2007–08 Falkirk F.C. season

During the 2007–08 Scottish football season, Falkirk competed in the Scottish Premier League.

Falkirk F.C.
2007–08 season
Manager John Hughes
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish Premier League7th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Higdon (8)
All: Michael Higdon
Pedro Moutinho (8)
Highest home attendance6,803
Lowest home attendance4,490
Average home league attendance5,567

Season summary

Falkirk repeated last season's 7th placed finish.

Kit

Falkirk's kit was manufactured by Lotto, following the end of Falkirk's deal with TFG. The kit was sponsored by Central Demolition.

The home kit was designed to resemble Falkirk's kit from their 1957 Scottish Cup triumph, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Tim Krul (on loan from Newcastle United)
3 DF Dean Holden
4 MF Patrick Cregg
5 DF Jack Ross
6 MF Kevin McBride
7 FW Pedro Moutinho
8 FW Billy Clarke (on loan from Ipswich Town)
9 FW Graham Barrett
10 MF Russell Latapy
11 FW Michael Higdon
12 MF Stephen Bradley
14 DF Gerard Aafjes
15 DF Kenny Milne
16 MF Scott Arfield
17 GK Bobby Olejnik
18 DF Brian Allison
19 MF Arnau Riera (on loan from Sunderland)
20 MF Darren Barr
21 FW Carl Finnigan
No. Position Player
22 DF Chris Mitchell
23 FW Kevin Moffat
24 FW Mark Stewart
27 MF Dayne Robertson
30 GK Jamie Barclay
31 DF Scott Gibb
33 DF Tam Scobbie
34 DF Mark Staunton
35 MF Stewart Murdoch
40 GK Shane Supple (on loan from Ipswich Town)
41 GK Michael Andrews
42 DF Allan Galbraith
43 DF Peter McMahon
44 DF Kieran Stallard
45 DF Calum McLean
47 MF Lee Nichol
48 MF Craig McLeish
49 FW Paul Sludden

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
8 MF Steven Thomson (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
25 FW Roman Wallner (to Apollon Kalamarias)
26 MF Liam Craig (on loan to St Johnstone)
No. Position Player
29 FW Graham Churchill (to Stirling Albion)
50 FW Christopher Jeffrey (released)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47 +6 52
6 Hibernian 38 14 10 14 49 45 +4 52 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Falkirk 38 13 10 15 45 49 4 49
8 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 47 55 8 48
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 4 21 51 62 11 43
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Hibernian qualified for the Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked club to apply for a place in the competition.

References

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