The local council offered use of Meadowbank Stadium, a modern stadium built in 1970. [162] Their most notable trophy win being the Scottish League Cup in 2004, where they triumphed in a 2–0 victory over Hibernian at Hampden Park. Collins subsequently resigned from his position as director of football. [88] Mark Burchill replaced McGlynn as the club's manager. Der FC Livingston (offiziell: Livingston Football Club) – gegründet im Jahr 1943 – ist ein professioneller Fußballverein aus Livingston, Schottland. Diese finanziellen Probleme gipfelten am 5. [109] The 9,512 capacity stadium[1] was constructed in 1995[118] as a joint venture between Meadowbank Thistle and the Livingston Development Corporation (LDC). From major national honours to reserve league wins, Livingston have been successful in recent history, and were the first club in Scotland to win all three divisions (Third Division 1995–96, Second Division 1998–99 and First Division 2000–01) in their rise to the Scottish Premier League in 2001. [20] Meadowbank suffered a second relegation in 1994–95, finishing second from bottom in the Second Division and due to the creation of a Third Division were relegated. [27] Jim Leishman's side gave a competent showing in the UEFA Cup. August 2009 schließlich in der Relegation des Vereins in die Third Division. ¹ Managers between 1974 and 1995, when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle. [37] While Preston's term as Livingston manager started brightly with a 3–0 win over newly promoted Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[38] the club failed to win another league game under his management, resulting in his dismissal in November with the club rooted to the bottom of the SPL. The next day, Massone sold his shares to the new owners and left the club,[65] and it was also announced that John Murphy had been appointed back to his previous role as goalkeeping coach, with ex-player Gary Bollan becoming the club's new manager. Dundee United | [21] After this, Chairman Bill Hunter claimed Meadowbank had run into severe financial difficulties and were facing closure as a result. On 27 July 2009, it was revealed that the club were likely to go into liquidation after owner Angelo Massone said he would refuse a £25,000 offer for the club from their administrator. [77] The following season on 9 April 2011, Livingston secured the Second Division title with a second consecutive title win to earn promotion back to the Scottish First Division with a 3–0 victory over Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park. [84] Livingston ended season 2012–13 with a 4th-place finish in the First Division, their highest league finish since they were relegated from the SPL in 2006. Il Livingston Football Club, meglio noto come Livingston, è una società calcistica scozzese con sede nella città di Livingston, nel Lothian Occidentale, militante in Scottish Premiership, massimo livello del calcio scozzese.. Nel suo palmarès c'è una Scottish League Cup vinta nella stagione 2003-04. Ferranti Thistle spilte i amatørligaen East of Scotland League. [103] After this, solid amber shirts, black shorts and amber socks (occasionally black) became established as the club's home kit. [104] Motorola then sponsored the club for the next four years. [115] Local business Energy Assets were confirmed as new main sponsors on a three-year deal in June 2013. Livingstons erste Saison wurde 1995/96 mit dem Gewinn der Scottish Third Division gekrönt. [34] The Italians were thought to be close to appointing fellow Italian Roberto Landi as head coach in June[53] and he was made manager of the First Division side on 11 June 2008. Am 11. [116], Livingston currently play their home games at the Almondvale Stadium in Livingston. Livingston went on to win the league comfortably and secured the title in April 2017 following a 2–1 win at home to Alloa Athletic. FC St. Johnstone, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FC_Livingston&oldid=210507371, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. [19], The part-time club began to struggle, and it became a limited company in 1993[19] but was relegated a short time after at the end of the 1992–93 season to the Second Division. Livingston FC | Logopedia | Fandom. Sein Nachfolger wurde am 22. Im Jahr 1995 vereinbarte der Club mit der Livingston Development Corporation den Umzug und die Errichtung einer neuen Spielstätte. [94] Livingston won their final game of the season 1–0 at home to Queen of the South to pull off the great escape and finish in 8th place, avoiding both automatic relegation and the relegation play-off. Klubben blev grundlagt i 1943, og ligger i Livingston, West Lothian. [66] In the first game after the new owners took over, Livingston were on the wrong end of a cup shock in the Scottish League Cup first round, losing 3–0 to Albion Rovers, a team two divisions below them. [28] After drawing the home leg 0–0 Oscar Rubio scored the decisive away goal. After beating off competition from four Highland League sides, Hawick Royal Albert and Gateshead United, Ferranti Thistle were accepted into the league by a vote of 21–16 over Inverness Thistle. [93] A 4–0 win away at Raith Rovers moved the club into 9th place on goal difference going into the final game of the season. [2][69] The administrator of the club, Donald McGruther, admitted his concern after the decision, saying that "In my view, this represents the death knell of Livingston Football Club". Season Summary. Celtic Glasgow | [92] With two games of the season remaining Livingston were still adrift at the bottom of the league, 3 points behind relegation rivals Alloa and 4 behind Cowdenbeath. Skotska ligacupen 2004; Externa länkar. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 3. The club's first match in the Scottish Cup was on 16 December 1972 against Duns. This was approved by the SFL in time for the new season. Ursprünglich war der FC Livingston mit dem Namen FC Meadowbank Thistle in Edinburgh beheimatet. Livingstono FC – Škotijos futbolo klubas iš Livingstono. FC Motherwell | [6] During this period the club won the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1963. Livingston Football Club İskoçya 'nın Livingston şehrinde bir futbol kulübüdür. [70] Gordon McDougall, a member of the Livingston 5 Consortium stated that "We've got to consider all the options that are open to us – it makes it very, very difficult". [104], Smarter Loans became the club's main sponsor during the 2007–08 season,[104] before the IT solutions company, RDF, signed a two-year deal to become main sponsors for seasons 2008–09 and 2009–10. FC Kilmarnock | [89] Former club director Ged Nixon tried to get the courts to freeze the clubs bank accounts as he claimed the club owed him £300,000. After this season, manager Jim Leishman became the club's director of football and was replaced by Brazilian manager Márcio Máximo,[30] who resigned only a few months into the following campaign[31] and was in turn replaced by Leishman's former assistant, Davie Hay. Livingston FC - Livingston F.C. [48] His successor was announced on 22 May 2007 as former Hibernian assistant coach Mark Proctor. [55] Paul Hegarty was linked with the job on 3 December 2008, and formally appointed two days later. Der neukreierte Klub gewann 1995/96 die Third Division und innerhalb der nächsten fünf Jahre wurden die Second Division und die First Division beide auf Platz Eins abgeschlossen. The predominant club colours are amber and black, which have been used since the formation of the club in 1943. [62] [104] However, Motorola withdrew their shirt sponsorship at the end of the 2001–02 season, after the company’s decline in the area. However, the club hit financial problems in 2004, and was relegated to the Scottish First Division in 2006. Three symbols were incorporated into the badge; a football, a thistle and a lion rampant in the centre holding aloft a Scottish flag. Livingston F.C. [163] Their most recent honour was the Scottish League One title in season 2016–17. [96] David Hopkin replaced him as manager. [111] The company extended their shirt sponsorship for three more years, making their total sponsorship span over a five-year period. Najveći uspjeh kluba je osvajanje Liga kupa (2004. [46] It was the worst record since the SPL began and was only beaten during the 2007–08 season by Gretna, after they were deducted 10 points for going into administration. Livingston FC är en skotsk fotbollsklubb från staden Livingston.. Klubben spelar f.n. English: Livingston Football Club (also known as Livi Lions) are a Scottish football club based in Livingston. Klubben ble opprinnelig stiftet som Ferranti Thistle FC i 1943.Klubben skiftet navn til Meadowbank Thistle FC og flyttet til Meadowbank Stadium i Edinburgh da de ble valgt inn i den skotske ligaen i 1974. Since then Livingston have played their home games at Almondvale Stadium. Auch hier war man sofort erfolgreich und belegte den dritten Platz, der für die Teilnahme am UEFA-Pokal berechtigte. Register Start a Wiki 113,714 Pages. Drei Jahre später gewann die Mannschaft auch die Division Two und 2000/01 die First Division und drang nur sechs Jahre nach Vereinsgründung in die Premier League vor. [39] Richard Gough succeeded Preston[40] and steered the club to survival on the last day of the season with a 1–1 draw with Dundee that relegated Dundee in their place,[41] but Gough refused to stay as manager past the end of that season due to family problems and returned to the US,[42] and former Celtic player Paul Lambert succeeded him. [81] Gareth Evans became manager after being promoted from his position as assistant manager[82] but he was sacked on 28 February 2013 due to ‘concerns over his stewardship’. [17] They finished runners-up in the First Division in the following season,[18] but were denied promotion to the Premier Division due to league reconstruction. Hibernian Edinburgh | Als man 1974 in die Scottish Football League gewählt wurde, musste der Name geändert werden, da der Name Ferranti werbemäßig genutzt wurde. [49] Proctor appointed Curtis Fleming as his assistant on 26 June 2007,[50] but both were sacked in June 2008[51] after a disappointing season in which they finished seventh. [16], In the 1986–87 season, Meadowbank won the Second Division championship and won promotion to the First Division. I 1995 flyttet klubben til Livingston og tok navnet Livingston FC. Goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie saved a last minute penalty to ensure the title was on its way to Almondvale. Home; News; Random Article; Install Wikiwand; Send a suggestion; Uninstall Wikiwand; Our magic isn't perfect. St. Mirren | [75] On 17 April 2010, Livingston won the Scottish Third Division title after drawing 0–0 at home to Berwick Rangers. Historie. [121] In April 2011 it was revealed that it was possible Livingston would relocate to a new stadium around one mile from the current site due to West Lothian Council looking to sell the current site to a supermarket chain.[122]. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. FC Livingston | [95], Livingston were struggling against relegation again in season 2015–16. Apranga svečiuose . Livingston currently play in the Scottish Premiership and were founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team. Livingston lost the first leg 5–2 away at Stranraer, giving themselves a very difficult task for the second leg. [67], Despite the prospective new owners ensuring that Livingston's future as a professional football club would be secure for the next year at least by paying a £720,000 bond to the SFL,[68] on 5 August 2009 the Scottish Football League took the unprecedented move to demote Livingston to the Third Division. [117] It is currently known as the Tony Macaroni Arena due to a sponsorship deal. Livingstono FC – Škotijos futbolo klubas iš Livingstono. 26.05.2020 14:59. The points per game ruling confirmed this placing as Livi's first top 6 finish since 2001–02. [52] Livingston were taken over that summer by Italian majority shareholders Angelo Massone, Tommaso Bruno, Alessandro Di Mattia, and Tommaso Angelini after Pearse Flynn sold his shares in June 2008. [19] As the club moved to Livingston, the badge was changed again. Livingston continued this impressive form into the Championship in 2017–18 and sat in the play-off places in joint 3rd in the league after 20 games. [79] Nine days later on 14 February 2012, John Hughes and John Collins were appointed as manager and director of football respectively. Browse wiki. They currently play in the Scottish Premiership. Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian. Glasgow Rangers | [33] It was 13 May 2005 before Livingston emerged from administration,[34] following a period of financial turmoil in which the previous boardroom occupants were ousted to make way for Pearse Flynn's Lionheart Consortium.