Livermore joined Hull City in bizarre circumstances, having spent only ten days as a Leeds United player after signing for them from Millwall in the summer of 2006. He joined Hull for an undisclosed fee, with a statement on the Leeds Official Web-site reading: "At the time of signing David, Kevin Nicholls and another potential midfield target weren't available to us. We then managed to acquire Kevin Nicholls and things have now opened up on another target. The situation with David is that with everyone fit he is unlikely to play. He's an honest professional, but when the opportunity came up for him to talk to Hull we gave him that choice."