Livingston 2-1 Alloa Athletic

Scott Pittman and Jackson Longridge scored as Livingston wrapped up the League One title

Livingston clinched the Scottish League One title with a victory over nearest rivals Alloa Athletic.

The 2-1 home triumph earned Livi an unassailable 16-point lead at the summit with four games remaining.

After a flying Alloa start, the hosts' Josh Mullin and Jackson Longridge scored either side of half-time.

Dylan Mackin pulled one back for the Wasps, but Livi squeezed home, sealing their return to the Championship at the first time of asking.

Livingston needed only to avoid defeat to secure promotion, but when the visitors struck the post twice in the opening six minutes, a title-clinching result looked far from straightforward.

That was until Pittman produced a sweetly-struck 35-yard drive to nudge the home side ahead after 17 minutes - a lead they preserved until the interval.

Scott Pittman opened the scoring for triumphant Livingston

David Hopkin's men upped the ante as the second half began, Longridge cutting in from the left flank and curling a right-foot shop beyond Neil Parry in the Alloa goal.

Livi's prolific Liam Buchanan was denied a 26th goal of the season when his penalty struck the post, and he illegally converted the rebound before any other player had touched the ball.

Mackin halved the deficit with 24 minutes to play, capitalising on confusion in the Livi box following a corner, and subjecting the home fans to a tense finale before the celebrations could begin.

Livingston manager David Hopkin: "I'm delighted for my team, my staff and everyone that's worked hard to get us back where we belong in the Championship.

"We went top in October and stayed there ever since. It's great credit to the players. Every one of them has been fantastic.

"It was important we bought right, and I made sure I did my homework to get people in. I knew Mikey Miller, Sean Crichton from my days at Morton, I knew they'd won the league, I knew Sean Burn had won the league.

"It was important I tried to get these guys in to try and mould a team and a squad together that had already seen this league through. It's a very difficult league, there are lot of good players and good managers in it. I'm delighted that we've kept going and got over the line."