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Livingston F.C. B Team and Academy

In addition to their senior squad, Livingston Football Club also operate a football Academy which contains a number of football teams culminating in an under-18 side.

History

The club's youth academy has produced the likes of Robert Snodgrass, Graham Dorrans and Leigh Griffiths, who have all gone on to play for Scotland.

Livingston disbanded their youth academy teams in 2018, due to financial and governance pressures following being placed in the bottom tier of the new youth structure by Project Brave.

They reformed their youth academy in January 2022 following approval from the Scottish FA Licensing Committee.

Players

  • In addition to below, Livingston F.C. Academy also operates youth sides from under-11 upwards.
  • Some academy players on a domestic loan can still feature for the youth sides, but cannot play for the first team.

Squad

<onlyinclude> As of 30 August 2025

Manager history

Livingston's reserve side, in its various guises, has had several managers and coaches during its operation. For many years the long-standing name of the second string was the Reserve team, however, due to internal restructuring it was more recently known as the Under-20 team, then the Development squad and currently B team. As consequently the title of the manager overseeing the team changed to reflect this. Below is a list of individuals who oversaw the reserve side since approximately 1995.

Staff

As of 1 June 2025

Academy legacy

Financial return

The combined transfer fees for all Academy graduates is, to date, approximately £1.6m. The list below includes players who have been schooled at the club's Academy and have commanded a transfer upon their departure.

List of Academy graduates

Below is a list of players who made a first-team appearance for Livingston, whilst a youth team player at the club. This includes both players that have come through the club's Academy set-up and also young professional players signed for the academy who then go on to play in the first-team.

Players in bold are currently at the club.

Honours

Reserve

  • Reserve League Cup: 1998–99, 2000–01
  • Reserve League West: 2000–01
  • SPFL Reserve League 2: 2018–19, 2019–20

Youth

  • SFL Under 19 Youth Division: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • SFL Under 19 Youth League Cup: 2008–09
  • SFL Under 17 Division: 2011–12
  • SFL Under 17 Youth League Cup: 2010–11

References

External links

Livingston Official Website: