Livingston boss David Martindale has paid tribute to the club’s former chairman Bill Hunter. Hunter, who passed away earlier this month, was responsible for bringing professional football to the town when, as owner of financially struggling Meadowbank Thistle, he moved the club from Edinburgh to Livingston.
A new stadium was built to accommodate the move with the club’s name changing to Livingston FC. While Hunter was chairman for just three years following the move to West Lothian, he set the club on a path that would lead to them reaching the Scottish Premiership, achieving European football and winning the League Cup all within nine years.
Players, staff and spectators paid their respects to Hunter prior to Livi’s home Premiership fixture with Dundee United with a minute’s applause.
Martindale said the people of Livingston and West Lothian have a lot to be grateful to Hunter for and speaking to the Courier, he recalled one of the few times in which they met.