Marvin Bartley has taken over as Livingston supervisor with David Martindale transferring to a brand new function as sporting director on the Scottish Premiership backside membership.

Martindale strikes upstairs after 5 years as supervisor, with the membership winless in 24 video games and 6 factors adrift on the foot of the desk.

The West Lothian’s sole league victory this season got here in August and Martindale is now changed by his assistant Bartley following Saturday’s 2-0 dwelling loss to Motherwell.

Livingston’s run of twenty-two video games with out a league victory is just matched by one top-flight staff this century – Hamilton within the 2010-11 season.

Bartley’s solely earlier managerial expertise got here in a 16-month spell with Queen of the South in League One, when he gained 25 of his 61 matches in cost.

Martindale’s exit comes lower than 24 hours after he instructed BBC Scotland he didn’t “concern for his job” and expressed his want to remain.

Within the membership assertion confirming the managerial adjustments, Martindale, 51, stated: “I’ve to take accountability for this horrible run we’ve got been on.

“This season has confirmed extremely troublesome for plenty of causes and I absolutely perceive that change was mandatory on the membership.

“I imagine Marvin, supported by the employees and gamers on the membership, has the squad and talent to maintain us within the league, however I understand how huge a job that might be.

“I might be right here to supply any assist I can going ahead, however I’m additionally acutely aware that there needs to be a transparent divide between my new function and the first-team footballing division.”