1995–96 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
1995–96 season
Manager Jim Leishman
Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Almondvale Stadium
Scottish Third Division Winners
Scottish Cup Second round
League Cup Third round
Challenge Cup Quarter-final
1996–97  

In their first season in existence as Livingston Football Club, they competed in the Scottish Third Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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Summary

At the end of the 1994–95 season, having run into severe financial difficulties, Meadowbank Thistle were facing closure. [1] The club relocated to a new stadium in the new town of Livingston and changed their name for the second time in their history to Livingston FC. [2]

In their first season in the Third Division, having been relegated the previous season, [3] Livingston finished top of the league and were promoted back to the Second Division. [4] They reached the third round of the League cup, [5] the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup and the second round of the Scottish Cup. [6]

Results & fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss

Scottish Third Division

12 August 19951 Caledonian Thistle 0 – 3 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
26 August 19952 Arbroath 1 – 3 Livingston Gayfield Park
9 September 19953 East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Livingston Firs Park
16 September 19954 Livingston 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Meadowbank Stadium
20 September 19955 Livingston 2 – 0 Queen's Park Meadowbank Stadium
23 September 19956 Livingston 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Meadowbank Stadium
30 September 19957 Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Livingston Central Park
7 October 19958 Ross County 1 – 1 Livingston Victoria Park
14 October 19958 Livingston 0 – 0 Brechin City Meadowbank Stadium
21 October 19959 Queen's Park 0 – 1 Livingston Hampden Park
28 October 199510 Livingston 0 – 1 Arbroath Meadowbank Stadium
4 November 199511 Alloa Athletic 0 – 2 Livingston Recreation Park
11 November 199512 Livingston 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Almondvale Stadium
18 November 199513 Livingston 0 – 1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium
25 November 199514 Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Livingston Cliftonhill
2 December 199515 Livingston 0 – 0 Ross County Almondvale Stadium
16 December 199516 Brechin City 0 – 2 Livingston Glebe Park
10 January 199617 Livingston 3 – 1 Queen's Park Almondvale Stadium
13 January 199617 Livingston 0 – 1 Albion Rovers Almondvale Stadium
17 January 199618 Livingston 0 – 2 Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
3 February 199619 Livingston 0 – 1 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
10 February 199620 Livingston 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium
13 February 199621 Ross County 2 – 2 Livingston Victoria Park
17 February 199622 East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Livingston Firs Park
24 February 199623 Arbroath 1 – 2 Livingston Gayfield Park
28 February 199624 Cowdenbeath 0 – 3 Livingston Central Park
2 March 199625 Livingston 2 – 2 Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
9 March 199626 Albion Rovers 0 – 1 Livingston Cliftonhill
16 March 199627 Livingston 2 – 1 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium
23 March 199628 Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Livingston Recreation Park
30 March 199629 Livingston 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Almondvale Stadium
6 April 199630 Livingston 2 – 1 Ross County Almondvale Stadium
13 April 199631 Brechin City 0 – 1 Livingston Glebe Park
20 April 199632 Queen's Park 0 – 0 Livingston Hampden Park
27 April 199633 Livingston 3 – 0 Arbroath Almondvale Stadium
4 May 199634 Caledonian Thistle 1 – 2 Livingston Caledonian Stadium

Scottish League Cup

5 August 1995First round Montrose 0 – 2 Livingston Links Park
19 August 1995Second round St Johnstone 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)
Livingston McDiarmid Park
30 August 1995Third round Livingston 1 – 2 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 August 1995First round Livingston 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Meadowbank Stadium
13 September 1995Second round Livingston 2 – 0 St Mirren Meadowbank Stadium
13 September 1995Quarter-final Livingston 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Stirling Albion Meadowbank Stadium
Note: Stirling Albion won on penalties.

Scottish Cup

9 December 1995First round Stranraer 0 – 3 Livingston Stair Park
6 January 1996Second round Caledonian Thistle 3 – 2 Livingston Caledonian Stadium

Statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1 Livingston (C, P)3621965124+2772Promotion to the Second Division
2 Brechin City (P)3618994121+2063
3 Caledonian Thistle 36151296438+2657
4 Ross County 36121775639+1753
5 Arbroath 361313104141052
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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