List of Livingston F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Livingston F.C. in Scottish and European football. The club was first formed in Edinburgh as Ferranti Thistle in the 1940s, becoming Meadowbank Thistle and joining the Scottish Football League in 1974. The club relocated to Livingston in 1995, changing their name again and taking up residence in a new stadium in the West Lothian town.

Seasons

As Ferranti Thistle / Meadowbank Thistle

Season	League		Scottish Cup	League Cup	Other	Top scorer
Division	Position
1971–72	Playing in the East of Scotland Football League. Had never entered the Scottish Cup.
1972–73	East of Scotland League^[1]	6th	Second round	N/A	bgcolor=gold	Scottish Qualifying Cup (South) winners	Unknown	Unknown
1973–74	East of Scotland League	5th	Third round	N/A	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1974–75	Division Two	bgcolor=pink	18th	Did not enter	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1975–76	Second Division	14th	Second round	Group stage	Spring Cup Group stage	Unknown	Unknown
1976–77	Second Division	11th	Second round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1977–78	Second Division	13th	Fourth round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1978–79	Second Division	14th	Fourth round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1979–80	Second Division	12th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1980–81	Second Division	13th	First round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1981–82	Second Division	12th	Fourth round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1982–83	Second Division	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	First round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1983–84	First Division	11th	Third round	Group stage	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1984–85	First Division	bgcolor=pink	13th	Fourth round	Semi-final	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1985–86	Second Division	3rd	Second round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1986–87	Second Division	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Fourth round	First round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1987–88	First Division	2nd	Third round	Third round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1988–89	First Division	10th	Fourth round	Third round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1989–90	First Division	7th	Third round	Second round	N/A	Unknown	Unknown
1990–91	First Division	11th	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1991–92	First Division	10th	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown
1992–93	First Division	bgcolor=pink	11th	Third round	Second round	Challenge Cup Semi-final	Unknown	Unknown
1993–94	Second Division	4th	Second round	Second round	Challenge Cup Semi-final	Unknown	Unknown
1994–95	Second Division	bgcolor=pink	9th	Fourth round	Second round	Challenge Cup First round	Unknown	Unknown

As Livingston

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Europe	Top league goalscorer(s)
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
scope=row	1995–96	SFL 3	36	21	9	6	51	24	72	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st^[2]	R2	R3	R1	DNQ
scope=row	1996–97	SFL 2	36	18	10	8	56	38	64	3rd^[3]	R2	R1	R1	DNQ
scope=row	1997–98	SFL 2	36	16	11	9	56	40	59	3rd^[4]	R3	R2	R2	DNQ
scope=row	1998–99	SFL 2	36	22	11	3	64	35	77	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st^[5]	R4	R3	N/A	DNQ		Bingham	11
scope=row	1999–00	SFL 1	36	19	7	10	60	45	64	4th^[6]	R4	R2	QF	DNQ		Bingham	15
scope=row	2000–01	SFL 1	36	23	7	6	72	31	76	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st^[7]	SF	R3	bgcolor=silver	Runners-up^[8]	DNQ		Wilson	13
scope=row	2001–02	SPL	38	16	10	12	50	47	58	3rd^[9]	R4	QF	N/A	DNQ		Wilson	8
scope=row	2002–03	SPL	38	9	8	21	48	62	35	9th^[10]	R3	QF	N/A	UEFA Cup	R1^[11]	Andrews Wilson	4
scope=row	2003–04	SPL	38	10	13	15	48	57	43	9th^[12]	SF	bgcolor=gold	Winners^[13]	N/A	DNQ		Makel	8
scope=row	2004–05	SPL	38	9	8	21	34	61	35	10th^[14]	QF	QF	N/A	DNQ		Easton	3
scope=row	2005–06	SPL	38	4	6	28	25	79	18	bgcolor=pink	12th^[15]	R3	SF	N/A	DNQ		Brittain Snodgrass	4
scope=row	2006–07	SFL 1	36	11	12	13	41	46	45	6th^[16]	R4	R3	R1	DNQ		Craig	7
scope=row	2007–08	SFL 1	36	10	9	17	55	66	39	7th^[17]	R5	R2	R1	DNQ		Dorrans	11
scope=row	2008–09	SFL 1	36	13	8	15	56	58	47	bgcolor=pink	7th^[18]	R3	R3	QF	DNQ		Griffiths	18
scope=row	2009–10	SFL 3	36	24	6	6	63	25	78	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st^[19]	R4	R1	R1	DNQ		Halliday	14
scope=row	2010–11	SFL 2	36	25	7	4	79	33	82	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	R3	R1	R1	DNQ		Russell	22
scope=row	2011–12	SFL 1	36	13	9	14	56	54	48	5th	R4	R2	SF	DNQ		Boulding McNulty	11
scope=row	2012–13	SFL 1	36	14	10	12	58	56	52	4th	R4	R3	R1	DNQ		Russell	15
scope=row	2013–14	Championship	36	13	7	16	51	56	46	6th	R4	R3	R1	DNQ		McNulty	17
scope=row	2014–15	Championship	36	8	8	20	41	53	27	8th	R4	R3	bgcolor=gold	Winners	DNQ		White	11
scope=row	2015–16	Championship	36	8	7	21	37	51	31	bgcolor=pink	9th	R4	R3	R3	DNQ		Buchanan	11
scope=row	2016–17	League One	36	26	3	7	80	32	81	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st^[20] ^[21]	R4	R1	QF	DNQ		Buchanan	22
scope=row	2017–18	Championship	36	17	11	8	56	37	62	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	R4	QF	R2	DNQ			8
scope=row	2018–19	Premiership	38	11	11	16	42	44	44	9th	R4	R2	N/A	DNQ			7
scope=row	2019–20	Premiership	30	10	9	11	41	39	39	5th	R5	QF	N/A	DNQ			9
scope=row	2020–21	Premiership	38	12	9	17	42	54	45	6th	R4	bgcolor=silver	Runners-Up	N/A	DNQ			7
scope=row	2021–22	Premiership	38	13	10	15	41	46	49	7th	R5	R2	N/A	DNQ			13
scope=row	2022–23	Premiership	38	13	7	18	36	60	46	8th	R5	R2	N/A	DNQ			7
scope=row	2023–24	Premiership	38	5	10	23	29	70	25	bgcolor=pink	12th	QF	QF	N/A	DNQ			7

League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II, the national top division has been played every season since. The following is a summary of Livingston's divisional status since 1953 when they joined the East of Scotland League as Ferranti Thistle:

• 66 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
• 7 seasons in top level
• 20 seasons in second level
• 17 seasons in third level
• 2 seasons in fourth level
• 20 seasons not involved – before club was league member

Sources

• Soccerbase
• FitbaStats
• Football Club History Database (Ferranti Thistle)
• Football Club History Database (Meadowbank Thistle)
• Football Club History Database (Livingston)

Notes and References

1. Web site: East of Scotland League. Scottish Football Historical Archive. 26 August 2018.
2. Web site: 1995-96 Third Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209063036/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1995-96-third-division . 9 December 2012.
3. Web site: 1996-97 Second Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130114034509/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1996-97-second-division . 14 January 2013.
4. Web site: 1997-98 Second Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
5. Web site: 1998-99 Second Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
6. Web site: 1999-00 First Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130114015602/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1999-00-first-division . 14 January 2013.
7. Web site: 2000-01 First Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209060428/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2000-01-first-division . 9 December 2012.
8. Web site: Airdrie Lift Cup . BBC . BBC Sport . 19 November 2000 . 2 October 2011.
9. Web site: 2001-02 Premier League . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001418/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2001-02-premier-league . 31 December 2013.
10. Web site: 2002-03 Premier League . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
11. Web site: Uefa Cup 2002-03 . Uefa Cup . 2 October 2011.
12. Web site: 2003-04 Premier League . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
13. Web site: Livingston lift CIS Cup . BBC . BBC Sport . 14 March 2004 . 2 October 2011.
14. Web site: 2004-05 Premier League . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
15. Web site: 2005-06 Premier League . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193719/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2005-06-premier-league . 29 October 2013 .
16. Web site: 2006-07 First Division . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209073818/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2006-07-first-division . 9 December 2012.
17. Web site: 2007-08 First Division . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911063135/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2007-08-first-division . dead . 11 September 2021 . Scottish Football Archive . 2 October 2011 .
18. Web site: 2008-09 First Division . Scottish Football Archive . 1 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130114020011/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2008-09-first-division . 14 January 2013.
19. Web site: 2009-10 Third Division . Scottish Football Archive . 1 October 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20130421064524/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/2009-10-third-division . 21 April 2013.
20. Web site: League One 2016/17. Soccerway . soccerway.com . 17 May 2018.
21. Web site: League One Archive 2016/2017. . spfl.co.uk . 17 May 2018.