2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season
2015–16 season | |
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Chairman | Doug Henderson[1] |
Head coach | Peter Houston |
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium |
Championship | 2nd |
The 2015–16 season is Falkirk's sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[2] Falkirk will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
8 August 2015 Championship | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Cappielow |
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15:00 | MacDonald |
BBC Report | Watson |
Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Muir |
15 August 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Kerr |
BBC Report | Benedictus |
Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Finnie |
22 August 2015 Championship | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 | Mullen |
BBC Report | Leahy Vaulks |
Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Dallas |
28 August 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|
19:45 | Alston Sibbald |
BBC Report | Barr |
Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Cook |
12 September 2015 Championship | St Mirren | 2 – 3 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park |
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15:00 | Agnew Mallan |
BBC Report | Leahy Baird |
Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Beaton |
19 September 2015 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Cappielow |
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15:00 | Marr Hamilton |
BBC Report | Baird |
Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Robertson |
26 September 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Salmond |
3 October 2015 Championship | Rangers | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Ibrox Stadium |
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15:00 | Shiels Tavernier Wallace |
BBC Report | Vaulks |
Attendance: 45,135 Referee: McKendrick |
17 October 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Lee Miller |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Anderson |
20 October 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium |
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19:45 | BBC Report | Cummings |
Attendance: 5,429 Referee: Muir |
24 October 2015 Championship | Dumbarton | 0 – 5 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
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15:00 | BBC Report | Baird McHugh Alston |
Attendance: 963 Referee: Collum |
31 October 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Sibbald Baird Vaulks |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,239 Referee: Greg Aitken |
7 November 2015 Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
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15:00 | Stewart |
BBC Report | Alston Baird |
Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Nick Walsh |
14 November 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 5 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Baird McHugh Leahy |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Clancy |
21 November 2015 Championship | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
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15:00 | Lyle Russell |
BBC Report | Vaulks Miller |
Attendance: 1,728 Referee: McLean |
12 December 2015 Championship | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road |
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15:00 | Boyle |
BBC Report | Miller |
Attendance: 9,459 Referee: Clancy |
19 December 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Falkirk Stadium |
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12:30 | Baird Vaulks |
BBC Report | McKay |
Attendance: 7,488 Referee: Collum |
26 December 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Alston |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Anderson |
29 December 2015 Championship | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium |
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19:45 | Miller |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Robertson |
2 January 2016 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Recreation Park |
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15:00 | BBC Report | Baird |
Attendance: 1,176 Referee: McKendrick |
17 January 2016 Championship | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Alston |
BBC Report | Cummings |
Attendance: 7,081 Referee: Beaton |
23 January 2016 Championship | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Recreation Park |
---|---|---|---|---|
15:00 | Buchanan |
BBC Report | Sibbald |
Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Almondvale Stadium |
30 January 2016 Championship | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Ibrox Stadium |
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15:00 | King |
BBC Report | Attendance: 46,980 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
13 February 2016 Championship | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Alston McCracken |
BBC Report | Craigen Stewart Benedictus |
Attendance: 3956 |
Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | East Fife | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Grant McHugh Baird |
BBC Report | Smith |
Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Anderson |
18 August 2015 Challenge Cup Round 2 | Falkirk | 3 – 5 | Peterhead | Falkirk Stadium |
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19:45 | Smith Watson Cooper |
BBC Report | McAllister |
Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Colvin |
Scottish League Cup
31 July 2015 League Cup Round 1 | Falkirk | 5 – 0 | East Stirling | Falkirk Stadium |
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Muirhead Baird Vidler McHugh Alston |
BBC Report | Attendance: 881 Referee: Salmond |
25 August 2015 League Cup Round 2 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
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19:45 | BBC Report | Grant |
Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Thomson |
22 September 2015 League Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 7 – 0 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
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19:45 | Boyce De Vita Franks Graham Holden |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Finnie |
Scottish Cup
28 November 2015 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Falkirk | 4 – 1 | Fraserburgh | Falkirk Stadium |
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15:00 | Miller Vaulks |
BBC Report | Lawrence |
Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Newlands |
9 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dundee | P – P | Falkirk | Dens Park | ||
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15:00 | BBC Report | Referee: Madden |
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Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. |
12 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dundee | P – P | Falkirk | Dens Park | ||
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19:45 | Dundee FC Report | |||||
Note: Postponed due to drainage problems.[3] |
26 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Dundee | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
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19:45 | Hemmings Harkins |
BBC Sport | Watson |
Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Collum |
Player statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Falkirk have used twenty-five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Danny Rogers | 28 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Luke Leahy | 30 | 3 | 23+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Aaron Muirhead | 27 | 1 | 18+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | David McCracken | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Will Vaulks | 30 | 6 | 23+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Tom Taiwo | 15 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Blair Alston | 30 | 5 | 19+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | John Baird | 30 | 15 | 22+1 | 13 | 1+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Craig Sibbald | 29 | 2 | 23+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Mark Kerr | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Graham Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Peter Grant | 28 | 2 | 23+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | David Smith | 20 | 1 | 7+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
18 | FW | Lee Miller | 19 | 8 | 7+9 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 3 | |
19 | FW | Bob McHugh | 16 | 4 | 7+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Alex Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Alex Tokarczyk | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Ryan Blair | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Myles Hippolyte | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Scott Shepherd | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Ryan Sinnamon | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Conor McGrandles | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
30 | FW | Kevin O'Hara | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Tony Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Paul Watson | 23 | 3 | 15+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
- Source: [4]
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 January 2016 (UTC)
Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | Other | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
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3 | DF | Luke Leahy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Aaron Muirhead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Will Vaulks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Tom Taiwo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Blair Alston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
9 | FW | John Baird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Craig Sibbald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Mark Kerr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Peter Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Ryan Sinnamon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Paul Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
Club statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rangers (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 34 | +54 | 81 | Promotion to Scottish Premiership |
2 | Falkirk (Q) | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 70 | Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Hibernian (Q) | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 70 | Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Raith Rovers (Q) | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 62 | |
5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 43 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2016. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Management statistics
- Last updated on 30 January 2016
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Peter Houston[7] | 25 July 2015 | Present | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56.67 |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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See also
Notes
References
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- ↑ "Dundee v Falkirk postponed again". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Falkirk 2014/2015 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Falkirk Squad". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Falkirk 2015/16 Results". Statto. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Peter Houston Statistics". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers joins Falkirk on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bob McHugh wins deal after Motherwell exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Paul Watson joins Bairns after Raith Rovers exit". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk/sport. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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- ↑ "BAIRNS SIGN GOALKEEPER TOKARCZYK". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk F.C. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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- 1 2 "East Fife striker Nathan Austin joins Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Kevin McCann secures contract as Kieran Duffie exits". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Falkirk secure Myles Hippolyte and Deniz Dogan Mehmet". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Signing News". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "RYAN MCGEEVER DEPARTS". Falkirk F.C. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Falkirk's Rory Loy agrees summer move to Dundee". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock sign Jamie MacDonald as the goalkeeper exits Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Scottish Championship ins and outs". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Edinburgh City sign keeper Gregor Amos". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Swansea City sign Falkirk striker Botti Biabi". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ "Falkirk midfielder joins Swansea City U21s". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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