Falkirk
2016–17 season
ChairmanDoug Henderson
ManagerPeter Houston
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
ChampionshipRunners-up
Premiership play-offSemi-final
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupFourth round
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Sibbald (10)
All: Sibbald, Baird & Miller (10)
Highest home attendance7,926 vs. Dundee United, Play-offs, 19 May 2017
Lowest home attendance1,073 vs. Brechin City, League Cup, 30 July 2016
Average home league attendance5,032

The 2016–17 season was Falkirk's fourth season in the Scottish Championship and their sixth 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 Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season and qualified for the Premiership play-offs, losing to Dundee United in the semi-final.[1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

6 August 2016 1 Falkirk 1 – 2 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald 9' Report Cummings 2', 48' Attendance: 6,458
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 August 2016 2 Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Kilday 25' Report Leahy 90+2' Attendance: 2,079
Referee: John Beaton
20 August 2016 3 Queen of the South 2 – 0 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Dobbie 34', 50' Report Attendance: 1,841
Referee: Steven Kirkland
27 August 2016 4 Falkirk 1 – 0 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller 86' Report Attendance: 4,311
Referee: Don Robertson
10 September 2016 5 Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Baird 30'
Taiwo 72'		 Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 September 2016 6 Falkirk 3 – 1 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird 18'
Hippolyte 87'
Miller 89'		 Report Obadeyi 33' Attendance: 5,488
Referee: Crawford Allan
24 September 2016 7 Falkirk 2 – 0 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Meggatt 78 o.g.'
Miller 90+1'		 Report Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Willie Collum
1 October 2016 8 St Mirren 1 – 1 Falkirk St Mirren Park, Paisley
17:15 Walsh 87' Report Sibbald 9' Attendance: 2,334
Referee: John Beaton
15 October 2016 9 Falkirk 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Sibbald 27'
Hippolyte 52'		 Report El Alagui 75' Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Andrew Dallas
22 October 2016 10 Falkirk 2 – 4 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird 18'
Miller 75'		 Report Davidson 17'
Stewart 37', 79'
McManus 72'		 Attendance: 4,773
Referee: Barry Cook
29 October 2016 11 Dundee United 1 – 0 Falkirk Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Durnan 82' Report Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Euan Anderson
5 November 2016 12 Falkirk 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller 90+3' Report Kilday 87' Attendance: 4,432
Referee: Greg Aitken
12 November 2016 13 Hibernian 1 – 1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Hanlon 83' Report Taiwo Red card 25'
Baird 78'		 Attendance: 14,551
Referee: John Beaton
19 November 2016 14 Ayr United 0 – 1 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Report Craigen 15' Attendance: 1,414
Referee: Gavin Duncan
3 December 2016 15 Falkirk 3 – 1 St Mirren Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller 47'
McHugh 78'
Hippolyte 83'		 Report Morgan 17' Attendance: 4,486
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 December 2016 16 Falkirk 2 – 2 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Hippolyte 45+2', 54' Report Dobbie 34'
Lyle 60'		 Attendance: 4,170
Referee: Nick Walsh
17 December 2016 17 Dumbarton 2 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Muirhead 44 o.g.'
Fleming 68'		 Report Sibbald 66' Attendance: 832
Referee: Matt Northcroft
26 December 2016 18 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Falkirk East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 McCabe 59 pen.' Report Hippolyte 10' Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Euan Anderson
31 December 2016 19 Falkirk 1 – 2 Hibernian Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:30 Sibbald 15' Report Cummings 17'
Commons 87'		 Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Crawford Allan
7 January 2017 20 Raith Rovers 1 – 4 Falkirk Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Johnston 9' Report Hippolyte 16'
McHugh 25'
Sibbald 38', 48'		 Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 January 2017 21 Falkirk 1 – 1 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Grant 45+2' Report Harkins 24' Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 January 2017 22 St Mirren 1 – 2 Falkirk St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00 Loy 77' Report Baird 11', 63' Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Alan Muir
4 February 2017 23 Falkirk 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird 34'
Miller 77'		 Report Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Willie Collum
11 February 2017 24 Falkirk 3 – 0 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Baird 5'
Muirhead 53 pen.'
Craigen 60'		 Report Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 February 2017 25 Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 O'Ware 13'
Forbes 68'		 Report Craigen 43'
Muirhead 50 pen.'		 Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Greg Aitken
25 February 2017 26 Falkirk 2 – 2 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Leahy 37'
Austin 59'		 Report Vaughan 38'
Stirling 51'		 Attendance: 4,160
Referee: Matt Northcroft
4 March 2017 27 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Falkirk Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00 Report Kidd 45'
Sibbald 79 pen.'		 Attendance: 1,995
Referee: Gavin Duncan
11 March 2017 28 Ayr United 1 – 4 Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00 Harkins 64' Report Austin 8', 63'
Sibbald 90'
Aird 90+2'		 Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Steven McLean
18 March 2017 29 Falkirk 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
17:15 Report Oyenuga 79' Attendance: 4,584
Referee: Alan Muir
25 March 2017 30 Hibernian 2 – 1 Falkirk Easter Road, Edinburgh
15:00 Ambrose 75'
Keatings 90+2'		 Report Sibbald 77' Attendance: 16,140
Referee: Kevin Clancy
1 April 2017 31 Falkirk 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller 71' Report Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Alan Muir
8 April 2017 32 Dundee United 1 – 1 Falkirk Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00 Murray 50' Report Leahy 83' Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 April 2017 33 Falkirk 2 – 2 St Mirren Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Miller 20'
McHugh 77'		 Report Loy 5'
McGinn 59'		 Attendance: 4,734
Referee: Craig Thomson
22 April 2017 34 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Falkirk East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00 Clark 35'
Martin Red card 58'		 Report Muirhead 53'
Austin 70'		 Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 April 2017 35 Falkirk 2 – 2 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Austin 31'
Muirhead 71 pen.'		 Report Dobbie 9', 78' Attendance: 4,673
Referee: Crawford Allan
6 May 2017 36 Dumbarton 0 – 1 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 Report Austin 85' Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Don Robertson

Premiership play-off

16 May 2017 Semi-final 1st Leg Dundee United 2 – 2 Falkirk Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 Murray 16'
Spittal 53'		 Report Craigen 27'
McKee 59'		 Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd Leg Falkirk 1 – 2
(3 – 4 agg.)		 Dundee United Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45 Craigen 11' Report Murray 76'
Spittal 87'		 Attendance: 7,926
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Results

16 July 2016 Group stage Stirling Albion 1 – 0 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00 Smith 41' Report Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Colin Steven
19 July 2016 Group stage Falkirk 3 – 0 Elgin City Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Vaulks 28'
Miller 36'
McHugh 88'		 Report Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Kevin Graham
23 July 2016 Group stage St Johnstone 3 – 0 Falkirk McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00 Swanson 25 pen.', 38 pen.'
MacLean 68'		 Report Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 July 2016 Group stage Falkirk 2 – 0 Brechin City Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Gasparotto 50'
Austin 53'		 Report Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Kevin Graham

Group G Table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STJ FAL STI BRE ELG
1 St Johnstone (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second round — 3–0 4–0 — —
2 Falkirk 4 2 0 0 2 5 4 +1 6 — — — 2–0 3–0
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 — 1–0 — — 4–1
4 Brechin City 4 1 1 0 2 5 8 −3 5 p1–1 — 2–1 — —
5 Elgin City 4 1 0 0 3 6 12 −6 3 1–3 — — 4–2 —
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Scottish Challenge Cup

3 September 2016 Third round Falkirk 6 – 1 Elgin City Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 McHugh 5', 55'
Hippolyte 32'
Baird 43', 71'
McCracken 48'		 Report Nicolson 38' Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Colin Steven
7 October 2016 Fourth round Ayr United 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45 Harkins 114' Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup

21 January 2017 Fourth round Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Falkirk Cappielow, Greenock
15:00 Lindsay 39'
Forbes 47'		 Report Attendance: 2,349
Referee: Greg Aitken

Player statistics

As of 19 May 2017 (UTC)[2]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupOther
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Rogers 32028+003+001+000+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Kidd 18112+212+000+002+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Luke Leahy 38331+034+000+003+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Muirhead 31424+242+001+002+00
5 DF Scotland SCO David McCracken 18116+000+001+001+01
6 MF Scotland SCO Joe McKee 512+100+000+002+01
7 MF England ENG Tom Taiwo 38130+111+300+001+20
8 MF Scotland SCO Mark Kerr 39029+104+001+004+00
9 FW Scotland SCO John Baird 431032+282+200+102+22
10 MF Scotland SCO Craig Sibbald 451035+1104+001+003+10
11 FW England ENG Myles Hippolyte 35822+871+001+002+11
14 DF Scotland SCO Peter Grant 22120+110+000+001+00
15 DF Canada CAN Luca Gasparotto 36127+204+010+003+00
16 FW England ENG Nathan Austin 2377+1062+210+002+00
18 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller 371016+1491+211+002+10
19 FW Scotland SCO Bob McHugh 42615+1832+210+102+22
21 FW Scotland SCO Scott Shepherd 1302+900+000+001+10
22 DF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF Scotland SCO Tony Gallacher 805+100+001+001+00
24 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 907+000+000+002+00
26 GK Scotland SCO Lewis McMinn 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF England ENG James Craigen 34513+1434+001+002+02
30 FW Scotland SCO Kevin O'Hara 000+000+000+000+00
31 MF Scotland SCO Cameron Blues 100+000+000+000+10
33 MF Canada CAN Fraser Aird 1315+710+001+000+00
44 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 19010+104+001+003+00
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season
6 MF Wales WAL Will Vaulks 110+001+010+000+00
6 MF Scotland SCO John Rankin 1707+602+000+001+10
58 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 200+000+000+002+00

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hibernian (C, P) 36 19 14 3 59 25 +34 71 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Falkirk 36 16 12 8 58 40 +18 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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GroundHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWWWWDWLLDDWWDLDLWDWWWDDWWLLWDDWDW
Position978654333555553334444433322222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Falkirk 1-2 Dundee United (agg 3-4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Falkirk 2016/2017 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Championship 2016/17". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "James Craigen eager to go out on high at Raith Rovers ahead of summer Falkirk move". deadlinenews.co.uk. Deadline News. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lewis Kidd signs for Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gasparotto pens Bairns deal". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bairns Delight as Rogers Returns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "John Rankin Signs for the Bairns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Robbie Thomson signs for Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "Fraser Aird: Midfielder leaves Rangers to join Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "Joe McKee makes deadline day move". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Blair Alston: Midfielder moves to St Johnstone from Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Winger confirms deal with gaffer". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Will Vaulks: Rotherham United sign Falkirk midfielder". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "O'Hara joins East Fife on loan". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "John Rankin leaves Falkirk to join Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "Henderson set for Cowdenbeath loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "Deniz Mehmet: Port Vale sign former Falkirk goalkeeper until end of season". bbc.co.uk/sport. Falkirk FC. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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