Livingston FC can tonight announce that assistant manager Marvin Bartley has left the club to take up the vacant manager role at Queen of the South FC.

Joining the club from Hibernian in 2019, Marvin became a stalwart of the Lions midfield, stamping his authority at the club and quickly becoming club captain into the 2020-21 season.

Marv would lead the team out at Hampden in the Betfred Cup final in what would prove to be his final season as a player, calling time on his playing career at the end of that campaign to focus fully on his role as a first-team coach.

After the departure of then assistant manager Liam Fox to Dundee United, Marvin stepped into the position as David Martindale’s number 2, helping from the sidelines as the club continued to fight in the top flight of Scottish football for yet another season.

Marvin will now head to Dumfries to become manager of the Palmerston side, taking charge from Monday.

Manager David Martindale said: “I have a mixture of emotions in terms of feeling both delighted for Marvin but sad that we’re losing him from the football club.

“He has been with us for four seasons now and hand on heart I can say he is genuinely a fantastic person and has a huge future in the world of football management.

“I’m losing a friend on a day-to-day basis and a huge part of what we do at Livingston, but I am delighted for him at the same time.

“He will always be welcome back and goes with everyone’s best wishes.”

Everyone at Livingston FC wishes Marvin nothing but the very best as he takes his first step into management – good luck, Marv!

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