 90'		 Hood 27'
12 April 1997 32 Brechin City 1–0 Livingston Glebe Park
Christie 37'
19 April 1997 33 Livingston 1–2 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
McLeod 18' Meechan 81'
Sharp 83'
26 April 1997 34 Queen of the South 1–2 Livingston Palmerston Park
Leslie 56 pen.' Bailey 60', 90'
3 May 1997 35 Livingston 3–0 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Bailey 26'
Laidlaw 59'
Forrest 78'
10 May 1997 36 Hamilton Academical 0–0 Livingston Firhill Stadium

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
3 August 1996 First round Ayr United 5–2 Livingston Somerset Park

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Challenge Cup
10 August 1996 First round Livingston 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
13 January 1997 Second round Brechin City 2–1 Livingston Glebe Park

Statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 23 8 5 61 33 +28 77 Promotion to the First Division
2 Hamilton Academical (P) 36 22 8 6 75 28 +47 74
3 Livingston 36 18 10 8 56 38 +18 64
4 Clyde 36 14 10 12 42 39 +3 52
5 Queen of the South 36 13 8 15 55 57 −2 47
Source: "1996-1997 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "1996-97 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "1996-97 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Scottish Cup Results for 1996-97". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 November 2011.