The 2022–23 season was Livingston's fifth consecutive season in the
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership, also known as the William Hill (bookmaker), William Hill Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Scotland and the highest level of the Scottish football league system. Th ...
, the top flight of Scottish football. Livingston also competed in the League Cup and the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Cove Rangers,
Albion Rovers
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Founded in October 1882, the club joined the Scottish Foot ...
Inverness
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. They finished as runners-up in their group behind Inverness, but still qualified for the knockout round by virtue of being one of the three best second-placed teams. The Lions were knocked out in the Second Round in a 1-2 home defeat by
Dundee United
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.
On 22 July Livingston signed Shamal George for an undisclosed fee, and he was introduced to fans ahead of their League Cup match against Kelty Hearts the same day. George signed a four-year deal and it was reported they paid the second largest transfer fee in the club’s history to sign the goalkeeper from
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
for £87,500.
Livi enjoyed a strong first half of the season, heading into the
World Cup
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break in fourth place in the
Scottish Premiership
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.
In the Scottish Cup, Livi came from behind to defeat
Stenhousemuir
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in the Fourth Round, before losing at home for the second time this season - on this occasion 0-3 - to
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
side Inverness.
Despite the strong start in the league Livingston collapsed after the winter break, missing out on the top six and eventually finishing eighth in the Premiership.
Results & fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Premiership
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout round
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 28 May 2023
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