Season 2004-05 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Allan Preston Alec Cleland (Caretaker) Richard Gough |
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium |
| Scottish Premier League | 10th |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
| Co-operative Insurance Cup | Quarter-final |
Summary edit
Livingston finished third bottom of the SPL in 10th place[1] and reached the Quarter Finals of both the Scottish Cup[2] and Co-operative Insurance Cup.[3]
Managers edit
Livingston started the season under Allan Preston who was sacked by the club on 5 November 2004[4] with Richard Gough being appointed as his replacement on 30 November.[5]
Results & fixtures edit
SPL edit
| 7 August 2004 SPL | Livingston | 3– 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | O'Brien  44'Easton 57'Lovell 66' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Richmond |
| 14 August 2004 SPL | Rangers | 4– 0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pršo 6' Hughes 32' (78)Arveladze 88' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 48,102 Referee: Brines |
| 21 August 2004 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | McMenamin 84' |
BBC Report | Dodds 61' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Young |
| 28 August 2004 SPL | Aberdeen | 2– 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Craig 65' (pen.), 68' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 13,888 Referee: McCurry |
| 11 September 2004 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Lilley 60' Invincibile 72' |
Attendance: 3,106 Referee: Clark |
| 18 September 2004 SPL | Dundee | 0– 0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Dallas |
| 25 September 2004 SPL | Livingston | 2– 3 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | O'Brien 37' Hamilton 45' |
BBC Report | McBride 11' McDonald 50'Foran 71' |
Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Thomson |
| 3 October 2004 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 0– 0 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 10,646 Referee: Richmond |
| 16 October 2004 SPL | Livingston | 2– 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wilson 5' (Own Goal) Snodgrass 41' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,815 Referee: McDonald |
| 24 October 2004 SPL | Livingston | 2– 4 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | O'Brien 45' (53) |
BBC Report | Petrov 2' Camara 14'Hartson 19'Sutton 32' |
Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Freeland |
| 27 October 2004 SPL | Hibernian | 2– 1 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | Beuzelin 9' Fletcher 23' |
BBC Report | Lilley 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Dallas |
| 30 October 2004 SPL | Inverness | 2– 0 | Livingston | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Bayne 39' Wilson 87' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,279 Referee: McCurry |
| 7 November 2004 SPL | Livingston | 1– 4 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | 61' Easton |
BBC Report | 37' Løvenkrands 55' Novo 67' Thompson 84' Namouchi |
Attendance: 8,780 Referee: McDonald |
| 13 November 2004 SPL | Dundee United | 1– 0 | Livingston | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | McCracken 78' |
Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 5,507 Referee: MacKay |
| 20 November 2004 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Foster 1' Mackie 22' |
Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Underhill |
| 27 November 2004 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1– 3 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Johnston 25' |
BBC Report | Hamilton 7' (40) O'Brien 60' |
Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Freeland |
| 4 December 2004 SPL | Livingston | 1– 0 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | McPake 24' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Fyfe |
| 11 December 2004 SPL | Motherwell | 2– 0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | O'Donnell 17' Foran 47' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Ritchie |
| 27 December 2004 SPL | Dunfermline | 0– 0 | Livingston | East End Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Murray |
| 2 January 2005 SPL | Celtic | 2– 1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Hartson 15' Sutton 57' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Hamilton 39' |
Attendance: 57,593 Referee: Thomson |
| 15 January 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Connor 53' Riordan 74' |
Attendance: 6,788 Referee: McCurry |
| 22 January 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 4 | Inverness | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Horvath 43' |
BBC Report | Hart 8' Duncan 39'Bayne 50'Juanjo 73' |
Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Smith |
| 25 January 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Lilley 74' |
BBC Report | Hartley 85' Miller 86' |
Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Clark |
| 29 January 2005 SPL | Rangers | 3– 0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pršo 14' Ricksen 63'Novo 68' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 48,579 Referee: Toner |
| 12 February 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 2 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Crawford 14' Grady 41' |
Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Richmond |
| 19 February 2005 SPL | Aberdeen | 2– 0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNaughton 45' Whelan 59' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Rowbotham |
| 2 March 2005 SPL | Livingston | 3– 1 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Horvath 36' McNamee 64'Snodgrass 83' |
BBC Report | Johnston 13' |
Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Brines |
| 5 March 2005 SPL | Dundee | 0– 1 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | O'Brien 49' |
Attendance: 5,830 Referee: McCurry |
| 12 March 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Craigan 81' (Own Goal) |
BBC Report | Scott McDonald 19' |
Attendance: 4,609 Referee: MacDonald |
| 19 March 2005 SPL | Heart of Midlothian | 3– 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miller 22' Burchill 65' Neilson 68' |
BBC Report | Dair 45' |
Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Clark |
| 2 April 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Dunfermline | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Kachloul 78' |
BBC Report | Hunt 79' |
Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Winter |
| 13 April 2005 SPL | Livingston | 0– 4 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Hartson 43' (75), 86' (pen.) Varga 90' |
Attendance: 8,750 Referee: McCurry |
| 16 April 2005 SPL | Hibernian | 0– 3 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Lilley 49' Kachloul 61'O'Brien 87' |
Attendance: 11,047 Referee: Mackay |
| 23 April 2005 SPL | Dundee United | 1– 1 | Livingston | Tannadice |
| 15:00 | Crawford 37' |
BBC Report | Deloumeaux 61' |
Attendance: 7,687 Referee: Toner |
| 30 April 2005 SPL | Livingston | 2– 0 | Dunfermline | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | O'Brien 33' McPake 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Thomson |
| 7 May 2005 SPL | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0– 1 | Livingston | Caledonian Thistle |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Dair 29' |
Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Winter |
| 14 May 2005 SPL | Kilmarnock | 2– 0 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Boyd 75' Johnston 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,184 Referee: Brines |
| 21 May 2005 SPL | Livingston | 1– 1 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Easton 27' |
BBC Report | MacDonald 18' |
Attendance: 8,968 Referee: Rowbotham |
League Cup edit
| 25 August 2004 Scottish League Cup R2 | Stirling Albion | 0– 2 | Livingston | Forthbank Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Easton 30' Hamilton 90' |
Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Toner |
| 21 September 2004 Scottish League Cup R3 | Livingston | 2– 1 (a.e.t.) | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Hamilton 90' (pen.), 111' |
BBC Report | Robb 67' |
Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Brines |
| 9 November 2004 Scottish League Cup QF | Livingston | 0– 5 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Dorado  59' |
Livi Mad Report | Dorado 3' (Own Goal) Foran 38' (60), pen.'O'Donnell 57'Wright 90' |
Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Brines |
Scottish Cup edit
| 11 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3 | Livingston | 2– 1 | Greenock Morton | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Rubio 35' Snodgrass 76' |
Livi Mad Report | Weatherson 36' |
Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Conroy |
| 5 February 2005 Scottish Cup R4 | Alloa Athletic | 0– 1 | Livingston | Recreation Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | McMenamin 36' |
Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Thomson |
| 27 February 2005 Scottish Cup QF | Hearts | 2– 1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Miller 1' McAllister 10' |
BBC Report | Easton 60' |
Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Freeland |
Statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Dundee United | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b] |
| 10 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | |
| 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 34 | |
| 12 | Dundee (R) | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Relegation to the Scottish First Division |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- ^ As Celtic, the 2004–05 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee United, the cup runners-up.
References edit
- ^ "2004-05 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hearts vs Livingston". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston 0-5 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston sack manager Preston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Gough takes Livingston job". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "fixtures 2004-05". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Livingston results 2004/2005". Livi Mad. Retrieved 26 October 2011.