Jake Cyril Leonard Livermore (born 14 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defensive midfielder for Championship club Watford.

[11] However, in a friendly with Conference Premier team Wrexham, he fractured his fibula and subsequently returned to Tottenham to receive treatment which kept him sidelined for a protracted spell.

[18] Livermore made his competitive debut for Tottenham in a 2–1 win against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on 20 March, coming on in added time for Niko Kranjčar.

[23] Livermore stayed with Tottenham for the 2011–12 season, scoring his first senior goal for Spurs on 18 August 2011 in the 5–0 UEFA Europa League qualifying win away against Heart of Midlothian,[24] and ultimately made 38 appearances across all competitions.

[28] Hull reached the 2014 FA Cup final, and Livermore started the match against Arsenal, which resulted in a 3–2 defeat at Wembley Stadium after extra time.

[33][34][35] In August, Hull manager Steve Bruce revealed that Livermore had taken the substance to cope with the grief caused by the death of his newborn child shortly after the FA Cup final.

[36] In September 2015, a disciplinary hearing decided that the Football Association provisional ban would not be extended,[37] as a result, his suspension by Hull City was also lifted.

[39] Livermore joined Hull's fellow Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on a four-and-a-half-year deal on 20 January 2017 for a fee reported to be £10 million.

[49] Livermore made his first senior appearance for England in a 2–1 friendly win against Italy on 15 August 2012 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern, coming on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Frank Lampard.

[50] After nearly five years away from international football, Livermore was recalled to the England squad in March 2017 by manager Gareth Southgate for a friendly match against Germany and a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania.