1999–2000 Livingston F.C. season
| 1999–00 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ray Stewart (until 15 March) Jim Leishman | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Fourth place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: David Bingham & Brian McPhee (15) All: David Bingham (19) | ||
| | |||
Season 1999-00 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary[edit]
Season 1999–00 was Livingston's first season in the Scottish First Division having been promoted the previous season they finished fourth in the league.[1] They reached the semi-final of the challenge cup, were knocked out of the League Cup in the second round and the Scottish Cup in the fourth round.
Management[edit]
Livingston started the season under Ray Stewart and on 15 March 2000 he was sacked by the club with Jim Leishman being re-appointed as manager.[2]
Results & fixtures[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division[edit]
| 7 August 1999 1 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
Keith  25' | Tosh 55' | Referee: Douglas McDonald |
| 14 August 1999 2 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
Hurst  34'Lennon 70' | Britton 45' Bingham 74' |
| 21 August 1999 3 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
| McPhee 62', 65' Sweeney 75' | Referee: Willie Young |
| 28 August 1999 4 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Murie 39' Connolly 67' | Keith 11' Millar 29' | Referee: Steve Kaney |
| 4 September 1999 5 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Coughlan 69' | Petrie 72' Coyle 84' | Referee: Jim Herald |
| 11 September 1999 6 | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
| Robertson 44' Bingham 67' | Referee: John Fleming |
| 18 September 1999 7 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| MacPhee 28', 67' | Bavidge 35' Sheerin 39 pen.' | Referee: Brian Cassidy |
| 25 September 1999 8 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 7', 9' | Gardner 67 pen.' | Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 2 October 1999 9 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Love Street |
| McLaughlin 51' | Britton 17' McManus 64' | Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 16 October 1999 10 | Livingston | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Britton 10' McCormick 55', 68'McKinnon 75' | Craig 33' |
| 23 October 1999 11 | Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| Browne 22' Black 34 pen.'Shields 75' | Millar 26 pen.' McCaldon 31' | Referee: George Clyde |
| 30 October 1999 12 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| Millar 68' | Morris 69' | Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 6 November 1999 13 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| Golabek 75' McLean 90' | Referee: George Simpson |
| 14 November 1999 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Livingston | East End Park |
| Crawford 35 pen.', 84' Moss 43' | Sweeney 34' | Referee: Brian McGarry |
| 20 November 1999 15 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
| Britton 49' Bingham 58' | Murie 76' |
| 27 November 1999 16 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
| Turner 78 o.g.' | McGarry 12' McLaughlin 75' | Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 4 December 1999 17 | Clydebank | 1 – 5 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Gardner 86 pen.' | Bingham 12', 90' McCormick 41'King 50'Fleming 74' | Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 14 December 1999 18 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| McGuire 15' McCormick 84' | McCormick 34' Bingham 60', 88' | Referee: Tom Brown |
| 27 December 1999 19 | Falkirk | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
| Nicholls 34', 73' Sinclair 45' | McKenzie 47 o.g.' McPhee 65', 86' | Referee: Martin Clark |
| 3 January 2000 20 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| McPhee 82' | Wilson 73' Xausa 87' |
| 8 January 2000 21 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 61' | Referee: Bobby Orr |
| 22 January 2000 22 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
| Keith 65', 73' McPhee 84' |
| 5 February 2000 23 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Love Street |
| Brown 42' | Bingham 28' McPhee 52' | Referee: Tom Brown |
| 29 February 2000 24 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Craig 64' | Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 4 March 2000 25 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| Nicholls 43' | Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 11 March 2000 26 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 14 March 2000 27 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Curran 73' | Referee: Eric Martindale |
| 18 March 2000 28 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 1 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| Xausa 11', 58', 85' Wyness 32' | McPhee 59' Coughlan 80' | Referee: Jim Herald |
| 25 March 2000 29 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
| McCormick 82' | Referee: George Clyde |
| 1 April 2000 30 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Livingston | East End Park |
| Coyle 16' May 44'Crawford 58'Bullen 73' | May 52 o.g.' |
| 4 April 2000 31 | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
| Smith 11' McKinnon 23'McPhee 25' | Easton 46' Neil 79'Forrest 80'Jack 82' | Referee: George Simpson |
| 8 April 2000 32 | Clydebank | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Cameron 90' | Bingham 35' Rowson 62' | Referee: Alan Gemmill |
| 15 April 2000 33 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 61' | McGarry 23' Yardley 76' |
| 22 April 2000 34 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| Owusu 23' | McPhee 60', 88' Britton 87' |
| 29 April 2000 35 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 49 pen.' McCormick 73'McPhee 80' | Kean 88' | Referee: George Simpson |
| 6 May 2000 36 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| Bingham 52' McPhee 90' | Referee: Bobby Orr |
Scottish League Cup[edit]
| 31 July 1999 First round | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Britton 17', 24' | Referee: John Unerhill |
| 17 August 1999 Second round | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gillies 59' | Report | Attendance: 6,756 Referee: John Rowbotham |
Scottish Challenge Cup[edit]
| 24 August 1999 Second round | Livingston | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:30 | Bingham 69', 105' | Patterson 37' | Referee: Jim McCluskey |
| 14 September 1999 Quarter-final | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:30 | McPhee 1' Britton 30'Millar 89' | McManus 32' (o.g.) |
| 28 September 1999 Semi-final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| 19:30 | Sheerin 88' | Attendance: 1,025 |
Scottish Cup[edit]
| 29 January 2000 Third round | Queen of the South | 0 – 7 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Leslie 23' | BBC Report | McKinnon 14', 89' Keith 51', 58', 63'Bingham 59'McPhee 68' | Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 19 February 2000 Fourth round | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Craig 40' McLean 79' | Bingham 9' Millar 74' | Referee: George Simpson |
Statistics[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 66 | 33 | +33 | 71 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 64 | |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 49 |
Source: "1999-2000 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
References[edit]
- ^ "1999-00 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Stewart departs as Livvy aim high". Glasgow: The Herald. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "1999-00 League table". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2011.