2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2011–12 season
Chairman Martin Ritchie
Manager Steven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Ayr United
League CupSemi-Final, lost to Celtic
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
El Alagui (18)

All:
El Alagui (28)
Highest home attendance4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011
Lowest home attendance2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012
Average home league attendance3,188

Summary

Falkirk finished third in the First Division.[2] They reached the semi final of the League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

2 July 2011 FriendlyAlloa Athletic2–4FalkirkRecreation Park, Alloa
Trialist  48'
Trialist  74'
Falkirk Report One  28' (o.g.)
Higginbotham  31'
Trialist  38'
McManus  51'
Referee: Hilland
5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors)Falkirk2–5Dundee UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Higginbotham  80'
Trialist  82'
Falkirk Report Watson  10', 22', 45'
Goodwillie  14'
Russell  16'
8 July 2011 FriendlyInverurie Loco1 – 1FalkirkHarlaw Park, Inverurie
Coull  16' Falkirk Report Winters  15'
13 July 2011 FriendlyFalkirk0 – 2Leeds UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Falkirk Report Scobbie  36' (o.g.)
Snodgrass  56'
Attendance: 2065
Referee: Charleston
16 July 2011 FriendlyFalkirk2 – 2Preston North EndFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Alston  1'
Flynn  67'
Falkirk FC Report Proctor  82' (pen.)
McLaughlin  88'
Attendance: 901
Referee: Finnie
19 July 2011 FriendlyFalkirk1 – 1HibernianFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Bennett  3' Falkirk FC Report Hanlon  79' Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Madden

Scottish First Division

6 August 2011 First DivisionRaith Rovers1 – 0FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Hamill  45' BBC Sport Dods  89'  Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Richmond
20 August 2011 First DivisionAyr United2 – 2FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
Wardlaw  29'
Malone  60'
Campbell  73' 
BBC Sport Higginbotham  8'
El Alagui  44'
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Finnie
27 August 2011 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1Ross CountyFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  87' BBC Sport Craig  75' Attendance: 3,009
Referee: Tumilty
17 September 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 1DundeeFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Weatherston  79'
El Alagui  86'
BBC Sport Milne  45' Attendance: 3,576
Referee: McLean
24 September 2011 First DivisionGreenock Morton3 – 2FalkirkCappielow Park, Greenock
MacDonald  6', 54' (pen.)
Jackson  58'
BBC Sport Weatherston  17'
Alston  24'
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Allan
22 October 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle2 – 2FalkirkFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Rowson  48'
Erskine  90'
BBC Sport El Alagui  35'
Higginbotham  85'
Attendance: 2,851
Referee: Collum
29 October 2011 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Alston  77'
Dods  82'
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,628
Referee: Conroy
5 November 2011 First DivisionFalkirk4 – 3LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  12'
Wallace  17'
Brown  39' (o.g.)
Weatherston  85'
BBC Sport Barr  56'
Kn. Jacobs  62'
Fotheringham  78'
Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Colvin
12 November 2011 First DivisionRoss County3 – 1FalkirkVictoria Park, Dingwall
Kettlewell  4'
Gardyne  52'
Miller  83'
BBC Sport Wallace  10' Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Somers
26 November 2011 First DivisionDundee4 – 2FalkirkDens Park, Dundee
Rae  8'
Hyde  11', 67'
Milne  85'
SFL Report Weston  35' (o.g.)
Fulton  74'
Attendance: 4,507
Referee: Conroy
17 December 2011 First DivisionQueen of the South1 – 5FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
McLaughlin  34' SFL Report Sibbald  43', 77'
El Alagui  73', 86'
Higginbotham  81'
Attendance: 1,466
Referee: Colvin
26 December 2011 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1Ross CountyFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Duffie  77' SFL Report McMenamin  90' Attendance: 4,383
Referee: Richmond
14 January 2012 First DivisionFalkirk0 – 0Ayr UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,091
Referee: Collum
21 January 2012 First DivisionRaith Rovers2 – 2FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Murray  27'
Baird  33'
BBC Sport El Alagui  36'
Dods  63'
Attendance: 2,026
Referee: Beaton
11 February 2012 First DivisionGreenock Morton0 – 0FalkirkCappielow Park, Greenock
SFL Report Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Madden
18 February 2012 First DivisionHamilton Academical0 – 1FalkirkNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
SFL Report Dods  45' Attendance: 1,843
Referee: McLean
21 February 2012 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1DundeeFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  27' SFL Report Finnigan  87' Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Richmond
3 March 2012 First DivisionAyr United1 – 0FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
Geggan  78' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,621
Referee: McKendrick
10 March 2012 First DivisionFalkirk1 – 1Partick ThistleFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Millar  52' (pen.)
Duffie  56'
SFL Report Cairney  45' Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Collum
17 March 2012 First DivisionRoss County2 – 1FalkirkVictoria Park, Dingwall
Brittain  19' (pen.)
Quinn  25'
SFL Report McGovern  16'
Millar  62'
El Alagui  82' 
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Brines
24 March 2012 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 5LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  29'
Weatherston  79'
BBC Sport Boulding  36', 41'
B. Barr  71', 84'
Russell  74' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,939
Referee: Somers
7 April 2012 First DivisionDundee3 – 1FalkirkDens Park, Dundee
O'Donnell  11'
Conroy  36' (pen.)
Milne  57'
SFL Report Millar  24' Attendance: 3,896
Referee: Thomson
10 April 2012 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 0Hamilton AcademicalFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Millar  58' (pen.), 60'
El Alagui  81'
SFL Report Hutton  56' Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Allan
21 April 2012 First DivisionFalkirk2 – 3Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  9'
Alston  68'
SFL Report Graham  24' (pen.), 45', 69' Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Madden
5 May 2012 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 2Ayr UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Scobbie  7' (pen.)
El Alagui  56'
Alston  63'
BBC Sport Moffat  51', 81' Attendance: 3,445
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup

15 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5Ayr United2 – 1FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
Geggan  19'
Roberts  57' (pen.)
BBC Sport Alston  6' Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Allan

Scottish League Cup

21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 3Falkirk3 – 2RangersFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  58', 73'
Millar  90+3'
BBC Sport Goian  83'
Jelavić  87'
Attendance: 6,493
Referee: Winter
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-FinalDundee United2 – 2 (a.e.t.)FalkirkTannadice Park, Dundee
Russell  73'
Daly  96'
BBC Sport El Alagui  70'
Graham  118'
Attendance: 4,188
Referee: Murray
29 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-FinalFalkirk1 – 3CelticHampden Park, Glasgow
Fulton  40' BBC Sport Brown  27' (pen.)
Stokes  56', 86'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norris

Scottish Challenge Cup

4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-finalsEast Fife1 – 4FalkirkBayview Stadium, Methil
Wallace  27' BBC Sport Millar  42'
Higginbotham  52', 87'
Sibbald  54'
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Colvin

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
DF Darren Dods[6] 46 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Michael McGovern 47035+002+005+005+00
GK Graham Bowman 201+100+000+000+00
DF Tam Scobbie 41130+012+004+005+00
DF Darren Dods 46834+052+015+005+02
DF Kieran Duffie 41130+012+005+004+00
DF Stephen Kingsley 1708+700+001+001+00
DF Rhys Bennett 2618+1000+103+003+11
DF Steven Brisbane 200+200+000+000+00
DF Murray Wallace 42232+222+003+003+00
DF Liam Dick 200+100+000+100+00
MF Blair Alston 33614+1051+111+201+30
MF Jay Fulton 42323+910+105+023+10
MF Mark Millar 43933+061+004+015+02
MF Stewart Murdoch 36025+102+004+004+00
MF Dale Fulton 1304+200+100+300+30
MF Ryan Millar 601+401+000+000+00
MF Willie Gibson 14110+211+000+001+00
MF Kristopher Faulds 904+500+000+000+00
FW David Weatherston 34425+241+003+003+00
FW Kallum Higginbotham 29820+051+004+014+02
FW Farid El Alagui 442833+0182+015+064+03
FW Craig Sibbald 37422+422+003+114+11
FW Ally Graham 510+300+000+210+00
FW Jordan White 1204+600+100+100+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKMichael McGovern 0100000001
GKGraham Bowman 0000000000
DFTam Scobbie 4000100050
DFDarren Dods 91001000101
DFKieran Duffie 5100102081
DFStephen Kingsley 0000000000
DFRhys Bennett 3000200050
DFSteven Brisbane 0000000000
DFMurray Wallace 2010000030
DFLiam Dick 0000000000
MFBlair Alston 1000000010
MFJay Fulton 3000000030
MFMark Millar 80103000120
MFStewart Murdoch 2100202061
MFDale Fulton 1000100020
MFWillie Gibson 2000000020
MFKristopher Faulds 0000000000
FWDavid Weatherston 0000000000
FWKallum Higginbotham 0100102031
FWFarid El Alagui 131001020161
FWCraig Sibbald 2000001030
FWAlly Graham 0000000000
FWJordan White 2010000030

Awards

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Craig Sibbald[7] Young Player of the Month August
Steven Pressley[8] First Division Manager of the Month September
Farid El Alagui[8] Player of the Month September
Steven Pressley[9] First Division Manager of the Month (shared) October
Darren Dods[9] Player of the Month (shared) October
Farid El Alagui[10] Player of the Month December
Steven Pressley[11] First Division Manager of the Month January
Steven Pressley[12] First Division Manager of the Month February

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) 36 22 13 1 72 32 +40 79 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee (P) 36 15 10 11 53 43 +10 55[lower-alpha 1]
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48 +5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[13]

Transfers

Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.[14]

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