2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

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.

Falkirk
2010–11 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stirling
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Stewart (14)
All:
Mark Stewart (16)
Highest home attendance6,947
Lowest home attendance3,376
Average home league attendance4,224[1]

Results

[3][4][5][6]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
7 August 2010 First DivisionFalkirk0 – 1DunfermlineFalkirk Stadium
Millar BBC Report Clarke  16' Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Murray
14 August 2010 First DivisionRoss County0 – 1FalkirkVictoria Park
BBC Report Flynn  36' Attendance: 2,837
Referee: Brines
21 August 2010 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 0StirlingFalkirk Stadium
Twaddle  60'
Stewart  70'
Compton  79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,196
Referee: McDonald
28 August 2010 First DivisionDundee2 – 0FalkirkDens Park
O'Donnell  43'
Riley  45+3'
Douglas 		BBC Report Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Collum
11 September 2010 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 1Queen Of The SouthFalkirk Stadium
McManus  15' (71)
Deuchar  84'		 BBC Report Burns  66'
Harris 		Attendance: 4,064
Referee: McKendrick
18 September 2010 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 1MortonFalkirk Stadium
Smyth  45+2'
Ryan Flynn  84'		 BBC Report Kean  79' Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Tumilty
25 September 2010 First DivisionRaith Rovers2 – 1FalkirkStark's Park
Tadé  37'
Dyer  78'		 BBC Report Ryan Flynn  7' Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Conroy
2 October 2010 First DivisionFalkirk5 – 1CowdenbeathFalkirk 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 DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 0FalkirkFirhill Stadium
Paton  17' BBC Report Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Somers
23 October 2010 First DivisionQueen Of The South1 – 5FalkirkPalmerston Park
Burns  49' BBC Report Finnigan  4' (74)
Marr  52'
Deuchar  84'
Twaddle  89'		 Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Richmond
30 October 2010 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 3DundeeFalkirk Stadium
Stewart  72' (75)
Millar  88' (pen.)		 BBC Report Griffiths  2'
Sean Higgins  7'
Witteveen  84'		 Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Winter
6 November 2010 First DivisionFalkirk0 – 1Ross CountyFalkirk Stadium
BBC Report Barrowman  27' Attendance: 4,512
Referee: McDonald
13 November 2010 First DivisionStirling0 – 5FalkirkDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Buist BBC Report Flynn  6'
Stewart  15' (57)
Deuchar  71'
Finnigan  79'		 Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Robertson
29 December 2010 First DivisionFalkirk0 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 4,037
Referee: O'Reilly
2 January 2011 First DivisionFalkirk4 – 2StirlingFalkirk 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 DivisionFalkirk0 – 3Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium
BBC Report Johnston  27' (44)
McMenamin  39'		 Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Salmond
22 January 2011 First DivisionDundee1 – 0FalkirkDens Park
Forsyth  8' BBC Report Finnigan Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Allan
29 January 2011 First DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 2FalkirkStark's Park
Ellis  10' Compton  38'
Stewart  42'
McLean 		Referee: Madden
12 February 2011 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 0MortonFalkirk Stadium
Mark Stewart  81'
Millar 		BBC Report Monti
Tidser 		Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Somers
15 February 2011 First DivisionDunfermline1 – 1FalkirkEast End Park
Kirk  85' BBC SPORT Scobbie  79' Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Law
26 February 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 0CowdenbeathFalkirk Stadium
Murdoch  20'
Flynn  55'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Nicholls
1 March 2011 First DivisionMorton0 – 0FalkirkCappielow Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Winter
5 March 2011 First DivisionRoss County2 – 1FalkirkVictoria Park
Brittain  24'
Barrowman  87'		 BBC Sport Stewart  37' Attendance: 2,676
Referee: Salmond
12 March 2011 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 2DunfermlineFalkirk Stadium
Millar  58' (pen.) BBC Sport Woods  28'
Hardie  44'		 Attendance: 5,121
Referee: Smith
19 March 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 2DundeeFalkirk Stadium
McManus
 27' Stewart  64'		 BBC SPORT Irvine  65'
Forsyth  81'		 Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Collum
22 March 2011 First DivisionQueen Of The South0 – 1FalkirkPalmerston Park
BBC Sport McManus  25' Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Nicholls
26 March 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 1Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
Stewart  38' (79) BBC SPORT Baird  74' Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Conroy
29 March 2011 First DivisionCowdenbeath0–0FalkirkCentral Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 803
Referee: McKendrick
2 April 2011 First DivisionMorton2– 2FalkirkCappielow Park
O'Brien  9'
Graham  78'		 BBC SPORT Stewart  61'
Duffie  87'		 Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Madden
9 April 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2– 3Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium
McManus  66'
Finnigan  85'		 BBC SPORT Erskine  8', 24'
Doolan  62'		 Attendance: 3,735
Referee: Brines
12 April 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle1– 2FalkirkFirhill Stadium
Kinniburgh  90' BBC SPORT Alston  64'
Finnigan  67'		 Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Richmond
16 April 2011 First DivisionCowdenbeath1– 2FalkirkCentral Park
Stewart  32' BBC SPORT Stewart  65'
McLean  69'		 Attendance: 636
Referee: Robertson
19 April 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2– 0Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium
McManus  45'
Stewart  90'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Northcroft
23 April 2011 First DivisionStirling1– 2FalkirkDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Smith  53' BBC SPORT Millar  37'
McManus  41'		 Attendance: 1,288
Referee: O'Reilly
30 April 2011 First DivisionFalkirk0– 1Ross CountyFalkirk Stadium
BBC SPORT Flynn  90' Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Richmond
7 May 2011 First DivisionDunfermline3– 0FalkirkEast 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 1Stirling0 – 0
(3–1 p)		FalkirkDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
SFL Report Attendance: 1,542
Referee: McKendrick
Penalties
Devine
Colquhoun
Gibson
Buist
Forsyth 		Millar
Finnigan
O'Brien
Stewart

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2Partick Thistle0 – 1FalkirkFirhill Stadium
BBC Sport flynn  58' Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Richmond
21 September 2010 League Cup Round 3Falkirk4 – 3HeartsFalkirk Stadium
Stewart  13',  90'
Finnigan  41'
Flynn  80'		 BBC Sport Thomson  26'
Kyle  67' (pen.),  78'
Suso  74'		 Attendance: 4,216
Referee: B Winter
26 October 2010 League Cup QFAberdeen2 – 1FalkirkPittodrie 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 4Falkirk2 – 2Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium
Millar  37'
Compton  72'		 BBC Sport Buchanan  8'
Doolan  86'		 Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Winter
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 ReplayPartick Thistle1 – 0FalkirkFirhill Stadium
Erskine  6' 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.

No. Position Player
GK Bobby Olejnik
GK Jamie Barclay
GK Michael Andrews
DF Tam Scobbie
DF Marc Twaddle
DF Brian McLean
DF Chris Mitchell
DF Mehdi Khalis
DF Kieran Duffie
DF James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
DF Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
DF Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)
No. Position Player
MF Burton O'Brien
MF Ryan Flynn
MF Mark Millar
MF Jack Compton
MF Stewart Murdoch
MF Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
MF Scott Davidson
FW Carl Finnigan
FW Kallum Higginbotham
FW Mark Stewart
FW Tam McManus
FW 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

References
  1. "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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