Portal:Sports/Selected article/October 2008

Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian. They currently play in the First Division. They are managed by former Italian goalkeeper, Roberto Landi who was appointed in June 2008 a week after the club were bought by Angelo Massone.

The club began life as Ferranti Thistle in 1943. A works team, they initially played in the East of Scotland League. The team played at City Park in Edinburgh. Following the demise of Third Lanark, a place opened up in the second division of the Scottish Football League. After beating off competition from four Highland League sides, Hawick Royal Albert and Gateshead United, Ferranti Thistle were accepted into the league by a vote of 21-16 over Inverness Thistle. However, due to stringent SFL rules on overt sponsorship of teams at the time, Ferranti Thistle were forced to change their name to take their place in the league. After a campaign by the Edinburgh Evening News to find a name for the club, the name Meadowbank Thistle was chosen, and approved by the SFL in time for the new season.

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