2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk
2010–11 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stirling Albion
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Stewart (15)

All:
Mark Stewart (17)
Highest home attendance6,947 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 7 August 2010
Lowest home attendance3,376 vs. Queen of the South, 15 January 2011
Average home league attendance4,224[1]

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

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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7 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
Millar Red card 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
28 August 2010 First Division Dundee 2–0 Falkirk Dens Park
O'Donnell 43'
Riley 45+3'
Douglas Red card
BBC Report Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Collum
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
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
29 December 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 4,037
Referee: O'Reilly
22 January 2011 First Division Dundee 1–0 Falkirk Dens Park
Forsyth 8' BBC Report Finnigan Red card Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Allan
12 February 2011 First Division Falkirk 1–0 Morton Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 81'
Millar Red card 90'
BBC Report Monti Red card 73'
Tidser Red card 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
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
26 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 38', 79' BBC SPORT Baird 74' Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Conroy
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
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
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

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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 soccer ball with check mark
Colquhoun soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with red X
Buist soccer ball with red X
Forsyth soccer ball with check mark
Millar soccer ball with red X
Finnigan soccer ball with red X
O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
Stewart soccer ball with red X

Scottish League Cup

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21 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Falkirk Stadium
Stewart 13', 90'
Finnigan 41'
Flynn 80'
BBC Sport Thomson Red card 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

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Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Austria AUT Bobby Olejnik
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Barclay
GK Scotland SCO Michael Andrews
DF Scotland SCO Tam Scobbie
DF Scotland SCO Marc Twaddle
DF Northern Ireland NIR Brian McLean
DF Scotland SCO Chris Mitchell
DF Morocco MAR Mehdi Khalis
DF Scotland SCO Kieran Duffie
DF Wales WAL James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
DF Scotland SCO Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
DF Scotland SCO Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Burton O'Brien
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Flynn
MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar
MF England ENG Jack Compton
MF Scotland SCO Stewart Murdoch
MF Scotland SCO Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
MF Scotland SCO Scott Davidson
FW England ENG Carl Finnigan
FW England ENG Kallum Higginbotham
FW Scotland SCO Mark Stewart
FW Scotland SCO Tam McManus
FW Portugal POR Pedro Moutinho

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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

References

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  1. ^ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.