List of Livingston F.C. managers

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This is a list of people to manage Livingston F.C. since their change from Meadowbank Thistle in 1995.

The club have had 22 permanent managers with Jim Leishman the only person to manage the club twice.

Managers[edit]

As of 17 Apr 2024
# Name and Nationality From To P W D L Win% Honours Manner of departure Refs
1 Scotland Jim Leishman 1995 1997 Third Division (1995-96)[1]
2 Scotland Ray Stewart 1 August 1997 15 March 2000 121 61 33 27 050.41 Second Division (1998-99)[2] Sacked[3] [4][5]
3 Scotland Jim Leishman 15 March 2000[3] 4 June 2003 147 67 32 48 045.58 First Division (2000-01)[6] Became Director of football[7] [8]
4 Brazil Márcio Máximo 4 June 2003[9] 14 October 2003 9 3 3 3 033.33 Resigned[10] [11]
5 Scotland David Hay 15 October 2003 1 June 2004 39 15 11 13 038.46 League Cup (2003-04)[12] Contract Expired[13] [14]
6 Scotland Allan Preston 4 June 2004[15] 25 November 2004[16] 18 4 3 11 022.22 Sacked[16] [17]
- Scotland Alec Cleland 25 November 2004 30 November 2004 1 1 0 0 100.00 Caretaker[16]
7 Scotland Richard Gough 30 November 2004[18] 22 May 2005[19] 25 8 5 12 032.00 Resigned[19][20] [17]
8 Scotland Paul Lambert 1 June 2005[21] 11 February 2006 32 5 7 20 015.63 Resigned[22] [23]
9 Scotland John Robertson 15 February 2006[24] 15 April 2007 49 15 8 26 030.61 Sacked[25] [26][note 1]
10 England Mark Proctor 22 May 2007[27] 3 June 2008 43 13 10 20 030.23 Sacked[28]) [29]
11 Italy Roberto Landi 11 June 2008[30] 1 December 2008 22 12 1 9 054.55 Sacked[31] [32]
12 Scotland Paul Hegarty 5 December 2008[33] 27 April 2009 19 6 5 8 031.58 Suspended[34] then contract expired[35] [32]
13 United States John Murphy 2 July 2009[36] 14 August 2009[37] 2 0 0 2 000.00 Moved back to goalkeeping coach[38]
14 Scotland Gary Bollan 14 August 2009[39] 5 February 2012 108 62 22 24 057.41 Third Division (2009-10)[40]
Second Division (2010-11)[41] 		Sacked[42] [43][44][45]
15 Scotland John Hughes 14 February 2012[46] 13 November 2012 29 13 5 11 044.83 Became manager of Hartlepool United.[47] [48]
16 England Gareth Evans 22 November 2012[49] 28 February 2013 14 6 3 5 042.86 Sacked.[50]
17 England Richie Burke 28 February 2013[51] 12 September 2013 16 4 4 8 025.00 Resigned.[52]
18 Scotland John McGlynn 12 September 2013[53] 16 December 2014 58 22 9 27 037.93 Left by Mutual Consent.[54]
19 Scotland Mark Burchill 16 December 2014[55] 21 December 2015 45 14 8 23 031.11 2014-15 Scottish Challenge Cup Sacked.[56]
19 Scotland David Hopkin 22 December 2015[57] 31 May 2018[58] 96 51 14 31 053.13 2016-17 Scottish League One Resigned
20 Scotland Kenny Miller 30 June 2018 23 August 2018 7 3 2 2 042.86 Left by Mutual Consent
21 Scotland Gary Holt 23 August 2018 26 November 2020 94 33 23 38 035.11 Resigned
22 Scotland David Martindale 26 November 2020 Present 162 54 37 71 033.33 [59]

Caretaker managers[edit]

Name Nationality From To P W D L Win% Notes
Gareth Evans  Scotland 14 November 2012 28 February 2013 14 6 3 5 042.86 [60]
Brian Welsh  Scotland 5 February 2012 14 February 2012 1 1 0 0 100.00 [61]
David Hay  Scotland 25 April 2009 2 July 2009 2 0 2 0 000.00 [62]
David Bowman  Scotland 15 April 2007 22 May 2007 2 0 2 0 000.00 [63]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ Soccerbase have included two game when club were managed byDavid Bowman.
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