Dugald Livingstone (25 February 1898 – 15 January 1981) was a Scottish

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player and manager. He played fullback for

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, Ashfield, Celtic, Dumbarton (loan), Everton, Plymouth Argyle,

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and Tranmere Rovers during his playing career before going into management. Livingstone managed Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam between 1949 and 1950. During his managerial career, Livingstone took charge of the

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from 1951 to 1953, before managing

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, guiding them to the

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and notably was in charge for the thrilling 4–4 draw with

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in the group stages. After success with Belgium he moved on to manage Newcastle United in 1954. Some supporters and staff were at first concerned that his tactics were in total contrast to those of his predecessor George Martin, but these doubts were laid to rest when he guided the team to

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victory in 1955. The Newcastle board had the final say in which players would be playing during his spell at the club and they notably played Jackie Milburn for this final, against Livingstone's wishes. Incidentally, Milburn scored in the match. It was largely believed that Livingstone was unhappy with the amount of influence the board had on first team issues (although he never stated this). He left Newcastle in 1956 and went on to manage

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between 1956 and 1958 and then Chesterfield until 1962.

Honours

;Celtic * Scottish League: 1918–19 ;Newcastle United *

: 1954–55

References

External links

Plymouth Argyle profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Livingstone, Doug 1898 births 1981 deaths Footballers from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Scottish expatriate football managers Ashfield F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Everton F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Republic of Ireland national football team managers Newcastle United F.C. managers Fulham F.C. managers 1954 FIFA World Cup managers Belgium national football team managers Sparta Rotterdam managers Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands Expatriate football managers in Belgium Expatriate association football managers in the Republic of Ireland Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland English Football League players Scottish Football League players Parkhead F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders Scottish Junior Football Association players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen