First back-to-back wins of the season and three clean sheets in a row for Livingston's interim coaches
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Drew Campbell
Livingston have not had many runs like this one. Friday's 3–0 win at Stenhousemuir was, according to the club, their first back-to-back league wins of the season, following a 1–0 home win over Arbroath on 24 October. They have also kept three clean sheets in a row, and the BBC form guide has them unbeaten in three.
Scott Pittman scored in the first minute or two at Ochilview, which the club has at one minute and the BBC at two. The SPFL says it came "after just 60 seconds". The goal followed a Brooklyn Kabongolo ball and a pass from Bruce Anderson. Robbie Muirhead then scored on 41 minutes from a Stevie May corner, and again on 49, with May providing that assist too. A crowd of 836 was at Ochilview.
May was making his 100th appearance for Livingston, and the club describes Pittman as "the leading appearance holder".
The situation off the pitch is unchanged. David Martindale and Frankie McAvoy remain in charge as interim head coaches, and we haven't found any announcement of a permanent head coach. The club's chairman said on 6 September that head coach Glenn Whelan and assistant head coach Danny Ventre were "no longer with the organization". We haven't seen anything to suggest a change since then, so the interim title stays until the club says otherwise.
Under that arrangement, the results have started to arrive. The BBC form guide reads W L L D W W, so Livingston have lost only two of their last six, by 2–1 to Ayr on 3 October and by the same score to Partick on 10 October. The clean-sheet run began with a 0–0 draw at Dunfermline on 17 October, and they then won 1–0 against Arbroath and 3–0 at Stenhousemuir. In total, they have kept six clean sheets in 13 league games.
The BBC Championship table taken at 13:01 GMT today has them fifth on 20 points from 13 games, with six wins, two draws and five defeats. That is three points behind Stenhousemuir, who are fourth and hold the last promotion play-off place, and one ahead of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in sixth. They have scored 18 and conceded 11, a goal difference of plus seven. At home they have won three, drawn one and lost three, and on the road it is three wins, one draw and two defeats, with only four goals conceded.
Livingston play The Spartans in the KDM Evolution Trophy on Tuesday 3 November (19:45 GMT) and then visit Inverness on Saturday 7 November (15:00 GMT), where the hosts are one point behind them and will be looking for a response after losing 5–1 at Dunfermline on Saturday. That is followed by Greenock Morton at home on Saturday 14 November. In the Scottish Cup third round, on the weekend of 28 November, they are away to Clydebank.
Another clean sheet at Inverness would make it four in a row.
If you are coming to Livingston, Almondvale is an easy ground to find your way around. It is compact, all-seated and covered on every side, with a capacity of 9,713, a short walk from the town-centre shops. Locals still call it Almondvale. Sponsorship currently bills it as the Home of the Set Fare Arena, so you will see both names. The address is Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 7DN.
Visiting supporters are normally housed in the North Stand, directly behind the goal, and in the covered north-east corner joined onto it. That block can take up to about 4,000. On a bigger away day the club often opens part of the East Stand as well, the side stand opposite the main stand, so check the ticket. Away turnstiles are on the east side. Home fans use the West Stand, where the dugouts and the players’ tunnel sit in front of the seats. The South Stand, behind the other goal, has the Almondvale Suite underneath and is mostly home support or hospitality unless your allocation spills round.
The pitch runs north to south, 98 metres by 69, so the goals are in front of the North and South Stands, not the side stands. It is an artificial 3G surface and stays true in the wet. All four stands are single-tier and roughly the same height. The north, east and south sides are continuous, with those corners filled in, so the away end sits inside a bowl rather than a separate shed. The West Stand stands on its own. The only open corner is at its southern end. Stadium House, a five-storey office block, overlooks the north-west corner. Floodlights rise at all four corners, and a television gantry sits at the back of the East Stand.
Livingston are a family club, and a visit is usually good-natured. A small band of drummers and trumpeters in the home crowd keeps a tune going. Seats are plastic, in black and amber. From the North Stand you look straight down the pitch, with no pillars in the way.
Trains are the simple option. Livingston North, on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street line, is a 25 to 30 minute walk: over the railway bridge, right along Deans North, then Alderstone Road past St John’s Hospital, where the ground is signposted. Livingston South, from Glasgow Central and Edinburgh, is a similar walk. Buses from central Edinburgh drop you at The Centre, about five minutes from the turnstiles. Drivers should leave the A71 at the town-centre signs and turn in off Alderstone Road. The car park is £5 cash, coaches a little more. Saturday traffic around the Designer Outlet can be slow.
Kiosks sell pies, burgers and hot drinks. Flasks are not allowed in. The Almondvale Suite, behind the South Stand, normally admits visiting supporters and opens around midday for a three o’clock kick-off. The Lime Kiln, a Hungry Horse on Almondvale Boulevard, is the popular away pub and a short walk back. The Paraffin Lamp is in the shopping centre. Wetherspoons’ Newyearfield, at the Designer Outlet, does not allow football colours.
Buy tickets through your own club. Prices change with the fixture, but adults have recently paid in the mid-twenties, with concessions and under-16s less. Bigger games are not sold on the day. Away wheelchair spaces are at pitchside on the east side: ring 01506 417000 and a carer is admitted free. There is no paper programme; an electronic one is on the club website. Arrive a little early, ticket ready at the east turnstiles, and you should be behind the north goal without a fuss.