| 1996–97 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Leishman | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Scottish Second Division | Third place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Second round | ||
| League Cup | First round | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Graham 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.
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]
Win Draw Loss
| 17 August 19961 | Livingston | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
McMartin  17'Duthie 40'Harvey 45' | Flannigan 81' |
| 24 August 19962 | Stranraer | 1–2 | Livingston | Stair Park |
| Young 68' | McLeod 8' Harvey 90' |
| 31 August 19963 | Livingston | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 36' |
| 7 September 19964 | Livingston | 2–1 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
| Williamson 20' Young 72' | Feroz 70' |
| 14 September 19965 | Dumbarton | 2–4 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
| McKinnon 41' Ward 65' | Harvey 9 pen.', 45' Young 31'McLeod 71' |
| 21 September 19966 | Stenhousemuir | 0–0 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
| 28 September 19967 | Livingston | 2–1 | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 4 pen.', 77' | Forrester 63' |
| 5 October 19968 | Livingston | 0–0 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
| 12 October 19969 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Connor 10' |
| 19 October 199610 | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
| Mallan 37' Flannigan 83' | Young 16' Duthie 70' |
| 26 October 199611 | Livingston | 2–0 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 11' Tierney 63' |
| 2 November 199612 | Livingston | 5–0 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| Young 17' Harvey 21', 34'Duthie 54'Alleyne 83' |
| 9 November 199613 | Brechin City | 0–0 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
| 16 November 199614 | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Livingston | Shielfield Park |
| Fraser 79' | Callaghan 21', 26' |
| 30 November 199615 | Clyde | 2–0 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
| Matheson 22' Annand 90' |
| 7 December 199616 | Livingston | 2–1 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 72' Laidlaw 83' | Little 33' |
| 14 December 199617 | Livingston | 1–0 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 2' |
| 21 December 199618 | Livingston | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
| McMartin 23' Duthie 37' | Flannigan 44' |
| 1 January 199719 | Livingston | 2–2 | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| Campbell 6' Graham 32' | Forrester 19' Walton 90' |
| 11 January 199720 | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
| Little 52 pen.' | McLeod 18' Harvey 45'Campbell 75 pen.' |
| 18 January 199721 | Livingston | 0–0 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
| 1 February 199722 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Kerrigan 69' |
| 5 February 199723 | Hamilton Academical | 3–3 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| McCormick 55' Ritchie 74', 82' | Campbell 15' Duthie 23', 81' |
| 8 February 199724 | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
| Mooney 35' McKinnon 62' | Duthie 16' Harvey 74'McLeod 77' |
| 22 February 199725 | Stranraer | 1–1 | Livingston | Stair Park |
| Higgins 35' | Bailey 79' |
| 26 February 199726 | Livingston | 2–3 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
| Harvey 14' Bailey 36' | Feroz 23', 57' Brown 67' |
| 8 March 199727 | Livingston | 1–3 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bailey 87' | Little 35', 57' Haddow 40' |
| 15 March 199728 | Berwick Rangers | 1–1 | Livingston | Shielfield Park |
| Clegg 80' | Callaghan 85' |
| 22 March 199729 | Clyde | 0–1 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
| Bailey 71' |
| 30 March 199730 | Livingston | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bailey 2' | McIntosh 35 pen.' Ritchie 42' |
| 5 April 199731 | Livingston | 2–1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| McMartin 53' Young 90' | Hood 27' |
| 12 April 199732 | Brechin City | 1–0 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
| Christie 37' |
| 19 April 199733 | Livingston | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Almondvale Stadium |
| McLeod 18' | Meechan 81' Sharp 83' |
| 26 April 199734 | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
| Leslie 56 pen.' | Bailey 60', 90' |
| 3 May 199735 | Livingston | 3–0 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bailey 26' Laidlaw 59'Forrest 78' |
| 10 May 199736 | Hamilton Academical | 0–0 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| 3 August 1996First round | Ayr United | 5–2 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| 10 August 1996First round | Livingston | 1–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 13 January 1997Second round | Brechin City | 2–1 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
| 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 |
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