2022–23 Livingston F.C. season
Appearance
2022–23 season | |||
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Chairman | Robert Wilson | ||
Manager | David Martindale | ||
Stadium | Tony Macaroni Arena | ||
Scottish Premiership | 5th | ||
Scottish League Cup | Second Round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | ||
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The 2022–23 season is Livingston's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season Summary
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
2 July 2022 | Livingston | 0–3 | Greenock Morton | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Report | Obileye 5 o.g.' Garrity 85', 90' |
5 July 2022 | Livingston | 6–0 | Linlithgow Rose | Tony Macaroni Arena |
19:45 | Mullin 6', 32', 70' Montaño 34', 48' Gonçalves 51' |
Report |
Scottish Premiership
30 July 2022 1 | Livingston | 1–2 | Rangers | Tony Macaroni Arena |
12:00 | Nouble 5' | Report | Arfield 72' Tavernier 74' |
Attendance: 9,672 Referee: Don Robertson |
7 August 2022 2 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
15:00 | Report | Montaño 49' | Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Steven McLean |
13 August 2022 3 | Livingston | 2–1 | Hibernian | Tony Macaroni Arena |
12:00 | Nouble 6' Obileye 86' |
Report | Kenneh 51' | Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Craig Napier |
20 August 2022 4 | Motherwell | 1–0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
15:00 | van Veen 68 pen.' | Report | Bahamboula 77' | Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Nick Walsh |
27 August 2022 5 | Aberdeen | 5–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Miovski 41 pen.', 63' McCrorie 58' Besuijen 62 pen.' Duncan 87' |
Report | Fitzwater 40' | Attendance: 13,739 Referee: Colin Steven |
3 September 2022 6 | Livingston | 1–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Montaño 28' | Report | Attendance: 4,678 Referee: William Collum |
17 September 2022 7 | Livingston | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Montaño 25' | Report | Attendance: 2,253 Referee: Grant Irvine |
1 October 2022 8 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Livingston | St Mirren Park |
15:00 BST | Baccus 69' Ayunga 76' Greive 90' |
Report | Anderson 86' | Attendance: 5,366 Referee: Craig Napier |
8 October 2022 9 | Livingston | 0–1 | Ross County | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Report | Edwards 73' | Attendance: 3,696 Referee: Graham Grainger |
15 October 2022 10 | Livingston | 1–0 | St Johnstone | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Bahamboula 35' | Report | Attendance: 1,554 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
22 October 2022 11 | Rangers | 1–1 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
15:00 BST | Lundstram 90+1' | Report | Nouble 4' Boyes 78' |
Attendance: 48,855 Referee: David Munro |
30 October 2022 12 | Livingston | 0–3 | Celtic | Tony Macaroni Arena |
12:00 | Report | Furuhashi 9' Taylor 53' Jota 87' |
Attendance: 8,825 Referee: William Collum |
4 November 2022 13 | Kilmarnock | 2–3 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
19:45 BST | Wright 4', 45+2' | Report | Anderson 39' Kelly 61 pen.' Stokes 75 o.g.' |
Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Colin Steven |
8 November 2022 14 | Livingston | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Tony Macaroni Arena |
19:45 | Fitzwater 6' Kelly 17 pen.' |
Report | Duk 58 pen.' | Attendance: 2,598 Referee: Nick Walsh |
12 November 2022 15 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Livingston | Tynecastle Park |
15:00 BST | Rowles 75' Ginnelly 90+7' |
Report | Kelly 55' | Attendance: 18,448 Referee: Craig Napier |
21 December 2022 16 | Celtic | 2–1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
19:45 BST | Obileye 23 o.g.' Furuhashi 45' |
Report | Devlin 45+2' | Attendance: 18,448 Referee: Euan Anderson |
24 December 2022 17 | Hibernian | 4–0 | Livingston | Easter Road |
14:00 BST | Nisbet 33' Cadden 35' Magennis 40', 50' |
Report | Holt 15' | Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Craig Napier |
28 December 2022 18 | Livingston | 1–1 | St Mirren | Tony Macaroni Arena |
19:45 | Pittman 24' Montaño 56' |
Report | O'Hara 55' Main 63' |
Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Steven McLean |
2 January 2023 19 | Livingston | 1–1 | Motherwell | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Boyes 39' | Report | van Veen 42' | Attendance: 2,163 Referee: David Munro |
7 January 2023 20 | Ross County | 0–2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
15:00 BST | Report | Anderson 67', 70' | Attendance: 3,083 Referee: William Collum |
14 January 2023 21 | St Johnstone | 2–4 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 BST | Murphy 65' McLennan 67' |
Report | Kelly 8', 15' Penrice 39', 81' |
Attendance: 2,899 Referee: John Beaton |
29 January 2023 22 | Livingston | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Tony Macaroni Arena |
13:30 | Report | Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Alan Muir |
1 February 2023 23 | Celtic | 3–0 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
19:45 BST | Taylor 29' Maeda 33' Furuhashi 45+2' |
Report | Attendance: 58,295 Referee: Nick Walsh |
4 February 2023 24 | Livingston | v | Kilmarnock | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
9 July 2022 Group Stage | Albion Rovers | 2–3 | Livingston | Cliftonhill |
15:00 | Sonkur 62' Paton 71' |
Report | Pittman 5' Mullin 20' Anderson 48' |
Attendance: 468 Referee: Don Robertson |
12 July 2022 Group Stage | Livingston | 1–2 | Inverness CT | Tony Macaroni Arena |
19:45 | Stryjek 59' Holt 84' |
Report | Samuels 37' MacKay 67' |
Referee: Alan Muir |
16 July 2022 Group Stage | Cove Rangers | 1–2 | Livingston | Balmoral Stadium |
15:00 | Vigurs 45+1' | Report | Gonçalves 25' Shinnie 48' Devlin 88' |
Attendance: 797 Referee: Willie Collum |
23 July 2022 Group Stage | Livingston | 2–0 | Kelty Hearts | Tony Macaroni Arena |
15:00 | Kelly 11' Cancar 77' |
Report | Attendance: 712 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Knockout Round
31 August 2022 Second round | Livingston | 1–2 | Dundee United | Livingston |
19:45 | Guthrie 78' | Report | Fletcher 15' Harkes 34' |
Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena Attendance: 1,497 Referee: David Munro |
Scottish Cup
21 January 2023 Fourth round | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Livingston | Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Jamieson 26' | Report | Pittman 52' Bradley 55', 59' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 916 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 1 February 2023
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ENG | Shamal George | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Nicky Devlin (c) | 28 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3 | MF | SCO | Jackson Longridge | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ENG | Tom Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Jack Fitzwater | 23 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Ayo Obileye | 25 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | CGO | Dylan Bahamboula | 19 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | SCO | Scott Pittman | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
9 | FW | SCO | Bruce Anderson | 21 | 4 | 10+6 | 3 | 1+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | GNB | Esmaël Gonçalves | 13 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | COL | Cristian Montaño | 23 | 4 | 15+4 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | SCO | Jamie Brandon | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | WAL | Morgan Boyes | 12 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | SCO | Steven Bradley | 6 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
17 | MF | SCO | Stephen Kelly | 16 | 3 | 12+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | SCO | Jason Holt | 25 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ENG | Joel Nouble | 21 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 26 | 1 | 14+6 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
24 | DF | SCO | Sean Kelly | 25 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | AUS | Phillip Cancar | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | ENG | Kurtis Guthrie | 9 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
29 | MF | SCO | James Penrice | 19 | 2 | 9+7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31 | GK | RUS | Ivan Konovalov | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | GK | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | BEL | Stéphane Oméonga | 22 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the season | |||||||||||
14 | MF | SCO | Josh Mullin | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | CGO | Scott Bitsindou | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | USA | Brian Schwake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | GK | POL | Max Stryjek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ENG | Harrison Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | FW | IRL | Jaze Kabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
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6 | St Mirren | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 46 | |
7 | Motherwell | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 50 | |
8 | Livingston | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 46 | |
9 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 43 | |
10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 40 |
Source: [1][2]
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 competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[3]
Notes:
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 competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[3]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
League Cup table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ICT | LIV | COV | ALB | KEL | |
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1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | p1–1 | 4–0 | — | |
2 | Livingston | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–3 | ||
4 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
5 | Kelty Hearts | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — |
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]
Transfers
See also
List of Livingston F.C. seasons
References
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- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group G". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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- ^ "Welcome, Phillip Cancar!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome, Esmaël Gonçalves!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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- ^ "Jaze Kabia joins Morton on season long-loan". gmfc.net. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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- ^ "Livi's Bitsindou joins Arbroath on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Welcome - Jaze Kabia". qosfc.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Josh Mullin Stays". Ayr United FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.