2013–14 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, 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
2013–14 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerGary Holt
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipThird place
Premiership Play-offSemi-Final
Challenge CupQuarter-Final
League CupThird Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rory Loy (20)
All: Rory Loy (22)
Highest home attendance6,228 vs. Rangers, Scottish Cup, 30 November 2013
Lowest home attendance1,154 vs. Clyde, League Cup, 3 August 2013
Average home league attendance3,124

Summary

Season

Falkirk finished third in the Scottish Championship with 66 points and qualified for the Scottish Premiership Play-offs, losing to Hamilton Academical in the semi-final.[2] Falkirk also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship
10 August 2013 1Dumbarton1 – 1FalkirkDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Prunty  84' Report McGrandles  61' Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Calum Murray
17 August 2013 2Falkirk3 – 1Greenock MortonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy  40', 45'
Roberts  48'		 Report Hands  90' Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 August 2013 3Livingston0 – 3FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Roberts  30', 41', 54' Attendance: 1,416
Referee: George Salmond
31 August 2013 4Falkirk1 – 2Hamilton AcademicalFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Fulton  50' Report Antoine-Curier  72'
Crawford  75'		 Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 September 2013 5Cowdenbeath1 – 0FalkirkCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart  89' Report Attendance: 644
21 September 2013 6Falkirk3 – 1DundeeFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy  12', 65'
Fulton  55'		 Report Conroy  74' Attendance: 3,349
Referee: Willie Collum
28 September 2013 7Raith Rovers1 – 1FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Anderson  3' Report Faulds  90+1' Attendance: 1,715
Referee: John McKendrick
5 October 2013 8Falkirk2 – 1Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy  33 pen.', 85' Report Russell  57' Attendance: 3,189
Referee: John Beaton
12 October 2013 9Alloa Athletic0 – 0FalkirkRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Willie Collum
19 October 2013 10Falkirk1 – 2DumbartonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Roberts  39'  90+3' Report Fleming  7'
Megginson  24'		 Attendance: 2,704
Referee: George Salmond
26 October 2013 11Hamilton Academical2 – 0FalkirkNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Andreu  21'
Longridge  89'		 Report Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Alan Muir
9 November 2013 12Falkirk4 – 1LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks  37'
Loy  52', 69'
Sibbald  60'		 Report Vaulks  72 o.g.' Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 November 2013 13Dundee1 – 1FalkirkDens Park, Dundee
15:00 Conroy  24 pen.' Report Leahy  90+3' Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Stevie O’Reilly
23 November 2013 14Falkirk4 – 0CowdenbeathFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar  51', 84'
Loy  75'
Shepherd  87'		 Report Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Barry Cook
7 December 2013 15Falkirk3 – 1Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald  4'
McGrandles  25'
Kingsley  51'		 Report Spence  73' Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Alan Muir
21 December 2013 16Greenock Morton0 – 2FalkirkCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Duffie  51'
Loy  69 pen.'		 Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 December 2013 17Falkirk0 – 0Alloa AthleticFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Andrew Dallas
4 January 2014 18Livingston0 – 1FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Donaldson  25' Report Loy  26 pen.' Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 January 2014 19Falkirk0 – 0Hamilton AcademicalFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 January 2014 20Cowdenbeath0 – 2FalkirkCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Report Millar  54'
Loy  56'		 Attendance: 566
Referee: Calum Murray
25 January 2014 21Falkirk2 – 0DundeeFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McGrandles  16'
Loy  73'		 Report Letheren  45+1' Attendance: 4,183
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 February 2014 22Falkirk1 – 1Greenock MortonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar  63 pen.' Report Imrie  45+1' Attendance: 3,120
Referee: John McKendrick
8 February 2014 23Queen of the South2 – 0FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly  81', 86' Report Attendance: 1,818
Referee: Iain Brines
15 February 2014 24Dumbarton2 – 1FalkirkDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Megginson  63'
Kirkpatrick  73'		 Report Loy  29' Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 February 2014 25Falkirk1 – 0Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar  90+1 pen.' Report Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Brian Colvin
1 March 2014 26Raith Rovers2 – 4FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Baird  23'
Booth  28 pen.'		 Report Hill  18 o.g.'
McCracken  47'
Loy  71'
Millar  87'		 Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 March 2014 27Falkirk1 – 1LivingstonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Alston  82'
Roberts  86'		 Report McNulty  35' Attendance: 2,924
15 March 2014 28Hamilton Academical3 – 1FalkirkNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Scotland  4'
MacKinnon  74'
Longridge  90'		 BBC Beck  71' Attendance: 1,706
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 29Alloa Athletic3 – 0FalkirkRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Ferns  71'
Cawley  78'
McCord  87'		 BBC Roberts  63' Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Alan Muir
25 March 2014 30Falkirk2 – 0DumbartonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 McCracken  25'
Loy  73'		 Report Murray  89' Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 March 2014 31Dundee0 – 1FalkirkDens Park, Dundee
15:00 BBC Beck  19' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
5 April 2014 32Falkirk5 – 0CowdenbeathFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Loy  16', 28', 54'
Alston  40'
Sibbald  48'		 Report Attendance: 2,830
Referee: Don Robertson
12 April 2014 33Queen of the South1 – 2FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly  67' BBC Alston  59'
Beck  61'
Flynn  68'		 Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
19 April 2014 34Falkirk2 – 1Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy  19'
McGrandles  23'		 Report Vaulks  32 o.g.' Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 April 2014 35Greenock Morton1 – 1FalkirkCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Vine  60' BBC McGrandles  41' Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 May 2014 36Falkirk3 – 1Alloa AthleticFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Beck  23', 90+1'
Sibbald  61'		 Report Cawley  29' Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Willie Collum

Premiership Play-Off
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership
6 May 2014 Quarter-final 1st legQueen of the South2 – 1FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 McHugh  56', 90' Report Alston  8' Attendance: 1,996
Referee: John McKendrick
10 May 2014 Quarter-final 2nd legFalkirk3 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 agg.)		Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy  53'
Sibbald  70'
Alston  118'		 Report McHugh  36' Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Calum Murray
13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st LegFalkirk1 – 1Hamilton AcademicalFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Beck  80' Report MacKinnon  61' Attendance: 4,194
Referee: John Beaton
18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd LegHamilton Academical1 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		FalkirkNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Andreu  16' Report Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup
3 August 2013 First RoundFalkirk3 – 0ClydeRecreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Alston  73'
Roberts  79'
Grant  81'		 Report Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Brian Colvin
27 August 2013 Second RoundFalkirk2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Morris  20 o.g.'
Fulton  33'		 Report Moore  28' Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2013 Third RoundFalkirk0 – 5AberdeenFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Report Shaughnessy  23'
Smith  36'
Vernon  54', 55', 75 pen.'		 Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup
27 July 2013 First RoundClyde1 – 2FalkirkBroadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 McCluskey  51' Report Alston  49'
McGrandles  64'		 Attendance: 935
Referee: Ian Brines
20 August 2013 Second RoundAyr United1 – 2 (a.e.t.)FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malcolm  41' Report Loy  62'
Shepherd  111'		 Attendance: 921
Referee: Craig Charleston
7 September 2013 Quarter-FinalRaith Rovers1 – 0FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Spence  86' Report Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup
30 November 2013 Fourth RoundFalkirk0 – 2RangersFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:15 McCracken  57' Report Law  89'
Templeton  90+4'		 Attendance: 6,228
Referee: Brian Colvin

Player statistics
As of 18 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Michael McGovern 43034+003+001+005+00
2 DF Kieran Duffie 31126+013+001+001+00
3 DF Stephen Kingsley 44135+013+001+005+00
4 MF Olumide Durojaiye 2107+1002+000+001+10
5 DF Johnny Flynn 29014+800+101+104+00
6 MF Will Vaulks 42133+013+001+005+00
7 MF Mark Beck 19613+250+000+004+01
8 MF Blair Alston 38723+632+110+105+03
9 FW Philip Roberts 31624+253+011+001+00
10 MF Craig Sibbald 43529+543+001+004+11
11 MF Conor McGrandles 45636+052+101+005+01
12 GK Graham Bowman 202+000+000+000+00
15 DF Liam Dick 801+301+000+001+20
16 MF Thomas Grant 610+400+001+010+10
17 MF Kris Faulds 310+310+000+000+00
18 FW Lewis Small 500+500+000+000+00
19 DF Luke Leahy 2311+1810+200+001+10
20 MF Steven Brisbane 000+000+000+000+00
21 DF Liam Rowan 000+000+000+000+00
22 DF Kyle Turnbull 704+101+000+001+00
26 GK Gregor Amos 000+000+000+000+00
27 MF Ryan Blair 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF Michael Martin 100+000+100+000+00
29 MF Connor Hogg 200+200+000+000+00
30 FW Botti Biabi 100+000+000+000+10
31 FW Scott Shepherd 1911+1310+000+101+30
32 MF Robbie McNab 000+000+000+000+00
33 FW Rory Loy 412234+0203+001+003+02
34 DF David McCracken 29224+120+001+003+00
35 MF Mark Millar 29624+060+001+004+00
36 DF Joe Chalmers 11010+100+000+000+00
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
7 MF Jay Fulton 26319+222+111+001+00
13 FW Rakish Bingham 1202+900+100+000+00

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 36 21 6 9 54 26 +28 69 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Hamilton Academical (O, P) 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Falkirk 36 19 9 8 59 33 +26 66 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Queen of the South 36 16 7 13 53 39 +14 55
5 Dumbarton 36 15 6 15 65 64 +1 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLLWDWDLLWDWWWDWDWWDLLWWDLLWWWWWDW
Position722243334444543443333223333333333333
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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