2001–02 Livingston F.C. season

Livingston F.C. 2001–02 football season

Livingston F.C.
2001–02 season
Manager	Jim Leishman
Stadium	Almondvale Stadium
Scottish Premier League	3rd
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Co-operative Insurance Cup	Quarter-final
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Season 2001-02 saw Livingston compete in the Scottish Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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 Co-operative Insurance Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup being knocked out by Aberdeen.

Results & fixtures

^[2]^[3] Win Draw Loss

SPL

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

28 July 2001 SPL	Livingston	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Almondvale Stadium
	Cabrera 34' Fernández 63'	BBC Report	Cameron 89'	Attendance: 8,321 Referee: John Underhill

Rangers v Livingston

4 August 2001 SPL	Rangers	0–0	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium
		BBC Report		Referee: Freeland

Dundee v Livingston

11 August 2001 SPL	Dundee	1–0	Livingston	Dens Park
	Sara	BBC Report		Attendance: 7,712 Referee: McCurry

Livingston v Celtic

18 August 2001 SPL	Livingston	0–0	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 10,024

Motherwell v Livingston

25 August 2001 SPL	Motherwell	0–0	Livingston	Fir Park
		Motherwell Mad Report		Attendance: 4,828

Livingston v Dundee United

8 September 2001 SPL	Livingston	2–0	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
	Lowndes Lovell	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Brown

St Johnstone v Livingston

15 September 2001 SPL	St Johnstone	2–2	Livingston	McDiarmid Park
	Falconer MacDonald	BBC Report	Quino Bingham	Attendance: 3,817 Referee: Dougal

Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

22 September 2001 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Livingston	East End Park
				Attendance: 4,516

Livingston v Hibernian

30 September 2001 SPL	Livingston	1–0	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium
	Quino 64'	BBC Report		Attendance: 10,016 Referee: Orr

Livingston v Aberdeen

13 October 2001 SPL	Livingston	2–2	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
	Wilson Tosh	BBC Report	Mackie Mackie	Attendance: 6,393 Referee: Young

Kilmarnock v Livingston

20 October 2001 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–5	Livingston	Rugby Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 7,346

Livingston v Rangers

27 October 2001 SPL	Livingston	0–2	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 10,112

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

3 November 2001 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	1–3	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	McKenna 75'	BBC Report	Fernández 22' (25) Wilson 72'	Attendance: 12,173 Referee: Toner

Livingston v Dundee

17 November 2001 SPL	Livingston	1–0	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
				Attendance: 6,112

Hibernian v Livingston

24 November 2001 SPL	Hibernian	0–3	Livingston	Easter Road
			Xausa 8' Xausa 34' Lowndes 86'	Attendance: 11,146 Referee: Fyfe

Livingston v Motherwell

1 December 2001 SPL	Livingston	3–1	Motherwell	Almondvale Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,426

Dundee United v Livingston

8 December 2001 SPL	Dundee United	0–0	Livingston	Tannadice Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 6,312

Livingston v St Johnstone

15 December 2001 SPL	Livingston	2–1	St Johnstone	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report

Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic

22 December 2001 SPL	Livingston	0–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 5,326

Celtic v Livingston

26 December 2001 SPL	Celtic	3–2	Livingston	Parkhead
		BBC Report		Attendance: 58,507

Livingston v Kilmarnock

29 December 2001 SPL	Livingston	0–1	Kilmarnock	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 5,214

Aberdeen v Livingston

2 January 2002 SPL	Aberdeen	0–3	Livingston	Pittodrie
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 15,709

Rangers v Livingston

12 January 2002 SPL	Rangers	3–0	Livingston	Ibrox Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 48,044

Livingston v Heart of Midlothian

19 January 2002 SPL	Livingston	2–0	Heart of Midlothian	Almondvale Stadium
	Bingham 54' Fernandez 66'	BBC Report		Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Dougie McDonald

Livingston v Celtic

30 January 2002 SPL	Livingston	1–3	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 8,437

Motherwell v Livingston

2 February 2002 SPL	Motherwell	1–2	Livingston	Fir Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,458

Livingston v Dundee United

9 February 2002 SPL	Livingston	1–1	Dundee United	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 4,720

St Johnstone v Livingston

16 February 2002 SPL	St Johnstone	3–0	Livingston	McDiarmid Park
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 3,784

Dunfermline Athletic v Livingston

2 March 2002 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	1–0	Livingston	East End Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,500

Livingston v Hibernian

9 March 2002 SPL	Livingston	0–3	Hibernian	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report	O'Connor 15' O'Neil 45' Petersen 78' (og)	Attendance: 6,463 Referee: Toner

Dundee v Livingston

13 March 2002 SPL	Dundee	2–0	Livingston	Dens Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,506

Kilmarnock v Livingston

16 March 2002 SPL	Kilmarnock	1–1	Livingston	Rugby Park
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 6,936

Livingston v Aberdeen

23 March 2002 SPL	Livingston	0–0	Aberdeen	Almondvale Stadium
		BBC Report		Attendance: 9,449

Celtic v Livingston

6 April 2002 SPL	Celtic	5–1	Livingston	Parkhead
		BBC Report		Attendance: 59,752

Livingston v Rangers

13 April 2002 SPL	Livingston	2–1	Rangers	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 10,019

Aberdeen v Livingston

20 April 2002 SPL	Aberdeen	3–0	Livingston	Pittodrie
		BBC Report		Attendance: 14,109

Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic

28 April 2002 SPL	Livingston	4–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Almondvale Stadium
		Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 8,749

Heart of Midlothian v Livingston

12 May 2002 SPL	Heart of Midlothian	2–3	Livingston	Tynecastle Stadium
	Broto 51' (og.) Fulton 90' (pen.)	BBC Report	Cabrera 53' Bingham 72' Wilson 87'	Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Dallas

League Cup

Livingston v East Fife

26 September 2001 Scottish League Cup R2	Livingston	3–0	East Fife	Almondvale Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 1,896

Aberdeen v Livingston

9 October 2001 Scottish League Cup R3	Aberdeen	1–6	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
19:45				Attendance: 8,599

Livingston v Celtic

19 December 2001 Scottish League Cup QF	Livingston	0–2	Celtic	Almondvale Stadium
19:45		Livi Mad Report	Balde 35' Hartson 85'	Attendance: 9,146

Scottish Cup

Albion Rovers v Livingston

14 January 2002 Scottish Cup	Albion Rovers	1–4	Livingston	Cliftonhill
19:30	McLean 42'	Livi Mad Report	Wilson 1' Bingham 30' (89) Fernandez 84'	Attendance: 2,234

Aberdeen v Livingston

26 January 2002 Scottish Cup	Aberdeen	2–0	Livingston	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Winters 5' McAllister 17'	Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 10,261

Squad

^[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Javier Sanchez Broto
2	DF	FRA	Philippe Brinquin
3	DF	SCO	Gary Bollan
4	DF	ESP	Oscar Rubio
5	DF	TRI	Marvin Andrews
6	DF	SCO	John Anderson
7	MF	SCO	Barry Wilson
8	MF	SCO	Steve Tosh
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Lowndes
10	FW	ESP	David Fernandez
11	FW	SCO	David Bingham
12	MF	ESP	Quino Cabrera
13	FW	CAN	Davide Xausa
14	MF	ENG	Lee Makel
15	MF		Carlos Aurelio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	ENG	Nick Culkin
17	MF	AUS	Stuart Lovell
18	GK	SCO	David McEwan
20	FW	SCO	Stephen Whalen
21	DF	SCO	Michael Hart
23	FW	SCO	Thomas Courts
24	DF	ITA	Simone Del Nero
25	FW	ITA	Massimiliano Caputo
26	MF	SCO	Darren Brady
27	MF	SCO	David McGuire
28	DF	FRA	Didier Santini
31	DF	SCO	Stewart Greacen
32	FW	IRL	Vinny Sullivan
36	GK	FRA	Sébastien Socié
37	MF	SCO	Richard Brittain

Statistics

League table

^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
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^[b]
4	Aberdeen	38	16	7	15	51	49	+2	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[b]
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:

^ 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 FC SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE SQUAD NUMBERS 2001-02 to 2005-06". My Football Facts. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ "2001-02 First Division Table". Livingston Fc. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

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