2012–13 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Falkirk's third consecutive season 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.

Falkirk
2012–13 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
(until 8 March 2013)
Alex Smith (interim)
(8 March-7 April 2013)
Gary Holt
(from 8 April 2013)
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
First DivisionThird place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to
Rangers
League CupSecond round, lost to
Rangers
Scottish CupSemi-final, lost to
Hibernian
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lyle Taylor (24)

All:
Lyle Taylor (29)
Highest home attendance4,804 v Partick Thistle, 20 April 2013
Lowest home attendance2,288 v Dumbarton, 16 April 2013
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,176[1]

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Falkirk finished third in the Scottish First Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the second round of the League Cup[5] and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Management

Falkirk began the season under the management of Steven Pressley.[7] On 8 March 2013, Pressley left the club to take up the manager post at Coventry City[8] after compensation was agreed.[9] The club's technical director Alex Smith took over as interim manager[10] with Stevie Crawford acting as his assistant.[11]

On 3 April, the club announced that Gary Holt would take over as manager from 8 April 2013.[12]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

A match against Stenhousemuir scheduled for 24 July,[13] was cancelled.[14]

7 July 2012[13] Friendly (Closed Door) Stirling Albion 0 – 3 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Report J Fulton  10'
D Fulton  24' (Penalty)
Trialist  52'
Attendance: 0
11 July 2012[13] Friendly Turriff United 2 – 5 Falkirk The Haughs
20:00 Fraser  2'
Henderson  9'
Report Trialist  6'
Dick  11'
Haworth  30'
White  57'
Kingsley  78'
Referee: Sim
14 July 2012[13] Friendly Fraserburgh 1 – 4 Falkirk Bellslea Park
15:00 Main  18' (Penalty) Report Trialist  7'
Alston  19'
Haworth  55'
Trialist  59'
Referee: Shaw
15 July 2012[13] Friendly Spartans 0 – 0 Falkirk Ainslie Park
15:00 Report Referee: Duncan
22 July 2012[17] Friendly Falkirk 3 – 7 Middlesbrough Falkirk Stadium
16:05 Taylor  5', 39', 47' (pen.) Report Williams  15', 20'
Leadbitter  31'
Ledesma  53'
Bailey  56'
McDonald  78', 90'
Attendance: 1,621
Referee: Madden

Scottish First Division

11 August 2012 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 3 – 1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
15:00 Lawless  4'
Doolan  7', 57'
SFL Report Taylor  53' Attendance: 3,487
Referee: Salmond
18 August 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 0 – 2 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Walker  45'
Clarke  46'
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: O'Reilly
25 August 2012 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Falkirk Cappielow
15:00 Campbell  31' SFL Report Fulton  9'
Taylor  39'
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Thomson
2 September 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 2 Livingston Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Murdoch  34' (Penalty)
Dods  88' 
SFL Report Fordyce  39'
Watson  49'
Andreu  90'
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Norris
22 September 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Airdrie United Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Murdoch  35' (Penalty) SFL Report Cook  68' Attendance: 2,951
Referee: McLean
29 September 2012 Scottish First Division Cowdenbeath 1 – 1 Falkirk Central Park
15:00 Coult  18' SFL Report Weatherston  3' Attendance: 699
Referee: O'Reilly
6 October 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Taylor  30', 55' SFL Report Barrowman  79'
Thomson  82'
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Colvin
20 October 2012 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 0 – 2 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Taylor  16'
Weatherston  32'
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Finnie
10 November 2012 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Smith  56'
Anderson  85'
SFL Report Leahy  43' Attendance: 1,986
Referee: McKendrick
24 November 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium
15:00 McGrandles  83'
Small  91'
SFL Report Page  58' Attendance: 2,682
Referee: Tumilty
8 December 2012 Scottish First Division Airdrie United P – P Falkirk Excelsior Stadium
15:00 SFL Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
15 December 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Murdoch  33' (Penalty)
Taylor  42'
SFL Report Attendance: 2,647
Referee: Robertson
22 December 2012 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 1 – 4 Falkirk Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Donnelly  56'
Blockley  79' 
SFL Report Fulton  43'
Taylor  67', 80', 90'
Attendance: 914
Referee: Clancy
26 December 2012 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Falkirk East End Park
15:00 McMillan  41' SFL Report Duffie  85' 
Alston  90'
Attendance: 5,746
Referee: Finnie
29 December 2012 Scottish First Division Falkirk 3 – 4 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Taylor  43', 86', 89'
Dods  67'
SFL Report Lister  45+2', 79'
Agnew  67' (Penalty)
Creaney  82'
Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Salmond
2 January 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk P – P Livingston Falkirk Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
5 January 2013 Scottish First Division Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Falkirk New Douglas Park
15:00 Mackinnon  80' SFL Report Taylor  13'
Flynn  58' 
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Colvin
12 January 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 0 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Hardie  64' Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Allan
19 January 2013 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 4 – 1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
15:00 Balatoni  4', 62'
Erskine  20', 64'
SFL Report Taylor  18' Attendance: 3,280
Referee: Beaton
26 January 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 4 – 3 Airdrie United Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Taylor  9', 35'
Murdoch  24'
Dods  73'
SFL Report Di Giacomo  57' (Penalty)
McLaren  88'
Boyle  90'
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Roache
9 February 2013 Scottish First Division Cowdenbeath 4 – 1 Falkirk Central Park
15:00 Armstrong  35', 73'
Hemmings  38'
Stevenson  90+1'
SFL Report Taylor  2' Attendance: 566
Referee: Finnie
16 February 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 0 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Weatherston  86' SFL Report Attendance: 3,680
Referee: McLean
19 February 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 2 – 0 Livingston Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Taylor  39', 63' SFL Report Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Brines
23 February 2013 Scottish First Division Dumbarton 0 – 2 Falkirk Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Grant  25'
Weatherston  30'
Attendance: 997
Referee: Somers
5 March 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Murdoch  90+2' SFL Report Graham  30' Attendance: 2,428[19]
Referee: Muir
9 March 2013 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Falkirk Cappielow
15:00 Campbell  30'
MacDonald  44'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,962
Referee: Murray
30 March 2013 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 0 – 1 Falkirk Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Taylor  58'
Taylor  67' 
Attendance: 790
Referee: Northcroft
2 April 2013 Scottish First Division Livingston 1 – 2 Falkirk Almondvale Stadium
19:45 Russell  26' (Penalty)
Russell  82' 
SFL Report Higgins  62'
Talbot  73' (Own goal)
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Colvin
6 April 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 4 – 0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Dods  69'
Sibbald  78'
Higgins  87' (Penalty), 89'
SFL Report Attendance: 2,539
Referee: Murray
16 April 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 1 – 3 Dumbarton Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Taylor  33' SFL Report Gilhaney  19'
Fleming  21', 65'
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: McKendrick
20 April 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Dowie  50'
Doolan  78'
Attendance: 4,804
Referee: Finnie
27 April 2013 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,406
Referee: McLean
4 May 2013 Scottish First Division Falkirk 4 – 1 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Sibbald  60'
Taylor  64' (Penalty)
Duffie  79'
Higgins  88'
SFL Report McLaughlin  27' Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Anderson

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Falkirk 3 – 0 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Duffie  34'
Taylor  51', 57'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Mckendrick
21 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 Falkirk 0 – 1 Rangers Falkirk Stadium
19:45 BBC Report
SFL Report
Little  45' Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Murray

Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1 Falkirk 2 – 0 Elgin City Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Kingsley  67'
Taylor  89'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,549
Referee: Allan
30 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 2 Rangers 3 – 0 Falkirk Ibrox Stadium
19:45 McCulloch  18', 52'
Little  32'
BBC Report
SFL Report
Attendance: 26,450
Referee: Muir

Scottish Cup

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Falkirk Ochilview Park
15:00 BBC Report Duffie  9' Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Northcroft
2 February 2013 Scottish Cup Round 5 Falkirk 4 – 1 Forfar Athletic Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Taylor  19', 83'
Murdoch  68'
Weatherston  75'
BBC Report Campbell  21' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,967
Referee: Clancy
2 March 2013 Scottish Cup QF Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Falkirk New Douglas Park
15:00 Ryan  74'
Page  90+3'
BBC Report Alston  44', 71' Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Collum
13 April 2013[20] Scottish Cup SF Hibernian 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Falkirk Hampden Park
12:30 Harris  51'
Griffiths  78', 115'
Doyle  83'
BBC Report Sibbald  6'
Fulton  18'
Alston  30'
Attendance: 22,410
Referee: Brines

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
DF Darren Dods[21] 33 Club captain

Last updated: 8 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

[22][23]Last updated 8 May 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Graham Bowman 101+000+000+000+00
GK Michael McGovern 43035+002+002+004+00
DF Rhys Bennett 000+000+000+000+00
DF Steven Brisbane 000+000+000+000+00
DF Darren Dods 33227+021+001+004+00
DF Kieran Duffie 37328+112+012+004+01
DF Liam Dick 503+000+100+000+10
DF Johnny Flynn 41033+002+002+004+00
DF Stephen Kingsley 43135+002+002+014+00
DF Ryan McGeever 806+100+000+000+10
DF Robbie Neilson 303+000+000+000+00
DF Liam Rowan 202+000+000+000+00
DF Chris Smith 904+201+001+100+00
DF Will Vaulks 604+200+000+000+00
MF Blair Alston 41527+721+001+103+13
MF Kristopher Faulds 201+100+000+000+00
MF Jay Fulton 35323+522+002+003+01
MF Dale Fulton 1205+300+100+200+10
MF Thomas Grant 27115+810+000+002+20
MF Andy Haworth 1607+501+101+100+00
MF Luke Leahy 1015+311+001+000+00
MF Conor McGrandles 30223+320+000+004+00
MF Stewart Murdoch 40632+052+002+004+01
MF Iain Flannigan 302+10000000
FW Sean Higgins 29414+1140+000+001+30
FW Craig Sibbald 26311+922+002+002+01
FW Lewis Small 1210+1110+000+000+10
FW Lyle Taylor 422933+1242+022+014+02
FW David Weatherston 29516+841+001+001+21
FW Jordan White 500+300+200+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 8 May 2013
Nation Position Name First Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKGraham Bowman 0000000000
GKMichael McGovern 1100000010
DFRhys Bennett 0000000000
DFSteven Brisbane 0000000000
DFDarren Dods 5200001062
DFKieran Duffie 5100000051
DFLiam Dick 0000000000
DFJohnny Flynn 7100000071
DFStephen Kingsley 0000000000
DFRyan McGeever 0000000000
DFRobbie Neilson 0000000000
DFLiam Rowan 0000000000
DFChris Smith 2000000020
DFWill Vaulks 1000000010
MFBlair Alston 3000001040
MFKristopher Faulds 0000000000
MFJay Fulton 2000000020
MFDale Fulton 4000000040
Thomas Grant 1000000010
MFAndy Haworth 1010000020
MFConor McGrandles 2000001030
MFLuke Leahy 1000000010
MFStewart Murdoch 6000001070
MFIain Flannigan 1000000010
FWSean Higgins 3000001040
FWCraig Sibbald 0010001020
FWLewis Small 0000000000
FWLyle Taylor 6110001081
FWDavid Weatherston 0000000000
FWJordan White 0000000000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 36 23 9 4 76 28 +48 78 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Greenock Morton 36 20 7 9 73 47 +26 67
3 Falkirk 36 15 8 13 52 48 +4 53
4 Livingston 36 14 10 12 58 56 +2 52
5 Hamilton Academical 36 14 9 13 52 45 +7 51
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHHAH
ResultLLWLDDDDWDLLWWWWLDLLWLWWWDLLWWWWLLDW
Position796887877778666445665555555554334453
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2013. Source: [24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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