2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was 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 also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2015–16 season
ChairmanDoug Henderson[1]
Head coachPeter Houston
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipSecond Place
Premiership Play-offRunners–Up
Challenge CupSecond Round
League CupThird Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Baird (17)
All: John Baird (19)
Highest home attendance7,804 v Hibernian, Play-off, 13 May 2016
Lowest home attendance881 v East Stirling, League Cup, 31 July 2015
Average home league attendance4,498

Summary

Season

Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and qualified for the Premiership play-off. Despite taking the lead in the 1st leg, Falkirk were beaten 4–1 by Kilmarnock on aggregate and remained in the Championship for another season.[3]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
8 August 2015 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 – 1FalkirkCappielow
15:00 MacDonald  60' BBC Report Watson  19' Attendance: 2,782
Referee: Muir
15 August 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Kerr  80' BBC Report Benedictus  71'  Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Finnie
22 August 2015 ChampionshipLivingston1 – 2FalkirkAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Mullen  52' BBC Report Leahy  16'
Vaulks  62'		 Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Dallas
28 August 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 1DumbartonFalkirk Stadium
19:45 Alston  5'
Sibbald  14'		 BBC Report Barr  27' Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Cook
12 September 2015 ChampionshipSt Mirren2 – 3FalkirkSt Mirren Park
15:00 Agnew  3'
Mallan  38'		 BBC Report Leahy  55'
Baird  72' (pen.), 90+2'		 Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Beaton
19 September 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1FalkirkCappielow
15:00 Marr  68'
Hamilton  90'		 BBC Report Baird  68' (pen.) Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Robertson
26 September 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk0 – 0Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 3,757
Referee: Salmond
3 October 2015 ChampionshipRangers3 – 1FalkirkIbrox Stadium
15:00 Shiels  3'
Tavernier  81'
Wallace  90+2'		 BBC Report Vaulks  17' Attendance: 45,135
Referee: McKendrick
17 October 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0Greenock MortonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Lee Miller  90+1' BBC Report Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Anderson
20 October 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk0 – 1HibernianFalkirk Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Cummings  40' (pen.) Attendance: 5,429
Referee: Muir
24 October 2015 ChampionshipDumbarton0 – 5FalkirkDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Baird  5', 23', 48'
McHugh  43'
Alston  71'		 Attendance: 963
Referee: Collum
31 October 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk3 – 0St MirrenFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald  18'
Baird  43'
Vaulks  76'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,239
Referee: Greg Aitken
7 November 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 2FalkirkStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  39' BBC Report Alston  42'
Baird  60'		 Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Nick Walsh
14 November 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk5 – 0Alloa AthleticFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Baird  12', 31', 44'
McHugh  63'
Leahy  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Clancy
21 November 2015 ChampionshipQueen of the South2 – 2FalkirkPalmerston Park
15:00 Lyle  35' (pen.)
Russell  84'		 BBC Report Vaulks  17'
Miller  83'		 Attendance: 1,728
Referee: McLean
12 December 2015 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1FalkirkEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  90' BBC Report Miller  84' Attendance: 9,459
Referee: Clancy
19 December 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 1RangersFalkirk Stadium
12:30 Baird  3' (pen.)
Vaulks  55'		 BBC Report McKay  15' Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Collum
26 December 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0DumbartonFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston  36' BBC Report Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Anderson
29 December 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 0LivingstonFalkirk Stadium
19:45 Miller  56', 60' BBC Report Attendance: 4,245
Referee: Robertson
2 January 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1FalkirkRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Baird  15' Attendance: 1,176
Referee: McKendrick
17 January 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 1HibernianFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston  49' BBC Report Cummings  73' Attendance: 7,081
Referee: Beaton
23 January 2016 ChampionshipLivingston1 – 1FalkirkRecreation Park
15:00 Buchanan  51' BBC Report Sibbald  44' Attendance: 1,536
Referee: Almondvale Stadium
30 January 2016 ChampionshipRangers1 – 0FalkirkIbrox Stadium
15:00 King  90+1' BBC Report Attendance: 46,980
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 February 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 2Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston  14'
McCracken  20'		 BBC Report Craigen  16'
Stewart  68'
Benedictus  83' 		 Attendance: 3,956
20 February 2016 ChampionshipGreenock Morton0 – 1FalkirkGreenock
Report Baird  27' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,991
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 February 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk3 – 1Queen of the SouthFalkirk
Baird  53'
Dowie  65' (o.g.)
Alston  85'		 Report Higgins  43' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,918
Referee: William Collum
1 March 2016 ChampionshipSt Mirren0 – 0FalkirkPaisley
Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 March 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 0Alloa AthleticFalkirk
Watson  26'
Kerr  36'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,774
Referee: Steven McLean
12 March 2016 ChampionshipDumbarton1 – 1FalkirkDumbarton
Fleming  90+3' (pen.) Report Baird  65' (pen.) Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 734
Referee: Andrew Dallas
18 March 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk3 – 2RangersFalkirk
Alston  72'
Hippolyte  77'
McHugh  90+2'		 Report Miller  7'
McKay  9'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,804
Referee: Kevin Clancy
26 March 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 2LivingstonFalkirk
Vaulks  90+1' Report White  76'
Stanton  90'
Longridge  90+3'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,897
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 April 2016 ChampionshipQueen of the South2 – 2FalkirkDumfries
Lyle  73'
Russell  90+2'		 Report Alston  45+1'
Baird  52'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: Barry Cook
9 April 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk3 – 2St MirrenFalkirk
Miller  9'
McHugh  70'
Alston  90'		 Report Mallan  56', 82' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Andrew Dallas
12 April 2016 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 2FalkirkEdinburgh
Cummings  10', 81 pen.' Report McCracken  87'
McHugh  90'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: Crawford Allan
23 April 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 2FalkirkKirkcaldy
Thomas  7'
Hardie  70'		 Report Sibbald  56'
McHugh  88'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 May 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0Greenock MortonFalkirk
Watson  48' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Premiership Play-Off
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
10 May 2016 Semi-final 1st LegHibernian2 – 2FalkirkEdinburgh
Henderson  57'
McGregor  66'		 Report Miller  34'
McHugh  80'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 11,830
Referee: Allan Muir
13 May 2016 Semi-final 2nd LegFalkirk3 – 2
(5 – 4 agg.)		HibernianFalkirk
Alston  13'
Leahy  79'
McHugh  90+2'		 Report Keatings  31 pen.', 34' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,851
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 May 2016 Final 1st LegFalkirk1 – 0KilmarnockFalkirk
Vaulks  90+1' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: John Beaton
22 May 2016 Final 1st LegKilmarnock4 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)		FalkirkKilmarnock
Kiltie  3', 62'
Addison  8'
Boyd  65'		 Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 11,013
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 Challenge Cup Round 1Falkirk3 – 1East FifeFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Grant  2'
McHugh  90'
Baird  90'		 BBC Report Smith  14' Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Anderson
18 August 2015 Challenge Cup Round 2Falkirk3 – 5PeterheadFalkirk Stadium
19:45 Smith  13'
Watson  20'
Cooper  76'		 BBC Report McAllister  22', 27', 43', 81', 87' (pen.) Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2015 League Cup Round 1Falkirk5 – 0East StirlingFalkirk Stadium
Muirhead  17'
Baird  57'
Vidler  68' (Own goal)
McHugh  70'
Alston  78'		 BBC Report Attendance: 881
Referee: Salmond
25 August 2015 League Cup Round 2Partick Thistle0 – 1FalkirkFirhill Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Grant  32' Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Thomson
22 September 2015 League Cup Round 3Ross County7 – 0FalkirkVictoria Park
19:45 Boyce  30', 35', 40'
De Vita  46'
Franks  54'
Graham  58'
Holden  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
28 November 2015 Scottish Cup Round 3Falkirk4 – 1FraserburghFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Miller  16', 74', 84'
Vaulks  70'		 BBC Report Lawrence  67' Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Newlands
9 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4DundeeP – PFalkirkDens Park
15:00 BBC Report Referee: Madden
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
12 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4DundeeP – PFalkirkDens Park
19:45 Dundee FC Report
Note: Postponed due to drainage problems.[4]
26 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4Dundee3 – 1FalkirkDens Park
19:45 Hemmings  39', 60'
Harkins  74'		 BBC Sport Watson  41' 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.

As of 22 May 2016 (UTC)[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipOther[a]League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Danny Rogers 43035+001+003+004+00
3 DF Luke Leahy 46436+035+013+002+00
4 DF Aaron Muirhead 41129+205+001+212+00
5 DF David McCracken 26220+124+000+001+00
6 DF Will Vaulks 45735+065+003+002+01
7 MF Tom Taiwo 27015+504+002+001+00
8 MF Blair Alston 461232+4103+213+012+00
9 FW John Baird 461935+1174+113+012+00
10 MF Craig Sibbald 45234+224+003+002+00
11 MF Mark Kerr 42234+124+002+001+00
12 GK Graham Bowman 100+001+000+000+00
14 DF Peter Grant 28223+001+013+011+00
17 FW David Smith 2017+801+112+000+10
18 FW Lee Miller 351016+1362+210+101+03
19 FW Bob McHugh 30109+1364+131+110+10
20 MF Alex Cooper 210+000+110+100+00
21 GK Alex Tokarczyk 100+000+000+001+00
22 MF Ryan Blair 900+700+001+001+00
22 MF Myles Hippolyte 1514+810+300+000+00
23 FW Scott Shepherd 600+400+100+100+00
24 DF Ryan Sinnamon 400+300+000+001+00
24 MF Conor McGrandles 502+300+000+000+00
26 DF Kevin McCann 201+100+000+000+00
28 GK Deniz Mehmet 101+000+000+000+00
30 FW Kevin O'Hara 1603+1100+100+000+10
33 DF Tony Gallacher 100+000+000+000+10
44 DF Paul Watson 35525+234+013+001+01
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record
As of 22 May 2016 (UTC)
Position Nation Number Name Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1GKDanny Rogers1000000010
3DFLuke Leahy6000000060
4DFAaron Muirhead7110000081
5DFDavid McCracken2010000030
6DFWill Vaulks5020200090
7MFTom Taiwo3020000050
8MFBlair Alston3000000030
9FWJohn Baird4000000040
10MFCraig Sibbald2000000020
11MFMark Kerr70201000100
14DFPeter Grant2000100030
18FWLee Miller2000000020
19FWBob McHugh1000000010
22MFMyles Hippolyte1010000020
24DFRyan Sinnamon0000001010
44DFPaul Watson1010001030
Total 4711004020631

Club statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 6 5 88 34 +54 81 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHHAHAAAAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultDWWWWDDLWLWWWWDDWWWWDDLDWWDWDWLDWDDW
Position532122244433333333222333333332332222
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics
Last updated on 22 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Peter Houston[7] 25 July 2015 Present 36 19 13 4 052.78

Transfers

See also

Notes
  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References
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