2025–26 Livingston F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is Livingston's first back season in the Scottish Premiership, following their promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2024–25 season. Livingston will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston

2025–26 season
Chairman	Calvin Ford
Manager	David Martindale
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
League Cup	Second round
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

On 16 May 2025, Livingston revealed that they had been the subject of a takeover led by the great-great-grandson of American industrialist Henry Ford.^[1][2] Calvin Ford was subsequently announced as the club's new chairman and majority shareholder after buying out 100% of previous owner John McIlvogue's stake in the club.^[3][4]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Alloa Athletic v Livingston

28 June 2025 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	1–3	Livingston	Alloa
	Sammon 45'	Report	Muirhead 30 pen.' McAlear 55' May 68'	Stadium: Recreation Park

Aris v Livingston

3 July 2025 Friendly	Aris	1–3	Livingston	Rotterdam
			Finlayson Carey Winter	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord

K.V. Kortrijk v Livingston

5 July 2025 Friendly	K.V. Kortrijk	1–1	Livingston	Roosendaal
	De Smet	Kortrijk report	Muirhead 50'	Stadium: RBC Stadion

Greenock Morton v Livingston

8 July 2025 Friendly	Greenock Morton	0–3	Livingston	Hamilton
14:00		Report	Welch-Hayes Winter 30' Yengi 75'	Stadium: New Douglas Park

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock v Livingston

2 August 2025 1	Kilmarnock	2–2	Livingston	Kilmarnock
15:00	Daniels 38' Watson 42' Stanger  65'	Report	Muirhead 66 pen.' Pittman 86'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,291 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Livingston v Falkirk

9 August 2025 2	Livingston	3–1	Falkirk	Livingston
15:00	Pittman 18' Smith 45+3' Bokila 88'	Report	MacIver 74'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: Chris Graham

Celtic v Livingston

23 August 2025 3	Celtic	v	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

30 August 2025 4	Livingston	v	Heart of Midlothian	Livingston
15:00				Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

East Fife v Livingston

12 July 2025 Group Stage	East Fife	1–2	Livingston	Methil
15:00	Slattery 55' Bah  90+6'	Report	Muirhead 45+1' Tait 47'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 743 Referee: Ross Hardie

Kilmarnock v Livingston

16 July 2025 Group Stage	Kilmarnock	1–0	Livingston	Kilmarnock
19:45	Sylla 31 o.g.'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Sean Murdoch

Livingston v Brora Rangers

19 July 2025 Group Stage	Livingston	2–0	Brora Rangers	Livingston
15:00	Wilson 31' Rudden 84'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 756 Referee: Daniel Graves

Livingston v Kelty Hearts

26 July 2025 Group Stage	Livingston	6–0	Kelty Hearts	Livingston
15:00	Winter 1' Montgomery 27' Muirhead 29', 38' Blaney 85' May 86'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 843 Referee: Grant Irvine

Knockout phase

Livingston v Hibernian

17 August 2025 Second round	Livingston	v	Hibernian	Livingston
15:00				Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 9 August 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	SCO	Cammy Kerr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	SCO	Adam Montgomery	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0
4	DF	IRL	Shane Blaney	3	1	0+1	0	1+1	1	0	0
5	DF	AUS	Ryan McGowan	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
6	MF	SCO	Aidan Denholm	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	FW	SCO	Zak Rudden	4	1	0+1	0	0+3	1	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Pittman	6	2	2	2	3+1	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Robbie Muirhead	6	4	2	1	4	3	0	0
10	MF	IRL	Graham Carey	6	0	2	0	2+2	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Connor McLennan	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14	GK	SCO	Jack Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	SCO	Lewis Smith	5	1	1+1	1	3	0	0	0
16	FW	SCO	Andy Winter	6	1	2	0	2+2	1	0	0
17	FW	SCO	Stevie May	5	1	0+1	0	0+4	1	0	0
18	FW	COD	Jeremy Bokila	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0
19	DF	NIR	Daniel Finlayson	5	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
22	MF	SCO	Andrew Shinnie	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	FRA	Brooklyn Kabongolo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	FRA	Mohamed Sylla	6	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Macaulay Tait	6	1	2	0	4	1	0	0
26	MF	COL	Cristian Montaño	3	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
27	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	6	1	2	0	4	1	0	0
28	GK	FRA	Jérôme Prior	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
35	GK	SCO	Evan Myles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	SCO	Sam Culbert	4	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0
37	FW	GER	Jannik Wanner	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
39	FW	AUS	Tete Yengi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	NGA	Samson Lawal	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Miles Welch-Hayes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	IRL	Shaun Donnellan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season
7	MF	ENG	Liam Sole	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	SCO	Codi Stark	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	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Heart of Midlothian	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Celtic	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Livingston	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
4	Hibernian	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
5	Kilmarnock	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: ^[5][6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).^[7]
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
2. The winners of the 2025–26 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners finish in the top two, the berth reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) passes to the third-placed team, and the berths for the Conference League second qualifying round are passed down to the fourth- and fifth-placed teams.

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KIL	LIV	EFI	KEL	BRO
1	Kilmarnock	4	3	0	1	0	7	0	+7	10	Qualification for the second round		—	1–0	4–0	—	—
2	Livingston	4	3	0	0	1	10	2	+8	9			—	—	—	6–0	2–0
3	East Fife	4	2	0	0	2	5	6	−1	6			—	1–2	—	—	3–0
4	Kelty Hearts	4	1	1	0	2	4	7	−3	5			p0–0	—	0–1	—	—
5	Brora Rangers	4	0	0	0	4	0	11	−11	0			0–2	—	—	0–4	—

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[9]

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2025 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2025–26

Players in Player From Fee Connor McLennan Ayr United Free[10] Graham Carey St Johnstone Free[11] Stevie May Free[12] Zak Rudden Queen's Park Free[13] Shane Blaney Motherwell Free[14] Cammy Kerr Queen's Park Free[15] Mohamed Sylla Dundee Free[16] Jannik Wanner SKU Amstetten Undisclosed[17] Lewis Latona Hamilton Academical Free[18] Brooklyn Kabongolo Aveley Free[19] Aidan Denholm Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed[20] Jeremy Bokila Willem II Free[21]

Players out Player To Fee Jamie Brandon Kilmarnock Free[10][22] Matthew Clarke Ballymena United Free[23][24] Stephen Kelly Orange County SC Free[23][25] Michael Nottingham Brackley Town Free[23][26] Tommy Sharp Stranraer Free[23][27] Lucas Stenhouse Free[23] Reece McAlear St Johnstone Undisclosed[28] Aphelele Teto Mamelodi Sundowns Free[29]

Loans in Player From Fee Macaulay Tait Heart of Midlothian Loan[30][31] Adam Montgomery Celtic Loan[32]

Loans out Player To Fee Liam Sole Inverness CT Loan[33] Codi Stark Shotts Bon Accord Loan[34] Lewis Latona East Fife Loan[35]

See also

List of Livingston F.C. seasons