Hegarty and Griffith enjoyed a successful March with Livingston

Livingston have been rewarded for putting money problems behind them with Irn Bru awards for manager Paul Hegarty and midfielder Leigh Griffiths.

Hegarty has been named Division One manager of the month for March, while Griffiths was named top young player.

Livingston chairman Angelo Massone has had to constantly field questions about the club's finances.

But two wins and two draws during March resurrected their promotion hopes, with Griffiths, 18, scoring five goals.

The Scotland Under-19 international grabbed two in a 4-4 draw with Airdrie, with a 4-2 win over Dunfermline Athletic being the only game in which he did not score during the month.

Griffiths, who was recently sent by Livingston to train with Italian side Parma, scored the only goal in a victory over leaders St Johnstone and another double in a 3-3 draw with Queen of the South.

Livingston went on to beat Clyde in their first April fixture, but the award hoodoo struck on Saturday, when they went down 2-0 at home to Morton.

With St Johnstone beating Dunfermline, the West Lothian side are now 11 points adrift of the Perth outfit.

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