2024–25 Falkirk F.C. season

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.

Falkirk
2024–25 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
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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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2 August 2024 1 Falkirk v Queen's Park Falkirk
19:45 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
10 August 2024 2 Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk Dunfermline
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
24 August 2024 3 Falkirk v Partick Thistle Falkirk
15:00 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
31 August 2024 4 Greenock Morton v Falkirk Greenock
15:00 Stadium: Cappielow

Scottish League Cup

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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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Second round Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Squad statistics

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As of 27 July 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   SCO Nicky Hogarth 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF   SCO Finn Yeats 4 0 0+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   SCO Leon McCann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+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 4 1 0+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   SCO Coll Donaldson 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   SCO Callumn Morrison 3 1 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Brad Spencer 4 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Ross MacIver 4 3 0+0 0 4+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   SCO Aidan Nesbitt 3 2 0+0 0 3+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   GHA Alfredo Agyeman 4 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+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 4 0 0+0 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW   SCO Gary Oliver 4 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   SCO Ryan Shanley 4 1 0+0 0 0+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF   SCO Keelan Adams 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   SCO Dylan Tait 4 1 0+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   SCO Ethan Ross 4 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   SCO Sean Mackie 4 1 0+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 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 4 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
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
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
72 FW   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
2 Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 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 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 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. ^ "Loan Signing: Jordan Allan". Clyde FC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.