1999–2000 Livingston F.C. season
Livingston 1999–00 football season
1999–00 season | |||
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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
Livingston v Raith Rovers
7 August 1999 1 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
Keith ![]() | Tosh ![]() | Referee: Douglas McDonald |
Ayr United v Livingston
14 August 1999 2 | Ayr United | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
Hurst ![]() Lennon ![]() | Britton ![]() Bingham ![]() |
Livingston v Airdrieonians
21 August 1999 3 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
McPhee ![]() Sweeney ![]() | Referee: Willie Young |
Greenock Morton v Livingston
28 August 1999 4 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
Murie ![]() Connolly ![]() | Keith ![]() Millar ![]() | Referee: Steve Kaney |
Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic
4 September 1999 5 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Coughlan ![]() | Petrie ![]() Coyle ![]() | Referee: Jim Herald |
Falkirk v Livingston
11 September 1999 6 | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
Robertson ![]() Bingham ![]() | Referee: John Fleming |
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
18 September 1999 7 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
MacPhee ![]() | Bavidge ![]() Sheerin ![]() | Referee: Brian Cassidy |
Livingston v Clydebank
25 September 1999 8 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
Bingham ![]() | Gardner ![]() | Referee: Kenny Clark |
St Mirren v Livingston
2 October 1999 9 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Love Street |
McLaughlin ![]() | Britton ![]() McManus ![]() | Referee: Kevin Toner |
Livingston v Ayr United
16 October 1999 10 | Livingston | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
Britton ![]() McCormick ![]() McKinnon ![]() | Craig ![]() |
Raith Rovers v Livingston
23 October 1999 11 | Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
Browne ![]() Black ![]() Shields ![]() | Millar ![]() McCaldon ![]() | Referee: George Clyde |
Livingston v Falkirk
30 October 1999 12 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
Millar ![]() | Morris ![]() | Referee: Eric Martindale |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
6 November 1999 13 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Golabek ![]() McLean ![]() | Referee: George Simpson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston
14 November 1999 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Livingston | East End Park |
Crawford ![]() Moss ![]() | Sweeney ![]() | Referee: Brian McGarry |
Livingston v Greenock Morton
20 November 1999 15 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
Britton ![]() Bingham ![]() | Murie ![]() |
Livingston v St Mirren
27 November 1999 16 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
Turner ![]() | McGarry ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Clydebank v Livingston
4 December 1999 17 | Clydebank | 1 – 5 | Livingston | Cappielow |
Gardner ![]() | Bingham ![]() McCormick ![]() King ![]() Fleming ![]() | Referee: Kevin Toner |
Airdrieonians v Livingston
14 December 1999 18 | Airdrieonians | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
McGuire ![]() McCormick ![]() | McCormick ![]() Bingham ![]() | Referee: Tom Brown |
Falkirk v Livingston
27 December 1999 19 | Falkirk | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
Nicholls ![]() Sinclair ![]() | McKenzie ![]() McPhee ![]() | Referee: Martin Clark |
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
3 January 2000 20 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
McPhee ![]() | Wilson ![]() Xausa ![]() |
Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic
8 January 2000 21 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Bingham ![]() | Referee: Bobby Orr |
Livingston v Clydebank
22 January 2000 22 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
Keith ![]() McPhee ![]() |
St Mirren v Livingston
5 February 2000 23 | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Love Street |
Brown ![]() | Bingham ![]() McPhee ![]() | Referee: Tom Brown |
Ayr United v Livingston
29 February 2000 24 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
Craig ![]() | Referee: Eric Martindale |
Livingston v Falkirk
4 March 2000 25 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
Nicholls ![]() | Referee: Kevin Toner |
Livingston v Raith Rovers
11 March 2000 26 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
Greenock Morton v Livingston
14 March 2000 27 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Cappielow |
Curran ![]() | Referee: Eric Martindale |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
18 March 2000 28 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 1 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Xausa ![]() Wyness ![]() | McPhee ![]() Coughlan ![]() | Referee: Jim Herald |
Livingston v Greenock Morton
25 March 2000 29 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
McCormick ![]() | Referee: George Clyde |
Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston
1 April 2000 30 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Livingston | East End Park |
Coyle ![]() May ![]() Crawford ![]() Bullen ![]() | May ![]() |
Livingston v Airdrieonians
4 April 2000 31 | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
Smith ![]() McKinnon ![]() McPhee ![]() | Easton ![]() Neil ![]() Forrest ![]() Jack ![]() | Referee: George Simpson |
Clydebank v Livingston
8 April 2000 32 | Clydebank | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
Cameron ![]() | Bingham ![]() Rowson ![]() | Referee: Alan Gemmill |
Livingston v St Mirren
15 April 2000 33 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Almondvale Stadium |
Bingham ![]() | McGarry ![]() Yardley ![]() |
Raith Rovers v Livingston
22 April 2000 34 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
Owusu ![]() | McPhee ![]() Britton ![]() |
Livingston v Ayr United
29 April 2000 35 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
Bingham ![]() McCormick ![]() McPhee ![]() | Kean ![]() | Referee: George Simpson |
Airdrieonians v Livingston
6 May 2000 36 | Airdrieonians | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
Bingham ![]() McPhee ![]() | Referee: Bobby Orr |
Scottish League Cup
Cowdenbeath v Livingston
31 July 1999 First round | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Central Park |
15:00 | Britton ![]() | Referee: John Unerhill |
Aberdeen v Livingston
17 August 1999 Second round | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
19:45 | Gillies ![]() | Report | Attendance: 6,756 Referee: John Rowbotham |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Livingston v Berwick Rangers
24 August 1999 Second round | Livingston | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
19:30 | Bingham ![]() | Patterson ![]() | Referee: Jim McCluskey |
Livingston v Raith Rovers
14 September 1999 Quarter-final | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
19:30 | McPhee ![]() Britton ![]() Millar ![]() | McManus ![]() |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
28 September 1999 Semi-final | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
19:30 | Sheerin ![]() | Attendance: 1,025 |
Scottish Cup
Queen of the South v Livingston
29 January 2000 Third round | Queen of the South | 0 – 7 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Leslie ![]() | BBC Report | McKinnon ![]() Keith ![]() Bingham ![]() McPhee ![]() | Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Partick Thistle v Livingston
19 February 2000 Fourth round | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Craig ![]() McLean ![]() | Bingham ![]() Millar ![]() | Referee: George Simpson |
Statistics
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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.