 | | | Livingston lions' legendsThey have been plenty of great football players which players have changed the course of the club history and go down as champions and legends at Livingston FC? Get the lowdown here in this compilation of the Livi Lions' biggest heroes and best players and find out if your Lion legend is included.
Derek Lilley
A fans favorite, this Livi legend was nicknamed ‘The Goal Machine’ and more than contributed to the club’s success in the early 2000s. In the 2003-04 season, Lilley scored 12 league goals, plus four in the Scottish League Cup - including one in the final win against Hibernian - and a hat-trick in the Scottish Cup. A memorable player who was part of golden years of Livingston FC’s varied history.
Jamie McAllister
In June 2003 Livingston signed McAllister on a free transfer after competition from English clubs, and it was in this spell at the West Lothian club that he made a name for himself and the team, propelling the club to a 2-0 victory over Hibernian and scooping the team the Scottish Premier League Cup – after scoring a momentous second goal.
Robert Snodgrass
Snoddy is one of many impressive Livi youngsters. He broke into the Livi team at seventeen, making his debut as a substitute against Kilmarnock when the club were 2-0 behind. The player wowed the crowd and manager Allan Preston and was often compared to Wayne Rooney during this period - until an injury set back his first team opportunities.
Snoddy went on to score 15 goals in 79 games and soon caught the attention of English clubs. Before Snodgrass had even turned professional, he was offered a move to Blackburn Rovers, though the loyal player chose to stay with the Lions. He went on to score 10 goals for Livingston in the Scottish first division during the 2007/08 season until he joined Leeds United in July 2008.
This striker was a former coach and player, who scored an impressive 14 goals from 1998–2000 for Livingston. Whilst playing, John became involved in the coaching side of the game, and in 2002 left the club to concentrate on managing. Five years later after spells at Hearts and Inverness he returned to LFC and was appointed manager in February 2006, however he was sacked in April 2007 after the club finished sixth in the First Division.
David McNamee
This legend quickly established himself in the Livingston first team, and his continuous impressive and consistent performances alerted the attention of the then Scotland national team manager Berti Vogts. He was rewarded with his first cap against Estonia, in 2004 and featured again for Scotland just three days later, as a late substitute against Trinidad and Tobago. McNamee was also a member of the infamous Livingston team which won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, against Hibernian at Hampden Park.
In 2005-06, McNamee's season was blighted by injury and he only featured 15 times for the Lions, but the season ended on a high for McNamee, however, as he was recalled to the Scotland squad for the Kirin Cup matches against Bulgaria and Japan. According to the fans, he’s a true Livi legend.
Stuart Lovell
This Aussie player was brought up in Reading and signed for LFC when the club were still relative newcomers in 2001. The Midfielder was a big success and helped the team to complete the seemingly impossible, finishing third in their first season in the SPL. He was subsequently appointed Livingston's captain, and in this role he skippered the club to their only major trophy win to date, the Scottish League Cup in 2004. His sterling performance has earned him a reputation as the club’s best ever captain.
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