2024–25 Falkirk F.C. season
Appearance
2024–25 season | |||
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Manager | John McGlynn | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
Championship | 1st | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Challenge Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Calvin Miller Brad Spencer (5 each) All: Calvin Miller (6 goals) | ||
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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 participation 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 | 2–3 | Falkirk | Greenock |
15:00 | Boyes Baird |
Report | Spencer Tait Agyeman |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Graham Grainger |
14 September 2024 5 | Airdrieonians | 0–2 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
15:00 | Report | Tait Mackie |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
28 September 2024 6 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Falkirk | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Hamilton |
Report | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,030 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
5 October 2024 7 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Ayr United | Falkirk |
15:00 | Ross |
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 |
12 October 2024 9 | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
15:00 | Graham |
Report | Ross |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Steven McLean |
18 October 2024 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1–3 | Falkirk | Hamilton |
19:45 | Henderson |
Report | Maguire Miller Spencer |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
26 October 2024 11 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk |
15:00 | Hamilton Miller |
Report | McCann |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Chris Graham |
2 November 2024 12 | Falkirk | 6–0 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk |
15:00 | Adams Ross Spencer Oliver Miller |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,708 Referee: David Dickinson |
9 November 2024 13 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
15:00 | Adams Miller |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Calum Scott |
16 November 2024 14 | Livingston | 1–0 | Falkirk | Livingston |
15:00 | Yengi |
Report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 3,745 Referee: Iain Snedden |
22 November 2024 15 | Queen's Park | 0–1 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
19:45 | Report | Nesbitt |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 2,071 Referee: David Dickinson |
7 December 2024 16 | Falkirk | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk |
15:00 | Agyeman Adams |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,248 Referee: Graham Grainger |
14 December 2024 17 | Ayr United | 5–2 | Falkirk | Ayr |
15:00 | McLennan Dempsey McMann Bavidge |
Report | MacIver Graham Agyeman |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 3,039 Referee: David Dickinson |
21 December 2024 18 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk |
15:00 | Morrison |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Calum Scott |
27 December 2024 19 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 | Falkirk | Dunfermline |
19:45 | Kane M.Todd Benedictus |
Report | Morrison Nesbitt Henderson |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 8,558 Referee: Colin Steven |
3 January 2025 20 | Airdrieonians | P–P | Falkirk | Airdrie |
19:30 | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium |
11 January 2025 20 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Queen's Park | Falkirk |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,745 Referee: Chris Graham |
25 January 2025 21 | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Falkirk | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Report | Henderson MacIver |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 4,495 Referee: Calum Scott |
31 January 2025 22 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Livingston | Falkirk |
19:45 | Spencer |
Report | Muirhead McAlear |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,381 Referee: Graham Grainger |
8 February 2025 23 | Falkirk | 5–2 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk |
15:00 | Arfield Oliver McCann |
Report | Chalmers Graham |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Ross Hardie |
15 February 2025 24 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Ayr United | Falkirk |
15:00 | Henderson Arfield |
Report | Henderson Oakley |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,419 Referee: Steven McLean |
21 February 2025 25 | Greenock Morton | v | Falkirk | Greenock |
19:45 | 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 |
22 September 2024 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 5–2 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
15:00 | Bernardo Idah Kühn |
Report | MacIver Yeats McKenna |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,960 Referee: Calum Scott |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]7 September 2024 Third round | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Falkirk | Stenhousemuir |
15:00 | Alston |
Report | Henderson Miller |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Scottish Cup
[edit]2 December 2024 Third round | East Kilbride | 1–3 | Falkirk | East Kilbride |
19:45 | Ferguson |
Report | Agyeman Miller Morrison |
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Referee: Chris Graham |
19 January 2025 Fourth round | Falkirk | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Raith Rovers | Falkirk |
12:00 | Morrison |
Report | Stanton Easton |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Don Robertson |
Stirlingshire Cup
[edit]19 November 2024 Group stage | Stenhousemuir | 3–5 | Falkirk | Stenhousemuir |
19:45 | Tomlinson Steele Aitken |
Agyeman Honeyman Stewart Carmichael |
Stadium: Ochilview Park |
7 January 2025 Group stage | Falkirk | 8–0 | Dumbarton | Falkirk |
19:45 | Stewart McCafferty McCrone Honeyman Sinclair |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 552 |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of 15 February 2025 (UTC)[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Stirlingshire Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Nicky Hogarth | 32 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
2 | MF | Finn Yeats | 30 | 1 | 1+19 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Leon McCann | 16 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Tom Lang | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Liam Henderson | 33 | 5 | 24+0 | 4 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Coll Donaldson | 17 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Miller Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Brad Spencer | 32 | 6 | 24+0 | 6 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Ross MacIver | 25 | 7 | 11+5 | 3 | 6+0 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Aidan Nesbitt | 25 | 4 | 14+6 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Alfredo Agyeman | 32 | 7 | 6+16 | 4 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | |
12 | GK | Jamie Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | FW | Barney Stewart | 7 | 2 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | |
18 | FW | Gary Oliver | 31 | 2 | 16+6 | 2 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Keelan Adams | 31 | 3 | 23+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Dylan Tait | 30 | 4 | 19+2 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Luke Graham | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Ethan Ross | 31 | 5 | 19+4 | 4 | 2+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Darragh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Eamonn Brophy | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Sean Mackie | 21 | 3 | 10+1 | 2 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
29 | MF | Calvin Miller | 33 | 7 | 22+2 | 5 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
31 | GK | Ross Munro | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
34 | FW | Flynn McCafferty | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
37 | MF | Scott Arfield | 2 | 4 | 2+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season | |||||||||||||||
7 | MF | Callumn Morrison | 18 | 6 | 4+8 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Michael McKenna | 26 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Ryan Shanley | 14 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
27 | GK | Owen Hayward | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
30 | MF | Scott Honeyman | 2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
32 | MF | Rhys Walker | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Logan Sinclair | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
35 | FW | Caelan McCrone | 2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 3 | |
72 | FW | Jordan Allan | 0 | 0 | 0+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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 50 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Ayr United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 48 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Livingston | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Partick Thistle | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 36 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 30 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2025. 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
[edit]
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 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "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 "Barney Stewart Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Ross Munro joins Falkirk". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Scott Arfield returns". Falkirk FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Bairns sign Connor Allan". Falkirk FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ola Lawal joins Marine". marinefc.com. Marine FC. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Ryan Shanley departs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Shanley signs for Stirling Albion". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Michael McKenna departs". Falkirk FC. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "McKenna signs on". East Fife FC. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Linfield sign winger Morrison from Falkirk". BBC Sport. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Luke Graham Signs Loan Deal". Falkirk FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Luke Graham returns on loan". Falkirk FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Darragh O'Connor signs loan deal". Falkirk FC. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Eamonn Brophy joins the Bairns from Ross County". Falkirk FC. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Miler Thomson signs loan deal". Falkirk FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jordan Allan joins Qos on loan". Falkirk FC. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Owen Hayward joins Dumbarton on loan". Falkirk FC. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Caelan McCrone joins Civil Service Strollers on loan". Falkirk FC. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.