Livingston W.F.C.

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Livingston W.F.C.
Full nameLivingston Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)Livi, The Lionesses
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Ground Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Capacity9,713
League SWPL 2
2023–24 3rd
Website Club website

Livingston Women's Football Club are a Scottish women's football club from Livingston, West Lothian.

Contents

History

Livingston Women's FC were formed in 2020, merging with local side Blackburn United. They began competing in the Scottish Women's Football Championship. [1]

They won the Scottish Women's Football Championship in 2022-23. [2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 June 2024 [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly Reeve
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sharon Hughes-Lee
4 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Rachel Walkingshaw
6 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Natasha Frew
7 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Courtney McAvoy
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hannah Davie
9 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jen Dodds
10 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Vhairi Munro(on loan from Partick Thistle)
11 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Beth McKay
13 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lauren Evans
14 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Raewyn Murphy
17 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bryony Ross
18 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ashley Elizabeth
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lucy Watt
20 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma McFadyen
22 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Eilidh Begg
23 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Anna Dickov
24 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jess Murphy
31 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Schenai Gamrot
32 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ashley Watson
88 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Shannon Mulligan

Club staff

Coaching staff

RoleName
First Team Head Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Greig
Strength & Conditioning Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Danny Nicoll
Goalkeeping coach Flag of France.svg Eric Tshibangu

Source

Managerial history

 
NameNationalityYears
Paul Jaconelli Flag of Scotland.svg 2020-2023 [4]
Mike Ross Flag of Scotland.svg 2023-2024 [5]
Paul Greig Flag of Scotland.svg 2024- [6]

Honours

Senior

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