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2013–14 Falkirk F.C. season

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Falkirk
2013–14 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerGary Holt
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipThird place
Premiership play-offSemi-final
Challenge CupQuarter-final
League CupThird round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Rory Loy (20)
All: Rory Loy (22)
Highest home attendance6,228 vs. Rangers, Scottish Cup, 30 November 2013
Lowest home attendance1,154 vs. Clyde, League Cup, 3 August 2013
Average home league attendance3,124

The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, 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

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Season

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Falkirk finished third in the Scottish Championship with 66 points and qualified for the Scottish Premiership play-offs, losing to Hamilton Academical in the semi-final.[2] Falkirk also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

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10 August 2013 1 Dumbarton 1–1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Prunty 84' Report McGrandles 61' Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Calum Murray
17 August 2013 2 Falkirk 3–1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy 40', 45'
Roberts 48'
Report Hands 90' Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Craig Thomson
24 August 2013 3 Livingston 0–3 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Report Roberts 30', 41', 54' Attendance: 1,416
Referee: George Salmond
31 August 2013 4 Falkirk 1–2 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Fulton 50' Report Antoine-Curier 72'
Crawford 75'
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 September 2013 5 Cowdenbeath 1–0 Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart 89' Report Attendance: 644
21 September 2013 6 Falkirk 3–1 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy 12', 65'
Fulton 55'
Report Conroy 74' Attendance: 3,349
Referee: Willie Collum
28 September 2013 7 Raith Rovers 1–1 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Anderson 3' Report Faulds 90+1' Attendance: 1,715
Referee: John McKendrick
5 October 2013 8 Falkirk 2–1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy 33' (pen.), 85' Report Russell 57' Attendance: 3,189
Referee: John Beaton
12 October 2013 9 Alloa Athletic 0–0 Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Willie Collum
19 October 2013 10 Falkirk 1–2 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Roberts 39' Red card 90+3' Report Fleming 7'
Megginson 24'
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: George Salmond
26 October 2013 11 Hamilton Academical 2–0 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Andreu 21'
Longridge 89'
Report Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Alan Muir
9 November 2013 12 Falkirk 4–1 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks 37'
Loy 52', 69'
Sibbald 60'
Report Vaulks 72' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,878
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 November 2013 13 Dundee 1–1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 Conroy 24' (pen.) Report Leahy 90+3' Attendance: 4,661
Referee: Stevie O’Reilly
23 November 2013 14 Falkirk 4–0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar 51', 84'
Loy 75'
Shepherd 87'
Report Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Barry Cook
7 December 2013 15 Falkirk 3–1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald 4'
McGrandles 25'
Kingsley 51'
Report Spence 73' Attendance: 2,934
Referee: Alan Muir
21 December 2013 16 Greenock Morton 0–2 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Report Duffie 51'
Loy 69' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,873
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 December 2013 17 Falkirk 0–0 Alloa Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Andrew Dallas
4 January 2014 18 Livingston 0–1 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00 Donaldson Red card 25' Report Loy 26' (pen.) Attendance: 1,585
Referee: Kevin Graham
11 January 2014 19 Falkirk 0–0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Crawford Allan
18 January 2014 20 Cowdenbeath 0–2 Falkirk Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Report Millar 54'
Loy 56'
Attendance: 566
Referee: Calum Murray
25 January 2014 21 Falkirk 2–0 Dundee Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McGrandles 16'
Loy 73'
Report Letheren Red card 45+1' Attendance: 4,183
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 February 2014 22 Falkirk 1–1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar 63' (pen.) Report Imrie 45+1' Attendance: 3,120
Referee: John McKendrick
8 February 2014 23 Queen of the South 2–0 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly 81', 86' Report Attendance: 1,818
Referee: Iain Brines
15 February 2014 24 Dumbarton 2–1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Megginson 63'
Kirkpatrick 73'
Report Loy 29' Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Greg Aitken
22 February 2014 25 Falkirk 1–0 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Millar 90+1' (pen.) Report Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Brian Colvin
1 March 2014 26 Raith Rovers 2–4 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Baird 23'
Booth 28' (pen.)
Report Hill 18' (o.g.)
McCracken 47'
Loy 71'
Millar 87'
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 March 2014 27 Falkirk 1–1 Livingston Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Alston 82'
Roberts Red card 86'
Report McNulty 35' Attendance: 2,924
15 March 2014 28 Hamilton Academical 3–1 Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00 Scotland 4'
MacKinnon 74'
Longridge 90'
BBC Beck 71' Attendance: 1,706
Referee: Alan Muir
22 March 2014 29 Alloa Athletic 3–0 Falkirk Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Ferns 71'
Cawley 78'
McCord 87'
BBC Roberts Red card 63' Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Alan Muir
25 March 2014 30 Falkirk 2–0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 McCracken 25'
Loy 73'
Report Murray Red card 89' Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 March 2014 31 Dundee 0–1 Falkirk Dens Park, Dundee
15:00 BBC Beck 19' Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
5 April 2014 32 Falkirk 5–0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Loy 16', 28', 54'
Alston 40'
Sibbald 48'
Report Attendance: 2,830
Referee: Don Robertson
12 April 2014 33 Queen of the South 1–2 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Reilly 67' BBC Alston 59'
Beck 61'
Flynn Red card 68'
Attendance: 4,919
Referee: John McKendrick
19 April 2014 34 Falkirk 2–1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy 19'
McGrandles 23'
Report Vaulks 32' (o.g.) Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 April 2014 35 Greenock Morton 1–1 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Vine 60' BBC McGrandles 41' Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 May 2014 36 Falkirk 3–1 Alloa Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Beck 23', 90+1'
Sibbald 61'
Report Cawley 29' Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Willie Collum

Premiership play-off

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6 May 2014 Quarter-final 1st leg Queen of the South 2–1 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45 McHugh 56', 90' Report Alston 8' Attendance: 1,996
Referee: John McKendrick
10 May 2014 Quarter-final 2nd leg Falkirk 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 agg.)
Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Loy 53'
Sibbald 70'
Alston 118'
Report McHugh 36' Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Calum Murray
13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st Leg Falkirk 1–1 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Beck 80' Report MacKinnon 61' Attendance: 4,194
Referee: John Beaton
18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd Leg Hamilton Academical 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Falkirk New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45 Andreu 16' Report Attendance: 4,678
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup

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27 July 2013 First Round Clyde 1–2 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00 McCluskey 51' Report Alston 49'
McGrandles 64'
Attendance: 935
Referee: Ian Brines
20 August 2013 Second Round Ayr United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Malcolm 41' Report Loy 62'
Shepherd 111'
Attendance: 921
Referee: Craig Charleston
7 September 2013 Quarter-Final Raith Rovers 1–0 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Spence 86' Report Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish League Cup

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3 August 2013 First Round Falkirk 3–0 Clyde Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00 Alston 73'
Roberts 79'
Grant 81'
Report Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Brian Colvin
27 August 2013 Second Round Falkirk 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Morris 20' (o.g.)
Fulton 33'
Report Moore 28' Attendance: 3,663
Referee: Steven McLean
25 September 2013 Third Round Falkirk 0–5 Aberdeen Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Report Shaughnessy 23'
Smith 36'
Vernon 54', 55', 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

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30 November 2013 Fourth Round Falkirk 0–2 Rangers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:15 McCracken Red card 57' Report Law 89'
Templeton 90+4'
Attendance: 6,228
Referee: Brian Colvin

Player statistics

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As of 18 May 2014 (UTC)[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 43 0 34+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kieran Duffie 31 1 26+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 44 1 35+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
4 MF Nigeria NGA Olumide Durojaiye 21 0 7+10 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Johnny Flynn 29 0 14+8 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
6 MF Wales WAL Will Vaulks 42 1 33+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
7 MF England ENG Mark Beck 19 6 13+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Blair Alston 38 7 23+6 3 2+1 1 0+1 0 5+0 3
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Philip Roberts 31 6 24+2 5 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Craig Sibbald 43 5 29+5 4 3+0 0 1+0 0 4+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Conor McGrandles 45 6 36+0 5 2+1 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
12 GK Scotland SCO Graham Bowman 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 8 0 1+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Thomas Grant 6 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Kris Faulds 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Small 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF England ENG Luke Leahy 23 1 1+18 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Steven Brisbane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Liam Rowan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Turnbull 7 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Gregor Amos 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Blair 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Michael Martin 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Connor Hogg 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Scotland SCO Botti Biabi 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 FW Scotland SCO Scott Shepherd 19 1 1+13 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+3 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Robbie McNab 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Rory Loy 41 22 34+0 20 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
34 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 29 2 24+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar 29 6 24+0 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
36 DF Scotland SCO Joe Chalmers 11 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
7 MF Scotland SCO Jay Fulton 26 3 19+2 2 2+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 FW England ENG Rakish Bingham 12 0 2+9 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 36 21 6 9 54 26 +28 69 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Hamilton Academical (O, P) 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Falkirk 36 19 9 8 59 33 +26 66 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Queen of the South 36 16 7 13 53 39 +14 55
5 Dumbarton 36 15 6 15 65 64 +1 51
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLLWDWDLLWDWWWDWDWWDLLWWDLLWWWWWDW
Position722243334444543443333223333333333333
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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References

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