2016–17 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Falkirk’s fourth season in the Scottish Championship and their sixth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season . Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2016–17 season
ChairmanDoug Henderson
ManagerPeter Houston
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipRunners-Up
Premiership Play-offSemi-Final
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupFourth Round
Scottish CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Sibbald (10)
All: Sibbald, Baird & Miller (10)
Highest home attendance7,926 vs. Dundee United, Play-offs, 19 May 2017
Lowest home attendance1,073 vs. Brechin City, League Cup, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance5,032

Summary

Season

Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season and qualified for the Premiership play-offs, losing to Dundee United in the semi-final. [1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
6 August 2016 1Falkirk1 – 2HibernianFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald  9' Report Cummings  2', 48' Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 August 2016 2Greenock Morton1 – 1FalkirkCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Kilday  25' Report Leahy  90+2' Attendance: 2,079
Referee: John Beaton
20 August 2016 3Queen of the South2 – 0FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dobbie  34', 50' Report Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Steven Kirkland
27 August 2016 4Falkirk1 – 0DumbartonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller  86' Report Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Don Robertson
10 September 2016 5Raith Rovers0 – 2FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Baird  30'
Taiwo  72'		 Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 September 2016 6Falkirk3 – 1Dundee UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird  18'
Hippolyte  87'
Miller  89'		 Report Obadeyi  33' Attendance: 5,488
Referee: Crawford Allan
24 September 2016 7Falkirk2 – 0Ayr UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Meggatt  78 o.g.'
Miller  90+1'		 Report Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Willie Collum
1 October 2016 8St Mirren1 – 1FalkirkSt Mirren Park, Paisley
17:15 Walsh  87' Report Sibbald  9' Attendance: 2,334
Referee: John Beaton
15 October 2016 9Falkirk2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald  27'
[Myles Hippolyte		 Report El Alagui  75' Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Andrew Dallas
22 October 2016 10Falkirk2 – 4Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird  18'
Miller  75'		 Report Davidson  17'
Stewart  37', 79'
McManus  72'		 Attendance: 4,773
Referee: Barry Cook
29 October 2016 11Dundee United1 – 0FalkirkTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Durnan  82' Report Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 November 2016 12Falkirk1 – 1Greenock MortonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller  90+3' Report Kilday  87' Attendance: 4,432
Referee: Greg Aitken
12 November 2016 13Hibernian1 – 1FalkirkEaster Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Hanlon  83' Report Taiwo  25'
Baird  78'		 Attendance: 14,551
Referee: John Beaton
19 November 2016 14Ayr United0 – 1FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Craigen  15' Attendance: 1,414
Referee: Gavin Duncan
3 December 2016 15Falkirk3 – 1St MirrenFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller  47'
McHugh  78'
Hippolyte  83'		 Report Morgan  17' Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 December 2016 16Falkirk2 – 2Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Hippolyte  45+2', 54' Report Dobbie  34'
Lyle  60'		 Attendance: 4,170
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 December 2016 17Dumbarton2 – 1FalkirkDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Muirhead  44 o.g.'
Fleming  68'		 Report Sibbald  66' Attendance: 832
Referee: Matt Northcroft
26 December 2016 18Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1FalkirkEast End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 McCabe  59 pen.' Report Hippolyte  10' Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Euan Anderson
31 December 2016 19Falkirk1 – 2HibernianFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:30 Sibbald  15' Report Cummings  17'
Commons  87'		 Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Crawford Allan
7 January 2017 20Raith Rovers1 – 4FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Johnston  9' Report Hippolyte  16'
McHugh  25'
Sibbald  38', 48'		 Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 January 2017 21Falkirk1 – 1Ayr UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Grant  45+2' Report Harkins  24' Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 January 2017 22St Mirren1 – 2FalkirkSt Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Loy  77' Report Baird  11', 63' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Alan Muir
4 February 2017 23Falkirk2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird  34'
Miller  77'		 Report Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Willie Collum
11 February 2017 24Falkirk3 – 0Dundee UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird  5'
Muirhead  53 pen.'
Craigen  60'		 Report Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 February 2017 25Greenock Morton2 – 2FalkirkCappielow, Greenock
15:00 O'Ware  13'
Forbes  68'		 Report Craigen  43'
Muirhead  50 pen.'		 Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 February 2017 26Falkirk2 – 2DumbartonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Leahy  37'
Austin  59'		 Report Vaughan  38'
Stirling  51'		 Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Matt Northcroft
4 March 2017 27Queen of the South0 – 2FalkirkPalmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Report Kidd  45'
Sibbald  79 pen.'		 Attendance: 1,995
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 March 2017 28Ayr United1 – 4FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Harkins  64' Report Austin  8', 63'
Sibbald  90'
Aird  90+2'		 Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Steven McLean
18 March 2017 29Falkirk0 – 1Greenock MortonFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
17:15 Report Oyenuga  79' Attendance: 4,584
Referee: Alan Muir
25 March 2017 30Hibernian2 – 1FalkirkEaster Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Ambrose  75'
Keatings  90+2'		 Report Sibbald  77' Attendance: 16,140
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 April 2017 31Falkirk1 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller  71' Report Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Alan Muir
8 April 2017 32Dundee United1 – 1FalkirkTannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Murray  50' Report Leahy  83' Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 April 2017 33Falkirk2 – 2St MirrenFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller  20'
McHugh  77'		 Report Loy  5'
McGinn  59'		 Attendance: 4,734
Referee: Craig Thomson
22 April 2017 34Dunfermline Athletic1 – 2FalkirkEast End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Clark  35'
Martin  58'		 Report Muirhead  53'
Austin  70'		 Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 April 2017 35Falkirk2 – 2Queen of the SouthFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Austin  31'
Muirhead  71 pen.'		 Report Dobbie  9', 78' Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Crawford Allan
6 May 2017 36Dumbarton0 – 1FalkirkDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Report Austin  85' Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Don Robertson

Premiership Play-off
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Premiership
16 May 2017 Semi-final 1st LegDundee United2 – 2FalkirkTannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 Murray  16'
Spittal  53'		 Report Craigen  27'
McKee  59'		 Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd LegFalkirk1 – 2
(3 – 4 agg.)		Dundee UnitedFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Craigen  11' Report Murray  76'
Spittal  87'		 Attendance: 7,926
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup § Group B

Group Stage

Results

16 July 2016 Group StageStirling Albion1 – 0FalkirkForthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00 Smith  41' Report Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Colin Steven
19 July 2016 Group StageFalkirk3 – 0Elgin CityFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks  28'
Miller  36'
McHugh  88'		 Report Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Kevin Graham
23 July 2016 Group StageSt Johnstone3 – 0FalkirkMcDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Swanson  25 pen.', 38 pen.'
MacLean  68'		 Report Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 July 2016 Group StageFalkirk2 – 0Brechin CityFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Gasparotto  50'
Austin  53'		 Report Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Kevin Graham

Group G Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STJ FAL STI BRE ELG
1 St Johnstone (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second Round — 3–0 4–0 — —
2 Falkirk 4 2 0 0 2 5 4 +1 6 — — — 2–0 3–0
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 — 1–0 — — 4–1
4 Brechin City 4 1 1 0 2 5 8 −3 5 p1–1 — 2–1 — —
5 Elgin City 4 1 0 0 3 6 12 −6 3 1–3 — — 4–2 —
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
3 September 2016 Third RoundFalkirk6 – 1Elgin CityFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McHugh  5', 55'
Hippolyte  32'
Baird  43', 71'
McCracken  48'		 Report Nicolson  38' Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Colin Steven
7 October 2016 Fourth RoundAyr United1 – 0 (a.e.t.)FalkirkSomerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Harkins  114' Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
21 January 2017 Fourth RoundGreenock Morton2 – 0FalkirkCappielow, Greenock
15:00 Lindsay  39'
Forbes  47'		 Report Attendance: 2,349
Referee: Greg Aitken

Player statistics
As of 19 May 2017 (UTC)[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Danny Rogers 32028+003+001+000+00
2 DF Lewis Kidd 18112+212+000+002+00
3 DF Luke Leahy 38331+034+000+003+00
4 DF Aaron Muirhead 31424+242+001+002+00
5 DF David McCracken 18116+000+001+001+01
6 MF Joe McKee 512+100+000+002+01
7 MF Tom Taiwo 38130+111+300+001+20
8 MF Mark Kerr 39029+104+001+004+00
9 FW John Baird 431032+282+200+102+22
10 MF Craig Sibbald 451035+1104+001+003+10
11 FW Myles Hippolyte 35822+871+001+002+11
14 DF Peter Grant 22120+110+000+001+00
15 DF Luca Gasparotto 36127+204+010+003+00
16 FW Nathan Austin 2377+1062+210+002+00
18 FW Lee Miller 371016+1491+211+002+10
19 FW Bob McHugh 42615+1832+210+102+22
21 FW Scott Shepherd 1302+900+000+001+10
22 DF Liam Henderson 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Tony Gallagher 805+100+001+001+00
24 GK Robbie Thomson 907+000+000+002+00
26 GK Lewis McMinn 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF James Craigen 34513+1434+001+002+02
30 FW Kevin O'Hara 000+000+000+000+00
31 MF Cameron Blues 100+000+000+000+10
33 MF Fraser Aird 1315+710+001+000+00
44 DF Paul Watson 19010+104+001+003+00
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
6 MF Will Vaulks 110+001+010+000+00
6 MF John Rankin 1707+602+000+001+10
58 GK Deniz Mehmet 200+000+000+002+00

Club statistics

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
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ResultLDLWWWWDWLLDDWWDLDLWDWWWDDWWLLWDDWDW
Position978654333555553334444433322222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References
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