1999–2000 Livingston F.C. season

Season 1999-00 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
1999–00 season
ManagerRay Stewart
(until 15 March)
Jim Leishman
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish First DivisionFourth place
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: David Bingham
& Brian McPhee (15)

All: David Bingham (19)

Summary

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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

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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7 August 1999 1 Livingston 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
Keith   25' Tosh   55' Referee: Douglas McDonald
14 August 1999 2 Ayr United 1 – 2 Livingston Somerset Park
Hurst   34'
Lennon   70'
Britton   45'
Bingham   74'
21 August 1999 3 Livingston 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium
McPhee   62', 65'
Sweeney   75'
Referee: Willie Young
28 August 1999 4 Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Livingston Cappielow
Murie   39'
Connolly   67'
Keith   11'
Millar   29'
Referee: Steve Kaney
4 September 1999 5 Livingston 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Coughlan   69' Petrie   72'
Coyle   84'
Referee: Jim Herald
11 September 1999 6 Falkirk 0 – 2 Livingston Brockville Park
Robertson   44'
Bingham   67'
Referee: John Fleming
18 September 1999 7 Livingston 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
MacPhee   28', 67' Bavidge   35'
Sheerin   39 pen.'
Referee: Brian Cassidy
25 September 1999 8 Livingston 2 – 1 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Bingham   7', 9' Gardner   67 pen.' Referee: Kenny Clark
2 October 1999 9 St Mirren 1 – 1 Livingston Love Street
McLaughlin   51' Britton   17'
McManus   64'
Referee: Kevin Toner
16 October 1999 10 Livingston 4 – 1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
Britton   10'
McCormick   55', 68'
McKinnon   75'
Craig   33'
23 October 1999 11 Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Livingston Stark's Park
Browne   22'
Black   34 pen.'
Shields   75'
Millar   26 pen.'
McCaldon   31'
Referee: George Clyde
30 October 1999 12 Livingston 1 – 1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
Millar   68' Morris   69' Referee: Eric Martindale
6 November 1999 13 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Golabek   75'
McLean   90'
Referee: George Simpson
14 November 1999 14 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Livingston East End Park
Crawford   35 pen.', 84'
Moss   43'
Sweeney   34' Referee: Brian McGarry
20 November 1999 15 Livingston 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
Britton   49'
Bingham   58'
Murie   76'
27 November 1999 16 Livingston 1 – 2 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium
Turner   78 o.g.' McGarry   12'
McLaughlin   75'
Referee: Hugh Dallas
4 December 1999 17 Clydebank 1 – 5 Livingston Cappielow
Gardner   86 pen.' Bingham   12', 90'
McCormick   41'
King   50'
Fleming   74'
Referee: Kevin Toner
14 December 1999 18 Airdrieonians 2 – 3 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
McGuire   15'
McCormick   84'
McCormick   34'
Bingham   60', 88'
Referee: Tom Brown
27 December 1999 19 Falkirk 2 – 3 Livingston Brockville Park
Nicholls   34', 73'
Sinclair   45'
McKenzie   47 o.g.'
McPhee   65', 86'
Referee: Martin Clark
3 January 2000 20 Livingston 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
McPhee   82' Wilson   73'
Xausa   87'
8 January 2000 21 Livingston 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Bingham   61' Referee: Bobby Orr
22 January 2000 22 Livingston 3 – 0 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Keith   65', 73'
McPhee   84'
5 February 2000 23 St Mirren 0 – 2 Livingston Love Street
Brown   42' Bingham   28'
McPhee   52'
Referee: Tom Brown
29 February 2000 24 Ayr United 0 – 1 Livingston Somerset Park
Craig   64' Referee: Eric Martindale
4 March 2000 25 Livingston 0 – 1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
Nicholls   43' 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   73' Referee: Eric Martindale
18 March 2000 28 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 – 1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Xausa   11', 58', 85'
Wyness   32'
McPhee   59'
Coughlan   80'
Referee: Jim Herald
25 March 2000 29 Livingston 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Almondvale Stadium
McCormick   82' Referee: George Clyde
1 April 2000 30 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Livingston East End Park
Coyle   16'
May   44'
Crawford   58'
Bullen   73'
May   52 o.g.'
4 April 2000 31 Livingston 3 – 2 Airdrieonians Almondvale Stadium
Smith   11'
McKinnon   23'
McPhee   25'
Easton   46'
Neil   79'
Forrest   80'
Jack   82'
Referee: George Simpson
8 April 2000 32 Clydebank 1 – 2 Livingston Cappielow
Cameron   90' Bingham   35'
Rowson   62'
Referee: Alan Gemmill
15 April 2000 33 Livingston 1 – 2 St Mirren Almondvale Stadium
Bingham   61' McGarry   23'
Yardley   76'
22 April 2000 34 Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Livingston Stark's Park
Owusu   23' McPhee   60', 88'
Britton   87'
29 April 2000 35 Livingston 3 – 1 Ayr United Almondvale Stadium
Bingham   49 pen.'
McCormick   73'
McPhee   80'
Kean   88' Referee: George Simpson
6 May 2000 36 Airdrieonians 0 – 2 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
Bingham   52'
McPhee   90'
Referee: Bobby Orr

Scottish League Cup

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31 July 1999 First round Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Livingston Central Park
15:00 Britton   17', 24' Referee: John Unerhill
17 August 1999 Second round Aberdeen 0 – 1 Livingston Pittodrie Stadium
19:45 Gillies   59' Report Attendance: 6,756
Referee: John Rowbotham

Scottish Challenge Cup

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24 August 1999 Second round Livingston 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
19:30 Bingham   69', 105' Patterson   37' Referee: Jim McCluskey
14 September 1999 Quarter-final Livingston 3 – 1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
19:30 McPhee   1'
Britton   30'
Millar   89'
McManus   32' (o.g.)
28 September 1999 Semi-final Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
19:30 Sheerin   88' Attendance: 1,025

Scottish Cup

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29 January 2000 Third round Queen of the South 0 – 7 Livingston Palmerston Park
15:00 Leslie   23' BBC Report McKinnon   14', 89'
Keith   51', 58', 63'
Bingham   59'
McPhee   68'
Referee: Hugh Dallas
19 February 2000 Fourth round Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Livingston Firhill Stadium
15:00 Craig   40'
McLean   79'
Bingham   9'
Millar   74'
Referee: George Simpson

Statistics

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League table

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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

References

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  1. ^ "1999-00 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Stewart departs as Livvy aim high". Glasgow: The Herald. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  3. ^ "1999-00 League table". Livingston F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2011.