1999–2000 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
1999–00 season
Manager Ray Stewart
(until 15 March)
Jim Leishman
Stadium Almondvale Stadium
Scottish First Division Fourth place
Scottish Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Challenge Cup Semi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: David Bingham
& Brian McPhee (15)

All: David Bingham (19)
  1998–99
2000–01  

Season 1999-00 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Contents

Summary

Season 1999–00 was Livingston's first season in the Scottish First Division having been promoted the previous season they finished fourth in the league. [1] They reached the semi-final of the challenge cup, were knocked out of the League Cup in the second round and the Scottish Cup in the fourth round.

Management

Livingston started the season under Ray Stewart and on 15 March 2000 he was sacked by the club with Jim Leishman being re-appointed as manager. [2]

Results & fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss

Scottish First Division

7 August 19991 Livingston 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
Keith Soccerball shade.svg25'Tosh Soccerball shade.svg55'Referee: Douglas McDonald
14 August 19992 Ayr United 1 – 2 Livingston Somerset Park
Hurst Red card.svg 34'
Lennon Soccerball shade.svg70'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg45'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg74'
21 August 19993 Livingston 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg62', 65'
Sweeney Soccerball shade.svg75'
Referee: Willie Young
28 August 19994 Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Livingston Cappielow
Murie Soccerball shade.svg39'
Connolly Soccerball shade.svg67'
Keith Soccerball shade.svg11'
Millar Soccerball shade.svg29'
Referee: Steve Kaney
4 September 19995 Livingston 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Coughlan Red card.svg 69'Petrie Red card.svg 72'
Coyle Soccerball shade.svg84'
Referee: Jim Herald
11 September 19996 Falkirk 0 – 2 Livingston Brockville Park
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg44'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg67'
Referee: John Fleming
18 September 19997 Livingston 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
MacPhee Soccerball shade.svg28', 67'Bavidge Soccerball shade.svg35'
Sheerin Soccerball shade.svg39 pen.'
Referee: Brian Cassidy
25 September 19998 Livingston 2 – 1 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg7', 9'Gardner Soccerball shade.svg67 pen.'Referee: Kenny Clark
2 October 19999 St Mirren 1 – 1 Livingston Love Street
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg51'Britton Soccerball shade.svg17'
McManus Red card.svg 64'
Referee: Kevin Toner
16 October 199910 Livingston 4 – 1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
Britton Soccerball shade.svg10'
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg55', 68'
McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg75'
Craig Soccerball shade.svg33'
23 October 199911 Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Livingston Stark's Park
Browne Soccerball shade.svg22'
Black Soccerball shade.svg34 pen.'
Shields Soccerball shade.svg75'
Millar Soccerball shade.svg26 pen.'
McCaldon Red card.svg 31'
Referee: George Clyde
30 October 199912 Livingston 1 – 1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
Millar Soccerball shade.svg68'Morris Soccerball shade.svg69'Referee: Eric Martindale
6 November 199913 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Golabek Soccerball shade.svg75'
McLean Soccerball shade.svg90'
Referee: George Simpson
14 November 199914 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Livingston East End Park
Crawford Soccerball shade.svg35 pen.', 84'
Moss Soccerball shade.svg43'
Sweeney Red card.svg 34'Referee: Brian McGarry
20 November 199915 Livingston 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
Britton Soccerball shade.svg49'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg58'
Murie Soccerball shade.svg76'
27 November 199916 Livingston 1 – 2 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium
Turner Soccerball shade.svg78 o.g.'McGarry Soccerball shade.svg12'
McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg75'
Referee: Hugh Dallas
4 December 199917 Clydebank 1 – 5 Livingston Cappielow
Gardner Soccerball shade.svg86 pen.'Bingham Soccerball shade.svg12', 90'
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg41'
King Soccerball shade.svg50'
Fleming Soccerball shade.svg74'
Referee: Kevin Toner
14 December 199918 Airdrieonians 2 – 3 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
McGuire Soccerball shade.svg15'
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg84'
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg60', 88'
Referee: Tom Brown
27 December 199919 Falkirk 2 – 3 Livingston Brockville Park
Nicholls Soccerball shade.svg34', 73'
Sinclair Red card.svg 45'
McKenzie Soccerball shade.svg47 o.g.'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg65', 86'
Referee: Martin Clark
3 January 200020 Livingston 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg82'Wilson Soccerball shade.svg73'
Xausa Red card.svg 87'
8 January 200021 Livingston 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg61'Referee: Bobby Orr
22 January 200022 Livingston 3 – 0 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Keith Soccerball shade.svg65', 73'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg84'
5 February 200023 St Mirren 0 – 2 Livingston Love Street
Brown Red card.svg 42'Bingham Soccerball shade.svg28'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg52'
Referee: Tom Brown
29 February 200024 Ayr United 0 – 1 Livingston Somerset Park
Craig Soccerball shade.svg64'Referee: Eric Martindale
4 March 200025 Livingston 0 – 1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
Nicholls Soccerball shade.svg43'Referee: Kevin Toner
11 March 200026 Livingston 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
14 March 200027 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Livingston Cappielow
Curran Soccerball shade.svg73'Referee: Eric Martindale
18 March 200028 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Xausa Soccerball shade.svg11', 58', 85'
Wyness Soccerball shade.svg32'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg59'
Coughlan Red card.svg 80'
Referee: Jim Herald
25 March 200029 Livingston 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg82'Referee: George Clyde
1 April 200030 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Livingston East End Park
Coyle Soccerball shade.svg16'
May Soccerball shade.svg44'
Crawford Soccerball shade.svg58'
Bullen Soccerball shade.svg73'
May Soccerball shade.svg52 o.g.'
4 April 200031 Livingston 3 – 2 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium
Smith Soccerball shade.svg11'
McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg23'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg25'
Easton Soccerball shade.svg46'
Neil Soccerball shade.svg79'
Forrest Red card.svg 80'
Jack Red card.svg 82'
Referee: George Simpson
8 April 200032 Clydebank 1 – 2 Livingston Cappielow
Cameron Soccerball shade.svg90'Bingham Soccerball shade.svg35'
Rowson Soccerball shade.svg62'
Referee: Alan Gemmill
15 April 200033 Livingston 1 – 2 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg61'McGarry Soccerball shade.svg23'
Yardley Soccerball shade.svg76'
22 April 200034 Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Livingston Stark's Park
Owusu Soccerball shade.svg23'McPhee Soccerball shade.svg60', 88'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg87'
29 April 200035 Livingston 3 – 1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg49 pen.'
McCormick Soccerball shade.svg73'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kean Soccerball shade.svg88'Referee: George Simpson
6 May 200036 Airdrieonians 0 – 2 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg52'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg90'
Referee: Bobby Orr

Scottish League Cup

31 July 1999First round Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Livingston Central Park
15:00 Britton Soccerball shade.svg17', 24'Referee: John Unerhill
17 August 1999Second round Aberdeen 0 – 1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Gillies Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Attendance: 6,756
Referee: John Rowbotham

Scottish Challenge Cup

24 August 1999Second round Livingston 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
19:30 Bingham Soccerball shade.svg69', 105'Patterson Soccerball shade.svg37'Referee: Jim McCluskey
14 September 1999Quarter-final Livingston 3 – 1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
19:30 McPhee Soccerball shade.svg1'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg30'
Millar Soccerball shade.svg89'
McManus Soccerball shade.svg32' (o.g.)
28 September 1999Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
19:30 Sheerin Soccerball shade.svg88'Attendance: 1,025

Scottish Cup

29 January 2000Third round Queen of the South 0 – 7 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00Leslie Red card.svg 23' BBC Report McKinnon Soccerball shade.svg14', 89'
Keith Soccerball shade.svg51', 58', 63'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg59'
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg68'
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 February 2000Fourth round Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00Craig Soccerball shade.svg40'
McLean Soccerball shade.svg79'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg9'
Millar Red card.svg 74'
Referee: George Simpson

Statistics

League table

[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
2 Dunfermline Athletic (P)36201156633+3371Promotion to the Premier League
3 Falkirk 3620886740+2768
4 Livingston 36197106045+1564
5 Raith Rovers 36178115540+1559
6 Inverness CT 361310136055+549
Source: "1999-2000 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

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References

  1. "1999-00 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. "Stewart departs as Livvy aim high". Glasgow: The Herald. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. "1999-00 League table". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2011.