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