2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Martin Ritchie | ||
| Manager | Steven Pressley | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Third place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Ayr United | ||
| League Cup | Semi-final, lost to Celtic | ||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Farid El Alagui (18) All: Farid El Alagui (28)  | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,188 | ||
| 
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The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Falkirk finished third in the First Division.[2] They reached the semi-final of the League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.[5]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
| 2 July 2011 Friendly | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 4 | Falkirk | Recreation Park, Alloa | 
| Trialist  Trialist  | 
Falkirk Report | One  Higginbotham Trialist McManus  | 
Referee: Hilland | 
| 5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors) | Falkirk | 2 – 5 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Higginbotham  Trialist  | 
Falkirk Report | Watson  Goodwillie Russell  | 
| 8 July 2011 Friendly | Inverurie Loco Works | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Harlaw Park, Inverurie | 
| Coull  | 
Falkirk Report | Winters  | 
| 9 July 2011 Friendly | Peterhead | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead | 
| McAllister  | 
Falkirk Report | 
| 13 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Leeds United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Falkirk Report | Scobbie  Snodgrass  | 
Attendance: 2065 Referee: Charleston  | 
| 16 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Preston North End | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Alston  Flynn  | 
Falkirk FC Report | Proctor  McLaughlin  | 
Attendance: 901 Referee: Finnie  | 
| 19 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Bennett  | 
Falkirk FC Report | Hanlon  | 
Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Madden  | 
Scottish First Division
| 6 August 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 
| Hamill  | 
BBC Sport | Dods  | 
Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Richmond  | 
| 13 August 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Higginbotham  | 
BBC Sport | Doolan  | 
Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Allan  | 
| 20 August 2011 First Division | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr | 
| Wardlaw  Malone Campbell  | 
BBC Sport | Higginbotham  El Alagui  | 
Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Finnie  | 
| 27 August 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Craig  | 
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty  | 
| 10 September 2011 First Division | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston | 
| Russell  | 
BBC Sport | Murdoch  Millar Higginbotham  | 
Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Thomson  | 
| 17 September 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Weatherston  El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Milne  | 
Attendance: 3,576 Referee: McLean  | 
| 24 September 2011 First Division | Greenock Morton | 3 – 2 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 
| MacDonald  Jackson  | 
BBC Sport | Weatherston  Alston  | 
Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Allan  | 
| 1 October 2011 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 
| BBC Sport | El Alagui  | 
Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Norris  | 
| 15 October 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Dods  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 22 October 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 
| Rowson  Erskine  | 
BBC Sport | El Alagui  Higginbotham  | 
Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Collum  | 
| 29 October 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Alston  Dods  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Conroy  | 
| 5 November 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 4 – 3 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Wallace Brown Weatherston  | 
BBC Sport | Barr  Kn. Jacobs Fotheringham  | 
Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 12 November 2011 First Division | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 
| Kettlewell  Gardyne Miller  | 
BBC Sport | Wallace  | 
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers  | 
| 26 November 2011 First Division | Dundee | 4 – 2 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee | 
| Rae  Hyde Milne  | 
SFL Report | Weston  Fulton  | 
Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Conroy  | 
| 3 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Brines  | 
| 10 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| SFL Report | Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Thomson  | 
| 17 December 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 5 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | 
| McLaughlin  | 
SFL Report | Sibbald  El Alagui Higginbotham  | 
Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 26 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Duffie  | 
SFL Report | McMenamin  | 
Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Richmond  | 
| 2 January 2012 First Division | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston | 
| McNulty  | 
BBC Sport | El Alagui  Higginbotham  | 
Attendance: 2,967 Referee: Winter  | 
| 14 January 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum  | 
| 21 January 2012 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 
| Murray  Baird  | 
BBC Sport | El Alagui  Dods  | 
Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Beaton  | 
| 28 January 2012 First Division | Falkirk | P – P | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| 11 February 2012 First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 
| SFL Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Madden  | 
| 18 February 2012 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 
| SFL Report | Dods  | 
Attendance: 1,843 Referee: McLean  | 
| 21 February 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  | 
SFL Report | Finnigan  | 
Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Richmond  | 
| 25 February 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Gibson Dods  | 
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Finnie  | 
| 3 March 2012 First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr | 
| Geggan  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,621 Referee: McKendrick  | 
| 10 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Millar  Duffie  | 
SFL Report | Cairney  | 
Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Collum  | 
| 17 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 
| Brittain  Quinn  | 
SFL Report | McGovern  Millar El Alagui  | 
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines  | 
| 20 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| SFL Report | Tidser  Campbell  | 
Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Norris  | 
| 24 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 5 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Weatherston  | 
BBC Sport | Boulding  B. Barr Russell  | 
Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Somers  | 
| 7 April 2012 First Division | Dundee | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee | 
| O'Donnell  Conroy Milne  | 
SFL Report | Millar  | 
Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Thomson  | 
| 10 April 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Millar  El Alagui  | 
SFL Report | Hutton  | 
Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Allan  | 
| 14 April 2012 First Division | Queen of the South | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | 
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Brines  | 
| 21 April 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Alston  | 
SFL Report | Graham  | 
Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Madden  | 
| 28 April 2012 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 
| McGuigan  | 
SFL Report | Alston  | 
Attendance: 2,586 Referee: O'Reilly  | 
| 5 May 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Scobbie  El Alagui Alston  | 
BBC Sport | Moffat  | 
Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Tumilty  | 
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Glebe Park, Brechin | 
| McKenna  | 
BBC Sport | Bennett  Dods  | 
Attendance: 596 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Winter  | 
| 4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals | East Fife | 1 – 4 | Falkirk | Bayview Stadium, Methil | 
| Wallace  | 
BBC Sport | Millar  Higginbotham Sibbald  | 
Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Colvin  | 
| 9 October 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals | Annan Athletic | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Galabank, Annan | 
| BBC Sport | Millar  El Alagui  | 
Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Salmond  | 
| 1 April 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston | 
| Dods  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Winter  | 
Scottish League Cup
| 30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Albion Rovers | 2 – 4 | Falkirk | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge | 
| Chaplain  Boyle  | 
BBC Sport | El Alagui  Fulton Higginbotham  | 
Attendance: 602 Referee: Tumilty  | 
| 24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Ferguson  Sibbald El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Paton  | 
Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Muir  | 
| 21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| El Alagui  Millar  | 
BBC Sport | Goian  Jelavić  | 
Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Winter  | 
| 25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final | Dundee United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee | 
| Russell  Daly  | 
BBC Sport | El Alagui  Graham  | 
Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Murray  | 
| 29 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 
| Fulton  | 
BBC Sport | Brown  Stokes  | 
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Norris  | 
Scottish Cup
| 7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 
| Dods  El Alagui  | 
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,475 Referee: McKendrick  | 
| 4 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ayr United | P – P | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr | 
| BBC Sport | 
| 15 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr | 
| Geggan  Roberts  | 
BBC Sport | Alston  | 
Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Allan  | 
Player statistics
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Darren Dods[6] | 46 | Club captain | 
Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
- Last updated 5 May 2012
 
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Michael McGovern | 47 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Graham Bowman | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tam Scobbie | 41 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darren Dods | 46 | 8 | 34+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | ||
| DF | Kieran Duffie | 41 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stephen Kingsley | 17 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Rhys Bennett | 26 | 1 | 8+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| DF | Steven Brisbane | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Murray Wallace | 42 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Liam Dick | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Blair Alston | 33 | 6 | 14+10 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jay Fulton | 42 | 3 | 23+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Millar | 43 | 9 | 33+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 | ||
| MF | Stewart Murdoch | 36 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dale Fulton | 13 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ryan Millar | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Willie Gibson | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kristopher Faulds | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | David Weatherston | 34 | 4 | 25+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kallum Higginbotham | 29 | 8 | 20+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | ||
| FW | Farid El Alagui | 44 | 28 | 33+0 | 18 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 3 | ||
| FW | Craig Sibbald | 37 | 4 | 22+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Ally Graham | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jordan White | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 5 May 2012
 
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Michael McGovern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| GK | Graham Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Tam Scobbie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | Darren Dods | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| DF | Kieran Duffie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| DF | Stephen Kingsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Rhys Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | Steven Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Murray Wallace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | Liam Dick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Blair Alston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Jay Fulton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Millar | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| MF | Stewart Murdoch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Dale Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Willie Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Kristopher Faulds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | David Weatherston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Kallum Higginbotham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | Farid El Alagui | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| FW | Craig Sibbald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Ally Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Jordan White | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Awards
- Last updated 5 May 2012
 
| Nation | Name | Award | Month | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Sibbald[7] | Young Player of the Month | August | |
| Steven Pressley[8] | First Division Manager of the Month | September | |
| Farid El Alagui[8] | Player of the Month | September | |
| Steven Pressley[9] | First Division Manager of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Darren Dods[9] | Player of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Farid El Alagui[10] | Player of the Month | December | |
| Steven Pressley[11] | First Division Manager of the Month | January | |
| Steven Pressley[12] | First Division Manager of the Month | February | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League | 
| 2 | Dundee (P) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[13]
 
Transfers
Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.[14]
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