It'll be the 'end of an era' come the end of this season after it emerged today that Liam Fox will leave the club when his contract expires his summer.

Fox (29) and the club have been unable to agree terms on a new deal, bringing to an end a successful seven year spell for the player, who signed from Inverness Caledonian Thistle by John Robertson way back in 2006.

During his time with Livingston, 'Foxy' has made 217 appearances - a club record - and has captained the team for the last four seasons.

A key player in the side which won back to back Second and Third Division championships, Liam will leave with a heavy heart.

"I've enjoyed my time at Livingston immensely, although it's fair to say there have been some ups and downs in all that time," he said.

"It's massively disappointing to be leaving, as the club has been a big part of my life for so long, but these things happen and I'll be taking some fantastic memories with me.

"Winning the championships and captaining the team was a real honour, and I've been lucky to play alongside some great players.

"I've also made some friends for life here and I'll always be thankful for that."

Liam's attention will shortly shift to finding a new club, but with two games still to play this season, he's hoping to end his Livingston career on a positive note.

"I'm hoping to get fixed up quickly, but there will be a lot of players in my position in Scotland this summer, so we'll see what happens," he added.

"In the meantime, I'm hoping to finish on a high at Livi by getting that third spot, which I think would be a nice way to sign off.

"Airdrie and Raith won't make it easy for us but we've got a great bunch of boys and I think we're capable of winning both games and keeping ourselves above Falkirk and Hamilton."

Chief executive Ged Nixon paid tribute to the loyalty and commitment shown by Fox over the last few years.

"Liam has been a tremendous servant of the club and we're sad to see him go," he said.

"In an age when players move from club to club on a regular basis, it's now very unusual for someone to stay at one club for seven seasons and it says a lot for Liam that he stuck with us through some extremely difficult times.

"Ideally we would have liked Liam to stay on, but it's not been possible and we wish him well.

"Having played more games than anyone else and been a big part of two championship winning squads, his place in our club's history is assured."