2022–23 Livingston F.C. season
2022–23 season | |
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Chairman | Robert Wilson |
Manager | David Martindale |
Stadium | Almondvale Stadium |
Scottish Premiership | 8th |
Scottish League Cup | Second round |
Scottish Cup | Fifth round |
Top goalscorer | League: Joel Nouble (7) All: Joel Nouble (7) |
Highest home attendance | 9,672 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 30 July 2022 |
Lowest home attendance | 712 vs. Kelty Hearts, League Cup, 23 July 2022 |
Average home league attendance | 3,987 |
The 2022–23 season was Livingston's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season Summary
[edit ]In the season-opening League Cup group stage, Livingston picked up wins against Cove Rangers, Albion Rovers and Kelty Hearts, but were beaten 1-2 at home by Inverness. They finished as runners-up in their group behind Inverness, but still qualified for the knockout round by virtue of being one of the three best second-placed teams. The Lions were knocked out in the Second Round in a 1-2 home defeat by Dundee United.
On 22 July Livingston signed Shamal George for an undisclosed fee, and he was introduced to fans ahead of their League Cup match against Kelty Hearts the same day.[1] George signed a four-year deal and it was reported they paid the second largest transfer fee in the club’s history to sign the goalkeeper from Colchester United for 87,500ドル.[2]
Livi enjoyed a strong first half of the season, heading into the World Cup break in fourth place in the Scottish Premiership.[3]
In the Scottish Cup, Livi came from behind to defeat Stenhousemuir in the Fourth Round, before losing at home for the second time this season - on this occasion 0-3 - to Championship side Inverness. [4]
Despite the strong start in the league Livingston collapsed after the winter break, missing out on the top six and eventually finishing eighth in the Premiership.
Results & fixtures
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
[edit ]Scottish Premiership
[edit ]Referee: Alan Muir
Scottish League Cup
[edit ]Group stage
[edit ]Knockout round
[edit ]Harkes 34' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,497
Referee: David Munro
Scottish Cup
[edit ]Bradley 55', 59' Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 916
Referee: Euan Anderson
Welsh 62' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Don Robertson
Squad statistics
[edit ]Appearances
[edit ]As of 28 May 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 | England ENG | Shamal George | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | Scotland SCO | Nicky Devlin (c) | 44 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | England ENG | Tom Parkes | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | England ENG | Jack Fitzwater | 34 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | England ENG | Ayo Obileye | 29 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Republic of the Congo CGO | Dylan Bahamboula | 27 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
8 | MF | Scotland SCO | Scott Pittman | 39 | 2 | 27+5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
9 | FW | Scotland SCO | Bruce Anderson | 36 | 6 | 21+9 | 5 | 1+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | Colombia COL | Cristian Montaño | 36 | 4 | 25+6 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | Scotland SCO | Jamie Brandon | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | Wales WAL | Morgan Boyes | 23 | 1 | 15+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | Scotland SCO | Steven Bradley | 18 | 3 | 12+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | MF | Scotland SCO | Stephen Kelly | 33 | 5 | 24+7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | MF | Scotland SCO | Jason Holt | 40 | 0 | 26+7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
19 | FW | England ENG | Joel Nouble | 36 | 7 | 29+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | Scotland SCO | Andrew Shinnie | 40 | 2 | 21+12 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
23 | DF | Dominican Republic DOM | Luiyi de Lucas | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | Scotland SCO | Sean Kelly | 33 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | England ENG | Kurtis Guthrie | 18 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
29 | MF | Scotland SCO | James Penrice | 33 | 3 | 16+13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
32 | GK | Scotland SCO | Jack Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | Belgium BEL | Stéphane Oméonga | 31 | 0 | 15+13 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the season | |||||||||||
3 | DF | Scotland SCO | Jackson Longridge | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | FW | Guinea-Bissau GNB | Esmaël Gonçalves | 13 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Scotland SCO | Josh Mullin | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Republic of the Congo CGO | Scott Bitsindou | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | Australia AUS | Phillip Cancar | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | Scotland SCO | Jack Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | United States USA | Brian Schwake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | GK | Russia RUS | Ivan Konovalov | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | GK | Poland POL | Max Stryjek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | MF | England ENG | Harrison Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | FW | Republic of Ireland IRL | Jaze Kabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit ]League table
[edit ]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 |
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).[7]
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
[edit ]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 | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
Transfers
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Loans in[edit ]
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Loans out[edit ]
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See also
[edit ]List of Livingston F.C. seasons
References
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- ^ "Livingston boss makes European football claim following Shamal George signing". Daily Record. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Livingston". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Livingston 0-3 Inverness CT". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 12 May 2024.
- ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group G". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome, Scott Bitsindou!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Jamie Brandon signs pre-contract with the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dylan Bahamboula joins the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Livingston sign Colchester goalkeeper Shamal George for undisclosed fee". bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Jack Hamilton joins the Lions". livingstonfc.co.uk. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Kurtis Guthrie joins the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Stephen Kelly the latest recruit to join the Lions!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Welcome, Steven Bradley!". livingstonfc.co.uk. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Luiyi de Lucas: Livingston complete signing of former Haka centre-half". bbc.co.uk. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Squad Update". livingstonfc.co.uk. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Gary Maley appointed as first-team Goalkeeping Coach". livingstonfc.co.uk. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Keaghan Jacobs". arbroathfc.co.uk. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Signing News: McMillan agrees two-year deal". ptfc.co.uk. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Carlo Pignatiello Signs Pre-Contract Agreement". gmfc.net. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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- ^ "SIBBALD BECOMES THIRD SUMMER SIGNING". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Alan Forrest is our first summer recruit". heartsfc.co.uk. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Max Stryjek: Goalkeeper leaves Livingston for Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Clark Leaves Livi". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Harrison Clark Signs". Gateshead FC. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Josh Mullin Stays". Ayr United FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Aussie defender joins Jets from Scotland, F3 swap deal with Mariners". keepup.com.au. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Konovalov leaves Livingston". keepup.com.au. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Brian Schwake joins Greenock Morton on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Jaze Kabia joins Morton on season long-loan". gmfc.net. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Jack Hamilton: Hartlepool United sign Livingston striker on initial loan deal". bbc.co.uk. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Stirling Albion boss hails 'great' Premier Sports Cup campaign after impressive Peterhead win". dailyrecord.co.uk. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mullin Joins on Loan". Ayr United FC. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Esmaël Gonçalves joins Raith Rovers on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Longridge departs on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.