Livingston F.C.

Did You Know?

• The club was admitted to the Scottish Football League in 1974 after a 21–16 vote over Inverness Thistle.
• Livingston won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, beating Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park with goals from Derek Lilley and Jamie McAllister.
• The club went into administration on 3 February 2004 and emerged on 13 May 2005.
• Livingston were relegated from the SPL in May 2006 after picking up only 18 points, the worst record since the SPL began at that time.

History

The club began as Ferranti Amateurs in 1943, a works team of the Ferranti engineering company, playing in the Edinburgh FA's Amateur Second Division. In 1948 it became Ferranti Thistle and joined the East of Scotland League in 1953, winning the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1963. The club moved to City Park in Edinburgh in 1969 and became SFA members in 1972, winning the Scottish Qualifying Cup in 1973. Ferranti Thistle was accepted by a 21–16 vote over Inverness Thistle, but had to change its name due to sponsorship rules and use Meadowbank Stadium.

Colours and badge

The club's predominant colours are amber and black, used since 1943. The original Ferranti Thistle strip was amber and black hoops, later solid amber shirts with black shorts and amber socks. In the Livingston era, all-black home strips and a white and orange kit for 2002–03 have been used. Away colours have included white, black, purple, blue and red. The badge has changed four times. Ferranti Thistle's badge had a black circular base with a football, thistle and lion rampant holding a Scottish flag. Meadowbank Thistle's badge was a shield with black and amber, featuring a thistle with a football replacing the flower. The Livingston badge added the Latin motto "Fortitier omnia vincit" ("Bravely conquers all"). The current badge modernises the previous design and reintroduces the lion rampant in the centre of the laurel.

Sponsorship

During the Meadowbank Thistle era, shirt sponsors included Ferranti, Sports Conscious, Park & Milton, Raj Restaurant, ACA and PAR Scaffolding. Mitsubishi became the first major sponsor of the Livingston era for three seasons, followed by Motorola for four years. Intelligent Finance sponsored the club from 2002 for an initial two-year deal, later extended to five years. Smarter Loans was main sponsor in 2007–08, then RDF for 2008–09 and 2009–10, but RDF withdrew after one year due to the club's financial crisis. Fasteq became main sponsor for 2009–10 and continued for four years. Energy Assets was confirmed as main sponsor on a three-year deal in June 2013.

Honours

Livingston is the first Scottish club to win all three divisions (Third Division 1995–96, Second Division 1998–99, First Division 2000–01) in rising to the Scottish Premier League. The club won the Scottish League Cup in 2003–04, beating Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park, and were runners-up in 2020–21. Other honours include the Scottish Challenge Cup in 2014–15 and 2024–25, and runners-up in 2000–01. League titles include the First Division (2000–01), Second Division/League One (1986–87, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2016–17) and Third Division (1995–96, 2009–10).