1997–98 Livingston F.C. season

Season 1997–98 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Second Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Livingston
1997–98 season
ManagerRay Stewart
StadiumAlmondvale Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionThird place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Harvey (14)
All: Graham Harvey (16)

Summary

In their second season in the Second Division, Livingston finished third, narrowly missing out on promotion by one point.[1] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup[2] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Second Division
6 August 1997 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Thomson 89' Thomson 47'
16 August 1997 2 Livingston 1 – 0 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 80'
23 August 1997 3 Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Livingston Ochilview Park
Little 74' Raynes 80'
30 August 1997 4 Livingston 3 – 1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 2 pen.', 24 pen.', 49' Flannigan 74'
13 September 1997 5 Brechin City 0 – 2 Livingston Glebe Park
Forrest 20'
Young 32'
20 September 1997 6 East Fife 2 – 3 Livingston Bayview Park
Cusick  15'
Moffat 42'
Callaghan 63 o.g.'
Ryan  89'		 Williamson  23'
Duthie 39 pen.'
Magee 65'
Foster 75'
27 September 1997 7 Livingston 0 – 0 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
McLaughlin  42'
4 October 1997 8 Clyde 1 – 0 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
Rice 21 pen.'
18 October 1997 9 Livingston 4 – 3 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Tralist 1'
McLeod 49'
Magee 53'
Bailey 79'		 Honeyman 20', 90'
Cargill  56'
McLaughlin 68'
25 October 1997 10 Livingston 2 – 1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
McLeod 25'
Young 48'		 Hunter 68'
1 November 1997 11 Stranraer 1 – 1 Livingston Stair Park
Knox 59' Forrest 75'
8 November 1997 12 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Livingston Palmerston Park
Bryce 44'
15 November 1997 13 Livingston 5 – 2 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 4'
Bailey 30'
Raynes 53'
Maskrey 60'
Christie 75 o.g.'		 Christie 69'
McNeill 74'
22 November 1997 14 Clydebank 1 – 1 Livingston Boghead Park
Lovering 34' Foster 87'
3 December 1997 15 Livingston 1 – 0 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Bailey 10'
13 December 1997 16 Forfar Athletic 2 – 2 Livingston Station Park
Watson 20 o.g.'
McLaughlin 37'		 Conway 5'
Young 67'
20 December 1997 17 Livingston 0 – 2 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
Carrigan 7'
Gibson 32'
27 December 1997 18 Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Livingston Ochilview Park
Little 40'
Christie  69'		 Bailey 41'
Harvey 73'
31 January 1998 19 East Fife 2 – 0 Livingston Bayview Park
Ronald 62'
Allan 73'
7 February 1998 20 Livingston 4 – 0 Forfar Athletic Almondvale Stadium
Young 4'
Forrest 8', 49'
Harvey 44'		 Glennie  79'
10 February 1998 21 Livingston 0 – 3 Clydebank Almondvale Stadium
Teale 36', 56'
McLaughlin 47'
17 February 1998 22 Clyde 0 – 3 Livingston Broadwood Stadium
King  59' McLeod 30'
Graham 70'
Harvey 75 pen.'
21 February 1998 23 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Livingston Caledonian Stadium
Shearer 37'
McCulloch 44'		 Raynes 16'
Harvey 22'
25 February 1998 24 Livingston 0 – 1 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium
Young 59'
3 March 1998 25 Livingston 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 20 pen.', 37' Robson 19'
Calder  36'
Wilson 81'
14 March 1998 26 Clydebank 0 – 2 Livingston Boghead Park
McLeod 9 pen.'
Callaghan 21'
17 March 1998 27 Brechin City 0 – 2 Glebe Park
Callaghan 31'
Moore 43'
21 March 1998 28 Livingston 2 – 2 East Fife Almondvale Stadium
Callaghan 40'
Fleming 79'		 Allan 44'
Dyer 56'
25 March 1998 29 Livingston 1 – 1 Queen of the South Almondvale Stadium
Callaghan 53' Watson 63 o.g.'
28 March 1998 30 Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Livingston Station Park
McLaughlin 4'
Allison 84'		 Harvey 90 pen.'
7 April 1998 31 Livingston 4 – 0 Clyde Almondvale Stadium
Harvey 61', 69'
Callaghan 78', 83'
11 April 1998 32 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Livingston Palmerston Park
Conway 5'
18 April 1998 33 Livingston 1– 0 Brechin City Almondvale Stadium
Fleming 10'
25 April 1998 34 Livingston 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir Almondvale Stadium
Watson  44'
Wright 47'		 Little 84'
2 May 1998 35 Stranraer 2 – 0 Livingston Stair Park
George 57'
English 73'
9 May 1998 36 Livingston 1 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Almondvale Stadium
Graham 47' Stewart 34'
Sheerin 74'

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish League Cup
9 August 1987 Second round Livingston 0 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Almondvale Stadium
McCann 25', 26' Attendance: 4,869

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Challenge Cup
12 August 1987 First rond Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Livingston Ochilview Park
Henderson 106' Magee 116'
26 August 1997 Second round Brechin City 2 – 1 Livingston Glebe Park
Brand 4'
Feroz 27'		 Raynes 73'

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1997–98 Scottish Cup
7 January 1998 Second round Livingston 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers Almondvale Stadium
24 January 1998 Third round Livingston 3 – 3 Albion Rovers Almondvale Stadium
2 February 1998 Third round replay Albion Rovers 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Livingston Cliftonhill

Statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 18 7 11 62 44 +18 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 Clydebank (P) 36 16 12 8 48 31 +17 60
3 Livingston 36 16 11 9 56 40 +16 59
4 Queen of the South 36 15 9 12 57 51 +6 54
5 Inverness CT 36 13 10 13 65 51 +14 49
Source: "1997-1998 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References
  1. "1997–98 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  2. "1997–98 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. "Scottish Cup Results for 1997–98". London Hearts. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
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