2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2010-11 Falkirk F.C. Season will be their first back in the Scottish First Division having been relegated from the Spl last season. They will also compete in the Alba Challenge Cup, Scottish Cup, and the League Cup.

Falkirk

2010–11 season

Chairman

Martin Ritchie

Manager

Steven Pressley

Stadium

Falkirk Stadium

Scottish First Division

3rd

Scottish Cup

Fourth Round Replay

League Cup

Quarter Final

Top goalscorer

League:
Mark Stewart (14)
All:
Mark Stewart (16)

Home colours

Away colours

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1 League table
2 Matches
3 Squad
4 References

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P)	36	20	10	6	66	31	+35	70	Promotion to the 2011–12 Scottish 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
6	Dundee	36	19	12	5	54	34	+20	044^*
7	Greenock Morton	36	11	10	15	39	43	−4	43
8	Ross County	36	9	14	13	30	34	−4	41
9	Cowdenbeath (Q)	36	9	8	19	41	72	−31	35	Qualification to the Scottish First Division Playoffs
10	Stirling Albion (R)	36	4	8	24	32	82	−50	20	Relegation to the Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 7 May
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
^* Dundee were deducted 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.^[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

First Division

First Division	Falkirk		0 – 1		Dunfermline	Falkirk Stadium	7 August 2010
Millar					Clarke 16'	Referee: Murray

First Division	Ross County		0 – 1		Falkirk	Victoria Park	14 August 2010
					Flynn 36'	Referee: Brines

First Division	Falkirk		3 – 0		Stirling	Falkirk Stadium	21 August 2010
Twaddle 60' Stewart 70' Compton 79'						Referee: McDonald

First Division	Dundee		2 – 0		Falkirk	Dens Park	28 August 2010
O'Donnell 43' Riley 45+3' Douglas						Referee: Collum

First Division	Falkirk		3 – 1		Queen Of The South	Falkirk Stadium	11 September 2010
McManus 15' (71) Deuchar 84'					Burns 66' Harris	Referee: McKendrick

First Division	Falkirk		2 – 1		Morton	Falkirk Stadium	18 September 2010
Smyth 45+2' Ryan Flynn 84'					Kean 79'	Referee: Tumilty

First Division	Raith Rovers		2 – 1		Falkirk	Stark's Park	25 September 2010
Tadé 37' Dyer 78'					Ryan Flynn 7'	Referee: Conroy

First Division	Falkirk		5 – 1		Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium	2 October 2010
Compton 11' Stewart 22' Millar 34' (79), pen.' Finnigan 69'					Ramsay 83' (pen.)	Referee: Nicholls

First Division	Partick Thistle		1 – 0		Falkirk	Firhill Stadium	16 October 2010
Paton 17'						Referee: Somers Report: Somers

First Division	Queen Of The South		1 – 5		Falkirk	Palmerston Park	23 October 2010
Burns 49'					Finnigan 4' (74) Marr 52' Deuchar 84' Twaddle 89'	Report: Richmond

First Division	Falkirk		3 – 3		Dundee	Falkirk Stadium	30 October 2010
Stewart 72' (75) Millar 88' (pen.)					Griffiths 2' Sean Higgins 7' Witteveen 84'	Referee: Winter

First Division	Falkirk		0 – 1		Ross County	Falkirk Stadium	6 November 2010
					Barrowman 27'	Referee: McDonald

First Division	Stirling		0 – 5		Falkirk	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium	13 November 2010
Buist					Flynn 6' Stewart 15' (57) Deuchar 71' Finnigan 79'	Referee: Robertson

First Division	Falkirk		0 – 0		Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium	29 December 2010
						Referee: O'Reilly

First Division	Falkirk		4 – 2		Stirling	Falkirk Stadium	2 January 2011
Higginbotham 5' (32) Allison 20' (Og.) McLean 60'					Witteveen 25' Paul McHale 88'	Referee: Madden

First Division	Falkirk		0 – 3		Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium	15 January 2011
					Johnston 27' (44) McMenamin 39'	Referee: Salmond

First Division	Dundee		1 – 0		Falkirk	Dens Park	22 January 2011
Forsyth 8'					Finnigan	Referee: Allan

First Division	Raith Rovers		1 – 2		Falkirk	Stark's Park	29 January 2011
Ellis 10'					Compton 38' Stewart 42' McLean	Referee: Madden

First Division	Falkirk		1 – 0		Morton	Falkirk Stadium	12 February 2011
Mark Stewart 81' Millar					Monti Tidser	Referee: Somers

First Division	Dunfermline		1 – 1		Falkirk	East End Park	15 February 2011
Kirk 85'					Scobbie 79'	Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Law Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk		2 – 0		Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium	26 February 2011
Murdoch 20' Flynn 55'						Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Nicholls Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Morton		0 – 0		Falkirk	Cappielow Park	1 March 2011
						Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Winter Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Ross County		2 – 1		Falkirk	Victoria Park	5 March 2011
Brittain 24' Barrowman 87'					Stewart 37'	Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Salmond Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Falkirk		1 – 2		Dunfermline	Falkirk Stadium	12 March 2011
Millar 58' (pen.)					Woods 28' Hardie 44'	Attendance: 5,121 Referee: Smith Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Falkirk		2 – 2		Dundee	Falkirk Stadium	19 March 2011
McManus 27' Stewart 64'					Irvine 65' Forsyth 81'	Attendance: 4,099 Referee: Collum Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Queen Of The South		0 – 1		Falkirk	Palmerston Park	22 March 2011
					McManus 25'	Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Nicholls Report: BBC Sport

First Division	Falkirk		2 – 1		Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium	26 March 2011
Stewart 38' (79)					Baird 74'	Attendance: 5,008 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Cowdenbeath		0–0		Falkirk	Central Park	29 March 2011
						Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Morton		2– 2		Falkirk	Cappielow Park	2 April 2011
O'Brien 9' Graham 78'					Stewart 61' Duffie 87'	Attendance: 1,965 Referee: Madden Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk		2– 3		Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium	9 April 2011
McManus 66' Finnigan 85'					Erskine 8', 24' Doolan 62'	Attendance: 3,735 Referee: Brines Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Partick Thistle		1– 2		Falkirk	Firhill Stadium	12 April 2011
Kinniburgh 90'					Alston 64' Finnigan 67'	Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Cowdenbeath		1– 2		Falkirk	Central Park	16 April 2011
Stewart 32'					Stewart 65' McLean 69'	Attendance: 636 Referee: Robertson Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk		2– 0		Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium	19 April 2011
McManus 45' Stewart 90'						Attendance: 3,439 Referee: Northcroft Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Stirling		1– 2		Falkirk	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium	23 April 2011
Smith 53'					Millar 37' McManus 41'	Attendance: 1,288 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Falkirk		0– 1		Ross County	Falkirk Stadium	30 April 2011
					Flynn 90'	Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC SPORT

First Division	Dunfermline		3– 0		Falkirk	East End Park	7 May 2011
Phinn 21', 53' Clarke 87'						Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Conroy Report: BBC SPORT

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup Round 1	Stirling		0 – 0 Stirling win 3-1 on Penalties		Falkirk	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium	24 July 2010

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup

League Cup Round 2	Partick Thistle		0 – 1		Falkirk	Firhill Stadium	24 August 2010
					flynn 58'	Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport

League Cup Round 3	Falkirk		4 – 3		Hearts	Falkirk Stadium	21 September 2010
Stewart 13', 90' Finnigan 41' Flynn 80'					Thomson 26' Kyle 67' (pen.), 78' Suso 74'	Attendance: 4,216 Referee: B Winter Report: BBC Sport

League Cup Round 3	Aberdeen		2 – 1		Falkirk	Pittodrie Stadium	26 October 2010
Hartley 64' (90+5), pen.'					Khalis 33'	Attendance: 6,710 Referee: O'Reilly Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup Round 4	Falkirk		2 – 2		Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium	11 January 2011
Millar 37' Compton 72'					Buchanan 8' Doolan 86'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Winter Report: BBC Sport

Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay	Partick Thistle		1 – 0		Falkirk	Firhill Stadium	18 January 2011
Erskine 6'						Attendance: 2,024 Referee: Winter Report: BBC Sport

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Robert Olejnik
		GK	Jamie Barclay
		GK	Michael Andrews
		DF	Tam Scobbie
		DF	Marc Twaddle
		DF	Brian McLean
		DF	Chris Mitchell
		DF	Mehdi Khalis
		DF	Kieran Duffie
		DF	James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
		DF	Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
		DF	Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Burton O'Brien
		MF	Ryan Flynn
		MF	Mark Millar
		MF	Jack Compton
		MF	Stewart Murdoch
		MF	Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
		MF	Scott Davidson
		FW	Carl Finnigan
		FW	Kallum Higginbotham
		FW	Mark Stewart
		FW	Tam McManus
		FW	Pedro Moutinho

References

^ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 17 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/9300503.stm. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

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Domestic leagues	Premier League · First Division · Second Division · Third Division · Highland League · SJFA West Premier · SJFA East Superleague · SJFA North Superleague · Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) · League Cup (Final) · Challenge Cup (Final) · Junior Cup · Youth Cup (Final)

European competitions	Champions League · Europa League

Related to national team	Results · 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)

Events	Scottish football referee strike

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen · Celtic · Dundee United · Hamilton Academical · Heart of Midlothian · Hibernian · Inverness Caledonian Thistle · Kilmarnock · Motherwell · Rangers · St. Johnstone · St. Mirren

First Division	Dundee · Dunfermline Athletic · Falkirk · Greenock Morton · Partick Thistle · Queen of the South · Raith Rovers

Second Division	Airdrie United · Ayr United · Livingston

Third Division	Clyde

List of Scottish football transfers 2010–11

2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

Contents

League table

Matches

First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad

References