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2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2011–12 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Ayr United
League CupSemi-final, lost to Celtic
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Farid El Alagui (18)
All:
Farid El Alagui (28)
Highest home attendance4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011
Lowest home attendance2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012
Average home league attendance3,188

Summary

Falkirk finished third in the First Division.[2] They reached the semi-final of the League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Pre season

2 July 2011 Friendly Alloa Athletic 2 – 4 Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa
Trialist 48'
Trialist 74'		Falkirk ReportOne 28' (o.g.)
Higginbotham 31'
Trialist 38'
McManus 51'		Referee: Hilland
5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors) Falkirk 2 – 5 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Higginbotham 80'
Trialist 82'		Falkirk ReportWatson 10', 22', 45'
Goodwillie 14'
Russell 16'
8 July 2011 Friendly Inverurie Loco Works 1 – 1 Falkirk Harlaw Park, Inverurie
Coull 16'Falkirk ReportWinters 15'
9 July 2011 Friendly Peterhead 2 – 0 Falkirk Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
McAllister 18', 30'Falkirk Report
13 July 2011 Friendly Falkirk 0 – 2 Leeds United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Falkirk ReportScobbie 36' (o.g.)
Snodgrass 56'		Attendance: 2065
Referee: Charleston
16 July 2011 Friendly Falkirk 2 – 2 Preston North End Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Alston 1'
Flynn 67'		Falkirk FC ReportProctor 82' (pen.)
McLaughlin 88'		Attendance: 901
Referee: Finnie
19 July 2011 Friendly Falkirk 1 – 1 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Bennett 3'Falkirk FC ReportHanlon 79'Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Madden

Scottish First Division

6 August 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Hamill 45'BBC SportDods  89'  Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Richmond
13 August 2011 First Division Falkirk 2 – 1 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 8'
Higginbotham 50'		BBC SportDoolan 36'Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Allan
20 August 2011 First Division Ayr United 2 – 2 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
Wardlaw 29'
Malone 60'
Campbell  73'  		BBC SportHigginbotham 8'
El Alagui 44'		Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Finnie
27 August 2011 First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 87'BBC SportCraig 75'Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Tumilty
10 September 2011 First Division Livingston 1 – 1 Falkirk Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
Russell 70'BBC SportMurdoch  38'
Millar 90' (pen.)
Higginbotham  90'		Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Thomson
17 September 2011 First Division Falkirk 2 – 1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Weatherston 79'
El Alagui 86'		BBC SportMilne 45'Attendance: 3,576
Referee: McLean
24 September 2011 First Division Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Falkirk Cappielow Park, Greenock
MacDonald 6', 54' (pen.)
Jackson 58'		BBC SportWeatherston 17'
Alston 24'		Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Allan
1 October 2011 First Division Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
BBC SportEl Alagui 39'Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Norris
15 October 2011 First Division Falkirk 1 – 0 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Dods 90+5'BBC SportAttendance: 3,094
Referee: Beaton
22 October 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Falkirk Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Rowson 48'
Erskine 90'		BBC SportEl Alagui 35'
Higginbotham 85'		Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Collum
29 October 2011 First Division Falkirk 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Alston 77'
Dods 82'		BBC SportAttendance: 3,628
Referee: Conroy
5 November 2011 First Division Falkirk 4 – 3 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 12'
Wallace 17'
Brown 39' (o.g.)
Weatherston 85'		BBC SportBarr 56'
Kn. Jacobs 62'
Fotheringham 78'		Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Colvin
12 November 2011 First Division Ross County 3 – 1 Falkirk Victoria Park, Dingwall
Kettlewell 4'
Gardyne 52'
Miller 83'		BBC SportWallace 10'Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Somers
26 November 2011 First Division Dundee 4 – 2 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
Rae 8'
Hyde 11', 67'
Milne 85'		SFL ReportWeston 35' (o.g.)
Fulton 74'		Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Conroy
3 December 2011 First Division Falkirk 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 58'BBC SportAttendance: 3,114
Referee: Brines
10 December 2011 First Division Falkirk 0 – 0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
SFL ReportAttendance: 3,024
Referee: Thomson
17 December 2011 First Division Queen of the South 1 – 5 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
McLaughlin 34'SFL ReportSibbald 43', 77'
El Alagui 73', 86'
Higginbotham 81'		Attendance: 1,466
Referee: Colvin
26 December 2011 First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Duffie 77'SFL ReportMcMenamin 90'Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Richmond
2 January 2012 First Division Livingston 1 – 2 Falkirk Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
McNulty 66'BBC SportEl Alagui 12'
Higginbotham 72'		Attendance: 2,967
Referee: Winter
14 January 2012 First Division Falkirk 0 – 0 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
BBC SportAttendance: 3,091
Referee: Collum
21 January 2012 First Division Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Murray 27'
Baird 33'		BBC SportEl Alagui 36'
Dods 63'		Attendance: 2,026
Referee: Beaton
28 January 2012 First Division Falkirk P – P Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
11 February 2012 First Division Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Falkirk Cappielow Park, Greenock
SFL ReportAttendance: 1,757
Referee: Madden
18 February 2012 First Division Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
SFL ReportDods 45'Attendance: 1,843
Referee: McLean
21 February 2012 First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 27'SFL ReportFinnigan 87'Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Richmond
25 February 2012 First Division Falkirk 3 – 0 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 35'
Gibson 36'
Dods 79'		SFL ReportAttendance: 2,982
Referee: Finnie
3 March 2012 First Division Ayr United 1 – 0 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
Geggan 78'BBC SportAttendance: 1,621
Referee: McKendrick
10 March 2012 First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Millar 52' (pen.)
Duffie  56'		SFL ReportCairney 45'Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Collum
17 March 2012 First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Falkirk Victoria Park, Dingwall
Brittain 19' (pen.)
Quinn 25'		SFL ReportMcGovern  16'
Millar 62'
El Alagui  82'  		Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Brines
20 March 2012 First Division Falkirk 0 – 2 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
SFL ReportTidser 56'
Campbell 82'		Attendance: 2,538
Referee: Norris
24 March 2012 First Division Falkirk 2 – 5 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 29'
Weatherston 79'		BBC SportBoulding 36', 41'
B. Barr 71', 84'
Russell 74' (pen.)		Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Somers
7 April 2012 First Division Dundee 3 – 1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
O'Donnell 11'
Conroy 36' (pen.)
Milne 57'		SFL ReportMillar 24'Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Thomson
10 April 2012 First Division Falkirk 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Millar 58' (pen.), 60'
El Alagui 81'		SFL ReportHutton  56'Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Allan
14 April 2012 First Division Queen of the South 0 – 0 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
BBC SportAttendance: 1,446
Referee: Brines
21 April 2012 First Division Falkirk 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 9'
Alston 68'		SFL ReportGraham 24' (pen.), 45', 69'Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Madden
28 April 2012 First Division Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
McGuigan 24'SFL ReportAlston 71'Attendance: 2,586
Referee: O'Reilly
5 May 2012 First Division Falkirk 3 – 2 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Scobbie 7' (pen.)
El Alagui 56'
Alston 63'		BBC SportMoffat 51', 81'Attendance: 3,445
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Brechin City 1 – 2 Falkirk Glebe Park, Brechin
McKenna 40'BBC SportBennett 26'
Dods 33'		Attendance: 596
Referee: Salmond
9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Falkirk 1 – 0 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 43'BBC SportAttendance: 1,791
Referee: Winter
4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals East Fife 1 – 4 Falkirk Bayview Stadium, Methil
Wallace 27'BBC SportMillar 42'
Higginbotham 52', 87'
Sibbald 54'		Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Colvin
9 October 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals Annan Athletic 0 – 3 Falkirk Galabank, Annan
BBC SportMillar 10'
El Alagui 25', 42'		Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Salmond
1 April 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Falkirk 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
Dods 2'BBC SportAttendance: 5,210
Referee: Winter

Scottish League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 Albion Rovers 2 – 4 Falkirk Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Chaplain 33' (pen.)
Boyle 90+2'		BBC SportEl Alagui 15', 67'
Fulton 50'
Higginbotham 69'		Attendance: 602
Referee: Tumilty
24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2 Falkirk 3 – 1 Stenhousemuir Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Ferguson 47' (o.g.)
Sibbald 49'
El Alagui 90'		BBC SportPaton 25'Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Muir
21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3 Falkirk 3 – 2 Rangers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui 58', 73'
Millar 90+3'		BBC SportGoian 83'
Jelavić 87'		Attendance: 6,493
Referee: Winter
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final Dundee United 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Tannadice Park, Dundee
Russell 73'
Daly 96'		BBC SportEl Alagui 70'
Graham 118'		Attendance: 4,188
Referee: Murray
29 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final Falkirk 1 – 3 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Fulton 40'BBC SportBrown 27' (pen.)
Stokes 56', 86'		Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norris

Scottish Cup

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Falkirk 2 – 0 East Fife Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Dods 7'
El Alagui 21'		BBC SportAttendance: 2,475
Referee: McKendrick
4 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 Ayr United P – P Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
BBC Sport
15 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 Ayr United 2 – 1 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
Geggan 19'
Roberts 57' (pen.)		BBC SportAlston 6'Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Allan

Player statistics

Captains

No.PNameCountryNo. gamesNotes
DFDarren Dods[6] 46Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  NIRMichael McGovern47035+002+005+005+00
GK  SCOGraham Bowman201+100+000+000+00
DF  SCOTam Scobbie41130+012+004+005+00
DF  SCODarren Dods46834+052+015+005+02
DF  SCOKieran Duffie41130+012+005+004+00
DF  SCOStephen Kingsley1708+700+001+001+00
DF  ENGRhys Bennett2618+1000+103+003+11
DF  SCOSteven Brisbane200+200+000+000+00
DF  SCOMurray Wallace42232+222+003+003+00
DF  SCOLiam Dick200+100+000+100+00
MF  SCOBlair Alston33614+1051+111+201+30
MF  SCOJay Fulton42323+910+105+023+10
MF  SCOMark Millar43933+061+004+015+02
MF  SCOStewart Murdoch36025+102+004+004+00
MF  SCODale Fulton1304+200+100+300+30
MF  SCORyan Millar601+401+000+000+00
MF  SCOWillie Gibson14110+211+000+001+00
MF  SCOKristopher Faulds904+500+000+000+00
FW  SCODavid Weatherston34425+241+003+003+00
FW  ENGKallum Higginbotham29820+051+004+014+02
FW  MARFarid El Alagui442833+0182+015+064+03
FW  SCOCraig Sibbald37422+422+003+114+11
FW  SCOAlly Graham510+300+000+210+00
FW  SCOJordan White1204+600+100+100+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
NationPositionNameScottish First DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
GKMichael McGovern0100000001
GKGraham Bowman0000000000
DFTam Scobbie4000100050
DFDarren Dods91001000101
DFKieran Duffie5100102081
DFStephen Kingsley0000000000
DFRhys Bennett3000200050
DFSteven Brisbane0000000000
DFMurray Wallace2010000030
DFLiam Dick0000000000
MFBlair Alston1000000010
MFJay Fulton3000000030
MFMark Millar80103000120
MFStewart Murdoch2100202061
MFDale Fulton1000100020
MFWillie Gibson2000000020
MFKristopher Faulds0000000000
FWDavid Weatherston0000000000
FWKallum Higginbotham0100102031
FWFarid El Alagui131001020161
FWCraig Sibbald2000001030
FWAlly Graham0000000000
FWJordan White2010000030

Awards

Last updated 5 May 2012
NationNameAwardMonth
Craig Sibbald[7]Young Player of the MonthAugust
Steven Pressley[8]First Division Manager of the MonthSeptember
Farid El Alagui[8]Player of the MonthSeptember
Steven Pressley[9]First Division Manager of the Month (shared)October
Darren Dods[9]Player of the Month (shared)October
Farid El Alagui[10]Player of the MonthDecember
Steven Pressley[11]First Division Manager of the MonthJanuary
Steven Pressley[12]First Division Manager of the MonthFebruary

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Ross County (C, P)36221317232+4079Promotion to the Premier League
2Dundee (P)361510115343+1055[a]
3Falkirk361313105348+552
4Hamilton Academical36147155556−149
5Livingston36139145654+248
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Transfers

Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.[14]

Players out

PlayerToFee
Lewis Bonar Stirling AlbionFree[23]
Carl Finnigan St JohnstoneFree[24]
Scott Davidson Stirling AlbionLoan[25]
Mark Stewart Bradford CityFree[26]
Chris Mitchell Bradford CityFree[26]
Bobby Olejnik Torquay UnitedFree[27]
Marc Twaddle RochdaleFree[28]
Ryan Flynn Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed[29]
Jack Compton Bradford CityLoan[30]
Michael Andrews MontroseFree[31]
Jamie Barclay Berwick RangersFree[32]
Craig McLeish Stirling AlbionFree[33]
Mehdi Khalis DrancyFree[34]
Brian McLean Preston North EndFree[35]
Burton O'BrienFree AgentFree[14]
Pedro Moutinho BrașovFree[36]
Tam McManus Ayr UnitedFree[37]
Euen GrantFree AgentFree[14]
James Bloom Gloucester CityFree[38]
Keiran Stallard Airdrie UnitedFree[39]
Grant Santi Alloa Athletic[40]Free
Joseph McCafferty StenhousemuirFree[41]
Gavin MacPherson Stirling AlbionFree[42]
Aaron Sekhon Partick ThistleFree[43]
Ally Graham DumbartonLoan[44]
Scott Davidson Stirling AlbionFree[45]
Dale Fulton ClydeLoan[46]
Murray Wallace Huddersfield TownUndisclosed[21]
Kallum Higginbotham Huddersfield TownUndisclosed[47]

References

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