2012–13 Livingston F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Livingston's second consecutive season in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11.^[1] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston

2012–13 season
Manager	John Hughes (until 13 November) Gareth Evans (from 13 November – 28 February) Richie Burke (from 28 February)
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
First Division	4th
Challenge Cup	First round
League Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Iain Russell (15) All: Iain Russell (18)
Highest home attendance	1,762 vs. Partick Thistle, First Division, 5 January 2013
Lowest home attendance	493 vs. Dumbarton, League Cup, 28 August 2012
Average home league attendance	1,320
Home colours Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Livingston finished fourth in the Scottish First Division.^[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[3] the third round of the League Cup^[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Management

They began the season under the management of John Hughes. On 13 November 2012, Hughes left the club after only nine months in charge^[6] to take up the post of first team coach at Hartlepool United.^[7] Gareth Evans took over as interim manager following Hughes departure.^[6][8] At the end of November it was confirmed Evans would remain as manager on an ongoing basis.^[9]

On 28 February 2013, Evans was sacked by the club^[10] with Director of football John Collins resigning from his post.^[11] Richie Burke the club's youth development manager took charge of the first team in the interim.^[12] On 25 March, Burke was appointed as manager permanently with Mark Burchill joining the club as his assistant.^[13] The duo were given contracts until 2015,^[14] with Burchill also being registered as a player.^[15]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

A match against Rapid Bucharest, scheduled for 7 July,^[16] was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.^[17]

Livingston v Concordia Chiajna

4 July 2012[16] Friendly	Livingston	0–2	Concordia Chiajna	Grangemouth Stadium
14:00		Livingston Report Concordia Report	Leca 6' Stan 14'	Attendance: 300

Stirling Albion v Livingston

10 July 2012[16] Friendly (Closed Door)	Stirling Albion	0–2	Livingston	Forthbank Stadium
19:30		Livingston Report	McNulty 41', 57'	Referee: Cook

Livingston v Kilmarnock

14 July 2012[16] Friendly	Livingston	3–2	Kilmarnock	Grangemouth Stadium
15:00	Andreu 52' Barr 67' McNulty 73'	Livingston Report Daily Record Report	Harkins 16' McKenzie 41'

Livingston v Brechin City

18 July 2012[16] Friendly (Closed Door)	Livingston	3–1	Brechin City	Ainslie Park
	McNulty Barr	Livingston Report	McKenna

Berwick Rangers v Livingston

21 July 2012[18] Friendly	Berwick Rangers	2–1	Livingston	Shielfield Park
14:00	Currie	Report	McNulty

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish First Division

Greenock Morton v Livingston

11 August 2012	Greenock Morton	2–2	Livingston	Cappielow Park
15:00	Weatherson 7' Wallace 80'	SFL Report	Russell 25' Scougall 39'	Attendance: 1,898 Referee: Charleston

Livingston v Airdrie United

18 August 2012	Livingston	0–2	Airdrie United	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Boyle 48' Bain 70'	Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Tumilty

Raith Rovers v Livingston

25 August 2012	Raith Rovers	0–0	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,774 Referee: Colvin

Falkirk v Livingston

2 September 2012	Falkirk	1–2	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Murdoch 34' (Penalty) Dods  88'	SFL Report	Fordyce 39' Watson  49' Andreu 90'	Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Norris

Livingston v Partick Thistle

15 September 2012	Livingston	1–2	Partick Thistle	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Morton 59'	SFL Report	Lawless 38', 48'	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Thomson

Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

22 September 2012	Dunfermline Athletic	4–0	Livingston	East End Park
15:00	Barrowman 26', 65' McMillan 30' Thomson 61'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Somers

Livingston v Dumbarton

29 September 2012	Livingston	5–0	Dumbarton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	McNulty 9', 36' Barr 12' Booth 65' Ke. Jacobs 77'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Salmond

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

6 October 2012	Livingston	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Ke. Jacobs 71'	SFL Report	Armstrong  55' Milne 90'	Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Allan

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

20 October 2012	Hamilton Academical	1–2	Livingston	New Douglas Park
15:00	May 1' Neil  68'	SFL Report	Scougall 3' McNulty 9' McCann  74'	Attendance: 943 Referee: Salmond

Livingston v Greenock Morton

27 October 2012	Livingston	2–2	Greenock Morton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Russell 8', 79' (pen.)	SFL Report	Campbell 50', 55'	Attendance: 1,417 Referee: Tumilty

Airdrie United v Livingston

9 November 2012	Airdrie United	1–3	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
19:45	Di Giacomo 20'	SFL Report	McNulty 25' Fox 63' Russell 87' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,003 Referee: McLean

Livingston v Falkirk

17 November 2012	Livingston	2–1	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	McNulty 23' Jacobs 65'	SFL Report	McGrandles 84'	Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Charleston

Partick Thistle v Livingston

24 November 2012	Partick Thistle	2–0	Livingston	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Sinclair 54' Bannigan 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,508 Referee: McKendrick

Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic

8 December 2012	Livingston	2–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	García Tena 65' Mullen 90' Barr  90+3'	SFL Report	Morris  19' Barrowman 90+4' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,495 Referee: Beaton

Dumbarton v Livingston

15 December 2012	Dumbarton	P–P	Livingston	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report

Cowdenbeath v Livingston

22 December 2012	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Livingston	Central Park
15:00	McKenzie 1'	SFL Report	Scougall 70'	Attendance: 409 Referee: Collum

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

29 December 2012	Livingston	P–P	Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		SFL Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Falkirk v Livingston

2 January 2013	Falkirk	P–P	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Livingston v Partick Thistle

5 January 2013	Livingston	2–2	Partick Thistle	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Andreu 29' McNulty 90+2'	SFL Report	Doolan 25' Craig 32' Welsh  89'	Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Salmond

Livingston v Raith Rovers

12 January 2013	Livingston	2–1	Raith Rovers	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Russell 29' Barr 49'	SFL Report	Graham 34'	Attendance: 1,424 Referee: Madden

Greenock Morton v Livingston

19 January 2013	Greenock Morton	2–1	Livingston	Cappielow Park
15:00	Hardie 15' MacDonald 68'	SFL Report	Russell 53'	Attendance: 1,913 Referee: Finnie

Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

26 January 2013	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Livingston	East End Park
15:00		SFL Report	Andreu 21'	Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Tumilty

Dumbarton v Livingston

2 February 2013	Dumbarton	3–4	Livingston	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Gilhaney 71' Lithgow 90' Prunty 90+4'	BBC Report	Russell 43', 82' Scougall 47' Morton 86'	Attendance: 744 Referee: McKendrick

Livingston v Dumbarton

9 February 2013	Livingston	2–3	Dumbarton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Morton 22' Russell 45+2' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Prunty 4' Graham 23' Agnew 69' (Penalty) Gilhaney  79'	Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Robertson

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

16 February 2013	Livingston	3–0	Cowdenbeath	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Russell 27' Andreu 39' Garcia Tena 44'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,112 Referee: Muir

Falkirk v Livingston

19 February 2013	Falkirk	2–0	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Taylor 39', 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Brines

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

23 February 2013	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Livingston	New Douglas Park
15:00	May 90+1'	SFL Report	Russell 77'	Attendance: 914 Referee: Northcroft

Livingston v Airdrie United

2 March 2013	Livingston	4–1	Airdrie United	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Andreu 21', 39' Russell 44' Scougall 77'	SFL Report	Lynch  75'  Boyle 90+1'	Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Finnie

Raith Rovers v Livingston

9 March 2013	Raith Rovers	0–2	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00		SFL Report	Russell 20' (pen.) Scougall 35'	Attendance: 1,117 Referee: Somers

Livingston v Falkirk

16 March 2013	Livingston	P–P	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

19 March 2013	Livingston	P–P	Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch

Partick Thistle v Livingston

23 March 2013	Partick Thistle	6–1	Livingston	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 19' (Penalty) Craig 22' Craigen 36' Lawless 43' Erskine 57' Doolan 69'	SFL Report	Watson 45'	Attendance: 2,897 Referee: Salmond

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

27 March 2013	Livingston	P–P	Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45		SFL Report
Note: Postponed due to snow[19]

Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic

30 March 2013	Livingston	2–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Andreu 54' McNulty 68'	SFL Report	Thomson 22' Husband 90' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,465 Referee: Robertson

Livingston v Falkirk

2 April 2013	Livingston	1–2	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Russell 26' (Penalty) Russell  82'	SFL Report	Higgins 62' Talbot 73' (Own goal)	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Colvin

Dumbarton v Livingston

6 April 2013	Dumbarton	0–3	Livingston	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Lander 32' Watson 46' Mullen 77'	Attendance: 705 Referee: Collum

Cowdenbeath v Livingston

9 April 2013	Cowdenbeath	2–2	Livingston	Central Park
19:45	Stewart 35' McKenzie 90'	SFL Report	Watson 7' Barr 71'	Attendance: 455 Referee: Allan

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

13 April 2013	Livingston	0–3	Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		Report	May 41' (Penalty), 43', 84' Page  80'	Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Somers

Livingston v Hamilton Academical

16 April 2013	Livingston	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45	Docherty  27'	SFL Report		Attendance: 787 Referee: McLean

Livingston v Greenock Morton

20 April 2013	Livingston	0–2	Greenock Morton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		Report	Campbell 43' Wilkie 55'	Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Charleston

Airdrie United v Livingston

27 April 2013	Airdrie United	0–2	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Barr 26' Garcia Tena 80'	Attendance: 650 Referee: Madden

Livingston v Raith Rovers

4 May 2013	Livingston	2–3	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Fox 45' (pen.) Russell 90'	SFL Report	G.Anderson 21' Graham 82', 90'	Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Roache

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup

Annan Athletic v Livingston

28 July 2012 First round	Annan Athletic	1–0	Livingston	Galabank
15:00	Bell 74'	SFL Report		Attendance: 572 Referee: Robertson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Stranraer v Livingston

4 August 2012 First round	Stranraer	0–8	Livingston	Stair Park
15:00		SFL Report	Morton 17', 87' McNulty 23', 66', 83' Russell 39', 80' McCann 62'	Attendance: 284 Referee: Hilland

Livingston v Dumbarton

28 August 2012 Second round	Livingston	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Dumbarton	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45	Russell 39' (Penalty) Barr 96' Easton 102'	SFL Report	Lister 36' Gilhaney 110'	Attendance: 493 Referee: Allan

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

25 September 2012 Third round	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
19:45	Grainger 45' Žaliūkas 70', 74'	BBC Report SFL Report	McNulty 56'	Attendance: 6,322 Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Livingston v Dundee

1 December 2012 Fourth round	Livingston	0–2	Dundee	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Milne 9' Conroy 17', Penalty'	Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Allan

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	MF	Fox		28	Club captain

Last updated: 6 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 6 May 2013^[20][21]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Darren Jamieson	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Andrew McNeil	38	0	33+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Barr	35	4	32+0	4	0+0	0	2+0	0	1−+0	0
	DF	SCO	Callum Booth	31	1	22+8	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ross Docherty	13	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Callum Fordyce	16	1	8+4	1	1+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin McCann	31	1	28+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Jason Talbot	12	0	8+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	Jesús García Tena	31	3	29+0	3	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	21	3	17+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	FRA	Anthony Andreu	38	7	33+0	7	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Bobby Barr	8	1	4+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jack Beaumont	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dean Cummings	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Coll Donaldson	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jack Downie	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Liam Fox	28	2	27+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ross Gray	7	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	MF	RSA	Keaghan Jacobs	14	3	10+1	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	RSA	Kyle Jacobs	19	0	14+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Connor McDonald	8	0	1+4	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Burton O'Brien	24	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Stefan Scougall	33	6	27+1	6	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Dylan Easton	6	1	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kyle Lander	6	1	4+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	FRA	David Luongo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Marc McNulty	31	11	20+6	7	1+0	0	3+0	4	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan Morton	29	5	11+13	3	1+0	0	3+0	2	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Danny Mullen	24	2	2+21	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Iain Russell	37	18	28+5	15	0+1	0	3+0	3	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Andrew Russell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name	First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Darren Jamieson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Andrew McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Craig Barr	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	1
	DF	Callum Booth	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Ross Docherty	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Callum Fordyce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Kevin McCann	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	DF	Jason Talbot	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Jesús García Tena	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	DF	Paul Watson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Anthony Andreu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Bobby Barr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jack Beaumont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Dean Cummings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Coll Donaldson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jack Downie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Liam Fox	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Ross Gray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Keaghan Jacobs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Kyle Jacobs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Connor McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Burton O'Brien	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Stefan Scougall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Mark Burchill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Dylan Easton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kyle Lander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	David Luongo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Marc McNulty	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Jordan Morton	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Danny Mullen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Iain Russell	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	1
	FW	Andrew Russell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Greenock Morton	36	20	7	9	73	47	+26	67
3	Falkirk	36	15	8	13	52	48	+4	53
4	Livingston	36	14	10	12	58	56	+2	52
5	Hamilton Academical	36	14	9	13	52	45	+7	51
6	Raith Rovers	36	11	13	12	45	48	−3	46

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	L
Position	5	7	8	7	7	8	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4[a]	4	3	3	3	4

1. Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.^[22]

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Jordan Morton Heart of Midlothian Free[23] David Luongo Stade Nyonnais Free[24] Tony Andreu Stade Nyonnais Free[24] Jesús García Tena AC Cuneo 1905 Free[25] Callum Booth Hibernian Loan[26] Burton O'Brien Free Agent Free[27]

Players out Player To Fee David Aitken Free Agent Free[28] Andrew Murphy Bathgate Thistle[29] Free[30] David Sinclair Ayr United[31] Free[32] Bryce Naples Free Agent Free[33] Michael Travis Arbroath[34] Free[33] Jonathan Brown Brechin City[35] Free[33] Kenny Deuchar Free Agent Free[33] Michael Scott Free Agent Free[33] Rory Boulding Kilmarnock[36] Free[37] Bobby Barr East Fife Loan[38] Andrew Russell Bathgate Thistle Loan[39] Ross Brady Berwick Rangers Free[40] Ross Gray Berwick Rangers Loan[41] Bobby Barr East Fife[42] Free[43] Dylan Easton Berwick Rangers[44] Free[43] Dean Cummings Free Agent Free[43] Callum Fordyce Clyde Loan[45]