This is Part One of the story. Livingston FC, believe it or not, began life in Edinburgh in 1943 as the works team of aviation technology firm Ferranti. A far cry from its current status as Scotland's up-and-coming new force. Read on...

Ferranti's rise to prominence began with the Seventies. The first significant steps towards the club we know today as Livingston FC were made - Ferranti Thistle had their first shot at the Scottish Cup.

1973 saw Scottish League reconstruction on the agenda for the first time in living memory. Due to the demise of Third Lanark in 1967, the League needed a 38th member to complete its radical new structure. Concurrently Ferranti Thistle rise to new heights...

With two relatively successful Scottish Cup campaigns under their belt, Ferranti Thistle's committee saw the opportunity to take the club onto a new level - The Scottish Football League. Could they convince the League to ignore the Highland League?

As described in Part Four, Ferranti Thistle had been elected to the Scottish League at the expense of a strong Highland challenge. Or had they? No sooner had the Scottish League AGM of 24th May 1974 ended than doubts over the admission of a club whose name advertised a company into the League.

July 1974. Ferranti Thistle had already renamed themselves Meadowbank Thistle and secured the use of the recently-built Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh. It was now time to get down to the business of preparing for the rigours of League football...

League admission had been won and Ferranti Thistle had metamorphised into Meadowbank Thistle. Friday August 9th 1974 was the day when Edinburgh's third team made its debut with a game against Albion Rovers in Section 9 of the League Cup.