2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk
2010–11 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stirling Albion
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Stewart (15)
All:
Mark Stewart (17)
Highest home attendance6,947 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 7 August 2010
Lowest home attendance3,376 vs. Queen of the South, 15 January 2011
Average home league attendance4,224[1]

The 2010–11 season was Falkirk's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[2] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Falkirk finished third in their first season back in the First Division. They also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, and the first round of the Challenge Cup.

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
7 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
Millar Red card 90' BBC Report Clarke 16' Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Murray
14 August 2010 First Division Ross County 0–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
BBC Report Flynn 36' Attendance: 2,837
Referee: Brines
21 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–0 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Twaddle 60'
Stewart 70'
Compton 79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,196
Referee: McDonald
28 August 2010 First Division Dundee 2–0 Falkirk Dens Park
O'Donnell 43'
Riley 45+3'
Douglas Red card		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Collum
11 September 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
McManus 15', 71'
Deuchar 84'		 BBC Report Burns 66'
Harris Red card		 Attendance: 4,064
Referee: McKendrick
18 September 2010 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Morton Falkirk Stadium
Smyth 45+2'
Flynn 84'		 BBC Report Kean 79' Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Tumilty
25 September 2010 First Division Raith Rovers 2–1 Falkirk Stark's Park
Tadé 37'
Dyer 78'		 BBC Report Flynn 7' Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Conroy
2 October 2010 First Division Falkirk 5–1 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
Compton 11'
Stewart 22'
Millar 34', 79 pen.'
Finnigan 69'		 BBC Report Ramsay 83' (pen.) Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Nicholls
16 October 2010 First Division Partick Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Paton 17' BBC Report Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Somers
23 October 2010 First Division Queen of the South 1–5 Falkirk Palmerston Park
Burns 49' BBC Report Finnigan 4', 74'
Marr 52'
Deuchar 84'
Twaddle 89'		 Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Richmond
30 October 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–3 Dundee Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 72', 75'
Millar 88 pen.'		 BBC Report Griffiths 2'
Higgins 7'
Witteveen 84'		 Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Winter
6 November 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Barrowman 27' Attendance: 4,512
Referee: McDonald
13 November 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 0–5 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Buist Red card BBC Report Flynn 6'
Stewart 15', 57'
Deuchar 71'
Finnigan 79'		 Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Robertson
29 December 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 4,037
Referee: O'Reilly
2 January 2011 First Division Falkirk 4–2 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Higginbotham 5', 32'
Allison 20 og.'
McLean 60'		 BBC Report Witteveen 25'
Paul McHale 88'		 Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Madden
15 January 2011 First Division Falkirk 0–3 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Johnston 27', 44'
McMenamin 39'		 Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Salmond
22 January 2011 First Division Dundee 1–0 Falkirk Dens Park
Forsyth 8' BBC Report Finnigan Red card Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Allan
29 January 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 1–2 Falkirk Stark's Park
Ellis 10' BBC Report Compton 38'
Stewart 42'
McLean Red card		 Referee: Madden
12 February 2011 First Division Falkirk 1–0 Morton Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 81'
Millar Red card 90'		 BBC Report Monti Red card 73'
Tidser Red card 77'		 Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Somers
15 February 2011 First Division Dunfermline 1–1 Falkirk East End Park
Kirk 85' BBC SPORT Scobbie 79' Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Law
26 February 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
Murdoch 20'
Flynn 55'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Nicholls
1 March 2011 First Division Morton 0–0 Falkirk Cappielow Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Winter
5 March 2011 First Division Ross County 2–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
Brittain 24'
Barrowman 87'		 BBC Sport Stewart 37' Attendance: 2,676
Referee: Salmond
12 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 1–2 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
Millar 58 pen.' BBC Sport Woods 28'
Hardie 44'		 Attendance: 5,121
Referee: Smith
19 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–2 Dundee Falkirk Stadium
McManus 27'
Stewart 64'		 BBC SPORT Irvine 65'
Forsyth 81'		 Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Collum
22 March 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0–1 Falkirk Palmerston Park
BBC Sport McManus 25' Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Nicholls
26 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 38', 79' BBC SPORT Baird 74' Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Conroy
29 March 2011 First Division Cowdenbeath 0–0 Falkirk Central Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 803
Referee: McKendrick
2 April 2011 First Division Morton 2–2 Falkirk Cappielow Park
O'Brien 9'
Graham 78'		 BBC SPORT Stewart 61'
Duffie 87'		 Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Madden
9 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–3 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
McManus 66'
Finnigan 85'		 BBC SPORT Erskine 8', 24'
Doolan 62'		 Attendance: 3,735
Referee: Brines
12 April 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 1–2 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Kinniburgh 90' BBC SPORT Alston 64'
Finnigan 67'		 Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Richmond
16 April 2011 First Division Cowdenbeath 1–2 Falkirk Central Park
Stewart 32' BBC SPORT Stewart 65'
McLean 69'		 Attendance: 636
Referee: Robertson
19 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–0 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
McManus 45'
Stewart 90'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Northcroft
23 April 2011 First Division Stirling Albion 1–2 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Smith 53' BBC SPORT Millar 37'
McManus 41'		 Attendance: 1,288
Referee: O'Reilly
30 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC SPORT Flynn 90' Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Richmond
7 May 2011 First Division Dunfermline 3–0 Falkirk East End Park
Phinn 21', 53'
Clarke 87'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 7,826
Referee: Conroy

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 Stirling Albion 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,542
Referee: McKendrick
Penalties
Devine soccer ball with check mark
Colquhoun soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with red X
Buist soccer ball with red X
Forsyth soccer ball with check mark		 Millar soccer ball with red X
Finnigan soccer ball with red X
O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
Stewart soccer ball with red X

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
24 August 2010 League Cup round 2 Partick Thistle 0–1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
BBC Sport flynn 58' Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Richmond
21 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 13', 90'
Finnigan 41'
Flynn 80'		 BBC Sport Thomson Red card 26'
Kyle 67' (pen.), 78'
Suso 74'		 Attendance: 4,216
Referee: B Winter
26 October 2010 League Cup QF Aberdeen 2–1 Falkirk Pittodrie Stadium
Hartley 64' (90+5), pen.' BBC Sport Khalis 33' Attendance: 6,710
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
11 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Falkirk 2–2 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
Millar 37'
Compton 72'		 BBC Sport Buchanan 8'
Doolan 86'		 Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Winter
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Replay Partick Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Erskine 6' BBC Sport Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Winter

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Austria AUT Bobby Olejnik
— GK Scotland SCO Jamie Barclay
— GK Scotland SCO Michael Andrews
— DF Scotland SCO Tam Scobbie
— DF Scotland SCO Marc Twaddle
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean
— DF Scotland SCO Chris Mitchell
— DF Morocco MAR Mehdi Khalis
— DF Scotland SCO Kieran Duffie
— DF Wales WAL James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
— DF Scotland SCO Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
— DF Scotland SCO Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien
— MF Scotland SCO Ryan Flynn
— MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar
— MF England ENG Jack Compton
— MF Scotland SCO Stewart Murdoch
— MF Scotland SCO Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
— MF Scotland SCO Scott Davidson
— FW England ENG Carl Finnigan
— FW England ENG Kallum Higginbotham
— FW Scotland SCO Mark Stewart
— FW Scotland SCO Tam McManus
— FW Portugal POR Pedro Moutinho

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 20 10 6 66 31 +35 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35 +12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41 +16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53 +1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39 +5 47
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.