Falkirk
2020–21 season
ChairmanGary Deans
ManagerDavid McCracken & Lee Miller
(Until 21 April)
Gary Holt
(Interim)
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
League OneFifth place
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Callumn Morrison (7)
All: Callumn Morrison (10)

The 2020–21 season was Falkirk's second season in League One following their relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that the Scottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.[1]

Summary

Falkirk began their season on 6 October in the League Cup group stage with the League One season beginning on 17 October.

On 11 January 2021, all football below the Scottish Championship was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On 29 January 2021, the suspension was extended until at least 14 February.[3]

In March 2021, the Scottish Government gave permission for the league to resume. On 16 March, clubs from League 1 and 2 voted to implement for a reduced 22-game season with a league split after 18 games.[4]

On 21 April 2021, both of Falkirk's co-managers David McCracken & Lee Miller were sacked following their defeat to Peterhead with sporting director and former manager Gary Holt being appointed in interim charge until the end of the season.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

19 September 2020 Raith Rovers 2 – 6 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Coulson 10'
Hendry 53 pen.'		 Report Dowds 15' (57)
Morrison 28 pen.'
Connolly 66'
Keena 85'
Leitch 90'
22 September 2020 Heart of Midlothian 3 – 0 Falkirk Orlam
Boyce 44'
Walker 75'
Wighton 82 pen.'		 Report
26 September 2020 Falkirk 3 – 2 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium
Keena Report McCowan 10'
Hewitt 80'

Scottish League One

17 October 2020 1 Montrose 1 – 3 Falkirk Links Park
15:00 Quinn 50'
Steeves Red card 85'		 Report Francis 43'
Morrison 85 pen.'
Leitch 90+2'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
24 October 2020 2 Falkirk 1 – 1 Forfar Athletic Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Dowds 15'
Mutch Red card 64'		 Report Allan 66 pen.' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Kirkland
31 October 2020 3 Falkirk 2 – 0 East Fife Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Leitch 39'
Francis 47'		 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 November 2020 4 Partick Thistle 2 – 2 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
15:00 Cardle 66'
Graham 68'		 Report Morrison 13'
Telfer 88'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
21 November 2020 5 Falkirk 1 – 0 Cove Rangers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Morrison 49' Report Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson
24 November 2020 6 Dumbarton 0 – 3 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:00 Report Morrison 16'
Alston 33'
Connolly 77'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
5 December 2020 7 Falkirk 2 – 1 Peterhead Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston 25'
Sammon 45+1'		 Report Cameron 77' Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart
12 December 2020 8 Clyde 0 – 3 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Report Telfer 30'
Mercer 55'
Hall 59'		 Attendance: 0
20 December 2020 9 Falkirk 0 – 1 Airdrieonians Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Report Connell 82' Attendance: 0
26 December 2020 10 Falkirk 0 – 0 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
12:00 Report Rudden Red card 64' Attendance: 0
Referee: Duncan Williams
2 January 2021 11 East Fife 2 – 1 Falkirk Bayview Stadium
15:00 Smith 20'
Hamilton 69'		 Report Morrison 47' Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Beaton
20 March 2021 12 Falkirk 2 – 0 Montrose Falkirk
15:00 Durnan 12'
Morrison 90'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 March 2021 13 Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Falkirk Forfar
15:00 Report Telfer 25'
Alston 48'		 Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Reid
30 March 2021 14 Falkirk 1 – 1 Dumbarton Falkirk
19:45 Dowds 74'
Durnan Red card 81'		 Report Omar 68' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
6 April 2021 15 Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Falkirk Airdrie
19:00 Roy 9'
Carrick 81 pen.'		 Report Telfer 35' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
10 April 2021 16 Falkirk 2 – 1 Clyde Falkirk
15:00 Hall 9'
Keena 68'		 Report Jack 84' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
17 April 2021 17 Cove Rangers 2 – 0 Falkirk Cove Bay
12:00 Megginson 12', 48' Report Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson
20 April 2021 18 Peterhead 1 – 0 Falkirk Peterhead
19:45 Brown 81' Report Gomis Red card 75' Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Duncan Williams
24 April 2021 19 Falkirk 2 – 2 Cove Rangers Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 19 pen.'
Sammon 86'		 Report McIntosh 36'
Megginson 76'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 April 2021 20 Partick Thistle 5 – 0 Falkirk Glasgow
19:00 Rudden 30'
Graham 32', 41', 59'
Cardle 72'		 Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson
1 May 2021 21 Falkirk 1 – 2 Montrose Falkirk
15:00 Sammon 5' Report Ballantyne 45'
Milne 62'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
4 May 2021 22 Airdrieonians 2 – 0 Falkirk Airdrie
19:00 Thomson 88'
Turner 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Lambie

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Results

6 October 2020 1 Falkirk 3 – 0 [A] Kilmarnock Falkirk
19:45 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
9 October 2020 2 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Falkirk Dunfermline
19:45 Murray 58', 65' Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
13 October 2020 3 Falkirk 2 – 1 Clyde Falkirk
19:45 Keena 13'
Morrison 47 pen.'		 Report Goodwillie 17' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
10 November 2020 4 Dumbarton 0 – 4 Falkirk Dumbarton
19:45 Report Morrison 12', 49'
Sammon 73'
Dowds 82'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Lambie
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF FAL KIL CLY DUM
1 Dunfermline Athletic 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second round — 2–0 — 3–2 —
2 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 — — 3–0 2–1 —
3 Kilmarnock 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 Clyde 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 0–1 0–4 — — —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[7]

Knockout stage

29 November 2020 Second round Falkirk 0 – 4 Rangers Falkirk
17:00 Report Defoe 6'
Bassey 30'
Barišić 41'
Tavernier 51'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish Cup

23 March 2021 Second round Arbroath 1 – 2 Falkirk Arbroath
15:00 O'Brien 8' Report Telfer 42'
Fotheringham 87'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
3 April 2021 Third round Celtic 3 – 0 Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 Forrest 56'
Christie 58'
Elyounoussi 79'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics

As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)[8]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Mutch 21017+002+002+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Scott Mercer 19115+112+001+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Paul Dixon 21016+004+000+10
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ben Hall 21216+024+001+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Mark Durnan 15111+113+000+00
6 DF Scotland SCO Gary Miller 19014+301+001+00
8 MF Scotland SCO Blair Alston 24320+132+001+00
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aidan Keena 1427+412+011+00
10 FW Scotland SCO Anton Dowds 23310+722+212+00
11 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 612+310+100+00
14 MF Senegal SEN Morgaro Gomis 23016+203+101+00
15 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Neilson 1007+100+002+00
16 FW England ENG Akeel Francis 2224+1321+202+00
17 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Leitch 27210+1123+102+00
18 FW Ireland EIR Conor Sammon 25414+532+212+00
19 DF Northern Ireland NIR Euan Deveney 701+300+102+00
20 FW Scotland SCO Aidan Laverty 100+000+100+00
21 MF Scotland SCO Charlie Telfer 1757+641+102+01
22 DF Scotland SCO Blair Sneddon 000+000+000+00
24 FW Scotland SCO Kai Fotheringham 13110+100+001+11
25 GK Scotland SCO Jay Cantley 000+000+000+00
33 DF Scotland SCO Sean Kelly 16011+302+000+00
38 MF Scotland SCO Callumn Morrison 251019+274+030+00
72 DF Northern Ireland NIR Kyle McClelland 805+100+002+00
Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season
7 MF England ENG Josh Todd 1203+503+100+00
23 GK Scotland SCO Peter Morrison 705+002+000+00
30 GK Scotland SCO Matthew Connolly 000+000+000+00
99 FW Scotland SCO Lee Miller 700+700+000+00

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 22 11 7 4 40 18 +22 40 Promotion to the Championship
2 Airdrieonians 22 12 2 8 35 24 +11 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Cove Rangers 22 10 6 6 28 18 +10 36
4 Montrose 22 9 6 7 33 33 0 33
5 Falkirk 22 9 5 8 29 26 +3 32
6 East Fife 22 10 3 9 30 33 −3 33
7 Peterhead 22 9 2 11 24 27 −3 29
8 Clyde 22 8 2 12 27 38 −11 26
9 Dumbarton (O) 22 7 4 11 14 24 −10 25 Qualification for the League One play-offs
10 Forfar Athletic (R) 22 4 5 13 18 37 −19 17 Relegation to League Two
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division summary

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAHAHA
ResultWDWDWWWWLDLWWDLWLLDLLL
Position2222211111111111122445
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2020. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

Notes
  1. ^
    A: Falkirk were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock who were unable to raise a team after six players tested positive for COVID-19.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Scottish Challenge Cup cancelled for season 2020-21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Scottish lower leagues & Scottish Cup suspended for three weeks". BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Cup, lower leagues and women's football remain suspended". BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Scottish League 1 & 2 clubs vote for 22-game season with split after 18 matches". BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Club Statement". Falkirk FC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Falkirk 2018/2019 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Scottish Championship 2019/20". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sneddon Joins the Bairns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Anton Dowds Joins the Club". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Aidan Keena Signs from Hartlepool". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bairns Sign Callumn Morrison". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Blair is Back!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Akeel Francis Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Matthew Connolly Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "PJ Morrison Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Euan Deveney Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Sean Kelly Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "Kyle McClelland Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Falkirk bring in Dundee United pair Lewis Neilson and Kai Fotheringham on loan". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Falkirk bring in Dundee United pair Lewis Neilson and Kai Fotheringham on loan". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  24. ↑ "Former Rangers star signs again for non-league side as they push for promotion". dailyrecord.co.uk. Dailry Record. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "Denny Johnstone Signs for Dumbarton". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  26. ↑ "Michael Doyle becomes a Spider". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  27. ↑ "Former Falkirk duo make Championship moves, with another poised for Hearts". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  28. ↑ "New Signing - Louis Longridge". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  29. ↑ "JOSH TODD JOINS AYR UNITED ON LOAN". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "SPFL Statement". SPFL. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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