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Deutsch2010–11 Livingston F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Gordon McDougall[1] |
| Manager | Gary Bollan |
| Stadium | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Second Division | 1st (promoted) |
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Queen's Park |
| League Cup | First round, lost to Ross County |
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Elgin City |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Russell (22)[2] All: Iain Russell (24)[2] |
| Highest home attendance | 1,863 vs. Airdrie United, 21 August 2010[3] |
| Lowest home attendance | 724 vs. Forfar Athletic, 1 March 2011[3] |
| Average home league attendance | 1,303[4] |
The 2010–11 season was Livingston's first season back in the Second Division, having been promoted after winning the Third Division during season 2009–10.[5] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Overview
[edit]The 2010–11 season was Livingston's first season back in the Scottish Second Division having been promoted as champions from the Third Division.[6] Despite poor form in the cups being knocked out in all their opening rounds, they won the Second Division with 5 games to spare with a 3–0 win over Stenhousemuir.[7] After all games were completed they were 23 points ahead over nearest rival Ayr United.[8]
Results and fixtures
[edit]| 10 July 2010 Friendly | Spartans | 1–4 | Livingston | Ainslie Park |
| 15:00 | King  | Liv Report | Russell Russell Jacobs Chris Malone |
| 13 July 2010 Friendly | Montrose | 0–3 | Livingston | Links Park |
| 19:45 | Liv Report | Barr Winters McNulty |
| 15 July 2010 Friendly | Bangor | 0–4 | Livingston | Clandeboye Park |
| 19:45 | Liv Report | Jacobs Hamill McNulty Barr |
| 17 July 2010 Friendly | Glentoran | 1–1 | Livingston | The Oval |
| 15:00 | Waterworth | Liv Report | Winters |
| 20 July 2010 Friendly | Livingston | 0–0 | Oxford United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:30 |
| 28 July 2010 Friendly | Livingston | 2–2 | Dundee United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:30 | McNulty Malone | Liv Report | Casalinuovo Myrie-Williams |
| 18 December 2010 Friendly | Spartans Juniors | 0–3 | Livingston | Ainslie Park |
| 15:00 |
Scottish Second Division
[edit]| 7 August 2010 | Livingston | 3–3 | Alloa Athletic | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 2' Russell 21'McAvoy 64' (o.g.) | BBC Report | Smith Punty 57'Scott 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,389 Referee: McDermott |
| 14 August 2010 | Dumbarton | 1–2 | Livingston | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 15:00 | Chaplain 70' (pen.) | BBC Report | Winters 25' (pen.) O'Byrne  71'  Russell 77' | Attendance: 643 Referee: Watters |
| 21 August 2010 | Livingston | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 24' De Vita 73' | BBC Report | Gemmill 5' | Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Colvin |
| 28 August 2010 | Livingston | 2–0 | Forfar Athletic | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Winters 24' Jacobs 68' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Northcroft |
| 11 September 2010 | Peterhead | 0–0 | Livingston | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 431 Referee: Beaton |
| 18 September 2010 | Brechin City | 1–3 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Moyes 90' | BBC Report | Russell 43' Barr 45'De Vita 74' | Attendance: 526 Referee: Smith |
| 25 September 2010 | Livingston | 1–1 | East Fife | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | De Vita 53' | BBC Report | Byrne 69' | Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Brines |
| 2 October 2010 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Malone 75' Roberts 80', 82' | BBC Report | Fox 33' | Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Winter |
| 16 October 2010 | Livingston | 4–1 | Stenhousemuir | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Winters 14' Scullion 23' (o.g.)Conway 24'Russell 40' | BBC Report | Lyle 28' | Attendance: 1,606 Referee: Conroy |
| 23 October 2010 | Livingston | 1–0 | Peterhead | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Winters 62' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,295 Referee: McDermott |
| 30 October 2010 | Forfar Athletic | 1–0 | Livingston | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Allan 72' | BBC Report | Attendance: 612 Referee: McLean |
| 6 November 2010 | Livingston | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Watson 19' Russell 87' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Clancy |
| 13 November 2010 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Russell 64' | Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Beaton |
| 26 December 2010 | Alloa Athletic | 2–2 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Noble 28' Dunlop 45' | BBC Report | Sinclair 59' De Vita 71' | Attendance: 566 Referee: Hilland |
| 15 January 2011 | Peterhead | 3–0 | Livingston | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ross 26' Strachan 50' (71), pen.' | BBC Report | Winters 66' | Attendance: 585 Referee: Robertson |
| 18 January 2011 | East Fife | 2–4 | Livingston | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | Crawford 19' Sloan 61' (pen.) | BBC Report | Deuchar 57', 65', 87' O'Byrne 80'Russell 82' | Attendance: 548 Referee: Beaton |
| 29 January 2011 | Livingston | 4–3 | East Fife | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 1', 89' Fox 12'Barr 82' | BBC Report | Linn 28' Crawford 72'Muir 75' | Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Salmond |
| 1 February 2011 | Livingston | 2–0 | Brechin City | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 25' Winters 89' | BBC Report | Attendance: 847 Referee: Richmond |
| 12 February 2011 | Ayr United | 0–3 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Barr 61' Deuchar 73'Fox 84' | Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Brines |
| 15 February 2011 | Livingston | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 34' (70), pen.' | BBC Report | Attendance: 890 Referee: Watters |
| 19 February 2011 | Livingston | 2–1 | Stenhousemuir | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 34' Barr 40'Talbot 60' | BBC Report | Williams 64' | Attendance: 1,246 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 22 February 2011 | Brechin City | 1–0 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | Molloy | Liv Report | Attendance: 565 Referee: Law |
| 26 February 2011 | Livingston | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 55' (pen.) De Vita 56', 77'Barr 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Clancy |
| 1 March 2011 | Livingston | 3–0 | Forfar Athletic | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 5' (pen.) De Vita 61'Winters 88' | BBC Report | Attendance: 724 Referee: David Somers |
| 5 March 2011 | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Livingston | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Jacobs 5' Russell 7'Fox 70' | Attendance: 853 Referee: Roache |
| 8 March 2011 | Stenhousemuir | 1–2 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
| 19:30 | Williams 76' | BBC Report | Russell 3' De Vita 31' | Attendance: 431 Referee: Richmond |
| 19 March 2011 | Forfar Athletic | 0–4 | Livingston | Station Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Deuchar 23', 57' Fox 45'Russell 60' | Attendance: 552 Referee: McKendrick |
| 26 March 2011 | East Fife | 1–3 | Livingston | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wallace 60' | BBC Report | Deuchar 27', 70' Jacobs 80' | Attendance: 707 Referee: Law |
| 29 March 2011 | Livingston | 5–1 | Peterhead | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hamill 51' Russell 62', 83'De Vita 74'Fox 89' | BBC Report | Bavidge 28' | Attendance: 754 Referee: Colvin |
| 2 April 2011 | Livingston | 0–0 | Brechin City | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Winter |
| 9 April 2011 | Stenhousemuir | 0–3 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Jacobs 35' Fox 59'Sinclair 90' | Attendance: 837 Referee: Beaton |
| 16 April 2011 | Livingston | 0–0 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 36' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,492 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 April 2011 | Livingston | 3–2 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Liv Report | Attendance: 904 Referee: Law |
| 23 April 2011 | Airdrie United | 2–4 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lovering 32' Owens 55' | BBC Report | Russell 5', 7' De Vita 61'McNulty 80' | Attendance: 872 Referee: Dunlop |
| 30 April 2011 | Livingston | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Winters 80' | BBC Report | Walker 42' | Attendance: 1,549 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 7 May 2011 | Alloa Athletic | 1–3 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Dunlop 53' | BBC Report | Jacobs 43' De Vita 77'Russell 87' | Attendance: 647 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]| 24 July 2010 First round | Queen's Park | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Hampden Park |
| Eaglesham 40', 96', 103' (pen.) | SFL Report | MacDonald 25' Sinclair 119' | Attendance: 605 Referee: Clancy |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 31 July 2010 First round | Ross County | 2–1 | Livingston | Starks Park |
| Di Giacomo 37' Vigurs 67'Barrowman 69' | BBC Report | Russell 48' | Attendance: 1,215 Referee: O'Reilly |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 20 November 2010 Third round | Elgin City | 2–1 | Livingston | Borough Briggs |
| Gunn 61' Crooks 78' | BBC Report | Russell 74' | Attendance: 802 Referee: Hilland |
Statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | Tony Bullock | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO | Darren Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Craig McDowall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Michael O'Byrne | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Craig Barr | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Cameron MacDonald | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Callum Fordyce | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Neil Hastings | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Jason Talbot | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Watson | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ross Docherty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Cowan | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | David Sinclair | 29 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Liam Fox | 34 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  RSA | Keaghan Jacobs | 27 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | RSA | Kyle Jacobs | 34 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | RSA | Devon Jacobs | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Malone | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Joe Hamill | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Aaron Conway | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Ross Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Bobby Barr | 27 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stefan Scougall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Kenny Deuchar | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Marc McNulty | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Iain Russell | 36 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ITA | Raffaele De Vita | 34 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Robbie Winters | 33 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
[edit]| Nation | Position | Name | ||
| | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Michael O'Byrne | 2 | 8 |
| DF | Craig Barr | 0 | 10 |
| FW | Iain Russell | 1 | 6 |
| MF | Liam Fox | 0 | 8 |
| DF | Jason Talbot | 1 | 5 |
| MF | Bobby Barr | 0 | 5 |
| MF | Kyle Jacobs | 0 | 5 |
| GK | Tony Bullock | 1 | 2 |
| FW | Robbie Winters | 1 | 2 |
| FW | Kenny Deuchar | 0 | 3 |
| FW | Raffaele De Vita | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Keaghan Jacobs | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Chris Malone | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Ross Docherty | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Devon Jacobs | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Cameron MacDonald | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Paul Watson | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 66 | |||
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Ayr United (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 59 | |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | |
| 5 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 52 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
References
[edit]- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 740. ISBN 0755362314.
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- ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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- ^ "GALLERY: Livingston celebrate wrapping up the Scottish Second Division title". Daily Record. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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- ^ "First Team Fixtures". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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