| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Gary Bollan (until 5 February) Brian Welsh (Caretaker) John Hughes (From 14 February) | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| First Division | 5th | ||
| Challenge Cup | Semi-final | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Marc McNulty (11) All: Marc McNulty (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,967 vs.Falkirk, First Division, 2 January 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 549 vs.Stirling Albion, Challenge Cup, 9 August 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,776 | ||
The 2011–12 season sawLivingston compete in their first season back in theFirst Division, having been promoted after winning theScottish Second Division during season 2010–11.[1] They also competed in theChallenge Cup,League Cup and theScottish Cup.
Livingston finished fifth in theFirst Division.[2] They reached the Semi Final of theChallenge Cup,[3] the second round of theLeague Cup[4] and the fourth round of theScottish Cup.[5]
On 5 February 2012Gary Bollan was sacked by the club,[6] withBrian Welsh being appointed as caretaker manager.[7] Welsh led the club for one game before emigrating to America[8] and on 14 FebruaryJohn Hughes was appointed as manager withJohn Collins being appointed Director of football.[9]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 2 July 2011Friendly | Livingston | 1–1 | Dunfermline | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Russell | DAFC Report | Hardie | Attendance: 657 Referee:Tumilty |
| 5 July 2011Friendly | Livingston | 2–1 | Hibernian | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Deuchar Russell | Hibernian FC Report | O'Connor | Attendance: 2,213 Referee:Collum |
| 9 July 2011Friendly | Livingston | 1–1 | Inverness | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Ky. Jacobs | Livingston Report | Foran | Attendance: 507 Referee:Steve Conroy |
| 13 July 2011Friendly | Cove Rangers | 0–4 | Livingston | Albyn School |
| Livingston Report | Cummings Barr Fox Easton |
| 16 July 2011Friendly | Livingston | 1–0 | Hearts | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Russell | Livingston Report | Attendance: 976 Referee:Beaton |
| 6 August 2011First Division | Livingston | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Sinclair Russell | BBC Sport | McLaughlin Brighton | Attendance: 1,444 Referee:Norris |
| 13 August 2011First Division | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Livingston | Cappielow |
| Tidser MacDonald McCaffrey | BBC Sport | Russell | Attendance: 2,025 Referee:Winter |
| 20 August 2011First Division | Livingston | 4–2 | Dundee | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Russell Deuchar Ke. Jacobs | BBC Sport | Irvine McNeil | Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Hilland |
| 27 August 2011First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
| McLaughlin Mensing Crawford | BBC Sport | Boulding | Attendance: 2,051 Referee:Charleston |
| 10 September 2011First Division | Livingston | 1–1 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Russell | BBC Sport | Murdoch Millar Higginbotham | Attendance: 2,229 Referee:Thomson |
| 17 September 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| Brittain Craig | BBC Sport | Sinclair Watson | Attendance: 2,047 Referee:Northcroft |
| 24 September 2011First Division | Livingston | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Deuchar Ky. Jacobs | BBC Sport | Elliot | Attendance: 2,251 Referee:Salmond |
| 1 October 2011First Division | Livingston | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNulty | BBC Report | Hill Graham | Attendance: 2,011 Referee:Collum |
| 15 October 2011First Division | Ayr United | 0–0 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Livingston Report | Attendance: 1,390 Referee:McLean |
| 22 October 2011First Division | Livingston | 1–1 | Greenock Morton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell | SFL Report | O'Brien | Attendance: 1,740 Referee:Clancy |
| 29 October 2011First Division | Queen of the South | 0–2 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| Livingston Report | McNulty Fotheringham | Attendance: 1,556 Referee:Winter |
| 5 November 2011First Division | Falkirk | 4–3 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Alagui Wallace Brown Weatherston | SFL Report | Barr Ke. Jacobs Fotheringham | Attendance: 3,691 Referee:Colvin |
| 12 November 2011First Division | Livingston | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNulty | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,738 Referee:McKendrick |
| 26 November 2011First Division | Livingston | 0–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boulding | SFL Report | Gardyne McMenamin | Attendance: 1,628 Referee:Tumilty |
| 3 December 2011First Division | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Balatoni Deuchar | SFL Report | Deuchar | Attendance: 2,026 Referee:Muir |
| 10 December 2011First Division | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Barr | Attendance: 1,604 Referee:Allan |
| 17 December 2011First Division | Livingston | P–P | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 |
| 26 December 2011First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
| 14:00 | SFL Report | Barr | Attendance: 1,546 Referee:Charleston |
| 2 January 2012First Division | Livingston | 1–2 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNulty | SFL Report | Alagui Higginbotham | Attendance: 2,967 Referee:Winter |
| 14 January 2012First Division | Dundee | 3–0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Conroy McGregor Riley | BBC Report | Fotheringham | Attendance: 4,176 Referee:Charleston |
| 21 January 2012First Division | Livingston | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fox Scougall | BBC Report | Brighton McGuffie C. Reid | Attendance: 1,286 Referee: Somers |
| 28 January 2012First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | McMenamin Morrow | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,514 Referee:McKendrick |
| 11 February 2012First Division | Livingston | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNulty Watson Ky. Jacobs | SFL Report | Cairney | Attendance: 1,824 Referee:Conroy |
| 18 February 2012First Division | Livingston | 4–0 | Raith Rovers | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ky. Jacobs McNulty | SFL Report | Davidson | Attendance: 1,929 Referee:Colvin |
| 25 February 2012First Division | Ayr United | 3–1 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Geggan Malone | SFL Report | Cummings | Attendance: 1,312 Referee:Thomson |
| 3 March 2012First Division | Livingston | 2–3 | Dundee | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | McNulty McGregor | SFL Report | McCluskey Finnigan | Attendance: 2,052 Referee:Madden |
| 6 March 2012First Division | Livingston | 1–2 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Ke. Jacobs | SFL Report | Roberts McGowan | Attendance: 859 Referee:Finnie |
| 10 March 2012First Division | Greenock Morton | 1–3 | Livingston | Cappielow Park |
| 15:00 | MacDonald | SFL Report | McNulty Russell Barr | Attendance: 1,396 Referee:Richmond |
| 16 March 2012First Division | Livingston | P–P | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Referee:O'Reilly |
| 17 March 2012First Division | Livingston | 0–4 | Hamilton Academical | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Talbot | SFL Report | McShane Redmond Routledge | Attendance: 1,066 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 24 March 2012First Division | Falkirk | 2–5 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | El Alagui Weatherston | SFL Report | Boulding B. Barr Russell | Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Somers |
| 31 March 2012First Division | Partick Thistle | 2–3 | Livingston | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cairney Sinclair | SFL Report | Boulding Russell | Attendance: 1,871 Referee:Charleston |
| 7 April 2012First Division | Livingston | 1–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boulding | SFL Report | McMenamin Vigurs | Attendance: 2,004 Referee:Richmond |
| 10 April 2012First Division | Raith Rovers | 0–3 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | SFL Report | Boulding | Attendance: 1,541 Referee:Brines |
| 14 April 2012First Division | Livingston | 0–1 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Roberts | Attendance: 1,375 Referee:Winter |
| 21 April 2012First Division | Queen of the South | 0–4 | Livingston | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Higgins | SFL Report | Boulding McNulty Jacobs | Attendance: 1,403 Referee:Muir |
| 28 April 2012First Division | Livingston | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,571 Referee:Roache |
| 5 May 2012First Division | Dundee | 0–1 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Reid | SFL Report | Attendance: 3,675 Referee:Finnie |
| 23 July 2011Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Airdrie United | 0–5 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Sport | Sinclair Russell Barr | Attendance: 719 Referee:Richmond |
| 9 August 2011Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Livingston | 5–0 | Stirling Albion | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Deuchar Jacobs Thom | BBC Sport | Attendance: 549 Referee:Brines |
| 4 September 2011Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Berwick Rangers | 1–2 | Livingston | Shielfield Park |
| McDonald | BBC Sport | Scougall Russell | Attendance: 567 Referee:Beaton |
| 9 October 2011Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Livingston | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | McLaughlin | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,418 Referee:Richmond |
| 30 July 2011Scottish League Cup round 1 | Livingston | 6–0 | Arbroath | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| Boulding Russell Ke. Jacobs Talbot McNulty | BBC Sport | Doris | Attendance: 804 Referee:Allan |
| 24 August 2011Scottish League Cup round 2 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
| Wright Sandaza | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,439 Referee:Conroy |
| 19 November 2011Scottish Cup round 3 | Irvine Meadow | 0–6 | Livingston | Meadow Park |
| 14:00 | BBC Sport | McNulty Boulding Deuchar Barr | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cook |
| 7 January 2012Scottish Cup round 4 | Livingston | 1–2 | Ayr United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:15 | McNulty | BBC Sport | Geggan McGowan | Attendance: 932 Referee:Salmond |
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Liam Fox | 29 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012
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.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Ramsdens Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Darren Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Andrew McNeil | 43 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Tony Bullock | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Andrew Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Craig Barr | 42 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Cameron MacDonald | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Callum Fordyce | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jonathan Brown | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jason Talbot | 31 | 1 | 25+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Paul Watson | 40 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ross Docherty | 13 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Michael Travis | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Maurice Ross | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bryce Naples | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Kevin McCann | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | David Sinclair | 19 | 3 | 6+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Liam Fox | 29 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Keaghan Jacobs | 38 | 5 | 30+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kyle Jacobs | 40 | 3 | 29+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dean Cummings | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ross Gray | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bobby Barr | 43 | 7 | 35+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | ||
| MF | Stefan Scougall | 30 | 2 | 20+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Lewis Turner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Fotheringham | 13 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Connor McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jack Beaumont | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jack Downie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kenny Deuchar | 27 | 8 | 14+6 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | ||
| FW | Marc McNulty | 37 | 16 | 25+5 | 11 | 2+0 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Iain Russell | 33 | 13 | 17+9 | 8 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 3 | ||
| FW | Rory Boulding | 32 | 13 | 12+13 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Andrew Russell | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Dylan Easton | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Michael Scott | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Liam Gray | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitive matches.
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Tony Bullock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | Cameron MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Callum Fordyce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Jonathan Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Jason Talbot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| DF | Paul Watson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| DF | Ross Docherty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Michael Travis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Maurice Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Bryce Naples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin McCann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | David Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Liam Fox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | Keaghan Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Kyle Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Dean Cummings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Ross Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Bobby Barr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | Stefan Scougall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Lewis Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Fotheringham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Connor McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jack Beaumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jack Downie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Kenny Deuchar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Marc McNulty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Iain Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Rory Boulding | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | Andrew Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Dylan Easton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Michael Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Liam Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Boulding[11] | Ginger Boot Winner | April |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 44 |