1996–97 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston F.C.

1996–97 season

Manager

Jim Leishman

Stadium

Almondvale Stadium

Scottish Second Division

3rd

Scottish Cup

2nd Round

League Cup

1st Round

Challenge Cup

1st Round

← 1995–96

1997–98 →

Season 1996-97 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

In their first season in the Second Division having been promoted the previous season Livingston finished third.^[1] They reached the first round of the challenge cup, the first round of the League cup^[2] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.^[3]

Results & fixtures

^[4] Win Draw Loss

Second Division

17 August 1996 SFL2	Livingston	3– 1	Queen of the South

24 August 1996 SFL2	Stranraer	1– 2	Livingston

31 August 1996 SFL2	Livingston	1– 0	Hamilton Academical

7 September 1996 SFL2	Livingston	2– 1	Brechin City

14 September 1996 SFL2	Dumbarton	2– 4	Livingston

21 September 1996 SFL2	Stenhousemuir	0– 0	Livingston

28 September 1996 SFL2	Livingston	2– 1	Berwick Rangers

5 October 1996 SFL2	Livingston	0– 0	Clyde

12 October 1996 SFL2	Ayr United	1– 0	Livingston

19 October 1996 SFL2	Queen of the South	2– 2	Livingston

26 October 1996 SFL2	Livingston	2– 0	Stranraer

2 November 1996 SFL2	Livingston	5– 0	Dumbarton

9 November 1996 SFL2	Brechin City	0– 0	Livingston

16 November 1996 SFL2	Berwick Rangers	1– 2	Livingston

30 November 1996 SFL2	Clyde	2– 0	Livingston

7 December 1996 SFL2	Livingston	2– 1	Stenhousemuir

14 December 1996 SFL2	Livingston	1– 0	Ayr United

21 December 1996 SFL2	Livingston	2– 1	Queen of the South

1 January 1997 SFL2	Livingston	2– 2	Berwick Rangers

11 January 1997 SFL2	Stenhousemuir	1– 3	Livingston

18 January 1997 SFL2	Livingston	0– 0	Clyde

1 February 1997 SFL2	Ayr United	1– 0	Livingston

5 February 1997 SFL2	Hamilton Academical	3– 3	Livingston

8 February 1997 SFL2	Dumbarton	2– 3	Livingston

22 February 1997 SFL2	Stranraer	1– 1	Livingston

26 February 1997 SFL2	Livingston	2– 3	Brechin City

8 March 1997 SFL2	Livingston	1– 3	Stenhousemuir

15 March 1997 SFL2	Berwick Rangers	1– 1	Livingston

22 March 1997 SFL2	Clyde	0– 1	Livingston

30 March 1997 SFL2	Livingston	1– 2	Hamilton Academical

5 April 1997 SFL2	Livingston	2– 1	Ayr United

12 April 1997 SFL2	Brechin City	1– 0	Livingston

19 April 1997 SFL2	Livingston	1– 2	Dumbarton

26 April 1997 SFL2	Queen of the South	1– 2	Livingston

3 May 1997 SFL2	Livingston	3– 0	Stranraer

10 May 1997 SFL2	Hamilton Academical	0– 0	Livingston

Challenge Cup

10 August 1996 Scottish Challenge Cup R1	Livingston	1– 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle

League Cup

3 August 1996 League Cup R1	Ayr United	5– 2	Livingston

Scottish Cup

13 January 1997 Scottish Cup R2	Brechin City	2– 1	Livingston

Statistics

League Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United	36	23	8	5	61	33	28	77
2	Hamilton Academical	36	22	8	6	75	28	47	74
3	Livingston	36	18	10	8	56	38	18	64
4	Clyde	36	14	10	12	42	39	3	52
5	Queen of the South	36	13	8	15	55	57	−2	47
6	Stenhousemuir	36	11	11	14	49	43	6	44
7	Brechin City	36	10	11	15	36	49	−13	41
8	Stranraer	36	9	9	18	29	51	−22	36
9	Dumbarton	36	9	8	19	44	66	−22	35
10	Berwick Rangers	36	4	11	21	32	75	−43	23

References

↑ "1996-97 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ "1996-97 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ "Scottish Cup Results for 1996-97". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
↑ "Livingston results 1996/1997". Livi Mad. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

Livingston Football Club
Club	Managers Players
Grounds	City Park Meadowbank Stadium Almondvale Stadium
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

1996–97 in Scottish football
« 1995–96 1997–98 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1998 World Cup qualifying (Group 4)
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Raith Rovers Rangers
First Division	Airdrieonians Clydebank Dundee East Fife Falkirk Greenock Morton Partick Thistle St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stirling Albion
Second Division	Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Inverness Caledonian Thistle Montrose Queen's Park Ross County

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