Try again later. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The club were deducted 5 points by the SPFL for failing to pay tax on bonuses paid during the 2010–11 season. The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, and played its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. Goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie saved a last minute penalty to ensure the title was on its way to Almondvale. The Latin in the outer ring, Fortiter Omnia Vincit (‘Bravely Conquers All’) is the club motto, which was included in the club’s badge from 1995 until 1999.

[66] In the first game after the new owners took over, Livingston were on the wrong end of a cup shock in the Scottish League Cup first round, losing 3–0 to Albion Rovers, a team two divisions below them.

[21] After this, Chairman Bill Hunter claimed Meadowbank had run into severe financial difficulties and were facing closure as a result. Qualifying for the Premiership play-off final, they faced Partick Thistle, who escaped automatic relegation in their final game. [19] As the club moved to Livingston, the badge was changed again. In 2012 it was also reported that Meadowbank was being looked at as a possible site for a new all-seater stadium to act as the home for the Edinburgh Rugby side. ✍ Livingston FC is delighted to announce the, ✌ That’s now 5 games in a row where we’v, 9️⃣ Our new number 9 gets familiar with the @_, It’s Wednesday which means the club shop is, ️ Former club captain, and at one stage reco, 2️⃣ 2 years ago today since manager Gary Holt, 1️⃣3️⃣ A debut for our new number 13 @lars, 3️⃣ With no game this weekend, a reminder of o, All content © Livingston Football Club and cannot be reproduced without permission. [32], The club's rise was short-lived as they were plunged into administration on 3 February 2004. Meadowbank Thistle played at the stadium from 1974 until the club relocated to the new town of Livingston in 1995. [76] The Lions ended the season on 78 points, 15 points ahead of second placed Forfar Athletic. The club name did not meet stringent SFL rules on the sponsorship of teams given its affiliation to Ferranti. [13] Meadowbank played their first competitive match in the League Cup, eventually losing 1–0 to Albion Rovers.

players with a Wikipedia article, see here. However two extra time Stranraer goals took the score to 4–3 on the day and 6–8 on aggregate, confirming Livingston's relegation to League One, ending a five year stint in the second tier.[98]. [3] In 1948 the club became known as Ferranti Thistle and began competing in the Edinburgh and District Welfare Association where they competed for five seasons,[3] before moving to senior football in 1953 joining the East of Scotland League. [37] While Preston's term as Livingston manager started brightly with a 3–0 win over newly promoted Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[38] the club failed to win another league game under his management, resulting in his dismissal in November with the club rooted to the bottom of the SPL. Built in 1970 for the Commonwealth Games held in the capital and it would later hold them again in 1986. Meadowbank also features a rather large video screen which mainly acts as a scoreboard during Edinburgh City matches. In July 2009 the club faced further financial problems and were on the verge of suffering a liquidation event before a deal was struck. [20] Meadowbank suffered a second relegation in 1994–95, finishing second from bottom in the Second Division and due to the creation of a Third Division were relegated. The next day, Massone sold his shares to the new owners and left the club,[65] and it was also announced that John Murphy had been appointed back to his previous role as goalkeeping coach, with ex-player Gary Bollan becoming the club's new manager.

[44] He was replaced by former player and coach John Robertson. [64] While Livingston seemed doomed, a meeting with the Scottish Football League on 30 July 2009 secured their future, as they agreed to allow prospective new owners Gordon McDougall and Neil Rankine (part of the Livingston 5 Consortium) to run the club for the following season. There were also plans in 2007 to pull down the stadium and sell-off the land for a new housing estate. The Livingston Development Corporation offered to provide a purpose built 4000 capacity stadium for the club, but the deal was dependent on a further change of identity, a move which infuriated much of Meadowbank’s small but committed core support. [106], In the Meadowbank Thistle era between 1973 and 1995, the club sourced various shirt sponsorship deals largely from small business such as Ferranti, Sports Conscious, Park & Milton, Raj Restaurant, ACA and PAR Scaffolding.

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