1997–98 Livingston F.C. season
Appearance
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
6 August 1997 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Thomson ![]() |
Thomson ![]() |
16 August 1997 2 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey ![]() |
23 August 1997 3 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Little ![]() |
Raynes ![]() |
30 August 1997 4 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey ![]() |
Flannigan ![]() |
13 September 1997 5 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
Forrest ![]() Young ![]() |
20 September 1997 6 | East Fife | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Bayview Park |
Cusick ![]() Moffat ![]() Callaghan ![]() Ryan ![]() |
Williamson ![]() Duthie ![]() Magee ![]() Foster ![]() |
27 September 1997 7 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
McLaughlin ![]() |
4 October 1997 8 | Clyde | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
Rice ![]() |
18 October 1997 9 | Livingston | 4 – 3 | Forfar Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Tralist ![]() McLeod ![]() Magee ![]() Bailey ![]() |
Honeyman ![]() Cargill ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
25 October 1997 10 | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
McLeod ![]() Young ![]() |
Hunter ![]() |
1 November 1997 11 | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Stair Park |
Knox ![]() |
Forrest ![]() |
8 November 1997 12 | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
Bryce ![]() |
15 November 1997 13 | Livingston | 5 – 2 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey ![]() Bailey ![]() Raynes ![]() Maskrey ![]() Christie ![]() |
Christie ![]() McNeill ![]() |
22 November 1997 14 | Clydebank | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
Lovering ![]() |
Foster ![]() |
3 December 1997 15 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Almondvale Stadium |
Bailey ![]() |
13 December 1997 16 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Station Park |
Watson ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
Conway ![]() Young ![]() |
20 December 1997 17 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
Carrigan ![]() Gibson ![]() |
27 December 1997 18 | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Little ![]() Christie ![]() |
Bailey ![]() Harvey ![]() |
31 January 1998 19 | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Bayview Park |
Ronald ![]() Allan ![]() |
7 February 1998 20 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
Young ![]() Forrest ![]() Harvey ![]() |
Glennie ![]() |
10 February 1998 21 | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Clydebank | Almondvale Stadium |
Teale ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
17 February 1998 22 | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
King ![]() |
McLeod ![]() Graham ![]() Harvey ![]() |
21 February 1998 23 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
Shearer ![]() McCulloch ![]() |
Raynes ![]() Harvey ![]() |
25 February 1998 24 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Stranraer | Almondvale Stadium |
Young ![]() |
3 March 1998 25 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey ![]() |
Robson ![]() Calder ![]() Wilson ![]() |
14 March 1998 26 | Clydebank | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
McLeod ![]() Callaghan ![]() |
17 March 1998 27 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Glebe Park | |
Callaghan ![]() Moore ![]() |
21 March 1998 28 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | East Fife | Almondvale Stadium |
Callaghan ![]() Fleming ![]() |
Allan ![]() Dyer ![]() |
25 March 1998 29 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Almondvale Stadium |
Callaghan ![]() |
Watson ![]() |
28 March 1998 30 | Forfar Athletic | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Station Park |
McLaughlin ![]() Allison ![]() |
Harvey ![]() |
7 April 1998 31 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
Harvey ![]() Callaghan ![]() |
11 April 1998 32 | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Palmerston Park |
Conway ![]() |
18 April 1998 33 | Livingston | 1– 0 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
Fleming ![]() |
25 April 1998 34 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Almondvale Stadium |
Watson ![]() Wright ![]() |
Little ![]() |
2 May 1998 35 | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Stair Park |
George ![]() English ![]() |
9 May 1998 36 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
Graham ![]() |
Stewart ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
Scottish League Cup
9 August 1987 Second round | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
McCann ![]() |
Attendance: 4,869 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
12 August 1987 First rond | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Livingston | Ochilview Park |
Henderson ![]() |
Magee ![]() |
26 August 1997 Second round | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Livingston | Glebe Park |
Brand ![]() Feroz ![]() |
Raynes ![]() |
Scottish Cup
7 January 1998 Second round | Livingston | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
24 January 1998 Third round | Livingston | 3 – 3 | Albion Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
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.