2020β21 season | |||
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Chairman | Robert Wilson | ||
Manager |
Gary Holt (until 26 Nov 20) [1] David Martindale (from 21 Dec 20) | ||
Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
Scottish Premiership | Sixth place | ||
Scottish League Cup | Runnersβup | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Scott Pittman (7) All: Alan Forrest (11) | ||
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The 2020β21 season was the club's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Goalkeeper Gary Maley signed a new contract after a Twitter poll "joke" vote from fans. [2] [3] Marvin Bartley was named as new captain for the season. [4] On 19 August, Lyndon Dykes left the club to join Queens Park Rangers for Β£2,000,000, breaking the record for the fee of a player sold by the club but part of the fee will go to Queen of the South as a sell-on clause. [5] Having signed on 22 August, Anthony Stokes left the club on 15 September without making an appearance for the club. [6] After the defeat to Celtic, Livi were bottom of the table but back to back wins seen them move up to the top six before the October International break. [7] On 26 November, Gary Holt resigned as manager after failing to win in five matches. [1] David Martindale and Tony Caig took over as caretakers with Martindale insisting he was "a changed man". [8] Martindaleβs appointment saw the clubβs form improve dramatically, with the club getting 8 consecutive wins and going 10 consecutive games unbeaten after a 2-2 draw with Celtic. [9] Livi reached the League Cup final for the first time since 2004 after beating St Mirren at Hampden Park. [10] The SFA's 'Fit and proper person' hearing was a positive outcome for manager Martindale, who was turned down in his application to be a club official a year earlier but had since been supported publicly. [11] The winning run continued as Livi won at Pittodrie for the first time since 2004, making it 14 matches unbeaten. [12] Livi progressed into the Top Six cut-off but finished Sixth, failing to win any of their post-split matches, dropping one place from last season. But still, a top-half finish and their second-highest points total in the Premiership is not to be scoffed at. Martindale has exceeded expectations this season and then some. [13]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
18 July 2020 Friendly | Dundee United | 0β0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
Report | Attendance: 0 |
22 July 2020 Friendly | Kilmarnock | 1β2 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
McKenzie ![]() |
Report |
Forrest ![]() Ambrose ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
25 July 2020 Friendly | Livingston | 2β2 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
14:00 |
Dykes ![]() Kouider-AΓ―ssa ![]() |
Report |
Stewart ![]() Fontaine ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
1 August 2020 [14] 1 | St Mirren | 1β0 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
15:00 BST |
Tait ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 50 Referee: Don Robertson |
8 August 2020 2 | Livingston | 1β4 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Dykes ![]() |
Report |
Nisbet ![]() Doidge ![]() |
Referee: Euan Anderson |
12 August 2020 3 | Motherwell | 2β2 | Livingston | Fir Park |
19:45 BST |
Turnbull ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Report |
Dykes ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Referee: Colin Steven |
16 August 2020 4 | Livingston | 0β0 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
16:30 BST | Report | Referee: Nick Walsh |
23 August 2020 [15] 5 | Aberdeen | 2β1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Ferguson ![]() Wright ![]() |
Report |
Sibbald ![]() Devlin ![]() Pittman ![]() |
29 August 2020 6 | Livingston | 1β0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Guthrie ![]() Serrano ![]() |
Report |
Draper ![]() Tremarco ![]() Gardyne ![]() Donaldson ![]() |
Referee: John Beaton |
12 September 2020 7 | Livingston | 1β2 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Pittman ![]() |
Report |
Templeton ![]() Munro ![]() |
Referee: Don Robertson |
19 September 2020 8 | Celtic | 3β2 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 BST |
McGregor ![]() Christie ![]() Ajeti ![]() |
Report |
Holt ![]() Serrano ![]() |
Referee: Gavin Duncan |
26 September 2020 9 | Livingston | 2β0 | St Johnstone | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Tiffoney ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Referee: Craig Napier |
2 October 2020 10 | Dundee United | 1β2 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
19:45 BST |
Clark ![]() |
Report |
Guthrie ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Referee: John Beaton |
17 October 2020 11 | Livingston | 1β3 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Pittman ![]() |
Report |
Tshibola ![]() Burke ![]() Kiltie ![]() |
Referee: Greg Aitken |
25 October 2020 12 | Rangers | 2β0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
15:00 BST |
Aribo ![]() Defoe ![]() Jack ![]() |
Report |
Guthrie ![]() |
Referee: Nick Walsh |
31 October 2020 13 | Livingston | 0β2 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Guthrie ![]() Bartley ![]() |
Report |
Lang ![]() Watt ![]() ![]() Maguire ![]() |
Referee: John Beaton |
6 November 2020 14 | Ross County | 1β1 | Livingston | Global Energy Stadium |
19:45 GMT |
Shaw ![]() Kelly ![]() |
Report |
Devlin ![]() Bartley ![]() |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
21 November 2020 15 | Livingston | 0β1 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Doyle-Hayes ![]() |
Referee: Willie Collum |
5 December 2020 16 | Livingston | 2β0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Pittman ![]() Bartley ![]() |
Report | Referee: Don Robertson |
12 December 2020 17 | St Johnstone | 1β2 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 GMT |
Kane ![]() |
Report |
Guthrie ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
23 December 2020 19 | Hamilton Academical | 0β2 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
18:00 GMT | Report |
Guthrie ![]() Mullin ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
26 December 2020 20 | Kilmarnock | 1β2 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
15:00 GMT |
Burke ![]() |
Report |
Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
2 January 2021 22 | Hibernian | 0β3 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 GMT | Report |
Mullin ![]() Guthrie ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
9 January 2021 23 | Livingston | 3β1 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Robinson ![]() Forrest ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report |
Lakin ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
16 January 2021 24 | Celtic | 0β0 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
20 January 2021 18 [N 1] | Livingston | 2β2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
20:15 GMT |
Brown ![]() Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Report |
Elyounoussi ![]() Bitton ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports. |
27 January 2021 25 | Livingston | 2β0 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 GMT |
Kabia ![]() Pittman ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Kirkland |
30 January 2021 21 [N 1] | Livingston | 0β0 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Holt ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
2 February 2021 26 | Aberdeen | 0β2 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
18:00 GMT |
Ferguson ![]() Hoban ![]() |
Report |
Lewis ![]() Devlin ![]() Longridge ![]() |
Referee: Nick Walsh |
6 February 2021 27 | Livingston | 1β2 | St Johnstone | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Pittman ![]() |
Report |
Tanser ![]() Rooney ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson |
13 February 2021 28 | Dundee United | 3β0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 |
Sporle ![]() Pawlett ![]() Shankland ![]() |
Report |
Fitzwater ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
20 February 2021 29 | St Mirren | 1β1 | Livingston | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
15:00 |
MacPherson ![]() |
Report |
McCarthy ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
3 March 2021 30 | Livingston | 0β1 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
18:00 GMT | Report |
Morelos ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
6 March 2021 31 | Motherwell | 3β1 | Livingston | Fir Park, Motherwell |
15:00 |
Cole ![]() Long ![]() |
Report |
Fitzwater ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
13 March 2021 32 | Livingston | 2β1 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() Pittman ![]() |
Report |
Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
20 March 2021 33 | Livingston | 1β1 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Sibbald ![]() |
Report |
Doidge ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
10 April 2021 34 | Celtic | 6β0 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
15:00 |
Forrest ![]() Turnbull ![]() Fitzwater ![]() Elyounoussi ![]() Christie ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
21 April 2021 35 | Hibernian | 2β1 | Livingston | Easter Road |
15:00 |
Nisbet ![]() Boyle ![]() |
Report |
Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
1 May 2021 36 | Livingston | 1β2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 GMT |
Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Report |
Hendry ![]() Hedges ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
12 May 2021 37 | Livingston | 0β3 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
18:00 GMT | Report |
Tavernier ![]() Kent ![]() Hagi ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
15 May 2021 38 | St Johnstone | 0β0 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
12:30 | Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
6 October 2020 Group H | Edinburgh City | 1β5 | Livingston | Ainslie Park |
19:45 |
Handling ![]() |
Report |
Robinson ![]() Mullin ![]() Poplatnik ![]() Lokotsch ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
10 October 2020 Group H | Livingston | 2β1 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 |
Forrest ![]() Mullin ![]() |
Report |
Thomson ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
10 November 2020 Group H | Stenhousemuir | 0β4 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
19:30 | Report |
Forrest ![]() Poplatnik ![]() Taylor-Sinclair ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
14 November 2020 Group H | Livingston | 4β1 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 |
Forrest ![]() Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Report | Robert ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
28 November 2020 Second round | Livingston | 4β0 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 |
Chalmers ![]() Fitzwater ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
15 December 2020 Quarter-final | Livingston | 2β0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
19:45 |
Sibbald ![]() Forrest ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
24 January 2021 Semi-final | Livingston | 1β0 | St Mirren | Hampden Park |
16:00 |
Robinson ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro Man of the Match: Robinson |
28 February 2021 Final | St Johnstone | 1β0 | Livingston | Hampden Park |
14:00 |
Rooney ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
3 April 2021 Third Round | Livingston | 2β1 ( a.e.t.) | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 |
Fitzwater ![]() Poplatnik ![]() |
Report |
Vaughan ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
17 April 2021 Fourth Round | Aberdeen | 2β2 (5β3 p) | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
17:30 |
McGinn ![]() Kamberi ![]() |
Report |
Emmanuel-Thomas ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
As of 15 May 2021
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Robby McCrorie | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Nicky Devlin | 46 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 7+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Ciaron Brown | 18 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Lithgow | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jack Fitzwater | 27 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 4+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Marvin Bartley (c) | 41 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Pittman | 47 | 7 | 37+1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 31 | 9 | 14+10 | 5 | 3+2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Sibbald | 41 | 2 | 29+3 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Forrest | 38 | 11 | 21+8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Julien Serrano | 30 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
14 | FW | ![]() |
Josh Mullin | 30 | 6 | 16+6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
15 | FW | ![]() |
Matej Poplatnik | 25 | 3 | 5+14 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | |||||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Robinson | 31 | 6 | 16+10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
18 | MF | ![]() |
Jason Holt | 37 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Salim Kouider-Aissa | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
20 | FW | ![]() |
Gavin Reilly | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
21 | DF | ![]() |
Jack McMillan | 12 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
22 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Tiffoney | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Jackson Longridge | 13 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
25 | DF | ![]() |
Efe Ambrose | 28 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
27 | DF | ![]() |
Jon Guthrie | 42 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
28 | MF | ![]() |
Djibril Diani | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
29 | DF | ![]() |
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
32 | GK | ![]() |
Max Stryjek | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
33 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Lawson | 16 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
37 | FW | ![]() |
Jaze Kabia | 9 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
39 | MF | ![]() |
Carlo Pignatiello | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
40 | GK | ![]() |
Gary Maley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Players who left the club during the season | ||||||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Lyndon Dykes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
13 | FW | ![]() |
Lars Lokotsch | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
16 | MF | ![]() |
Robbie Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
20 | FW | ![]() |
Aymen Souda | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Raffaele De Vita | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
30 | GK | ![]() |
Brian Schwake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
38 | FW | ![]() |
Jack Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
5 | St Johnstone | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b] |
6 | Livingston | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 45 | |
7 | St Mirren | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 45 | |
8 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ALO | EDI | AIR | STE | |
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1 | Livingston | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the Second round | — | 2β1 | β | 4β1 | β | |
2 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | β | — | 2β1 | β | 4β2 | ||
3 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1β5 | β | — | β | 2β2p | ||
4 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | β | 0β2 | 0β1 | — | β | ||
5 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | 0β4 | β | β | 0β2 | — |
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List of Livingston F.C. seasons