1997–98 Livingston F.C. season
Livingston 1997–98 football season
1997–98 season | |||
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Manager | Ray Stewart | ||
Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
Scottish Second Division | Third place | ||
Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Challenge Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Graham Harvey (14) All: Graham Harvey (16) | ||
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Season 1997–98 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
In their second season in the Second Division, Livingston finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion by one point.[1] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup[2] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[3]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
6 August 1997 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Thomson 89' | Thomson 47' |
Livingston v Stranraer
16 August 1997 2 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey 80' |
Stenhousemuir v Livingston
23 August 1997 3 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Little 74' | Raynes 80' |
Livingston v Queen of the South
30 August 1997 4 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey 2 pen.', 24 pen.', 49' | Flannigan 74' |
Brechin City v Livingston
13 September 1997 5 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
Forrest 20' Young 32' |
East Fife v Livingston
20 September 1997 6 | East Fife | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Bayview Park |
Cusick 15' Moffat 42' Callaghan 63 o.g.' Ryan 89' | Williamson 23' Duthie 39 pen.' Magee 65' Foster 75' |
Livingston v Clydebank
27 September 1997 7 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
McLaughlin 42' |
Clyde v Livingston
4 October 1997 8 | Clyde | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
Rice 21 pen.' |
Livingston v Forfar Athletic
18 October 1997 9 | Livingston | 4 – 3 | Forfar Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Tralist 1' McLeod 49' Magee 53' Bailey 79' | Honeyman 20', 90' Cargill 56' McLaughlin 68' |
Livingston v Stenhousemuir
25 October 1997 10 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
McLeod 25' Young 48' | Hunter 68' |
Stranraer v Livingston
1 November 1997 11 | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Stair Park |
Knox 59' | Forrest 75' |
Queen of the South v Livingston
8 November 1997 12 | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
Bryce 44' |
Livingston v Brechin City
15 November 1997 13 | Livingston | 5 – 2 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey 4' Bailey 30' Raynes 53' Maskrey 60' Christie 75 o.g.' | Christie 69' McNeill 74' |
Clydebank v Livingston
22 November 1997 14 | Clydebank | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
Lovering 34' | Foster 87' |
Livingston v East Fife
3 December 1997 15 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Almondvale Stadium |
Bailey 10' |
Forfar Athletic v Livingston
13 December 1997 16 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Station Park |
Watson 20 o.g.' McLaughlin 37' | Conway 5' Young 67' |
Livingston v Clyde
20 December 1997 17 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
Carrigan 7' Gibson 32' |
Stenhousemuir v Livingston
27 December 1997 18 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Little 40' Christie 69' | Bailey 41' Harvey 73' |
East Fife v Livingston
31 January 1998 19 | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Bayview Park |
Ronald 62' Allan 73' |
Livingston v Forfar Athletic
7 February 1998 20 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Young 4' Forrest 8', 49' Harvey 44' | Glennie 79' |
Livingston v Clydebank
10 February 1998 21 | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
Teale 36', 56' McLaughlin 47' |
Clyde v Livingston
17 February 1998 22 | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
King 59' | McLeod 30' Graham 70' Harvey 75 pen.' |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Livingston
21 February 1998 23 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Shearer 37' McCulloch 44' | Raynes 16' Harvey 22' |
Livingston v Stranraer
25 February 1998 24 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
Young 59' |
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
3 March 1998 25 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey 20 pen.', 37' | Robson 19' Calder 36' Wilson 81' |
Clydebank v Livingston
14 March 1998 26 | Clydebank | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
McLeod 9 pen.' Callaghan 21' |
Brechin City v
17 March 1998 27 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Glebe Park | |
Callaghan 31' Moore 43' |
Livingston v East Fife
21 March 1998 28 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | East Fife | Almondvale Stadium |
Callaghan 40' Fleming 79' | Allan 44' Dyer 56' |
Livingston v Queen of the South
25 March 1998 29 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
Callaghan 53' | Watson 63 o.g.' |
Forfar Athletic v Livingston
28 March 1998 30 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Station Park |
McLaughlin 4' Allison 84' | Harvey 90 pen.' |
Livingston v Clyde
7 April 1998 31 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey 61', 69' Callaghan 78', 83' |
Queen of the South v Livingston
11 April 1998 32 | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
Conway 5' |
Livingston v Brechin City
18 April 1998 33 | Livingston | 1– 0 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
Fleming 10' |
Livingston v Stenhousemuir
25 April 1998 34 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
Watson 44' Wright 47' | Little 84' |
Stranraer v Livingston
2 May 1998 35 | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Stair Park |
George 57' English 73' |
Livingston v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 May 1998 36 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
Graham 47' | Stewart 34' Sheerin 74' |
Scottish League Cup
Livingston v Heart of Midlothian
9 August 1987 Second round | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
McCann 25', 26' | Attendance: 4,869 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Stenhousemuir v Livingston
12 August 1987 First rond | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Henderson 106' | Magee 116' |
Brechin City v Livingston
26 August 1997 Second round | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
Brand 4' Feroz 27' | Raynes 73' |
Scottish Cup
Livingston v Berwick Rangers
7 January 1998 Second round | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
Livingston v Albion Rovers
24 January 1998 Third round | Livingston | 3 – 3 | Albion Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
Albion Rovers v Livingston
2 February 1998 Third round replay | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Livingston | Cliftonhill |
Statistics
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Stranraer (C, P) | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Clydebank (P) | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 60 | |
3 | Livingston | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 59 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 54 | |
5 | Inverness CT | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 49 |
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
References
- ^ "1997–98 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 13 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1997–98 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Results for 1997–98". London Hearts. Retrieved 13 November 2011.