Season 2000-01 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish First Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2000–01 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Leishman | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Winners | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: David Bingham (14) All: David Bingham (20) | ||
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Summary
editDuring Season 2000-01 Livingston won the Scottish First Division.[1] They reached the final of the Challenge Cup, losing to Airdrieonians,[2] the third round of the League Cup, and the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures
editWin Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
edit| 5 August 2000 1 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| BBC Report | McCulloch  58'Bingham 83' |
Referee: Jim Fleming |
| 12 August 2000 2 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| Deas 24' Crabbe 51'Wilson 86' |
BBC Report | Stewart 75' |
Referee: Barry Orr |
| 19 August 2000 3 | Clyde | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
| Kane 70' |
BBC Report | Anderson 74' |
Referee: Ian Frickleton |
| 26 August 2000 4 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 6 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| BBC Report | Bingham 35' McCulloch 53', 78'Hagen 62' Fleming 74'McCormick 83' |
Referee: Steve Kaney |
| 9 September 2000 5 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 5' Bingham 49' |
BBC Report | Hurst  79' |
Referee: Willie Young |
| 16 September 2000 6 | Livingston | 0 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| BBC Report | Andrews 4', 68' Burns 15'Tosh 39' |
Referee: J Smith |
| 23 September 2000 7 | Airdrieonians | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| Prest 47' |
BBC Report | Anderson 48' Bingham 59 pen.' Coughlin 77' |
Referee: John Underhill |
| 30 September 2000 8 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
| Nicholls 48' Henry 56'Craig 67' |
BBC Report | Coughlan 17' Burns 25' Fleming 0' |
Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 7 October 2000 9 | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| Keith 39', 55' Bingham 70 pen.' |
BBC Report | Bone 53' Cunnington 70' |
Referee: David Somers |
| 14 October 2000 10 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 45 pen.' |
BBC Report | Attendance: John Rowbotham |
| 21 October 2000 11 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| McBain 59' Sheerin 69' |
BBC Report | McCulloch 31', 58' |
Referee: Alan Gemmill |
| 28 October 2000 12 | Livingston | 4 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Conway 29 o.g.' Bingham 42 pen.', 85 pen.'Burns 75' |
BBC Report | Referee: Barry Orr |
| 4 November 2000 13 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Teale 36' Hughes  86' |
BBC Report | Fleming 34' |
Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 11 November 2000 14 | Livingston | 2 – 2 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
| Keith 9' Burns 11' |
BBC Report | Taylor 14' Calderon 66'Prest 81' |
Referee: Willie Young |
| 25 November 2000 15 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Burns 12' Bingham 81' |
Referee: Mike Ritchie |
| 2 December 2000 16 | Livingston | 4 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 8' Coughlan 23'Burns 42'Bingham 80' |
BBC Report | Roberts 90' |
Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 5 December 2000 17 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| Stein 90' |
BBC Report | Bingham 21', 36' |
Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 9 December 2000 18 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
| Crabbe 17' Tosh 66' |
BBC Report | Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 16 December 2000 19 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Matheson 11' |
Britton 70' Burns 85' |
Referee: Colin Hardie |
| 2 January 2001 20 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 5' Burns 22' |
BBC Report | Referee: Bobby Orr |
| 6 January 2001 21 | Airdrieonians | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| Moreau 77' |
BBC Report | Crabbe 44' Tosh 64' |
Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 13 January 2001 22 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Brockville Park |
| Hutchison 78' |
BBC Report | Burns 29' |
Referee: Willie Young |
| 30 January 2001 23 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| BBC Report | Wilson 20' Anderson 52' |
Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 3 February 2001 24 | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
| Keogh 75' |
BBC Report | McPhee 18' Wilson 45 pen.', 85' |
Referee: John Fleming |
| 24 February 2001 25 | Livingston | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 63' |
Referee: George Clyde |
| 3 March 2001 26 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Somerset Park | |
| Bradford 90 pen.' |
BBC Report | Wilson 16 pen.' |
Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 20 March 2001 27 | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Annand 40' |
Referee: David Somers |
| 27 March 2001 28 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 32' |
BBC Report | Robertson 19' |
Referee: J Smith |
| 31 March 2001 29 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| Jones 19', 74' |
BBC Report | Anderson 33' |
Referee: John Underhill |
| 3 April 2001 30 | Livingston | 4 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| Xausa 20', 75' Wilson 65 pen.', 88' |
BBC Report | Wyness 79' |
Referee: Eddie Martindale |
| 7 April 2001 31 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Wilson 53' |
Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 21 April 2001 32 | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
| Xausa 28' Fleming 83' |
BBC Report | Referee: Brian Cassidy |
| 24 April 2001 33 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
| Fernández 20' Wilson 58'Jackson 77' |
Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 28 April 2001 34 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 3 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| Sheerin 17', 90 pen.' |
BBC Report | Fernandez 31' Wilson 43 pen.'McCaffrey 53 o.g.' |
Referee: Steve Kaney |
| 1 May 2001 35 | Livingston | 5 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Almondvale Stadium |
| Britton 4', 5', 67' McPhee 19'Xausa 45' |
BBC Report | Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 5 May 2001 36 | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Almondvale Stadium |
| Fleming 83' |
Mitchell 30' Hinds 67' |
Referee: Eric Martindale |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 15 August 2000 First round | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| BBC Report | Britton 82' Wilson 90' |
Referee: Brian McGarry |
| 29 August 2000 Second round | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 19:30 | BBC Report | Bingham 50' Britton 54', 80' |
Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 12 September 2000 Quarter-final | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Brechin City | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:30 | McCormick 47' Britton 66'Keith 85' |
BBC Report | Leask 23' |
Referee: Eddie Martindale |
| 26 September 2000 Semi-final | Livingston | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:30 | Bingham 21 pen.' Anderson 44' |
BBC Report | McKechnie 4' |
Referee: Eddie Martindale |
| 19 November 2000 Final | Airdrieonians | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Livingston | Broadwood Stadium |
| 19:30 | Prest 28' McGuire 78' |
BBC Report | Crabbe 15' Anderson 50' |
Attendance: 5,623 Referee: John Rowbotham |
Scottish League Cup
edit| 22 August 2000 Second round | Dumbarton | 0 – 4 | Livingston | Boghead Park |
| 19:45 | Jack 44' |
BBC Report | Hagen 4', 6' Bingham 7 pen.', 44' |
Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 6 September 2000 Third round | Livingston | 0 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | London Hearts | Cameron 15' Naysmith 54' |
Attendance: 5,549 Referee: Michael McCurry |
Scottish Cup
edit| 27 January 2001 Third round | East Fife | 1 – 4 | Livingston | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:30 | Moffat 6' |
BBC Report | Tosh 10' Bingham 31' Wilson 45', 75'Britton 77' |
Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 17 February 2001 Fourth round | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 6 March 2001 Fourth round replay | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Crabbe 83' |
Referee: Bobby Orr |
| 10 March 2001 Quarter-final | Livingston | 3 – 1 | Peterhead | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson 19', 34' Bingham 63' |
BBC Report | Johnston 7' |
Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 14 April 2001 Semi-final | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | O'Neil 2', 76' Zitelli 69' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 24,658 Referee: Willie Young |
Statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 69 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 56 | |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 54 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 47 |
Source: "2000-2001 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. 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
edit- ^ "2000-01 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Lift Cup". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 November 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "First Division Table 2000/01". Livingston. Retrieved 28 October 2011.