2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season
2010–11 season | |
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Chairman | Martin Ritchie |
Manager | Steven Pressley |
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium |
Scottish First Division | Third place |
Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stirling |
League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Partick Thistle |
Top goalscorer |
League: Mark Stewart (14) All: Mark Stewart (16) |
Highest home attendance | 6,947 |
Lowest home attendance | 3,376 |
Average home league attendance | 4,224[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.
Results
First Division
7 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline | Falkirk Stadium |
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Millar |
BBC Report | Clarke |
Attendance: 6,947 Referee: Murray |
14 August 2010 First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
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BBC Report | Flynn |
Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Brines |
21 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Stirling | Falkirk Stadium |
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Twaddle Stewart Compton |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,196 Referee: McDonald |
28 August 2010 First Division | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
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O'Donnell Riley Douglas |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Collum |
11 September 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Queen Of The South | Falkirk Stadium |
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McManus Deuchar |
BBC Report | Burns Harris |
Attendance: 4,064 Referee: McKendrick |
18 September 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
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Smyth Ryan Flynn |
BBC Report | Kean |
Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Tumilty |
25 September 2010 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
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Tadé Dyer |
BBC Report | Ryan Flynn |
Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Conroy |
2 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 5 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
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Compton Stewart Millar Finnigan |
BBC Report | Ramsay |
Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Nicholls |
16 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
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Paton |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Somers |
23 October 2010 First Division | Queen Of The South | 1 – 5 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
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Burns |
BBC Report | Finnigan Marr Deuchar Twaddle |
Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Richmond |
30 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 3 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium |
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Stewart Millar |
BBC Report | Griffiths Sean Higgins Witteveen |
Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Winter |
6 November 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
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BBC Report | Barrowman |
Attendance: 4,512 Referee: McDonald |
13 November 2010 First Division | Stirling | 0 – 5 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
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Buist |
BBC Report | Flynn Stewart Deuchar Finnigan |
Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Robertson |
29 December 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 4,037 Referee: O'Reilly |
2 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 4 – 2 | Stirling | Falkirk Stadium |
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Higginbotham Allison McLean |
BBC Report | Witteveen Paul McHale |
Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Madden |
15 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
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BBC Report | Johnston McMenamin |
Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Salmond |
22 January 2011 First Division | Dundee | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
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Forsyth |
BBC Report | Finnigan |
Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Allan |
29 January 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
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Ellis |
Compton Stewart McLean |
Referee: Madden |
12 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
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Mark Stewart Millar |
BBC Report | Monti Tidser |
Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Somers |
15 February 2011 First Division | Dunfermline | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | East End Park |
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Kirk |
BBC SPORT | Scobbie |
Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Law |
26 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
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Murdoch Flynn |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Nicholls |
1 March 2011 First Division | Morton | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park |
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BBC SPORT | Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Winter |
5 March 2011 First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
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Brittain Barrowman |
BBC Sport | Stewart |
Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Salmond |
12 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline | Falkirk Stadium |
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Millar |
BBC Sport | Woods Hardie |
Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Smith |
19 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium |
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McManus |
BBC SPORT | Irvine Forsyth |
Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Collum |
22 March 2011 First Division | Queen Of The South | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
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BBC Sport | McManus |
Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Nicholls |
26 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
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Stewart |
BBC SPORT | Baird |
Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Conroy |
29 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Falkirk | Central Park |
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BBC SPORT | Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick |
2 April 2011 First Division | Morton | 2– 2 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park |
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O'Brien Graham |
BBC SPORT | Stewart Duffie |
Attendance: 1,965 Referee: Madden |
9 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2– 3 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
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McManus Finnigan |
BBC SPORT | Erskine Doolan |
Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Brines |
12 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1– 2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
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Kinniburgh |
BBC SPORT | Alston Finnigan |
Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Richmond |
16 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1– 2 | Falkirk | Central Park |
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Stewart |
BBC SPORT | Stewart McLean |
Attendance: 636 Referee: Robertson |
19 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2– 0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
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McManus Stewart |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Northcroft |
23 April 2011 First Division | Stirling | 1– 2 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
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Smith |
BBC SPORT | Millar McManus |
Attendance: 1,288 Referee: O'Reilly |
30 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0– 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
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BBC SPORT | Flynn |
Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Richmond |
7 May 2011 First Division | Dunfermline | 3– 0 | Falkirk | East End Park |
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Phinn Clarke |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Conroy |
Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Stirling | 0 – 0 (3–1 p) |
Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
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SFL Report | Attendance: 1,542 Referee: McKendrick |
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Penalties | ||||
Devine Colquhoun Gibson Buist Forsyth |
Millar Finnigan O'Brien Stewart |
Scottish League Cup
24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
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BBC Sport | flynn |
Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Richmond |
21 September 2010 League Cup Round 3 | Falkirk | 4 – 3 | Hearts | Falkirk Stadium |
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Stewart Finnigan Flynn |
BBC Sport | Thomson Kyle Suso |
Attendance: 4,216 Referee: B Winter |
26 October 2010 League Cup QF | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Pittodrie Stadium |
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Hartley |
BBC Sport | Khalis |
Attendance: 6,710 Referee: O'Reilly |
Scottish Cup
11 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
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Millar Compton |
BBC Sport | Buchanan Doolan |
Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Winter |
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
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Erskine |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Winter |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team statistics
League Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 70 | Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish 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 | |
6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44* | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | |
8 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 41 | |
9 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | Qualification for Scottish First Division Playoffs |
10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to Scottish Second Division |
Updated to games played on 7 May.
Source: [7]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[8]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
References
- ↑ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Falkirk's results from season 2010/2011". Falkirk Mad. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.