2013–14 Falkirk F.C. season

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Falkirk
2013–14 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerGary Holt
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipThird place
Premiership Play-offSemi-Final
Challenge CupQuarter-Final
League CupThird Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rory Loy (20)
All: Rory Loy (22)
Highest home attendance6,228 vs. Rangers, Scottish Cup, 30 November 2013
Lowest home attendance1,154 vs. Clyde, League Cup, 3 August 2013
Average home league attendance3,124

The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, 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.

Summary[]

Season[]

Falkirk finished third in the Scottish Championship with 66 points and qualified for the Scottish Premiership Play-offs, losing to Hamilton Academical in the semi-final.[2] Falkirk also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship[]

10 August 2013 1 Dumbarton 1 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Prunty Goal 84' Report McGrandles Goal 61' Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Calum Murray
17 August 2013 2 Falkirk 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy Goal 40', 45'
Roberts Goal 48'
Report Hands Goal 90' Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 August 2013 3 Livingston 0 – 3 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Roberts Goal 30', 41', 54' Attendance: 1,416
Referee: George Salmond
31 August 2013 4 Falkirk 1 – 2 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Fulton Goal 50' Report Antoine-Curier Goal 72'
Crawford Goal 75'
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 September 2013 5 Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart Goal 89' Report Attendance: 644
21 September 2013 6 Falkirk 3 – 1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy Goal 12', 65'
Fulton Goal 55'
Report Conroy Goal 74' Attendance: 3,349
Referee: Willie Collum
28 September 2013 7 Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Anderson Goal 3' Report Faulds Goal 90+1' Attendance: 1,715
Referee: John McKendrick
5 October 2013 8 Falkirk 2 – 1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy Goal 33 pen.', 85' Report Russell Goal 57' Attendance: 3,189
Referee: John Beaton
12 October 2013 9 Alloa Athletic 0 – 0 Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Willie Collum
19 October 2013 10 Falkirk 1 – 2 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Roberts Goal 39' Red card 90+3' Report Fleming Goal 7'
Megginson Goal 24'
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: George Salmond
26 October 2013 11 Hamilton Academical 2 – 0 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Andreu Goal 21'
Longridge Goal 89'
Report Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Alan Muir
9 November 2013 12 Falkirk 4 – 1 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks Goal 37'
Loy Goal 52', 69'
Sibbald Goal 60'
Report Vaulks Goal 72 o.g.' Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 November 2013 13 Dundee 1 – 1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Conroy Goal 24 pen.' Report Leahy Goal 90+3' Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Stevie O’Reilly
23 November 2013 14 Falkirk 4 – 0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar Goal 51', 84'
Loy Goal 75'
Shepherd Goal 87'
Report Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Barry Cook
7 December 2013 15 Falkirk 3 – 1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald Goal 4'
McGrandles Goal 25'
Kingsley Goal 51'
Report Spence Goal 73' Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Alan Muir
21 December 2013 16 Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Duffie Goal 51'
Loy Goal 69 pen.'
Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 December 2013 17 Falkirk 0 – 0 Alloa Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Andrew Dallas
4 January 2014 18 Livingston 0 – 1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Donaldson Red card 25' Report Loy Goal 26 pen.' Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 January 2014 19 Falkirk 0 – 0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 January 2014 20 Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Report Millar Goal 54'
Loy Goal 56'
Attendance: 566
Referee: Calum Murray
25 January 2014 21 Falkirk 2 – 0 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McGrandles Goal 16'
Loy Goal 73'
Report Letheren Red card 45+1' Attendance: 4,183
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 February 2014 22 Falkirk 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar Goal 63 pen.' Report Imrie Goal 45+1' Attendance: 3,120
Referee: John McKendrick
8 February 2014 23 Queen of the South 2 – 0 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly Goal 81', 86' Report Attendance: 1,818
Referee: Iain Brines
15 February 2014 24 Dumbarton 2 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Megginson Goal 63'
Kirkpatrick Goal 73'
Report Loy Goal 29' Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 February 2014 25 Falkirk 1 – 0 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar Goal 90+1 pen.' Report Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Brian Colvin
1 March 2014 26 Raith Rovers 2 – 4 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Baird Goal 23'
Booth Goal 28 pen.'
Report Hill Goal 18 o.g.'
McCracken Goal 47'
Loy Goal 71'
Millar Goal 87'
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 March 2014 27 Falkirk 1 – 1 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Alston Goal 82'
Roberts Red card 86'
Report McNulty Goal 35' Attendance: 2,924
15 March 2014 28 Hamilton Academical 3 – 1 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Scotland Goal 4'
MacKinnon Goal 74'
Longridge Goal 90'
BBC Beck Goal 71' Attendance: 1,706
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 29 Alloa Athletic 3 – 0 Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Ferns Goal 71'
Cawley Goal 78'
McCord Goal 87'
BBC Roberts Red card 63' Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Alan Muir
25 March 2014 30 Falkirk 2 – 0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 McCracken Goal 25'
Loy Goal 73'
Report Murray Red card 89' Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 March 2014 31 Dundee 0 – 1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 BBC Beck Goal 19' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
5 April 2014 32 Falkirk 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Loy Goal 16', 28', 54'
Alston Goal 40'
Sibbald Goal 48'
Report Attendance: 2,830
Referee: Don Robertson
12 April 2014 33 Queen of the South 1 – 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly Goal 67' BBC Alston Goal 59'
Beck Goal 61'
Flynn Red card 68'
Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
19 April 2014 34 Falkirk 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy Goal 19'
McGrandles Goal 23'
Report Vaulks Goal 32 o.g.' Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 April 2014 35 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Vine Goal 60' BBC McGrandles Goal 41' Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 May 2014 36 Falkirk 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Beck Goal 23', 90+1'
Sibbald Goal 61'
Report Cawley Goal 29' Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Willie Collum

Premiership Play-Off[]

6 May 2014 Quarter-final 1st leg Queen of the South 2 – 1 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 McHugh Goal 56', 90' Report Alston Goal 8' Attendance: 1,996
Referee: John McKendrick
10 May 2014 Quarter-final 2nd leg Falkirk 3 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 agg.)
Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy Goal 53'
Sibbald Goal 70'
Alston Goal 118'
Report McHugh Goal 36' Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Calum Murray
13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st Leg Falkirk 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Beck Goal 80' Report MacKinnon Goal 61' Attendance: 4,194
Referee: John Beaton
18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd Leg Hamilton Academical 1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Andreu Goal 16' Report Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

27 July 2013 First Round Clyde 1 – 2 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 McCluskey Goal 51' Report Alston Goal 49'
McGrandles Goal 64'
Attendance: 935
Referee: Ian Brines
20 August 2013 Second Round Ayr United 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malcolm Goal 41' Report Loy Goal 62'
Shepherd Goal 111'
Attendance: 921
Referee: Craig Charleston
7 September 2013 Quarter-Final Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Spence Goal 86' Report Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish League Cup[]

3 August 2013 First Round Falkirk 3 – 0 Clyde Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Alston Goal 73'
Roberts Goal 79'
Grant Goal 81'
Report Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Brian Colvin
27 August 2013 Second Round Falkirk 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Morris Goal 20 o.g.'
Fulton Goal 33'
Report Moore Goal 28' Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2013 Third Round Falkirk 0 – 5 Aberdeen Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Report Shaughnessy Goal 23'
Smith Goal 36'
Vernon Goal 54', 55', 75 pen.'
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup[]

30 November 2013 Fourth Round Falkirk 0 – 2 Rangers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:15 McCracken Red card 57' Report Law Goal 89'
Templeton Goal 90+4'
Attendance: 6,228
Referee: Brian Colvin

Player statistics[]

As of 18 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 43 0 34+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kieran Duffie 31 1 26+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 44 1 35+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
4 MF Nigeria NGA Olumide Durojaiye 21 0 7+10 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Johnny Flynn 29 0 14+8 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
6 MF Wales WAL Will Vaulks 42 1 33+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
7 MF England ENG Mark Beck 19 6 13+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Blair Alston 38 7 23+6 3 2+1 1 0+1 0 5+0 3
9 FW Ireland EIR Philip Roberts 31 6 24+2 5 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Craig Sibbald 43 5 29+5 4 3+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Conor McGrandles 45 6 36+0 5 2+1 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
12 GK Scotland SCO Graham Bowman 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 8 0 1+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Thomas Grant 6 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Kris Faulds 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Small 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF England ENG Luke Leahy 23 1 1+18 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Steven Brisbane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Liam Rowan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Turnbull 7 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Gregor Amos 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Blair 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Michael Martin 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Connor Hogg 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Scotland SCO Botti Biabi 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 FW Scotland SCO Scott Shepherd 19 1 1+13 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+3 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Robbie McNab 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Rory Loy 41 22 34+0 20 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
34 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 29 2 24+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar 29 6 24+0 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Joe Chalmers 11 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
7 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton 26 3 19+2 2 2+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 FW England ENG Rakish Bingham 12 0 2+9 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 36 21 6 9 54 26 +28 69 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Hamilton Academical (O, P) 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Falkirk 36 19 9 8 59 33 +26 66 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Queen of the South 36 16 7 13 53 39 +14 55
5 Dumbarton 36 15 6 15 65 64 +1 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Division summary[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLLWDWDLLWDWWWDWDWWDLLWWDLLWWWWWDW
Position722243334444543443333223333333333333
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers[]

References[]

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