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2024–25 season
Chairman	John Ward
Manager	David Martindale
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
Championship	3rd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Challenge Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Pittman (5) All: Scott Pittman (6)
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The 2024–25 season is Livingston's first season in the Scottish Championship, following their relegation from the Premiership at the end of the 2023–24 season. Livingston will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season summary

On 19 March 2024, Livingston announced that their nine-year stadium sponsorship agreement with restaurant chain Tony Macaroni would come to a "natural close" at the end of the 2023–24 season. On 10 April a local taxi firm, Home of the Set Fare, was announced as the club's new stadium sponsor as part of a six-figure deal.

Livingston enjoyed a bright start to the campaign, with League Cup wins over Forfar Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic and Cove Rangers, before a shock defeat at the hands of SPFL League Two side Spartans saw Livi eliminated from the competition on goal difference.

Despite this setback, the Lions made a strong start in the league, with two wins and two draws ensuring they went unbeaten in August.

In September they played in the Challenge Cup for the first time since the 2017–18 season and took the opportunity to take revenge on Spartans, winning 2–0.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

22 June 2024	Livingston	2–1	Alloa Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Clarke 47' Kelly 72'	Report	Rankin 74'

25 June 2024	Livingston	2–1	Broxburn Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Trialist 27' Kelly 47'	Report	Brass 44'	Referee: Alastair Grieve

2 July 2024	Kelty Hearts	1–5	Livingston	New Central Park
19:45	Trialist 84'	Report	Trialist 39' Trialist 51' Trialist 64', 80' Nottingham 67'

6 July 2024	Motherwell	2–1	Livingston	Fir Park
15:00	Blaney 29' Ebiye 38'	Report	Yengi 59'

Scottish Championship

3 August 2024 1	Livingston	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Pittman 49' Kelly 71'	Report		Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Craig Napier

10 August 2024 2	Queen's Park	1–1	Livingston	Lesser Hampden
15:00	Rudden 36'	Report	Clarke 60'	Attendance: 881 Referee: Graham Grainger

24 August 2024 3	Livingston	1–1	Greenock Morton	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Pittman 54'	Report	Moffat 71 pen.'	Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Euan Anderson

31 August 2024 4	Raith Rovers	0–1	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00		Report	Brandon 90'	Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Colin Steven

14 September 2024 5	Livingston	3–0	Hamilton Academical	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Pittman 56' Muirhead 81', 87'	Report		Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Duncan Williams

28 September 2024 6	Livingston	2–1	Airdrieonians	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Pittman 29' Sole 90+1'	Report	Reid 31'	Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Kevin Clancy

19 October 2024 9	Ayr United	1–2	Livingston	Somerset Park
15:00	McLennan 42'	Report	Muirhead 8' Pittman 38'	Attendance: 2,470 Referee: Don Robertson

26 October 2024 10	Livingston	2–1	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Wilson 75' Nottingham 90+5'	Report	Hamilton 21' Dick  55'	Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ross Hardie

29 October 2024 11	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	Livingston	East End Park
19:45	Kane 7', 71' Benedictus 56'	Report		Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Dan McFarlane

2 November 2024 12	Livingston	1–1	Queen's Park	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	May 50'	Report	Drozd 59' MacGregor  63'	Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Duncan Nicolson

9 November 2024 13	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Livingston	New Douglas Park
19:45	O'Hara 42'	Report	May 40' Smith 50' Winter 90+2'	Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Grant Irvine

16 November 2024 14	Livingston	1–0	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Yengi 41'	Report		Attendance: 3,745 Referee: Iain Snedden

13 December 2024 16	Livingston	2–0	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Yengi 7' Muirhead 69'	Report		Attendance: 1,544 Referee: Graham Grainger

17 December 2024 17	Airdrieonians	0–3	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
19:45		Report	May 35', 67' Clarke 56'	Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Ryan Lee

21 December 2024 18	Livingston	0–1	Ayr United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		Report	Oakley 41'	Attendance: 1,521 Referee: Duncan Williams

28 December 2024 19	Raith Rovers	2–1	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00	Easton 7' Connolly 28'	Report	May 65 pen.'	Attendance: 3,955 Referee: Euan Anderson

4 January 2025 20	Queen's Park	2–0	Livingston	Hampden Park
15:00	Turner 38', 52' Mauchin  72'	Report		Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 Group Stage	Forfar Athletic	0–2	Livingston	Station Park
15:00		Report	Sole 49' Muirhead 88'	Attendance: 538 Referee: Stewart Luke

20 July 2024 Group Stage	Livingston	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 11'	Report		Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Colin Steven

23 July 2024 Group Stage	Cove Rangers	0–2	Livingston	Balmoral Stadium
19:45		Report	Murray 6 o.g.' Sole 86'	Attendance: 243 Referee: Euan Anderson

27 July 2024 Group Stage	Livingston	0–1	The Spartans	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		Report	Russell 85'	Attendance: 848 Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Challenge Cup

7 September 2024 Third round	The Spartans	0–2	Livingston	Ainslie Park
15:00		Report	May 65' Smith 81'	Attendance: 681 Referee: Steven Kirkland

12 October 2024 Fourth round	Livingston	2–2 (5–4 p)	Inverness CT	Almondvale Stadium
14:00	May 17' Pittman 28'	Report	Allan 10' Gilmour 30'	Attendance: 943 Referee: Colin Steven

12 November 2024 Quarter-finals	Livingston	2–1	Greenock Morton	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	McAlear 6' May 87'	Report	Samuels 90+3'	Attendance: 858 Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish Cup

30 November 2024 Third round	Livingston	2–0	Brora Rangers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	McAlear 20' Yengi 35'	Report		Attendance: 799 Referee: Colin Steven

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 4 January 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF	IRL	Shaun Donnellan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	NIR	Matthew Clarke	27	2	18+1	2	4	0	2+1	0	1	0
4	DF	ENG	Ben Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	AUS	Ryan McGowan	28	0	20	0	4	0	3	0	1	0
6	MF	SCO	Reece McAlear	22	2	5+10	0	1+3	0	2	1	1	1
7	MF	ENG	Liam Sole	20	3	3+9	1	2+2	2	2+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Pittman	27	6	20	5	4	0	2	1	1	0
9	FW	AUS	Tete Yengi	21	3	14	2	3+1	0	0+2	0	1	1
10	MF	SCO	Stephen Kelly	26	1	16+4	1	3	0	3	0	0	0
11	DF	SCO	Robbie Fraser	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	SCO	Jamie Brandon	24	1	19	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
14	GK	BRA	Marcelo Pitaluga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
15	MF	SCO	Lewis Smith	23	2	8+7	1	2+2	0	2+1	1	1	0
16	FW	SCO	Andy Winter	21	1	0+14	1	1+2	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
17	FW	SCO	Stevie May	22	8	18	5	0	0	2+1	3	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Olly Green	8	0	0+1	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
19	DF	NIR	Daniel Finlayson	23	0	16+2	0	2	0	2+1	0	0	0
21	DF	SKN	Michael Nottingham	28	1	19+1	1	0+4	0	3	0	1	0
22	MF	SCO	Andrew Shinnie	22	0	7+11	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	1	0
23	FW	SCO	Robbie Muirhead	23	6	11+6	4	4	2	1	0	0+1	0
26	MF	COL	Cristian Montaño	16	0	3+7	0	4	0	1+1	0	0	0
27	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	5	1	3+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	FRA	Jérôme Prior	19	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	MF	ENG	David Carson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	NGA	Samson Lawal	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	2+1	0	1	0
Players who left the club during the season
1	GK	ENG	Shamal George	7	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Ricky Korboa	4	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Miles Welch-Hayes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	RSA	Aphelele Teto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW	SCO	Lucas Stenhouse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	SCO	Sam Culbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Tommy Sharp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

League Cup table

1. Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Liam Sole Maidstone United Free Matthew Clarke Linfield Free Robbie Muirhead Greenock Morton Free Ricky Korboa Woking Free Daniel Finlayson Linfield Free Jérôme Prior Pau Free Lewis Smith Hamilton Academical Free Reece McAlear Tranmere Rovers Free Olly Green Hull City Free Ryan McGowan St Johnstone Free Andy Winter Hamilton Academical Free Danny Wilson Queen's Park Free

Players out Player To Fee Bruce Anderson Kilmarnock Free Morgan Boyes Greenock Morton Free Mikey Devlin Ayr United Free Kurtis Guthrie Churchill Brothers Free Jason Holt St Johnstone Free Jack Hamilton Ross County Free Joel Nouble Wuxi Wugo Free Ayo Obileye Cangzhou Mighty Lions Free James Penrice Heart of Midlothian Free Calan Ledingham Gala Fairydean Rovers Free Steven Bradley Hamilton Academical Free Mohammed Sangare AC Bellinzona Free Sean Kelly Karmiotissa Free Shamal George Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed Ricky Korboa Maidenhead United Free

Loans in Player From Fee Ben Jackson Brighton & Hove Albion Loan Stevie May St Johnstone Loan Marcelo Pitaluga Liverpool Loan Robbie Fraser Rangers Loan

Loans out Player To Fee Che Reilly East Stirlingshire Loan Aphelele Teto Chippa United Loan Sam Culbert Darvel Loan Lucas Stenhouse Bo'ness United Loan Tommy Sharp Gala Fairydean Rovers Loan Miles Welch-Hayes Maidenhead United Loan

See also

List of Livingston F.C. seasons

References

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