2020–21 Livingston F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the club's third season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Livingston
2020–21 season
ChairmanRobert Wilson
ManagerGary Holt
(until 26 Nov 20)[1]
David Martindale
(from 21 Dec 20)
StadiumTony Macaroni Arena
Scottish PremiershipSixth Place
Scottish League CupRunners–up
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Pittman (7)
All: Alan Forrest (11)

Season Summary

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 £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] Martindale’s appointment saw the club’s 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]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

18 July 2020 Friendly Dundee United 0–0 Livingston Tannadice Park
Report Attendance: 0
22 July 2020 Friendly Kilmarnock 1–2 Livingston Rugby Park
McKenzie  25' Report Forrest  24'
Ambrose  60'
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Friendly Livingston 2–2 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
14:00 Dykes  32'
Kouider-Aïssa  49'
Report Stewart  55'
Fontaine  75'
Attendance: 0

Scottish Premiership

1 August 2020[14] 1 St Mirren 1–0 Livingston St Mirren Park
15:00 BST Tait  30' Report Attendance: 50
Referee: Don Robertson
8 August 2020 2 Livingston 1–4 Hibernian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Dykes  60' (pen.) Report Nisbet  24', 37', 88' (pen.)
Doidge  41'
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 August 2020 3 Motherwell 2–2 Livingston Fir Park
19:45 BST Turnbull  8'
Campbell  35'
Report Dykes  10' (pen.)
Forrest  69'
Referee: Colin Steven
16 August 2020 4 Livingston 0–0 Rangers Tony Macaroni Arena
16:30 BST Report Referee: Nick Walsh
23 August 2020[15] 5 Aberdeen 2–1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 BST Ferguson  49'
Wright  55'
Report Sibbald  42'
Devlin  43'
Pittman  69'
29 August 2020 6 Livingston 1–0 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Guthrie  64'
Serrano  67'
Report Draper  18'
Tremarco  51'
Gardyne  65'
Donaldson  90+3'
Referee: John Beaton
12 September 2020 7 Livingston 1–2 Hamilton Academical Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Pittman  1' Report Templeton  57'
Munro  85'
Referee: Don Robertson
19 September 2020 8 Celtic 3–2 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 BST McGregor  20'
Christie  23'
Ajeti  52'
Report Holt  16' (pen.)
Serrano  78'
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 September 2020 9 Livingston 2–0 St Johnstone Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Tiffoney  34'
Forrest  35'
Report Referee: Craig Napier
2 October 2020 10 Dundee United 1–2 Livingston Tannadice Park
19:45 BST Clark  18' Report Guthrie  53'
Forrest  90'
Referee: John Beaton
17 October 2020 11 Livingston 1–3 Kilmarnock Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BST Pittman  11' Report Tshibola  24'
Burke  37' (pen.)
Kiltie  57'
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 October 2020 12 Rangers 2–0 Livingston Ibrox Stadium
15:00 BST Aribo  9'
Defoe  16'
Jack  89'
Report Guthrie  68' Referee: Nick Walsh
31 October 2020 13 Livingston 0–2 Motherwell Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Guthrie  45+1'
Bartley  66'
Report Lang  22'
Watt  45+2',  73'
Maguire  70'
Referee: John Beaton
6 November 2020 14 Ross County 1–1 Livingston Global Energy Stadium
19:45 GMT Shaw  28'
Kelly  90'
Report Devlin  56'
Bartley  70'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 November 2020 15 Livingston 0–1 St Mirren Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Report Doyle-Hayes  56' Referee: Willie Collum
5 December 2020 16 Livingston 2–0 Dundee United Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Pittman  57'
Bartley  73'
Report Referee: Don Robertson
12 December 2020 17 St Johnstone 1–2 Livingston McDiarmid Park
15:00 GMT Kane  54' Report Guthrie  48'
Robinson  65'
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
23 December 2020 19 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Livingston New Douglas Park
18:00 GMT Report Guthrie  51'
Mullin  90+1'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 December 2020 20 Kilmarnock 1–2 Livingston Rugby Park
15:00 GMT Burke  48 pen.' Report Emmanuel-Thomas  51'
Robinson  90+2'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
2 January 2021 22 Hibernian 0–3 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 GMT Report Mullin  9'
Guthrie  16'
Robinson  47'
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
9 January 2021 23 Livingston 3–1 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Robinson  9'
Forrest  81'
Hamilton  90+1'
Report Lakin  28' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
16 January 2021 24 Celtic 0–0 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
20 January 2021 18[N 1] Livingston 2–2 Celtic Tony Macaroni Arena
20:15 GMT Brown  15'
Emmanuel-Thomas  60'
Report Elyounoussi  28'
Bitton  28'
Brown  83'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
Note: Game televised on Sky Sports.
27 January 2021 25 Livingston 2–0 Kilmarnock Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 GMT Kabia  89'
Pittman  90'
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Kirkland
30 January 2021 21[N 1] Livingston 0–0 Aberdeen Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Holt  85' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
2 February 2021 26 Aberdeen 0–2 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
18:00GMT Ferguson  32'
Hoban  77'
Report Lewis  7' (o.g.)
Devlin 16'
Longridge  44'
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 February 2021 27 Livingston 1–2 St Johnstone Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Pittman  83' Report Tanser  45+2'
Rooney  51'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 February 2021 28 Dundee United 3–0 Livingston Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Sporle  1'
Pawlett  31'
Shankland  35', 83'
Report Fitzwater  61' Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 February 2021 29 St Mirren 1–1 Livingston St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 MacPherson  32' Report McCarthy  8 o.g.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
3 March 2021 30 Livingston 0–1 Rangers Tony Macaroni Arena
18:00 GMT Report Morelos  87' Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
6 March 2021 31 Motherwell 3–1 Livingston Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00 Cole  31 pen.', 59'
Long  69'
Report Fitzwater  60' Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
13 March 2021 32 Livingston 2–1 Hamilton Academical Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Emmanuel-Thomas  16'
Pittman  36'
Report Smith  30' Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 March 2021 33 Livingston 1–1 Hibernian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Sibbald  28' Report Doidge  41' Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
10 April 2021 34 Celtic 6–0 Livingston Celtic Park
15:00 Forrest  30'
Turnbull  38'
Fitzwater  50 o.g.'
Elyounoussi  54', 66'
Christie  87'
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 April 2021 35 Hibernian 2–1 Livingston Easter Road
15:00 Nisbet  8'
Boyle  26 pen.'
Report Emmanuel-Thomas  85 pen.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
1 May 2021 36 Livingston 1–2 Aberdeen Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 GMT Emmanuel-Thomas  80' Report Hendry  52'
Hedges  74'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
12 May 2021 37 Livingston 0–3 Rangers Tony Macaroni Arena
18:00 GMT Report Tavernier  42 pen.'
Kent  57'
Hagi  83'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
15 May 2021 38 St Johnstone 0–0 Livingston McDiarmid Park
12:30 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

6 October 2020 Group H Edinburgh City 1–5 Livingston Ainslie Park
19:45 Handling  70' (pen.) Report Robinson  7'
Mullin  22', 40'
Poplatnik  65'
Lokotsch  77'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
10 October 2020 Group H Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Forrest  46'
Mullin  50'
Report Thomson  31' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
10 November 2020 Group H Stenhousemuir 0–4 Livingston Ochilview Park
19:30 Report Forrest  1', 8'
Poplatnik  30'
Taylor-Sinclair  65'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
14 November 2020 Group H Livingston 4–1 Airdrieonians Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Forrest  57', 83'
Emmanuel-Thomas  58' (pen.), 67'
Report Robert  52' Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro

Knockout rounds

28 November 2020 Second round Livingston 4–0 Ayr United Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Chalmers  4' (o.g.)
Fitzwater  6', 12'
Forrest  44'
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
15 December 2020 Quarter-final Livingston 2–0 Ross County Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Sibbald  4'
Forrest  24'
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
24 January 2021 Semi-final Livingston 1–0 St Mirren Hampden Park
16:00 Robinson  9' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
Man of the Match: Robinson
28 February 2021 Final St Johnstone 1–0 Livingston Hampden Park
14:00 Rooney  32' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup

3 April 2021 Third Round Livingston 2–1 (a.e.t.) Raith Rovers Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Fitzwater  70'
Poplatnik  109'
Report Vaughan  13' Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 April 2021 Fourth Round Aberdeen 2–2
(5–3 p)
Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
17:30 McGinn  77'
Kamberi  95'
Report Emmanuel-Thomas  37', 93 pen.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 15 May 2021

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  SCO Robby McCrorie 1801601010
2 DF  SCO Nicky Devlin 46235+127+1020
3 DF  NIR Ciaron Brown 18113+310+2000
4 DF  SCO Alan Lithgow 301+10000+10
5 DF  ENG Jack Fitzwater 2742014+1221
6 MF  ENG Marvin Bartley (c) 41132+116020
8 MF  SCO Scott Pittman 47737+177020
9 FW  ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 31914+1053+2222
10 MF  SCO Craig Sibbald 41229+315+2120
11 MF  SCO Alan Forrest 381121+847720
12 DF  FRA Julien Serrano 30219+525+1000
14 FW  SCO Josh Mullin 30616+63730+10
15 FW  SVN Matej Poplatnik 2535+1402+220+21
17 MF  SCO Scott Robinson 31616+1045200
18 MF  SCO Jason Holt 37124+414+3020
19 FW  SCO Salim Kouider-Aissa 400+400000
20 FW  SCO Gavin Reilly 703+200+2000
21 DF  SCO Jack McMillan 1204+402+100+10
22 MF  SCO Scott Tiffoney 1314+711+1000
23 MF  SCO Jackson Longridge 1309+100+1020
25 DF  NGA Efe Ambrose 28017+504+2000
27 DF  ENG Jon Guthrie 4243446020
28 MF  FRA Djibril Diani 502+200+000+10
29 DF  SCO Aaron Taylor-Sinclair 111602+210+10
32 GK  POL Max Stryjek 2702105010
33 DF  TOG Steve Lawson 1607+702000
37 FW  IRL Jaze Kabia 911+71000+10
39 MF  SCO Carlo Pignatiello 300+100+2000
40 GK  SCO Gary Maley 20002000
Players who left the club during the season
9 FW  SCO Lyndon Dykes 32320000
13 FW  GER Lars Lokotsch 512+200+1100
16 MF  SCO Robbie Crawford 100+100000
20 FW  TUN Aymen Souda 200+200000
23 MF  ITA Raffaele De Vita 000+000+0000
30 GK  USA Brian Schwake 00000000
38 FW  SCO Jack Hamilton 512+310000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[17]
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ALO EDI AIR STE
1 Livingston 4 4 0 0 0 15 3 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round 2–1 4–1
2 Alloa Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 9 5 +4 9 2–1 4–2
3 Edinburgh City 4 1 0 1 2 5 9 4 4 1–5 2–2p
4 Airdrieonians 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 4 3 0–2 0–1
5 Stenhousemuir 4 0 1 0 3 4 12 8 2 0–4 0–2
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[19]

Transfers

See also

List of Livingston F.C. seasons

Footnotes

  1. Rearranged match after postponement

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