What went wrong for relegated Livingston?

[BBC] While the drama continues at the top of the Scottish Premiership, last place comes as no surprise since Livingston have long been detached. A wretched campaign has included a 31-game winless streak - an unwanted top-flight record - and now their relegation has been confirmed. Despite battling to a 2-2 draw with Aberdeen on Friday, Kilmarnock's 3-0 home win over Dundee United on Saturday sealed the West Lothian side's fate.

Under Marvin Bartley, Livingston have at least gone down swinging, showing commendable appetite for a fight against the odds. However, after chairman Calvin Ford vowed to take the club "back to where they belong" when he became majority shareholder in May 2025, they are going straight back to where they came from. Livingston relegated after one season in Premiership Visit our Livingston page for all the latest news, analysis and fan views Get Livingston news notifications in the BBC Sport app Ford upbeat despite wretched campaign Ford had an upbeat message for the Livingston support, despite acknowledging things on the pitch have "not gone the way we hoped".

With the axe of relegation hanging over them on Friday night, he said on BBC Sportsound: "What we're building behind the scenes, and the future of the club, I'm more excited than I was a year ago about what we can do here. "Fortune favours the bold in most sports and we will continue to be aggressive and bold, regardless of what happened. "What happens next is what's most important.

I'm not giving up on anything yet, but we should be judged on the long term. " But with relegation confirmed with three rounds of fixtures remaining, Livingston fans will be wondering what went wrong in the short term. Fine margins play part in fall When Livingston were relegated in the 2023-24 Premiership season, they finished 10 points adrift of 11th.