2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Gary Deans | ||
Manager | David McCracken & Lee Miller (Until 21 April) Gary Holt (Interim) | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
League One | 5th | ||
Scottish Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Callumn Morrison (7) All: Callumn Morrison (10) | ||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre Season
[edit]19 September 2020 | Raith Rovers | 2–6 | Falkirk | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Coulson ![]() Hendry ![]() |
Report | Dowds ![]() Morrison ![]() Connolly ![]() Keena ![]() Leitch ![]() |
Stadium: Stark's Park |
22 September 2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
Boyce ![]() Walker ![]() Wighton ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Oriam |
26 September 2020 | Falkirk | 3–2 | Ayr United | Falkirk |
Keena ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | McCowan ![]() Hewitt ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
Scottish League One
[edit]17 October 2020 1 | Montrose | 1–3 | Falkirk | Montrose |
15:00 | Quinn ![]() Steeves ![]() |
Report | Francis ![]() Morrison ![]() Leitch ![]() |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
24 October 2020 2 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Forfar Athletic | Falkirk |
15:00 | Dowds ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Report | Allan ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Kirkland |
31 October 2020 3 | Falkirk | 2–0 | East Fife | Falkirk |
15:00 | Leitch ![]() Francis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton |
7 November 2020 4 | Partick Thistle | 2–2 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
15:00 | Cardle ![]() Graham ![]() |
Report | Morrison ![]() Telfer ![]() |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
21 November 2020 5 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Cove Rangers | Falkirk |
15:00 | Morrison ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
24 November 2020 6 | Dumbarton | 0–3 | Falkirk | Dumbarton |
19:00 | Report | Morrison ![]() Alston ![]() Connolly ![]() |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
5 December 2020 7 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Peterhead | Falkirk |
15:00 | Alston ![]() Sammon ![]() |
Report | Cameron ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart |
12 December 2020 8 | Clyde | 0–3 | Falkirk | Cumbernauld |
15:00 | Report | Telfer ![]() Mercer ![]() Hall ![]() |
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 0 |
20 December 2020 9 | Falkirk | 0–1 | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
15:00 | Report | Connell ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 |
26 December 2020 10 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk |
12:00 | Report | Rudden ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
2 January 2021 11 | East Fife | 2–1 | Falkirk | Methil |
15:00 | Smith ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Morrison ![]() |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton |
20 March 2021 12 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Montrose | Falkirk |
15:00 | Durnan ![]() Morrison ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
27 March 2021 13 | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Falkirk | Forfar |
15:00 | Report | Telfer ![]() Alston ![]() |
Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid |
30 March 2021 14 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Falkirk |
19:45 | Dowds ![]() Durnan ![]() |
Report | Omar ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
6 April 2021 15 | Airdrieonians | 2–1 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
19:00 | Roy ![]() Carrick ![]() |
Report | Telfer ![]() |
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
10 April 2021 16 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Clyde | Falkirk |
15:00 | Hall ![]() Keena ![]() |
Report | Jack ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
17 April 2021 17 | Cove Rangers | 2–0 | Falkirk | Cove Bay |
12:00 | Megginson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
20 April 2021 18 | Peterhead | 1–0 | Falkirk | Peterhead |
19:45 | Brown ![]() |
Report | Gomis ![]() |
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
24 April 2021 19 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Cove Rangers | Falkirk |
15:00 | Morrison ![]() Sammon ![]() |
Report | McIntosh ![]() Megginson ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
29 April 2021 20 | Partick Thistle | 5–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
19:00 | Rudden ![]() Graham ![]() Cardle ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
1 May 2021 21 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Montrose | Falkirk |
15:00 | Sammon ![]() |
Report | Ballantyne ![]() Milne ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
4 May 2021 22 | Airdrieonians | 2–0 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
19:00 | Thomson ![]() Turner ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Lambie |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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 ![]() |
Report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
13 October 2020 3 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Clyde | Falkirk |
19:45 | Keena ![]() Morrison ![]() |
Report | Goodwillie ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
10 November 2020 4 | Dumbarton | 0–4 | Falkirk | Dumbarton |
19:45 | Report | Morrison ![]() Sammon ![]() Dowds ![]() |
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 | — | — | — |
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
[edit]29 November 2020 Second round | Falkirk | 0–4 | Rangers | Falkirk |
17:00 | Report | Defoe ![]() Bassey ![]() Barišić ![]() Tavernier ![]() |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Cup
[edit]23 March 2021 Second round | Arbroath | 1–2 | Falkirk | Arbroath |
15:00 | O'Brien ![]() |
Report | Telfer ![]() Fotheringham ![]() |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
3 April 2021 Third round | Celtic | 3–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
15:00 | Forrest ![]() Christie ![]() Elyounoussi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
Player statistics
[edit]- As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)[8]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Robbie Mutch | 21 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Scott Mercer | 19 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Dixon | 21 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Hall | 21 | 2 | 16+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Durnan | 15 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Gary Miller | 19 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Blair Alston | 24 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Aidan Keena | 14 | 2 | 7+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Anton Dowds | 23 | 3 | 10+7 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Connolly | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Morgaro Gomis | 23 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Lewis Neilson | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Akeel Francis | 22 | 2 | 4+13 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Robbie Leitch | 27 | 2 | 10+11 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Conor Sammon | 25 | 4 | 14+5 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Euan Deveney | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Aidan Laverty | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Telfer | 17 | 5 | 7+6 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Blair Sneddon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Kai Fotheringham | 13 | 1 | 10+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
25 | GK | ![]() |
Jay Cantley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Sean Kelly | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() |
Callumn Morrison | 25 | 10 | 19+2 | 7 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
72 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle McClelland | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2020–21 season | |||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Josh Todd | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | GK | ![]() |
Peter Morrison | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Matthew Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
99 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Miller | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit]
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Players out[edit]
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See also
[edit]- Notes
References
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- ^ "Scottish lower leagues & Scottish Cup suspended for three weeks". BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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- ^ "Euan Deveney Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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- ^ "Kyle McClelland Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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- ^ "Denny Johnstone Signs for Dumbarton". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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