2004–05 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston F.C.

2004–05 season

Manager

Allan Preston
Alec Cleland (Caretaker)
Richard Gough

Stadium

Almondvale Stadium

Scottish Premier League

10th

Scottish Cup

Quarter Final

Co-operative Insurance Cup

Quarter Final

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Season 2004-05 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Livingston finished third bottom of the SPL in 10th place^[1] and reached the Quarter Finals of both the Scottish Cup^[2] and Co-operative Insurance Cup.^[3]

Managers

Livingston started the season under Allan Preston who was sacked by the club on 5 November 2004^[4] with Richard Gough being appointed as his replacement on 30 November.^[5]

Results & fixtures

^[6]^[7] Win Draw Loss

SPL

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League

7 August 2004 SPL	Livingston	3– 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 44' Easton 57' Lovell 66'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Richmond

14 August 2004 SPL	Rangers	4– 0	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Pršo 6' Hughes 32' (78) Arveladze 88'	BBC Report		Attendance: 48,102 Referee: Brines

21 August 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	McMenamin 84'	BBC Report	Dodds 61' (Penalty)	Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Young

28 August 2004 SPL	Aberdeen	2– 0	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Craig 65' (Penalty), 68'	BBC Report		Attendance: 13,888 Referee: McCurry

11 September 2004 SPL	Livingston	0– 2	Kilmarnock	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Lilley 60' Invincibile 72'	Attendance: 3,106 Referee: Clark

18 September 2004 SPL	Dundee	0– 0	Livingston	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,387 Referee: Dallas

25 September 2004 SPL	Livingston	2– 3	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 37' Hamilton 45'	BBC Report	McBride 11' McDonald 50' Foran 71'	Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Thomson

3 October 2004 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	0– 0	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 10,646 Referee: Richmond

16 October 2004 SPL	Livingston	2– 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Wilson 5' (Own Goal) Snodgrass 41'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,815 Referee: McDonald

24 October 2004 SPL	Livingston	2– 4	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 45' (53)	BBC Report	Petrov 2' Camara 14' Hartson 19' Sutton 32'	Attendance: 7,695 Referee: Freeland

27 October 2004 SPL	Hibernian	2– 1	Livingston	Easter Road
15:00	Beuzelin 9' Fletcher 23'	BBC Report	Lilley 65' (Penalty)	Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Dallas

30 October 2004 SPL	Inverness	2– 0	Livingston	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Bayne 39' Wilson 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,279 Referee: McCurry

7 November 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 4	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	61' Easton	BBC Report	37' Løvenkrands 55' Novo 67' Thompson 84' Namouchi	Attendance: 8,780 Referee: McDonald

13 November 2004 SPL	Dundee United	1– 0	Livingston	Tannadice
15:00	McCracken 78'	Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 5,507 Referee: MacKay

20 November 2004 SPL	Livingston	0– 2	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Foster 1' Mackie 22'	Attendance: 4,569 Referee: Underhill

27 November 2004 SPL	Kilmarnock	1– 3	Livingston	Rugby Park
15:00	Johnston 25'	BBC Report	Hamilton 7' (40) O'Brien 60'	Attendance: 5,389 Referee: Freeland

4 December 2004 SPL	Livingston	1– 0	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	McPake 24'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Fyfe

11 December 2004 SPL	Motherwell	2– 0	Livingston	Fir Park
15:00	O'Donnell 17' Foran 47'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Ritchie

27 December 2004 SPL	Dunfermline	0– 0	Livingston	East End Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Murray

2 January 2005 SPL	Celtic	2– 1	Livingston	Celtic Park
15:00	Hartson 15' Sutton 57' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Hamilton 39'	Attendance: 57,593 Referee: Thomson

15 January 2005 SPL	Livingston	0– 2	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	O'Connor 53' Riordan 74'	Attendance: 6,788 Referee: McCurry

22 January 2005 SPL	Livingston	1– 4	Inverness	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Horvath 43'	BBC Report	Hart 8' Duncan 39' Bayne 50' Juanjo 73'	Attendance: 4,106 Referee: Smith

25 January 2005 SPL	Livingston	1– 2	Heart of Midlothian	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Lilley 74'	BBC Report	Hartley 85' Miller 86'	Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Clark

29 January 2005 SPL	Rangers	3– 0	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Pršo 14' Ricksen 63' Novo 68'	BBC Report		Attendance: 48,579 Referee: Toner

12 February 2005 SPL	Livingston	0– 2	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Crawford 14' Grady 41'	Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Richmond

19 February 2005 SPL	Aberdeen	2– 0	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	McNaughton 45' Whelan 59'	BBC Report		Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Rowbotham

2 March 2005 SPL	Livingston	3– 1	Kilmarnock	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Horvath 36' McNamee 64' Snodgrass 83'	BBC Report	Johnston 13'	Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Brines

5 March 2005 SPL	Dundee	0– 1	Livingston	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	O'Brien 49'	Attendance: 5,830 Referee: McCurry

12 March 2005 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Craigan 81' (Own Goal)	BBC Report	Scott McDonald 19'	Attendance: 4,609 Referee: MacDonald

19 March 2005 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	3– 1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Miller 22' Burchill 65' Neilson 68'	BBC Report	Dair 45'	Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Clark

2 April 2005 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Dunfermline	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Kachloul 78'	BBC Report	Hunt 79'	Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Winter

13 April 2005 SPL	Livingston	0– 4	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Hartson 43' (75), 86' (Penalty) Varga 90'	Attendance: 8,750 Referee: McCurry

16 April 2005 SPL	Hibernian	0– 3	Livingston	Easter Road
15:00		BBC Report	Lilley 49' Kachloul 61' O'Brien 87'	Attendance: 11,047 Referee: Mackay

23 April 2005 SPL	Dundee United	1– 1	Livingston	Tannadice
15:00	Crawford 37'	BBC Report	Deloumeaux 61'	Attendance: 7,687 Referee: Toner

30 April 2005 SPL	Livingston	2– 0	Dunfermline	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	O'Brien 33' McPake 74'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Thomson

7 May 2005 SPL	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0– 1	Livingston	Caledonian Thistle
15:00		BBC Report	Dair 29'	Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Winter

14 May 2005 SPL	Kilmarnock	2– 0	Livingston	Rugby Park
15:00	Boyd 75' Johnston 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,184 Referee: Brines

21 May 2005 SPL	Livingston	1– 1	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Easton 27'	BBC Report	MacDonald 18'	Attendance: 8,968 Referee: Rowbotham

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup

25 August 2004 Scottish League Cup R2	Stirling Albion	0– 2	Livingston	Forthbank Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Easton 30' Hamilton 90'	Attendance: 1,091 Referee: Toner

21 September 2004 Scottish League Cup R3	Livingston	2– 1 (aet)	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Hamilton 90' (Penalty), 111'	BBC Report	Robb 67'	Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Brines

9 November 2004 Scottish League Cup QF	Livingston	0– 5	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Dorado 59'	Livi Mad Report	Dorado 3' (Own Goal) Foran 38' (60), Penalty' O'Donnell 57' Wright 90'	Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Brines

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup

11 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3	Livingston	2– 1	Greenock Morton	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Rubio 35' Snodgrass 76'	Livi Mad Report	Weatherson 36'	Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Conroy

5 February 2005 Scottish Cup R4	Alloa Athletic	0– 1	Livingston	Recreation Park
19:45		BBC Report	McMenamin 36'	Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Thomson

27 February 2005 Scottish Cup QF	Hearts	2– 1	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Miller 1' McAllister 10'	BBC Report	Easton 60'	Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Freeland

Statistics

League Table

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	38	29	6	3	78	22	56	93	UEFA Champions League 2005–06 Third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	30	2	6	85	35	50	92	UEFA Champions League 2005–06 Second qualifying round
3	Hibernian	38	18	7	13	64	57	7	61	UEFA Cup 2005–06 First round
4	Aberdeen	38	18	7	13	44	39	5	61
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	13	11	14	43	41	2	50
6	Motherwell	38	13	9	16	46	49	-3	48
7	Kilmarnock	38	15	4	19	49	55	-6	49
8	Inverness CT	38	11	11	16	41	47	-6	44
9	Dundee United	38	8	12	18	41	59	-18	36	2003-04 UEFA Cup First round
10	Livingston	38	9	8	21	34	61	-27	35
11	Dunfermline Athletic	38	8	10	20	34	60	-26	34
12	Dundee	38	8	9	21	37	71	-34	33	Relegated to 2005–06 First Division

Source:^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "2004-05 Premier League". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "Hearts vs Livingston". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "Livingston 0-5 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "Livingston sack manager Preston". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ "Gough takes Livingston job". The Telegraph. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ "fixtures 2004-05". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
↑ "Livingston results 2004/2005". Livi Mad. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "2004-05 First Division Table". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
↑ "2004-05 Table". Scot Prem. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

Livingston Football Club

Club	Managers Players 2004 Scottish League Cup Final

Grounds	City Park Meadowbank Stadium Almondvale Stadium

Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2004–05 in Scottish football

« 2003–04 2005–06 »

Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup

Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers

First Division	Airdrie United Clyde Falkirk Hamilton Academical Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren

Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Stirling Albion Stranraer

Third Division	Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Gretna Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stenhousemuir

Major transfer deals 2004–05

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