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) | ||
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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
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
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
Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
League table
| 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
- ^ "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.