The 2017–18 season was Falkirk’s fifth season in the Scottish Championship and their seventh 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 League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Margaret Lang | ||
| Manager | Peter Houston (until 24 September) Paul Hartley (from 4 October) | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Championship | Eighth Place | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Louis Longridge (7) All: Longridge, Muirhead, McKee & Jakubiak (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,094 vs. Dumbarton, Championship, 24 February 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,044 vs. Stirling Albion, League Cup, 15 July 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,676 | ||
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Summary edit
Management edit
Falkirk began the 2017–18 season under the management of Peter Houston who had guided the club to a Premiership play-off place in his previous two seasons. On 24 September, Houston left his position as manager following a poor start to the season.[1] Paul Hartley was appointed as his replacement on 4 October and guided the club to safety with an eighth place finish at the end of the season.[2]
Results and fixtures edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship edit
| 5 August 2017 1 | St Mirren | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| 15:00 | Reilly  9'Demetriou 33'Smith 46' |
Report | Austin 2' Muirhead  77' |
Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Hippolyte 24 pen.' |
Report | Roy 13' |
Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 19 August 2017 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | McManus 5' Cardle 11', 90+2' |
Report | Sibbald 52' Miller 62'Taiwo 83' |
Attendance: 5,751 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Falkirk | 1 – 4 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Gasparotto 89' |
Report | Kerr 2' Dobbie 41', 46', 49 pen.' |
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 15:00 | Graham 72' |
Report | Harris 15' |
Attendance: 748 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 16 September 2017 6 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,874 Referee: John Beaton |
| 23 September 2017 7 | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Mullen 47' Mullin 53'Gallagher 90+1' |
Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 30 September 2017 8 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Mckee 62' |
Attendance: 1,992 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 14 October 2017 9 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Inverness CT | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 21 October 2017 10 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 28 October 2017 11 | Queen of the South | 4 – 2 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 16' Dykes 19'Brownlie 75'Lyle 90+1' |
Report | Mckee 85' McGhee 89' |
Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 4 November 2017 12 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | McGhee 64' |
Report | Higginbotham 28 pen.' 56' McManus 90+2' |
Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 19 November 2017 13 | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| 15:00 | McDonald 21' Robson 41'Flood 45' |
Report | Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 25 November 2017 14 | Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Harkins 9' Thomson 43', 61' |
Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 19 December 2017 15 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 23 December 2017 16 | Dumbarton | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 874 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 30 December 2017 17 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Grant 20' Hippolyte 42'Longridge 44' |
Report | Dobbie 45+2' Kerr 90+1' |
Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 2 January 2018 18 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | East End Park, Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Clark 16' McManus 51' |
Report | Attendance: 7,140 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 6 January 2017 19 | Falkirk | 6 – 1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Grant 21' Tumilty 41'Longridge 57', 73'Robson 65'Kidd 90' |
Report | King 6' |
Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 9 January 2018 20 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 1 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 19:45 | Oakley 10' Bell 28'Mulraney 30'Baird 88' |
Report | Longridge 88' |
Attendance: 2,014 Referee: John Beaton |
| 13 January 2018 21 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
| 15:00 | Report | Sibbald 20' |
Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 27 January 2018 22 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Muirhead 48 pen.', 66 pen.' Nelson 87' |
Report | Mulraney 45' MacKay 84' |
Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 3 February 2018 23 | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Jakubiak 72' |
Report | Lithgow 39' Hardie 59'De Vita 62' |
Attendance: 4,123 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 6 February 2018 24 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Brechin City | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Jakubiak 13' Loy 28'Longridge 71' |
Report | Mackin 67' |
Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
| 17 February 2018 25 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 15:00 | Lynas 68' |
Report | Jakubiak 90+3' |
Attendance: 805 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 24 February 2018 26 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,094 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 10 March 2018 27 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Muirhead 4 pen.' Nelson 18'Jakubiak 30' |
Report | Harkins 90+1' |
Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 17 March 2018 28 | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Almondvale, Livingston |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 31 March 2018 29 | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Muirhead 17' Sibbald 29'Nelson 60' |
Report | Crighton 41' McLean 44' |
Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 3 April 2018 30 | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| 19:45 | Thomson 51' Brownlie 73' |
Report | Nelson 5' Longridge 87' |
Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 7 April 2018 31 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Muirhead 79 pen.' |
Report | Higginbotham 24' Aird 48' |
Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 10 April 2018 32 | Inverness CT | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 19:45 | Mulraney 81' |
Report | Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 14 April 2018 33 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Stadium, Dundee |
| 15:00 | Mikkelsen 7' |
Report | Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 17 April 2018 34 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 55 pen.' |
Report | McKee 83' Sibbald 90+1' |
Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 21 April 2018 35 | Dumbarton | 2 – 5 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 34' Burt 87' |
Report | Jakubiak 19' Longridge 47'Robson 59'Sibbald 70'McKee 86' |
Attendance: 942 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 28 April 2018 36 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Blair 85' |
Report | Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Scottish League Cup edit
Group stage edit
Results
| 15 July 2017 Group stage | Falkirk | 4 – 1 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Austin 24' McKee 26'Harris 39'Muirhead 57 pen.' |
Report | Smith 87' |
Attendance: 2,044 Referee: David Lowe |
| 22 July 2017 Group stage | Inverness CT | 0 – 2 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 15:00 | Report | McKee 21' Austin 43' |
Attendance: 1,859 Referee: John Beaton |
| 25 July 2017 Group stage | Falkirk | 4 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Hippolyte 8', 38', 50' Austin 29' |
Report | Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 29 July 2017 Group stage | Brechin City | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| 15:00 | Report | Miller 20' McKee 52'Harris 72' |
Attendance: 712 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | INV | STI | BRE | FOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | — | 0–0p | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | p1–1 | ||
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Knockout stage edit
| 8 August 2017 Second round | Falkirk | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Craigen 40' |
Report | Robinson 32' De Vita 101' |
Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 2 September 2017 Second round |  Sligo Rovers | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 19:45 | Sharkey 18' |
Report | Austin 9' Craigen 28' |
Attendance: 520 Referee: Keith Kennedy |
| 7 October 2017 Third round | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Balatoni 19' Hippolyte 59' |
Report | Shiels 90+6' |
Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 November 2017 Quarter-final | Inverness CT | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Caledonian Stadium, Inverness |
| 17:15 | Bell 57' |
Report | Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Scottish Cup edit
| 20 January 2018 Fourth round | Livingston | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| 19:45 | Report | Tumilty 90+3' |
Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 10 February 2018 Fifth round | Cove Rangers | 1 – 3 | Falkirk | Harlaw Park, Inverurie |
| 15:00 | Megginson 3' |
Report | Jakubiak 2', 48' Sibbald 46' |
Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Alan Muir |
Player statistics edit
- As of 28 April 2018 (UTC)[5]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
|
Robbie Thomson | 29 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Lewis Kidd | 18 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan McGhee | 38 | 3 | 32+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO
|
Aaron Muirhead | 43 | 7 | 33+0 | 5 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Peter Grant | 34 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Joe McKee | 31 | 7 | 16+5 | 4 | 4+1 | 3 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  ENG
|
Tom Taiwo | 30 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Sibbald | 29 | 5 | 25+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO
|
David Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Louis Longridge | 29 | 7 | 24+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO
|
Reghan Tumilty | 20 | 2 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK |  NIR
|
Conor Hazard | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO
|
Kevin O'Hara | 22 | 0 | 5+13 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO
|
Ryan Blair | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO
|
Alex Jakubiak | 18 | 7 | 13+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SCO
|
Tony Gallacher | 17 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO
|
Reis Peggie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SCO
|
Jonathan Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SCO
|
Mark Stowe | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | SCO
|
Rory Loy | 26 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | SCO
|
Cieran Dunne | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | SCO
|
Thomas Robson | 21 | 2 | 18+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ENG
|
Andrew Nelson | 15 | 4 | 12+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO
|
Paul Watson | 24 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SCO
|
Sean Welsh | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Mark Kerr | 22 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Nathan Austin | 21 | 5 | 8+6 | 1 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Myles Hippolyte | 16 | 6 | 8+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |  CAN
|
Luca Gasparotto | 9 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO
|
Lee Miller | 18 | 1 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Scott Shepherd | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG
|
Conrad Balatoni | 11 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
|
Cameron Blues | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
|
James Craigen | 17 | 2 | 5+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | SCO
|
Robbie Mutch | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Club statistics edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 30 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 90 | −70 | 4 | Relegation to League One |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[6]
(R) Relegated
Division summary edit
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [7]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers edit
See also edit
References edit
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