Ward quits, urging Livi to get bigger and better

John Ward has called for Livingston to attract fresh investment and talent to the club after standing down as chief executive.

The local businessman, a sponsor of the West Lothian outfit since 2005, got involved behind the scenes three years ago and helped spearhead a change of ownership in 2017.

He has since overseen the Almondvale side’s return to the Premiership and their successful bid to retain their top-flight status for next term.

However, he has resigned as CEO and director in the wake of Saturday’s goalless draw with Celtic to concentrate on his business interests.

Ward is hopeful the Lions can now go from strength to strength with more support from both fans and backers. He said: “[Saturday] was my last game as CEO and a director of Livingston FC. It’s time to get some new investment and talent into the club.

“If the town and fans are serious about being a topflight club then it’s time to move forward.

“It’s been a smile and I’ve loved every minute of it. Back to real life and paid employment for me.

“I simply don’t have the time required to put into Livingston FC that I once did. It was basically a fulltime unpaid job for three years.

“I shall still be around sponsoring Livingston FC for the foreseeable future and doing what I can, when I can.

“To every Livingston FC fan out there, let’s try to get every fan we know to encourage others to buy a season book this coming season.

“Let’s keep defying the odds and give this town a chance to have Premiership football in the coming seasons.”

Livingston have yet to announce a replacement for Ward.