1998–99 Livingston F.C. season

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Livingston
1998–99 season
ManagerRay Stewart
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionWinners
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Robertson (13)
All: John Robertson (16)

Season 1998–99 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Livingston won the Scottish Second Division and were promoted.[1] They reached the 3rd round of the league cup[2] and the 4th round of the Scottish Cup.

The Challenge Cup was cancelled for the 1998–99 season due to a lack of sponsorship.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Second Division
4 August 1998 1 Livingston 1–1 Stirling Albion Almondvale Stadium
McCormick 1' Donald 5'
15 August 1998 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Shearer 56'
Wilson 61'		 Millar 83'
22 August 1998 3 Livingston 1–1 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Bingham 40 pen.' Brand 88'
29 August 1998 4 Queen of the South 0–1 Livingston Palmerston Park
Feroz Red card 70'
Robertson 87'
5 September 1998 5 Livingston 3–1 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Bingham 7', 82 pen.'
Robertson 35'		 Moffat 21'
McCulloch Red card 82'
12 September 1998 6 Livingston 2–1 Arbroath Almondvale Stadium
McPhee 21'
Sherry 38'		 Peters 89'
19 September 1998 7 Clyde 1–1 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
McCusker 39' Bingham 69 pen.'
26 September 1998 8 Alloa Athletic 3–4 Livingston Recreation Park
Simpson 3'
Irvine 49 pen.', 70'		 Deas 8'
Sherry 33', 88'
Robertson 55'
3 October 1998 9 Livingston 1–0 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Deas 13'
10 October 1998 10 Livingston 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Robertson 35'
McPhee 76'		 McLean 87'
17 October 1998 11 Stirling Albion 1–3 Livingston Forthbank Stadium
McCallum 90' Robertson 3'
Bingham 11'
McManus 42'
24 October 1998 12 Livingston 2–0 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Bingham 20', 24'
31 October 1998 13 East Fife 2–3 Livingston Bayview Stadium
Brown 12'
McManus 61 o.g.'		 Robertson 9'
Bingham 9'
McCormack 83'
7 November 1998 14 Livingston 2–0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
Deas 32'
Watson 39'		 McMillan Red card 25'
14 November 1998 15 Arbroath 2–2 Livingston Gayfield Park
McGlashan 1'
Arbuckle 61'		 Deas 45'
Bingham 51'
21 November 1998 16 Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Millar 44'
King 45'		 Irvine 72'
28 November 1998 17 Partick Thistle 1–3 Livingston Firhill Stadium
Dunn 77' Fleming 38'
Sherry 59'
Robertson 85'
12 December 1998 18 Forfar Athletic 1–2 Livingston Station Park
Craig 47' King 46'
Bingham 68'
19 December 1998 19 Livingston 0–0 Stirling Albion Almondvale Stadium
27 December 1998 20 Queen of the South 2–2 Livingston Palmerston Park
Eadie 1 pen.'
Mallan 87'		 Millar 46'
Bingham 72'
16 January 1999 21 Alloa Athletic 1–3 Livingston Recreation Park
Simpson 10' Robertson 17'
McPhee 74'
Feroz 78'
20 January 1999 22 Livingston 1–0 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Millar 27' Coyle Red card 53'
30 January 1999 23 Livingston 1–1 Partick Thistle Almondvale Stadium
McPhee 78' Dunn 1'
6 February 1999 24 Clyde 0–3 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
Murray Red card 55' Robertson 43'
King 65'
McPhee 84'
16 February 1999 25 Livingston 1–0 Arbroath Almondvale Stadium
Fleming 44'
20 February 1999 26 Livingston 5–0 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Robertson 5 pen.', 37'
McCormick 7'
King 18', 61'
27 February 1999 27 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
McLean 24'
Wilson 31'
Shearer 70'
Fridge Red card 86'		 McCormick 9'
Deas Red card 72'
6 March 1999 28 East Fife 1–1 Livingston Bayview Stadium
Dair 26' Fleming 54'
13 March 1999 29 Livingston 1–2 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Millar Red card 54'
Robertson 87'		 Townsley 28'
Adams 41'
Lilley Red card 75'
20 March 1999 30 Partick Thistle 1–1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
Dunn 44' Little 12'
3 April 1999 31 Livingston 1–0 Alloa Athletic Almondvale Stadium
McPhee 65' Haddow Red card 76'
10 April 1999 32 Livingston 2–0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
McPhee 46'
King 68'
17 April 1999 33 Arbroath 1–1 Livingston Gayfield Park
Crawford 45' Robertson 89'
24 April 1999 34 Stirling Albion 0–0 Livingston Forthbank Stadium
1 May 1999 35 Livingston 4–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
King 8', 10'
Deas 17'
McPhee 23'		 McCulloch 39'
Christie 60'
Stewart 66'
8 May 1999 36 Forfar Athletic 1–2 Livingston Station Park
McLaughlin 83 pen.' McPhee 4'
King 64'

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish League Cup
1 August 1998 First round Cowdenbeath 0–2 Livingston Central Park
15:00 Millar 17'
Bingham 58'
8 August 1998 Second round Livingston 1–0 (a.e.t.) Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Bennett Red card 75'
Robertson 93'		 Attendance: 3,038
19 August 1998 Third round Kilmarnock 3–1 (a.e.t.) Livingston Rugby Park
19:45 Wright 25 pen.', 116'
McCoist 92'		 Bingham 50 pen.' Attendance: 6,565

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1998–99 Scottish Cup
5 December 1998 First round Dumbarton 1–1 Livingston Boghead Park
15:00 Flannery 83' Sherry Red card 44'
Millar 59'
8 December 1998 First round replay Livingston 3–0 Dumbarton Almondvale Stadium
19:30 Wilson 14 o.g.'
Fleming 70'
Bingham 90'
2 January 1999 Second round Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McManus 44 o.g.' Bingham 9 pen.'
McCormick 63'		 Attendance: 3,367
23 January 1999 Third round Aberdeen 0–1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Robertson 61' Attendance: 10,311
13 February 1999 Fourth round Livingston 1–3 St Johnstone Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Robertson 85' Grant 18', 59'
Scott 40'		 Attendance: 5,700

Statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 22 11 3 64 35 +29 77 Promotion to the First Division
2 Inverness CT (P) 36 21 9 6 80 48 +32 72
3 Clyde 36 15 8 13 46 42 +4 53
4 Queen of the South 36 13 9 14 50 45 +5 48
5 Alloa Athletic 36 13 7 16 65 56 +9 46
Source: "1998-1999 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "1998-99 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Second Division Table". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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