Clyde V Livingston Preview
What an emphatic week it’s been for the Clyde boys, full points at Palmerston, a place in this seasons challenge cup final and to cap it off the Bully Wee would love to get full points against Livingston. A victory which would help the club travel further up the table pending on results of course.
Livingston have started the season brightly with there most recent couple of results with being draws at Gretna and a home draw against St.Johnstone. Last year’s relegated side from the SPL will be the favourites for this match but Clyde are starting to pick up now and the fans will be getting behind Joe Miller and the boys.
Livingston’s last visit to Broadwood saw the away side walk away with a 3-0 victory.
Memory Match
Livingston 0 v Clyde 2 5th May 2001
The Final day of the season and Clyde came to Almondvale to spoil the title celebrations. Goals from Jamie Mitchell and Leigh Hinds allowed Clyde to gatecrash Livingston’s party.
On-loan striker Hinds added a second midway through the second-half for his third goal in seven games since joining from Wimbledon.
The First Division champions had little luck in front of goal. But after the match Livingston boss Jim Leishman presented Clyde manager Alan Maitland with a gift designed to congratulate Clyde for finishing in the top half of the table in their first season back in Division One.
Livingston: Broto, Brinquin, Fleming, McCulloch, Coughlan, Deas, Tosh, Bingham, Wilson, Xausa, Fernandez. Subs: McPhee, Anderson, Crabbe, Burns, McEwan.
Clyde: Halliwell, Murray, Greer, Smith, Millen, Ross, Mitchell, Bingham, Hinds, Dunn, Convery. Subs: Cranmer, McCusker, McClay, Crawford, Cook.
Referee: E Martindale.
Head to Head:
2000/2001
Sat 05 May Livingston 0 – 2 Clyde Scottish Division One
Sat 03 Feb Clyde 0 – 3 Livingston Scottish Division One
Sat 09 Dec Livingston 2 – 0 Clyde Scottish Division One
Sat 19 Aug Clyde 1 – 1 Livingston Scottish Division One
1998/1999
Sat 10 Apr Livingston 2 – 0 Clyde Scottish Division Two
Records:
Highest Aggregate Livingston 4 – 0 Clyde 1997/1998
Highest Clyde score: Clyde 2 – 0 Livingston 2000/2001
Highest Livingston score: Livingston 4 – 0 Clyde 1997/1998