2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season
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.
| 2010–11 season | |||
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| Chairman | Martin Ritchie | ||
| Manager | Steven Pressley | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Third place | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stirling Albion | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-final, lost to Aberdeen | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Partick Thistle | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mark Stewart (15) All: Mark Stewart (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,947 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 7 August 2010 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,376 vs. Queen of the South, 15 January 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,224[1] | ||
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Summary
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
Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 7 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Dunfermline | Falkirk Stadium |
Millar  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 |
| 21 August 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium |
| Twaddle 60' Stewart 70'Compton 79' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,196 Referee: McDonald |
| 28 August 2010 First Division | Dundee | 2–0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
| O'Donnell 43' Riley 45+3'Douglas |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Collum |
| 11 September 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
| McManus 15', 71' Deuchar 84' |
BBC Report | Burns 66' Harris |
Attendance: 4,064 Referee: McKendrick |
| 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 |
| 16 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
| Paton 17' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Somers |
| 23 October 2010 First Division | Queen of the South | 1–5 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
| Burns 49' |
BBC Report | Finnigan 4', 74' Marr 52'Deuchar 84'Twaddle 89' |
Attendance: 2,254 Referee: Richmond |
| 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 |
| 13 November 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–5 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
| Buist | BBC Report | Flynn 6' Stewart 15', 57'Deuchar 71'Finnigan 79' |
Attendance: 2,168 Referee: Robertson |
| 29 December 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 4,037 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 2 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 4–2 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk Stadium |
| Higginbotham 5', 32' Allison 20 og.'McLean 60' |
BBC Report | Witteveen 25' Paul McHale 88' |
Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Madden |
| 15 January 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0–3 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium |
| BBC Report | Johnston 27', 44' McMenamin 39' |
Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Salmond |
| 22 January 2011 First Division | Dundee | 1–0 | Falkirk | Dens Park |
| Forsyth 8' |
BBC Report | Finnigan | Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Allan |
| 29 January 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
| Ellis 10' |
BBC Report | Compton 38' Stewart 42'McLean |
Referee: Madden |
| 12 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1–0 | Morton | Falkirk Stadium |
| Stewart 81' Millar 90' |
BBC Report | Monti 73' Tidser 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 |
| 5 March 2011 First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 24' Barrowman 87' |
BBC Sport | Stewart 37' |
Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Salmond |
| 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 |
| 22 March 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park |
| BBC Sport | McManus 25' |
Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Nicholls |
| 26 March 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
| Stewart 38', 79' |
BBC SPORT | Baird 74' |
Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Conroy |
| 29 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Falkirk | Central Park |
| BBC SPORT | Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick |
| 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 |
| 9 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–3 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
| McManus 66' Finnigan 85' |
BBC SPORT | Erskine 8', 24' Doolan 62' |
Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Brines |
| 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 |
| 19 April 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
| McManus 45' Stewart 90' |
BBC SPORT | Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Northcroft |
| 23 April 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Falkirk | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
| Smith 53' |
BBC SPORT | Millar 37' McManus 41' |
Attendance: 1,288 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 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
| 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  Colquhoun Gibson  Buist Forsyth |
Millar Finnigan O'Brien Stewart |
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Scottish League Cup
| 24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
| BBC Sport | flynn 58' |
Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Richmond |
| 21 September 2010 League Cup Round 3 | Falkirk | 4–3 | Hearts | Falkirk Stadium |
| Stewart 13', 90' Finnigan 41'Flynn 80' |
BBC Sport | Thomson 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
| 11 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
| Millar 37' Compton 72' |
BBC Sport | Buchanan 8' Doolan 86' |
Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Winter |
| 18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
| Erskine 6' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Winter |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table
| 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) Champion; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
References
- "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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