Scott Pittman

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Scott Pittman
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Pumpherston, Scotland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Livingston
Number 8
Youth career
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
2011 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Broxburn Athletic
2014–2015 Bo'ness United
2015– Livingston 339 (41)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025

Scott Pittman (born 9 July 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.

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Background

He is a son of Steve Pittman, who played for Dundee, East Fife and Partick Thistle as a full back, and also represented the United States at international level. [1]

Career

Pittman began his career at Hamilton Academical and on 25 March 2011, he signed on loan for Alloa Athletic. [2] He was first called up for a matchday squad on 26 March 2011, remaining an unused substitute for their goalless home draw with Peterhead in the Scottish Second Division. [3] Three days later, he made his only appearance for the club, as a last-minute substitute for Jim Lister in a 3–2 defeat at Brechin City. [4]

On 11 August 2011, having been released by Hamilton, [5] Pittman signed for junior club Broxburn Athletic, managed by his father. [1] He later continued his junior career with Bo'ness United joining the club in June 2014. [6]

On 3 February 2015, after three other Scottish Professional Football League teams had made offers, he joined Scottish Championship club Livingston. [7] Four days after his acquisition, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat to Heart of Midlothian, playing the final four minutes in place of Ibra Sekajja. [8] On 5 April, Pittman played the full 90 minutes of the 2015 Scottish Challenge Cup Final at McDiarmid Park in Perth, scoring the first goal of a 4–0 win over his former team Alloa. [9] On 24 October 2015, he scored the first league goal of his career, equalising in a 4–1 win at Queen of the South. [10]

On 7 May 2018, in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final, Pittman scored the winning goal as Livingston won 3–2 away to Dundee United. [11] He scored again in the first leg of the final, getting Livingston's second goal in a 2–1 win at home against Partick Thistle. [12] He also played in the second leg as Livingston won 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate victory to gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership. [13]

On 22 March 2019, Pittman signed a new contract, keeping him at Livingston until 2021. [14]

During his spell at Livingston, Pittman has broken several records. In April 2022 he became the club's record top-flight appearance holder with 124, surpassing Oscar Rubio's tally. [15] In August the same year he became the record appearance holder in the Livingston era, breaking Keaghan Jacobs' record. [16]

In October 2022 Pittman signed a further contract extension, penning a three-year deal lasting until the end of the 2025/26 season and taking him into a testimonial year. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2010–11 [18] Scottish Premier League 0000000000
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2010–11 [18] Scottish Second Division 1000000010
Bo'ness United 2014–15 [19] East Superleague 0040—0040
Livingston 2014–15 [19] Scottish Championship 12000001 [a] 1131
2015–16 [20] 32220304 [b] 0412
2016–17 [21] Scottish League One 36920203 [a] 14310
2017–18 [22] Scottish Championship35420606 [c] 2496
2018–19 [23] Scottish Premiership 3861051–447
2019–20 [24] 2332051–304
2020–21 [25] 3862070–477
2021–22 [26] 2842050–354
2022–23 [27] 3302151–402
2023–24 [28] 2922060–372
2024–25 [28] Scottish Championship30440403 [a] 1103
Total3344021148317542048
Career total3353922148317542548
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Livingston

References

  1. 1 2 "Pittman joins Dad at Broxburn". Scottish Professional Football League. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Scott Pittman joins club". Alloa Athletic F.C. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Alloa Athletic 0–0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brechin stay second". Scottish Professional Football League. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hamilton wield axe for the drop". BBC Sport. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Livingston set to sign Scott Pittman from Bo'ness". Edinburgh Evening News. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Livingston: David Robertson leaves as Bo'ness striker arrives". BBC Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Livingston 2–3 Hearts". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 Lindsay, Clive (5 April 2015). "Livingston 4–0 Alloa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Queen of the South 1–4 Livingston". BBC Sport. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  11. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (7 May 2018). "Dundee United 2–3 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  12. ↑ Dowden, Martin (17 May 2018). "Livingston 2–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  13. ↑ McLauchlin, Brian (20 May 2018). "Partick Thistle 0–1 Livingston". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Livingston: Keaghan Jacobs and Scott Pittman sign new deals". BBC Sport. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Livingston 1-0 Hibernian: Pittman's goal sends Livi seventh". BBC Sport. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "David Martindale 'proud' of Scott Pittman ahead of record Livingston appearance". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "'Livingston legend': Praise for Scott Pittman as new contract takes midfielder into testimonial year". Eduinburgh News. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Scott Pittman in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  29. ↑ "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  30. ↑ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  31. ↑ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.