Livingston FC is a Scottish football club based in the new town of Livingston, West Lothian. Founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team, the  club was admitted to the Scottish Football League and renamed as Meadowbank Thistle in 1974, playing its matches at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. In 1995, the club was relocated to Livingston and renamed after that town. Livingston  enjoyed significant success in the ten years after moving to the new town, winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2001, qualifying for the UEFA Cup in its first season in the top flight, and winning the 2004 Scottish League Cup. The club hit financial problems in 2004, however, and was relegated to the First Division in 2006. Liquidation proceedings began  in July 2009 before agreement was reached between the SFA, the administrators and potential investors to keep the club afloat. Livingston were subsequently demoted to the Scottish Third Division but, in a remarkable reversal of fortune, the club achieved consecutive promotions and returned to the First Division in 2011.  

After five years Livingston were relegated, but bounced back in commanding fashion finishing 19 points clear of their nearest challenger at the end of the 2016-17 season.  They regained their place in the top tier of Scottish football by beating Partick Thistle in the play-offs at the end of the following season. Since returning to the Premier League, Livingston has established with a series of finishes in the top half of the table as well as reaching the League Cip Final in in 2021.