2004–05 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston
2004–05 season
ManagerAllan Preston
(until 5 November)
Alec Cleland (inerim)
Richard Gough
(from 30 November)
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
SPLTenth place
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Burton O'Brien (8)
All: Burton O'Brien (8)
Highest home attendance8,968, vs. Dundee, SPL, 21 May 2005
Lowest home attendance1,736, vs. Dundee, League Cup, 21 September 2004

Season 2004-05 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Livingston finished third bottom of the SPL in 10th place[1] and reached the Quarter Finals of both the Scottish Cup[2] and League Cup.[3]

Management

Livingston started the season under Allan Preston who was sacked by the club on 5 November 2004[4] with Richard Gough being appointed as his replacement on 30 November.[5]

Results & fixtures

[6][7]   Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League
7 August 2004 1 Livingston 3 – 0 Inverness CT Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 44'
Easton 57'
Lovell 66'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,310
Referee: Richmond
14 August 2004 2 Rangers 4 – 0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Pršo 6'
Hughes 32' (78)
Arveladze 88'		 BBC Report Attendance: 48,102
Referee: Brines
21 August 2004 3 Livingston 1 – 1 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McMenamin 84' BBC Report Dodds 61' (pen.) Attendance: 3,659
Referee: Young
28 August 2004 4 Aberdeen 2 – 0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Craig 65' (pen.), 68' BBC Report Attendance: 13,888
Referee: McCurry
11 September 2004 5 Livingston 0 – 2 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Lilley 60'
Invincibile 72'		 Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Clark
18 September 2004 6 Dundee 0 – 0 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 4,387
Referee: Dallas
25 September 2004 7 Livingston 2 – 3 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 37'
Hamilton 45'		 BBC Report McBride 11'
McDonald 50'
Foran 71'		 Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Thomson
3 October 2004 8 Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 10,646
Referee: Richmond
16 October 2004 9 Livingston 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Wilson 5' (Own Goal)
Snodgrass 41'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,815
Referee: McDonald
24 October 2004 10 Livingston 2 – 4 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 45' (53) BBC Report Petrov 2'
Camara 14'
Hartson 19'
Sutton 32'		 Attendance: 7,695
Referee: Freeland
27 October 2004 11 Hibernian 2 – 1 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Beuzelin 9'
Fletcher 23'		 BBC Report Lilley 65' (pen.) Attendance: 9,534
Referee: Dallas
30 October 2004 12 Inverness CT 2 – 0 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Bayne 39'
Wilson 87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,279
Referee: McCurry
7 November 2004 13 Livingston 1 – 4 Rangers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Easton 61' BBC Report Løvenkrands 37', 55'
Novo 67'
Thompson
Namouchi 84'		 Attendance: 8,780
Referee: McDonald
13 November 2004 14 Dundee United 1 – 0 Livingston Tannadice
15:00 McCracken 78' Livi Mad Report Attendance: 5,507
Referee: MacKay
20 November 2004 15 Livingston 0 – 2 Aberdeen Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Foster 1'
Mackie 22'		 Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Underhill
27 November 2004 16 Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Johnston 25' BBC Report Hamilton 7', 40'
O'Brien 60'		 Attendance: 5,389
Referee: Freeland
4 December 2004 17 Livingston 1 – 0 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 McPake 24' BBC Report Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Fyfe
11 December 2004 18 Motherwell 2 – 0 Livingston Fir Park
15:00 O'Donnell 17'
Foran 47'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,363
Referee: Ritchie
27 December 2004 19 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Livingston East End Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 5,092
Referee: Murray
2 January 2005 20 Celtic 2 – 1 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Hartson 15'
Sutton 57' (pen.)		 BBC Report Hamilton 39' Attendance: 57,593
Referee: Thomson
15 January 2005 21 Livingston 0 – 2 Hibernian Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report O'Connor 53'
Riordan 74'		 Attendance: 6,788
Referee: McCurry
22 January 2005 22 Livingston 1 – 4 Inverness CT Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Horvath 43' BBC Report Hart 8'
Duncan 39'
Bayne 50'
Juanjo 73'		 Attendance: 4,106
Referee: Smith
25 January 2005 23 Livingston 1 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Lilley 74' BBC Report Hartley 85'
Miller 86'		 Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Clark
29 January 2005 24 Rangers 3 – 0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Pršo 14'
Ricksen 63'
Novo 68'		 BBC Report Attendance: 48,579
Referee: Toner
12 February 2005 25 Livingston 0 – 2 Dundee United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Crawford 14'
Grady 41'		 Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Richmond
19 February 2005 26 Aberdeen 2 – 0 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 McNaughton 45'
Whelan 59'		 BBC Report Attendance: 9,214
Referee: Rowbotham
2 March 2005 27 Livingston 3 – 1 Kilmarnock Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Horvath 36'
McNamee 64'
Snodgrass 83'		 BBC Report Johnston 13' Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Brines
5 March 2005 28 Dundee 0 – 1 Livingston Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report O'Brien 49' Attendance: 5,830
Referee: McCurry
12 March 2005 29 Livingston 1 – 1 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Craigan 81' (Own Goal) BBC Report Scott McDonald 19' Attendance: 4,609
Referee: MacDonald
19 March 2005 30 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Miller 22' Burchill 65' Neilson 68' BBC Report Dair 45' Attendance: 9,187
Referee: Clark
2 April 2005 31 Livingston 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Kachloul 78' BBC Report Hunt 79' Attendance: 4,573
Referee: Winter
13 April 2005 32 Livingston 0 – 4 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Hartson 43', 75', 86 pen.'
Varga 90'		 Attendance: 8,750
Referee: McCurry
16 April 2005 33 Hibernian 0 – 3 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 BBC Report Lilley 49'
Kachloul 61'
O'Brien 87'		 Attendance: 11,047
Referee: Mackay
23 April 2005 34 Dundee United 1 – 1 Livingston Tannadice
15:00 Crawford 37' BBC Report Deloumeaux 61' Attendance: 7,687
Referee: Toner
30 April 2005 35 Livingston 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 O'Brien 33'
McPake 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Thomson
7 May 2005 36 Inverness CT 0 – 1 Livingston Caledonian Thistle
15:00 BBC Report Dair 29' Attendance: 3,021
Referee: Winter
14 May 2005 37 Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 Boyd 75'
Johnston 85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,184
Referee: Brines
21 May 2005 38 Livingston 1 – 1 Dundee Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Easton 27' BBC Report MacDonald 18' Attendance: 8,968
Referee: Rowbotham

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
25 August 2004 Second round Stirling Albion 0 – 2 Livingston Forthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Easton 30'
Hamilton 90'		 Attendance: 1,091
Referee: Toner
21 September 2004 Third round Livingston 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Dundee Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Hamilton 90' (pen.), 111' BBC Report Robb 67' Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Brines
9 November 2004 Quarter-final Livingston 0 – 5 Motherwell Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Dorado Red card 59' Livi Mad Report Dorado 3 o.g.'
Foran 38', 60 pen.'
O'Donnell 57'
Wright 90'		 Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Brines

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
11 January 2005 Third round Livingston 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Rubio 35'
Snodgrass 76'		 Livi Mad Report Weatherson 36' Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Conroy
5 February 2005 Fourth round Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Livingston Recreation Park
19:45 BBC Report McMenamin 36' Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Thomson
27 February 2005 Quarter-final Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
15:00 Miller 1' McAllister 10' BBC Report Easton 60' Attendance: 9,796
Referee: Freeland

Statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 11 11 16 41 47 −6 44
9 Dundee United 38 8 12 18 41 59 −18 36 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b]
10 Livingston 38 9 8 21 34 61 −27 35
11 Dunfermline Athletic 38 8 10 20 34 60 −26 34
12 Dundee (R) 38 8 9 21 37 71 −34 33 Relegation to the Scottish First Division
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. ^ As Celtic, the 2004–05 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee United, the cup runners-up.

References

  1. ^ "2004-05 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Hearts vs Livingston". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Livingston 0-5 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Livingston sack manager Preston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Gough takes Livingston job". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ "fixtures 2004-05". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Livingston results 2004/2005". Livi Mad. Retrieved 26 October 2011.