Livingston F.C.

Ferranti Thistle (1943–1974)

The club began life as Ferranti Amateurs in 1943. A works team of the Ferranti engineering company, they initially played in the Edinburgh FA's Amateur Second Division. 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 before moving to senior football in 1953, joining the East of Scotland League. During this period the club won the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup in 1963. In 1969 the club moved to the City Park ground in Edinburgh. In 1972 the club became members of the Scottish Football Association, allowing them to enter the Scottish Qualifying Cup, which they won in 1973. The club's first match in the Scottish Cup was on 16 December 1972 against Duns. In 1974, as a result of the demise of Third Lanark seven years earlier, and the new three-tier format of the Scottish Football League, a place opened up in the second division of the competition. After beating off competition from four Highland League sides as well as Hawick Royal Albert and Gateshead United, Ferranti Thistle were accepted into the league by a vote of 21–16 over Inverness Thistle. The club faced a number of obstacles before they could join the Division as their name did not meet stringent SFL rules on overt sponsorship of teams at the time and the City Ground was not up to standard. The local council offered use of Meadowbank Stadium, a modern stadium built in 1970.…

¹ Managers between 1974 and 1995, when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle. c Caretaker managers. p Player managers.

From major national honours to reserve league wins, Livingston have been successful in recent history, and were the first club in Scotland to win all three divisions (Third Division 1995–96, Second Division 1998–99 and First Division 2000–01) in their rise to the Scottish Premier League in 2001. Their most notable trophy win being the Scottish League Cup in 2004, where they triumphed in a 2–0 victory over Hibernian at Hampden Park just six weeks after entering administration. Their most recent honour was the Scottish Challenge Cup in season 2024–25. In 2015 Livingston lifted the Scottish Challenge Cup recording a 4–0 victory over Alloa Athletic at McDiarmid Park.

Senior

Scottish League Cup: 2003–04 Runners-up: 2020–21 Scottish First Division (2nd tier): 2000–01 Scottish Second Division/League One (3rd tier): 1986–87¹, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2016–17 Scottish Third Division (4th tier): 1995–96, 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup: 2014–15, 2024–25 Runners-up: 2000–01 Scottish Qualifying Cup (South): 1973–74²

Reserve

Reserve League Cup: 1998–99, 2000–01 Reserve League West: 2000–01 SPFL Reserve League 2: 2018–19, 2019–20

Youth

SFL Under 19 Youth Division: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 SFL Under 19 Youth League Cup: 2008–09 SFL Under 17 Division: 2011–12 SFL Under 17 Youth League Cup: 2010–11 ¹ This includes honours won between 1974 and 1995, when the club were known as Meadowbank Thistle. ² This includes honours won between 1943 and 1974, when the club…