2024–25 Falkirk F.C. season
Appearance
2024–25 season | |||
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Manager | John McGlynn | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
Championship | 1st | ||
Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Challenge Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Brad Spencer (3) All: Ross MacIver (5) | ||
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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 6', 9' | Miller 32' Nesbitt 67' Allan 70' |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium |
6 July 2024 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk |
14:00 | Roberts 4' Rankin 55' |
MacIver 23', 65' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
Scottish Championship
[edit]2 August 2024 1 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Queen’s Park | Falkirk |
19:45 | Miller 33' Mackie 48' |
Report | Thomas 46' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,505 Referee: Iain Snedden |
10 August 2024 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Falkirk | Dunfermline |
15:00 | Report | MacIver 6' Morrison 87 pen.' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,595 |
24 August 2024 3 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk |
15:00 | Henderson 58' Spencer 83' |
Report | Stanway 25' Ablade 76' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,502 |
31 August 2024 4 | Greenock Morton | 2–3 | Falkirk | Greenock |
15:00 | Boyes 19' Baird 26' |
Report | Spencer 30 pen.' Tait 42' Agyeman 75' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Graham Grainger |
14 September 2024 5 | Airdrieonians | 0–2 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
15:00 | Report | Tait 72' Mackie 79' |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
28 September 2024 6 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Falkirk | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Hamilton 11 pen.' | Report | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,030 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
5 October 2024 7 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Ayr United | Falkirk |
15:00 | Ross 8', 51' | Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,753 Referee: Nick Walsh |
8 October 2024 8 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Livingston | Falkirk |
19:45 | Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Euan Anderson |
18 October 2024 9 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Falkirk | Hamilton |
19:45 | Henderson 47' | Report | Maguire 5 o.g.' Miller 29' Spencer 34' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
26 October 2024 10 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk |
15:00 | Hamilton 24 o.g.' Miller 57' |
Report | McCann 72' | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Chris Graham |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]13 July 2024 Group Stage | Falkirk | 2–0 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
15:00 | Tait 62' MacIver 71' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Iain Sneddon |
16 July 2024 Group Stage | Ayr United | 1–0 | Falkirk | Ayr |
19:45 | Dowds 5' | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Calum Scott |
20 July 2024 Group Stage | Buckie Thistle | 1–5 | Falkirk | Buckie |
15:00 | MacAskill 28' | Report | Fyffe 21 o.g.' Nesbitt 29', 84' Mackie 31' Shanley 90' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Greg Soutar |
27 July 2024 Group Stage | Falkirk | 4–0 | Stenhousemuir | Falkirk |
15:00 | Morrison 25 pen.' MacIver 31', 56' Henderson 68' |
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 53' Tait 81' Shanley 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,653 Referee: David Dickinson |
22 September 2024 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 5–2 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
15:00 | Bernardo 21' Idah 70', 72' Kühn 81', 84' |
Report | MacIver 11' Yeats 45+1' McKenna 90' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Calum Scott |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]7 September 2024 Third round | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Falkirk | Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Alston 84 pen.' | Report | Henderson 67' Miller 89' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of 26 October 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 | SCO | Nicky Hogarth | 16 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | MF | SCO | Finn Yeats | 16 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | SCO | Leon McCann | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | SCO | Tom Lang | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Liam Henderson | 17 | 2 | 10+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | SCO | Coll Donaldson | 9 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | SCO | Callumn Morrison | 7 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | SCO | Brad Spencer | 16 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | SCO | Ross MacIver | 13 | 5 | 5+1 | 1 | 6+0 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | SCO | Aidan Nesbitt | 9 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | GHA | Alfredo Agyeman | 16 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | GK | SCO | Jamie Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | SCO | Michael McKenna | 14 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | SCO | Gary Oliver | 17 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | SCO | Ryan Shanley | 13 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | DF | SCO | Keelan Adams | 15 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | SCO | Dylan Tait | 17 | 4 | 10+0 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | SCO | Luke Graham | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | SCO | Ethan Ross | 17 | 3 | 7+3 | 2 | 2+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | SCO | Sean Mackie | 14 | 3 | 7+0 | 2 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | GK | SCO | Owen Hayward | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | MF | SCO | Calvin Miller | 17 | 4 | 9+1 | 3 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | FW | SCO | Flynn McCafferty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
35 | FW | SCO | 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 | |||||||||||||
30 | MF | SCO | Scott Honeyman | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | MF | SCO | Rhys Walker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | DF | SCO | Logan Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
72 | FW | SCO | 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 | Falkirk | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 26 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Livingston | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 22 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Ayr United | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 21 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Queen's Park | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 18 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 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 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 October 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.
- ^ "Luke Graham Signs Loan Deal". Falkirk FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 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.
- ^ "Scott Honeyman joins Alloa Athletic on loan". Falkirk FC. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.