2001–02 Livingston F.C. season
Season 2001-02 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2001–02 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Jim Leishman | ||
| Stadium | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| SPL | Third place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Barry Wilson & Rubio (8) All: Barry Wilson (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,112, vs. Rangers, SPL, 27 October 2001 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,896, vs. East Fife, League Cup, 26 September 2001 | ||
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Summary
In their first season in the Scottish Premier League having won promotion the previous season Livingston finished third.[1] They reached the Quarter-final of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup being knocked out by Aberdeen.
Results & fixtures
Scottish Premier League
| 28 July 2001 1 | Livingston | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| Cabrera 34' Fernández 63' |
BBC Report | Cameron 89' | Attendance: 8,321 Referee: John Underhill |
| 4 August 2001 2 | Rangers | 0–0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 47,805 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 11 August 2001 3 | Dundee | 1–0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| Sara | BBC Report | Attendance: 7,712 Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 18 August 2001 4 | Livingston | 0–0 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 10,024 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 25 August 2001 5 | Motherwell | 0–0 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| Motherwell Mad Report | Attendance: 4,828 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 8 September 2001 6 | Livingston | 2–0 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Lowndes 57' Lovell 84' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Tom Brown |
| 15 September 2001 7 | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
| Falconer 16' MacDonald 49' |
BBC Report | Cabrera 25' 63' Bingham 28' |
Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 22 September 2001 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Livingston | East End Park |
| Crawford 8' | Bingham 74' Wilson 82' |
Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Ian Fyfe |
| 30 September 2001 9 | Livingston | 1–0 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| Cabrera 64' | BBC Report | Attendance: 10,016 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 13 October 2001 10 | Livingston | 2–2 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 14 pen.' Tosh 52' |
BBC Report | Mackie 59', 70' | Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Willie Young |
| 20 October 2001 11 | Kilmarnock | 1–5 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| Santini 5 o.g.' | BBC Report | Bingham 8' Andrews 20' Fernández 68' Xausa 78' Aurelio 90 pen.' |
Attendance: 7,346 Referee: Alan Freeland |
| 27 October 2001 12 | Livingston | 0–2 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| BBC Report | Reyna 24', 59' | Attendance: 10,112 Referee: John Underhill |
| 3 November 2001 13 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–3 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| McKenna 76' | BBC Report | Fernández 22', 25' Wilson 72' |
Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 17 November 2001 14 | Livingston | 1–0 | Dundee | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 57' | Attendance: 6,112 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 24 November 2001 15 | Hibernian | 0–3 | Livingston | Easter Road |
| Xausa 8', 34' Lowndes 86' |
Attendance: 11,146 Referee: Ian Fyfe |
| 1 December 2001 16 | Livingston | 3–1 | Motherwell | Almondvale Stadium |
| Xausa 20', 40' Hammell 23 o.g.' |
BBC Report | McFadden 78' | Attendance: 5,426 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 8 December 2001 17 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Livingston | Tannadice Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 6,312 Referee: Willie Young |
| 15 December 2001 18 | Livingston | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Almondvale Stadium |
| Fernández 53' Lowndes 80' |
Livi Mad Report | Hartley 48' | Attendance: 4,563 Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 22 December 2001 19 | Livingston | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Robert Orr |
| 26 December 2001 20 | Celtic | 3–2 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
| Moravčík 12' Larsson 50', 90' |
BBC Report | Rubio 37' Cabrera 58' |
Attendance: 58,507 Referee: Gary Mitchell |
| 29 December 2001 21 | Livingston | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Almondvale Stadium |
| Livi Mad Report | Rubio 35 o.g.' | Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Willie Young |
| 2 January 2002 22 | Aberdeen | 0–3 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Livi Mad Report | Tosh 38' Brinquin 57' Andrews 67' |
Attendance: 15,709 Referee: David Somers |
| 12 January 2002 23 | Rangers | 3–0 | Livingston | Ibrox Stadium |
| Flo 30' Caniggia 34', 86' |
Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 48,044 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 19 January 2002 24 | Livingston | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 53' Fernández 65' |
BBC Report | Maybury 33' | Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 30 January 2002 25 | Livingston | 1–3 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Cabrera 5' | BBC Report | Moravčík 58' Larsson 60' Hartson 72' |
Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 2 February 2002 26 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Livingston | Fir Park |
| Soloy 38' | BBC Report | Andrews 45' Cabrera 71' |
Attendance: 4,458 Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 9 February 2002 27 | Livingston | 1–1 | Dundee United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Bingham 52' | Livi Mad Report | Lilley 85' | Attendance: 4,720 Referee: David Somers |
| 16 February 2002 28 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Livingston | McDiarmid Park |
| Hartley 44' Parker 80' Jones 90' |
Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
| 2 March 2002 29 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Livingston | East End Park |
| Bullen 51' | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
| 9 March 2002 30 | Livingston | 0–3 | Hibernian | Almondvale Stadium |
| Livi Mad Report | O'Connor 15' O'Neil 45' Petersen 78 o.g.' |
Attendance: 6,463 Referee: Kevin Toner |
| 13 March 2002 31 | Dundee | 2–0 | Livingston | Dens Park |
| Sara 57', 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,506 Referee: John Rowbotham |
| 16 March 2002 32 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Livingston | Rugby Park |
| Dargo 36' | Livi Mad Report | Wilson 22' | Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 23 March 2002 33 | Livingston | 0–0 | Aberdeen | Almondvale Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 9,449 Referee: Kenny Clark |
| 6 April 2002 34 | Celtic | 5–1 | Livingston | Celtic Park |
| Larsson 3', 34', 59' Hartson 19', 25' |
BBC Report | Wilson 71' | Attendance: 59,752 Referee: Willie Young |
| 13 April 2002 35 | Livingston | 2–1 | Rangers | Almondvale Stadium |
| Wilson 42' Lovell 87' |
Livi Mad Report | Amoruso 3' | Attendance: 10,019 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
| 20 April 2002 36 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| Mike 7' McGuire 10' Mackie 39' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 14,109 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
| 28 April 2002 37 | Livingston | 4–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Almondvale Stadium |
| Lovell 34' Xausa 61', 76' Cabrera 83' |
Livi Mad Report | Dair 41' | Attendance: 8,749 Referee: Michael McCurry |
| 12 May 2002 38 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–3 | Livingston | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Fuller 49' Fulton 88 pen.' | BBC Report | Cabrera 52' Bingham 70' Wilson 85' | Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Hugh Dallas |
Scottish League Cup
| 26 September 2001 Second round | Livingston | 3–0 | East Fife | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Caputo 3', 17' Tosh 85' |
Attendance: 1,896 Referee: Cammy Melville |
| 9 October 2001 Third round | Aberdeen | 1–6 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 19:45 | Mackie 51' | Wilson 10', 33' Caputo 12', 29' Lovell 56' Bingham 58' |
Attendance: 8,599 Referee: Garry Mitchell |
| 19 December 2001 Quarter-final | Livingston | 0–2 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
| 19:45 | Livi Mad Report | Baldé 35' Hartson 85' |
Attendance: 9,146 Referee: Kenny Clark |
Scottish Cup
| 14 January 2002 Third round | Albion Rovers | 1–4 | Livingston | Cliftonhill |
| 19:30 | McLean 43' | Livi Mad Report | Wilson 1' Bingham 30', 89' Fernández 83' |
Attendance: 2,234 Referee: George Clyde |
| 26 January 2002 Fourth round | Aberdeen | 2–0 | Livingston | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Winters 6' McAllister 18' |
Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 10,261 Referee: John Underhill |
Player statistics
- As of 12 May 2002[4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | SPL | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Javier Sánchez Broto | 18 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Philippe Brinquin | 26 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Gary Bollan | 25 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Rubio | 37 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Marvin Andrews | 35 | 3 | 33+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Paul Deas | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | John Anderson | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Barry Wilson | 42 | 11 | 32+5 | 8 | 3+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 35 | 3 | 21+10 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Nathan Lowndes | 25 | 3 | 7+14 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | David Fernández | 36 | 7 | 30+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | David Bingham | 42 | 9 | 31+6 | 6 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Quino Cabrera | 41 | 8 | 34+2 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CAN | Davide Xausa | 30 | 7 | 19+9 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Lee Makel | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ARG | Carlos Aurelio | 17 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ENG | Nick Culkin | 25 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 28 | 4 | 26+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | SCO | David McEwan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Marino Keith | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 25 | 0 | 14+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | DEN | Nocko Joković | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ITA | Simone Del Nero | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ITA | Massimiliano Caputo | 23 | 4 | 4+17 | 0 | 2+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Darren Brady | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | FRA | Didier Santini | 22 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | IRL | Vinny Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Richard Brittain | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | TOG | Chérif Touré Mamam | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| DF | DEN | Morten Petersen | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Team Statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 18 | +76 | 103 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Rangers | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 27 | +55 | 85 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Livingston | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 55 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 48 |
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: (1) Points; (2) Goal difference; (3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
- As both finalists of the 2001–02 Scottish Cup, Rangers and Celtic, qualified for European competition via their league position, the cup berth for 2002–03 UEFA Cup was passed to the next-placed team in the league, fourth-placed Aberdeen.
References
- "2001-02 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- "fixtures 2001-02". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- "Livingston results 2001/2002". Livi Mad. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- "Livingston 2001/02 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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