2024–25 Falkirk F.C. season
Appearance
2024–25 season | |||
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Manager | John McGlynn | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
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The 2024–25 season will be Falkirk's first season in Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2023–24 season. Falkirk will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]On 31 May 2024, Falkirk announced their particpation in the revived Stirlingshire Cup.[1]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]29 June 2024 | Dumbarton | 2–3 | Falkirk | Dumbarton |
14:00 | Hilton ![]() |
Miller ![]() Nesbitt ![]() Allan ![]() |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium |
6 July 2024 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk |
14:00 | Roberts ![]() Rankin ![]() |
MacIver ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
Scottish Championship
[edit]2 August 2024 1 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Queen’s Park | Falkirk |
19:45 | Miller ![]() Mackie ![]() |
Report | Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,505 Referee: Iain Snedden |
10 August 2024 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Falkirk | Dunfermline |
15:00 | Report | MacIver ![]() Morrison ![]() |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,595 |
24 August 2024 3 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk |
15:00 | Henderson ![]() Spencer ![]() |
Report | Stanway ![]() Ablade ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,502 |
31 August 2024 4 | Greenock Morton | v | Falkirk | Greenock |
15:00 | Stadium: Cappielow |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]13 July 2024 Group Stage | Falkirk | 2–0 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
15:00 | Tait ![]() MacIver ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Iain Sneddon |
16 July 2024 Group Stage | Ayr United | 1–0 | Falkirk | Ayr |
19:45 | Dowds ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Calum Scott |
20 July 2024 Group Stage | Buckie Thistle | 1–5 | Falkirk | Buckie |
15:00 | MacAskill ![]() |
Report | Fyffe ![]() Nesbitt ![]() Mackie ![]() Shanley ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Greg Soutar |
27 July 2024 Group Stage | Falkirk | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | Falkirk |
15:00 | Morrison ![]() MacIver ![]() Henderson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
Knockout phase
[edit]17 August 2024 Second round | Falkirk | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Falkirk |
15:00 | Ross ![]() Tait ![]() Shanley ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,653 Referee: David Dickinson |
September 2024 Quarter-finals | Celtic | v | Falkirk | Glasgow |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]September 2024 Third round | Stenhousemuir | v | Falkirk | Stenhousemuir |
Stadium: Ochilview Park |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of 24 August 2024 (UTC)[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Nicky Hogarth | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() |
Finn Yeats | 8 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Leon McCann | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Tom Lang | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Henderson | 8 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Coll Donaldson | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Callumn Morrison | 6 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Brad Spencer | 8 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Ross MacIver | 8 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Nesbitt | 4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Alfredo Agyeman | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | ![]() |
Jamie Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Michael McKenna | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Gary Oliver | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Ryan Shanley | 7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Keelan Adams | 7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan Tait | 8 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Ethan Ross | 8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Sean Mackie | 8 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | GK | ![]() |
Owen Hayward | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Calvin Miller | 8 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Honeyman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | FW | ![]() |
Flynn McCafferty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
35 | FW | ![]() |
Calean McCrone | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season | |||||||||||||
32 | MF | ![]() |
Rhys Walker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Logan Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
72 | FW | ![]() |
Jordan Allan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ayr United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Falkirk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Livingston | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Queen's Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[4]
League cup table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | DUN | AYR | STE | BUC | |
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1 | Falkirk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | — | |
2 | Dundee United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | — | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | ||
3 | Ayr United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | — | — | 1–4 | — | 4–0 | ||
5 | Buckie Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 0 | 1–5 | 2–5 | — | — | — |
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Transfers
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Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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Loans in[edit]
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Loans out[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Stirlingshire Cup returns for the 2024/25 season!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Falkirk 2024/2025 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Michael McKenna joins Falkirk". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Ethan Ross Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Jamie Sneddon joins the Bairns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Dylan Tait returns!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Squad Update - May 2024". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "McGinn announces retirement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "City Land Experienced Defender". brechincity.com. Brechin City FC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Loan Signing: Jordan Allan". Clyde FC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rhys Walker joins Cowdenbeath on loan". Falkirk FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Logan Sinclair departs on loan". Falkirk FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.