2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season
2010–11 season | |||
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Chairman | Martin Ritchie | ||
Manager | Steven Pressley | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
Scottish First Division | Third place | ||
Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stirling Albion | ||
League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Partick Thistle | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mark Stewart (15) All: Mark Stewart (17) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,947 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 7 August 2010 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,376 vs. Queen of the South, 15 January 2011 | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,224[1] | ||
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The 2010–11 season was Falkirk's first season back in the Scottish First Division, 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.
Summary
[edit]Falkirk finished third in their first season back in the First Division. They also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, and the first round of the Challenge Cup.
Results
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
[edit]7 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Dunfermline | Falkirk Stadium |
Millar 90' | BBC Report | Clarke 16' | Attendance: 6,947 Referee: Murray |
14 August 2010 First Division | Ross County | 0–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Flynn 36' | Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Brines |
21 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium |
Twaddle 60' Stewart 70' Compton 79' | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,196 Referee: McDonald |
28 August 2010 First Division | Dundee | 2–0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
O'Donnell 43' Riley 45+3' Douglas | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Collum |
11 September 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
McManus 15', 71' Deuchar 84' | BBC Report | Burns 66' Harris | Attendance: 4,064 Referee: McKendrick |
18 September 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 2–1 | Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
Smyth 45+2' Flynn 84' | BBC Report | Kean 79' | Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Tumilty |
25 September 2010 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
Tadé 37' Dyer 78' | BBC Report | Flynn 7' | Attendance: 3,438 Referee: Conroy |
2 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 5–1 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
Compton 11' Stewart 22' Millar 34', 79 pen.' Finnigan 69' | BBC Report | Ramsay 83' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Nicholls |
16 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
Paton 17' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Somers |
23 October 2010 First Division | Queen of the South | 1–5 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
Burns 49' | BBC Report | Finnigan 4', 74' Marr 52' Deuchar 84' Twaddle 89' | Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Richmond |
30 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3–3 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium |
Stewart 72', 75' Millar 88 pen.' | BBC Report | Griffiths 2' Higgins 7' Witteveen 84' | Attendance: 4,667 Referee: Winter |
6 November 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
BBC Report | Barrowman 27' | Attendance: 4,512 Referee: McDonald |
13 November 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–5 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
Buist | BBC Report | Flynn 6' Stewart 15', 57' Deuchar 71' Finnigan 79' | Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Robertson |
29 December 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,037 Referee: O'Reilly |
2 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 4–2 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium |
Higginbotham 5', 32' Allison 20 og.' McLean 60' | BBC Report | Witteveen 25' Paul McHale 88' | Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Madden |
15 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0–3 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
BBC Report | Johnston 27', 44' McMenamin 39' | Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Salmond |
22 January 2011 First Division | Dundee | 1–0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
Forsyth 8' | BBC Report | Finnigan | Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Allan |
29 January 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
Ellis 10' | BBC Report | Compton 38' Stewart 42' McLean | Referee: Madden |
12 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1–0 | Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
Stewart 81' Millar 90' | BBC Report | Monti 73' Tidser 77' | Attendance: 2,829 Referee: Somers |
15 February 2011 First Division | Dunfermline | 1–1 | Falkirk | East End Park |
Kirk 85' | BBC SPORT | Scobbie 79' | Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Law |
26 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
Murdoch 20' Flynn 55' | BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Nicholls |
1 March 2011 First Division | Morton | 0–0 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Winter |
5 March 2011 First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
Brittain 24' Barrowman 87' | BBC Sport | Stewart 37' | Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Salmond |
12 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1–2 | Dunfermline | Falkirk Stadium |
Millar 58 pen.' | BBC Sport | Woods 28' Hardie 44' | Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Smith |
19 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–2 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium |
McManus 27' Stewart 64' | BBC SPORT | Irvine 65' Forsyth 81' | Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Collum |
22 March 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
BBC Sport | McManus 25' | Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Nicholls |
26 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
Stewart 38', 79' | BBC SPORT | Baird 74' | Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Conroy |
29 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Falkirk | Central Park |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick |
2 April 2011 First Division | Morton | 2–2 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park |
O'Brien 9' Graham 78' | BBC SPORT | Stewart 61' Duffie 87' | Attendance: 1,965 Referee: Madden |
9 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–3 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
McManus 66' Finnigan 85' | BBC SPORT | Erskine 8', 24' Doolan 62' | Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Brines |
12 April 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
Kinniburgh 90' | BBC SPORT | Alston 64' Finnigan 67' | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Richmond |
16 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Falkirk | Central Park |
Stewart 32' | BBC SPORT | Stewart 65' McLean 69' | Attendance: 636 Referee: Robertson |
19 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
McManus 45' Stewart 90' | BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Northcroft |
23 April 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
Smith 53' | BBC SPORT | Millar 37' McManus 41' | Attendance: 1,288 Referee: O'Reilly |
30 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
BBC SPORT | Flynn 90' | Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Richmond |
7 May 2011 First Division | Dunfermline | 3–0 | Falkirk | East End Park |
Phinn 21', 53' Clarke 87' | BBC SPORT | Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Conroy |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 | Stirling Albion | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,542 Referee: McKendrick | |||
Penalties | ||||
Devine Colquhoun Gibson Buist Forsyth | Millar Finnigan O'Brien Stewart |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]24 August 2010 League Cup round 2 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
BBC Sport | flynn 58' | Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Richmond |
21 September 2010 League Cup round 3 | Falkirk | 4–3 | Hearts | Falkirk Stadium |
Stewart 13', 90' Finnigan 41' Flynn 80' | BBC Sport | Thomson 26' Kyle 67' (pen.), 78' Suso 74' | Attendance: 4,216 Referee: B Winter |
26 October 2010 League Cup QF | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Falkirk | Pittodrie Stadium |
Hartley 64' (90+5), pen.' | BBC Sport | Khalis 33' | Attendance: 6,710 Referee: O'Reilly |
Scottish Cup
[edit]11 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
Millar 37' Compton 72' | BBC Sport | Buchanan 8' Doolan 86' | Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Winter |
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Replay | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
Erskine 6' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Winter |
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 70 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 60 | |
3 | Falkirk | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 58 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 49 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
References
[edit]- ^ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.