2009–10 Livingston F.C. season

February 2021 Livingston 2009–10 Gary Bollan Almondvale Stadium Scottish Third Division Winners Challenge Cup First round League Cup First round Scottish Cup Second round Andy Halliday (12) Andy Halliday (14) 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Livingston's first season back in the Third Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Overview Livingston went into administration on 24 July 2009 as the club was unable to pay bills of £330,000 in rent.http://sport.scotsman.com/division-1/Cashstrapped-Livingston-go-into-administration.5491575.jp Cash-strapped Livingston go into administration Scotsman Publications The Scotsman UK 24 July 2009 4 September 2011 The club had previously went into administration in 2004.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8130333.stm Livi to go into administration British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 24 July 2009 4 September 2011 Despite a takeover, the First Division club were deemed to be in breach of SFL rules and were relegated to the Scottish Third Division.Livi relegated to Division Three https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8179998.stm BBC Sport 31 August 2020 5 August 2009 The club appealed the decision which led to refusal to play their new third division fixtures whilst it was heard.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/8187408.stm SFL postpones Livi game at Shire British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 8 August 2009 4 September 2011 The appeal to the SFL upheld the original decision.http://sport.scotsman.com/6980/Livingston-take-appeal-to-SFA.5554206.jp Livingston take appeal to SFA after SFL rejection Scotsman Publication The Scotsman UK 14 August 2009 4 September 2011 On 7 September 2009 a further appeal to the SFA was dismissed.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8241342.stm Livi lose appeal against the drop British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 7 September 2009 4 September 2011 Livingston won the Third Division by 15 points over nearest team Forfar Athletic.http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/archive/2009-10/league_table.php Third Division Table 2009 Livingston F.C. 4 September 2011 Chairman Gordon McDougall apologised to the other clubs in the division saying that "It wasn’t our choice to have players on First Division wages in the Third Division and it was distinctly unfair that a full-time club was thrust upon the others clubs in the division".http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport/west-lothian-football/livingston-fc/2010/04/22/livingston-chairman-gordon-mcdougall-apologises-to-other-third-division-clubs-after-lions-confirmed-as-champs-62405-26289222/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120321071524/http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/west-lothian-sport/west-lothian-football/livingston-fc/2010/04/22/livingston-chairman-gordon-mcdougall-apologises-to-other-third-division-clubs-after-lions-confirmed-as-champs-62405-26289222/ dead 21 March 2012 Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall apologises to other Third Division clubs after Lions confirmed as champs West Lothian Courier 22 April 2010 4 September 2011 Results & fixtures http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/archive/2009-10/match_2009_10.php fixtures 2009–10 Livingston Fc 4 September 2011 #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendlies W 22 July 2010 19:30 Friendly 2–1 Liv Report Livingston Plymouth Argyle Timár 25 o.g. McParland 49 Summerfield 81 pen. Creamery Park Third Division 2009–10 Scottish Third Division W 15 August 2009 15:00 2–0 BBC Report Livingston Montrose Halliday 18 54 Crighton 0 35 Almondvale Stadium 632 Hilland L 22 August 2009 15:00 1–0 BBC Report Berwick Rangers Livingston Brazil 67 Shielfield Park 608 Beaton L 29 August 2009 15:00 1–0 SFL Report Albion Rovers Livingston Moyes 27 o.g. Cliftonhill 485 W 12 September 2009 15:00 3–2 BBC Report Livingston Elgin City De Vita 26Fox 59 89 pen. Crooks 73MacAulay 82Dempsie 1 90 Almondvale Stadium 757 Finnie W 18 September 2009 15:00 0–3 SFL Report Stranraer Livingston Halliday 3 De Vita 13 33 Stair Park 378 Boyle W 26 September 2009 15:00 2–1 SFL Report Livingston Queen's Park Fox 43R. Winters 55Macdonald 0 83 Douglas 36 Almondvale Stadium 961 Salmond L 30 September 2009 19:30 3–1 SFL Report East Stirlingshire Livingston Maguire 18 27Lynch 82 R. Winters 44 Ochilview Park 567 Clancy W 10 October 2009 15:00 0–1 SFL Report Forfar Athletic Livingston R. Winters 13 Station Park 613 Colvin W 13 October 2009 19:30 2–0 SFL Report Livingston Annan Athletic D. Winters 18R. Winters 43 Almondvale Stadium 771 Watters D 17 October 2009 15:00 1–1 SFL Report Livingston Berwick Rangers Griffin 88 Cameron MacDonald 71 o.g. Almondvale Stadium 815 Clancy W 31 October 2009 15:00 0–3 SFL Report Montrose Livingston Anderson 0 35 Brown 0 25De Vita 53Halliday 80Mcnulty 90 Links Park 433 Madden W 7 November 2009 15:00 1–6 SFL Report Elgin City Livingston Gunn 73 Jacobs 2 44D. Winters 39Nicolson 49 o.g.Halliday 52 Talbot 68 Borough Briggs 615 Tumilty W 21 November 2009 15:00 1–2 SFL Report Queen's Park Livingston Quinn 62 Jacobs 47Moyes 65 Hampden Park 620 Beaton W 24 November 2009 19:30 2–0 SFL Report Livingston Albion Rovers Talbot 5Jacobs 85 Almondvale Stadium 726 McDermott W 5 December 2009 15:00 3–0 SFL Report Livingston Stranraer R. Winters 14Glen Mitchell 35 o.g.Halliday 69 Almondvale Stadium 1,267 Finnie L 12 December 2009 15:00 1–2 SFL Report Livingston Forfar Athletic Halliday 22 Gibson 2Tulloch 90 Almondvale Stadium Brines D 23 January 2010 15:00 1–1 SFL Report Stranraer Livingston Nicoll 12 Fox 94 Stair Park 323 Robertson W 26 January 2010 19:45 1–0 SFL Report Livingston Elgin City Brown 72 Almondvale Stadium 503 Colvin W 2 February 2010 19:45 2–0 SFL Report Livingston Queen's Park Fox 7Halliday 12 Almondvale Stadium 680 Muir D 6 February 2010 15:00 2–2 SFL Report Forfar Athletic Livingston Campbell 63Tulloch 95Fotheringham 1 90 R. Winters 55Hamilton 61 Station Park 510 Law W 9 February 2010 19:45 0–2 SFL Report Albion Rovers Livingston .McGrath 0 65 Hamilton 66 pen.Tosh 91 Cliftonhill 587 Beaton W 13 February 2010 15:00 3–2 SFL Report Livingston Annan Athletic De Vita 53R. Winters 74Halliday 78 Neilson 17Cox 45 Almondvale Stadium 1,085 Mclean W 20 February 2010 19:45 0–2 SFL Report East Stirlingshire Livingston Bolochoweckyi 1 56 Halliday 14R. Winters 64 Ochilview Park 1.062 Beaton W 9 March 2010 19:45 2–0 SFL Report Livingston East Stirlingshire Halliday 34R. Winters 52 Almondvale Stadium 864 Madded W 13 March 2010 15:00 0–1 SFL Report Elgin City Livingston De Vita 42 Borough Briggs 433 Somers D 16 March 2010 19:30 0–0 SFL Report Annan Athletic Livingston Galabank 604 Muir W 20 March 2010 15:00 2–1 SFL Report Livingston Stranraer Liam Fox 27R. Winters 29 Moore 86 Almondvale Stadium 1,136 Brown W 27 March 2010 15.00 0–1 SFL Report Queen's Park Livingston De Vita 80 Hampden Park 714 McKendrick L 3 April 2010 15:00 2–0 SFL Report Annan Athletic Livingston Bell 4Storey 82Macdonald 1 68 Galabank Stadium 831 Law W 6 April 2010 19:45 1–0 SFL Report Livingston Montrose Halliday 93 Almondvale Stadium 748 Hilland W 10 April 2010 15:00 2–3 SFL Report Livingston Forfar Athletic De Vita 1R. Winters 33 Harty 13 21 Campbell 17 Almondvale Stadium 1,500 MacDonald D 13 April 2010 19:45 1–1 SFL Report Berwick Rangers Livingston Gray 76 Tosh 71 pen. Shielfield Park 604 Finnie D 17 April 2010 15:00 0–0 SFL Report Livingston Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium 1,621 Law W 24 April 2010 15:00 0–5 SFL Report Montrose Livingston Halliday 40 53 De Vita 50 Watson 70 Jacobs 83 Links Park 510 Muir W 27 April 2010 19:45 2–0 SFL Report Livingston Albion Rovers Sinclair 15 McGowan 18 o.g. Almondvale Stadium 628 Murray W 1 May 2010 15:00 1–0 SFL Report Livingston East Stirlingshire Jacobs 44 Almondvale Stadium 1,480 Colvin Challenge Cup 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup L 25 July 2009 First round 1–0 BBC Report Queen of the South Livingston Wilson 9 Palmerston Park 1,558 Innes League Cup 2009–10 Scottish League Cup L 1 August 2009 First round 3–0 BBC Report Albion Rovers Livingston McKenzie 9 o.g.Barr 48McCusker 89 Cliftonhill 602 Hilland Scottish Cup 2009–10 Scottish Cup W 24 October 2009 15:00 Second round 1–3 BBC Report Queen's Park Livingston Quinn 78 De Vita 32 83Fox 62 pen. Hampden Park 678 McLean D 9 December 2009 19:45 Third round 1–1 BBC Report Clyde Livingston Lithgow 63 Hamill 48 Broadwood Stadium 538 Charleston W 14 December 2009 19:45 Third round replay 7–1 BBC Report Livingston Clyde Jacobs 5Fox 49 80Winters 50 67Halliday 51 65 Lithgow 11 Almondvale Stadium 690 Charleston L 20 January 2010 19:45 Fourth round 0–1 BBC Report Livingston Dundee Harkins 33 Almondvale Stadium 1,176 Collum Statistics Squad Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Darren Jamieson GK SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roddy McKenzie GK SCO 32 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 Craig McDowall GK SCO 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron MacDonald DF SCO 26 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 Chris Innes DF SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Neil Hastings DF SCO 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jason Talbot DF England 32 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 Paul Watson DF SCO 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 Jonathan Brown DF SCO 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ewan Moyes DF SCO 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Danny Griffin DF Northern Ireland 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Halliday MF SCO 31 12 4 2 1 0 1 0 David Sinclair MF SCO 30 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 Anthony McParland MF SCO 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Liam Fox MF SCO 31 6 4 3 1 0 1 0 Keaghan Jacobs MF South Africa 34 6 4 1 1 0 1 0 Kyle Jacobs MF South Africa 14 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Sheldon Jacobs MF South Africa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Devon Jacobs MF South Africa 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Malone MF SCO 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Joe Hamill MF SCO 8 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 Bobby Barr MF SCO 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Torrance MF SCO 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Joe McKee MF SCO 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Stephen Husband MF SCO 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Tosh MF SCO 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marc McNulty FW SCO 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Armand One FW France 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Robbie Winters FW SCO 34 11 4 2 1 0 1 0 David Winters FW SCO 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Raffaele De Vita FW Italy 28 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 Jim Hamilton FW SCO 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trialists 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. NationPositionNameThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupRamsden's CupTotal SCO GK Darren Jamieson0000000000SCO GK Roddy McKenzie0000000000SCO GK Craig McDowall0000000000SCO DF Cameron MacDonald3220000052SCO DF Chris Innes0000001010SCO DF Neil Hastings0000000000ENG DF Jason Talbot5010000060SCO DF Paul Watson2000000020SCO DF Jonathan Brown5110000061SCO DF Ewan Moyes2011000031Northern Ireland DF Danny Griffin1000000010SCO MF Andy Halliday2000000020SCO MF David Sinclair1000000010SCO MF Anthony McParland0000000000SCO MF Liam Fox5000000050South Africa MF Keaghan Jacobs3000000030South Africa MF Kyle Jacobs0000000000South Africa MF Sheldon Jacobs0000000000South Africa MF Devon Jacobs0000000000SCO MF Chris Malone1000000010SCO MF Joe Hamill2000100030SCO MF Bobby Barr0000000000SCO MF Mark Torrance0000000000SCO MF Joe McKee0000000000SCO MF Steve Tosh1000000010SCO FW Marc McNulty1000000010France FW Armand One1000000010SCO FW Robbie Winters2000000020Italy FW Raffaele De Vita5000000050SCO FW Jim Hamilton1000000010 League table LIV References 30em Livingston Category:Livingston F.C. seasons