2020–21 Falkirk F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Falkirk's second season in League One following their relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season. Falkirk will also compete 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]
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Gary Deans | ||
Manager | David McCracken & Lee Miller | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
League Cup | Second Round | ||
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Summary
Falkirk are set to begin their season on 6 October in the League Cup group stage before the League One season gets under way on 17 October.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre Season
19 September 2020 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 6 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Coulson ![]() Hendry ![]() |
Report | Dowds ![]() Morrison ![]() Connolly ![]() Keena ![]() Leitch ![]() |
22 September 2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | Orlam |
Boyce ![]() Walker ![]() Wighton ![]() |
Report |
26 September 2020 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium |
Keena ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | McCowan ![]() Hewitt ![]() |
Scottish League One
17 October 2020 1 | Montrose | 1 – 3 | Falkirk | Links Park |
15:00 | Quinn ![]() Steeves ![]() |
Report | Francis ![]() Morrison ![]() Leitch ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier |
24 October 2020 2 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Dowds ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Report | Allan ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Kirkland |
31 October 2020 3 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Leitch ![]() Francis ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton |
7 November 2020 4 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Cardle ![]() Graham ![]() |
Report | Morrison ![]() Telfer ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine |
21 November 2020 5 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Cove Rangers | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Morrison ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson |
24 November 2020 6 | Dumbarton | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
19:00 | Report | Morrison ![]() Alston ![]() Connolly ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
5 December 2020 7 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Peterhead | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Alston ![]() Sammon ![]() |
Report | Cameron ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart |
12 December 2020 8 | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Broadwood Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Telfer ![]() Mercer ![]() Hall ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
20 December 2020 9 | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Airdrieonians | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 | Report | Connell ![]() |
Attendance: 0 |
26 December 2020 10 | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
12:00 | Report | Rudden ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams |
2 January 2021 11 | East Fife | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | Smith ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Morrison ![]() |
Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton |
16 January 2021 12 | Falkirk | v | Montrose | Falkirk |
15:00 | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 |
23 January 2021 13 | Forfar Athletic | v | Falkirk | Forfar |
15:00 | Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 0 |
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 ![]() |
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 | |
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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 | — | — | — |
Knockout Stage
Scottish Cup
9 January 2021 Second Round | Arbroath | v | Falkirk | Arbroath |
15:00 | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 0 |
Player statistics
- As of 2 January 2021 (UTC)[4]
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 | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Scott Mercer | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Dixon | 15 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Hall | 15 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Durnan | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Gary Miller | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Josh Todd | 12 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Blair Alston | 12 | 2 | 9+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Aidan Keena | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Anton Dowds | 15 | 2 | 10+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Connolly | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Morgaro Gomis | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Akeel Francis | 12 | 2 | 4+5 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Robbie Leitch | 15 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Conor Sammon | 14 | 2 | 7+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Euan Deveney | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Aidan Laverty | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Telfer | 10 | 2 | 3+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Blair Sneddon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 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 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
Sean Kelly | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | MF | ![]() |
Callumn Morrison | 14 | 8 | 8+2 | 5 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
99 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Miller | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team Statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Falkirk | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 21 | Promotion to the Championship |
2 | Cove Rangers | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 19 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
3 | Montrose | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 18 | |
4 | Airdrieonians | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 16 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 15 | |
6 | East Fife | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 13 | |
7 | Peterhead | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | |
8 | Dumbarton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 11 | |
9 | Clyde | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 9 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
10 | Forfar Athletic | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | Relegation to League Two |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2021. 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).[5]
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).[5]
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 2 January 2020. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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See also
- Notes
References
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