2000–01 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston F.C.
2000–01 season
Manager Jim Leishman
Stadium Almondvale Stadium
Scottish First Division 1st (promoted)
Scottish Cup Semi-final
Co-operative Insurance Cup Round Three
Bell's Challenge Cup Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Barry Wilson (13)
  1999–00
2001–02  

Season 2000-01 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Bell's Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Contents

Summary

During Season 2000-01 Livingston won the Scottish First Division. [1] They reached the final of the Bell's Challenge Cup losing to Airdrieonians, [2] the third round of the Co-operative Insurance Cup and the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

[3] [4]   Win  Draw  Loss

First Division

5 August 2000 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 0– 2 Livingston
BBC Report McCulloch Soccerball shade.svg
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg
Referee: Fleming
3 February 2001 Scottish First Division Clyde 0– 3 Livingston
BBC Report Wilson Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
McPhee Soccerball shade.svg
Referee: Fleming

Challenge Cup

29 August 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup R2 Ross County 0– 3 Livingston
19:30 BBC Report Bingham Soccerball shade.svg50'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg54', Soccerball shade.svg80'
Referee: Freeland
12 September 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup QF Livingston 3– 1 Brechin City
19:30McCormick Soccerball shade.svg47'
Britton Soccerball shade.svg66'
Keith Soccerball shade.svg85'
BBC Report Leask Soccerball shade.svg23'Referee: Martindale
19 November 2000 Scottish Challenge Cup F Airdrieonians 2– 2 (a.e.t.)
(3– 2 p)
Livingston
19:30 Prest Soccerball shade.svg28'
McGuire Soccerball shade.svg78'
BBC Report Crabbe Soccerball shade.svg15'
Anderson Soccerball shade.svg50'
Attendance: 5,623
Referee: J Rowbotham

League Cup

6 September 2000 League Cup R3 Livingston 0– 2 Heart of Midlothian
19:45 London Hearts Cameron Soccerball shade.svg15'
Naysmith Soccerball shade.svg54'
Attendance: 5,549
Referee: McCurry

Scottish Cup

17 February 2001 Scottish Cup R4 Livingston 0– 0 Aberdeen
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Clark
10 March 2001 Scottish Cup QF Livingston 3– 1 Peterhead
15:00 Anderson Soccerball shade.svg21', 34'
Bingham Soccerball shade.svg61'
BBC Report Johnston Soccerball shade.svg8'Referee: Rowbotham
14 April 2001 Scottish Cup SF Hibernian 3– 0 Livingston
15:00 O'Neil Soccerball shade.svg2'
Zitelli Soccerball shade.svg69'
O'Neil Soccerball shade.svg76'
BBC Report Attendance: 24,658
Referee: Young

Statistics

League table

[5]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Livingston 3623767231+4176Promoted to 2001–02 Scottish Premier League
2 Ayr United 36191257341+3269
3 Falkirk 36168125759256
4 Inverness CT 361412107154+1754
5 Clyde 361114114446247
Source: "2000-2001 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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References

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