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Falkirk
2024–25 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Championship1st
Scottish CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: 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

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On 31 May 2024, Falkirk announced their particpation in the revived Stirlingshire Cup.[1]

Results and fixtures

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Pre-season

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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

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Championship
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 Red card 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

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

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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

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17 August 2024 Second round Falkirk 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
15:00 Ross 53'
Tait 81'
Shanley Red card 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 Red card 90'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
7 September 2024 Third round Stenhousemuir 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Falkirk Stenhousemuir
15:00 Alston 84 pen.' Report Henderson Red card 67'
Miller 89'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Squad statistics

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As of 26 October 2024 (UTC)[2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Nicky Hogarth 16 0 10+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF Scotland SCO Finn Yeats 16 1 1+8 0 4+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Leon McCann 6 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Tom Lang 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 17 2 10+0 1 6+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 9 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Callumn Morrison 7 2 2+2 1 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 16 3 10+0 3 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Ross MacIver 13 5 5+1 1 6+0 4 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Nesbitt 9 2 4+2 0 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Ghana GHA Alfredo Agyeman 16 1 2+7 1 2+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Sneddon 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Michael McKenna 14 0 1+7 0 0+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Gary Oliver 17 0 9+1 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Shanley 13 1 0+7 0 0+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Keelan Adams 15 0 9+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 17 4 10+0 2 6+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Luke Graham 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 17 3 7+3 2 2+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Sean Mackie 14 3 7+0 2 6+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 GK Scotland SCO Owen Hayward 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Calvin Miller 17 4 9+1 3 6+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
34 FW Scotland SCO Flynn McCafferty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 FW Scotland 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 Scotland SCO Scott Honeyman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Rhys Walker 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Logan Sinclair 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
72 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Allan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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]

League cup table

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL DUN AYR STE BUC
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]

Transfers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Stirlingshire Cup returns for the 2024/25 season!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Falkirk 2024/2025 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group B". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Michael McKenna joins Falkirk". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ethan Ross Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Jamie Sneddon joins the Bairns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Dylan Tait returns!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Squad Update - May 2024". Falkirk FC. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ "McGinn announces retirement". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  13. ^ "City Land Experienced Defender". brechincity.com. Brechin City FC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Luke Graham Signs Loan Deal". Falkirk FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Loan Signing: Jordan Allan". Clyde FC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Rhys Walker joins Cowdenbeath on loan". Falkirk FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Logan Sinclair departs on loan". Falkirk FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Scott Honeyman joins Alloa Athletic on loan". Falkirk FC. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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