2013–14 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.^[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk

2013–14 season
Chairman	Martin Ritchie
Manager	Gary Holt
Stadium	Falkirk Stadium
Championship	Third place
Premiership play-off	Semi-final
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Rory Loy (20) All: Rory Loy (22)
Highest home attendance	6,228 vs. Rangers, Scottish Cup, 30 November 2013
Lowest home attendance	1,154 vs. Clyde, League Cup, 3 August 2013
Average home league attendance	3,124
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

Season

Falkirk finished third in the Scottish Championship with 66 points and qualified for the Scottish Premiership play-offs, losing to Hamilton Academical in the semi-final.^[2] Falkirk also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship

Dumbarton v Falkirk

10 August 2013 1	Dumbarton	1–1	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Prunty 84'	Report	McGrandles 61'	Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

17 August 2013 2	Falkirk	3–1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 40', 45' Roberts 48'	Report	Hands 90'	Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Craig Thomson

Livingston v Falkirk

24 August 2013 3	Livingston	0–3	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00		Report	Roberts 30', 41', 54'	Attendance: 1,416 Referee: George Salmond

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

31 August 2013 4	Falkirk	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Fulton 50'	Report	Antoine-Curier 72' Crawford 75'	Attendance: 3,266 Referee: Bobby Madden

Cowdenbeath v Falkirk

14 September 2013 5	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Falkirk	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Stewart 89'	Report		Attendance: 644

Falkirk v Dundee

21 September 2013 6	Falkirk	3–1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 12', 65' Fulton 55'	Report	Conroy 74'	Attendance: 3,349 Referee: Willie Collum

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

28 September 2013 7	Raith Rovers	1–1	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Anderson 3'	Report	Faulds 90+1'	Attendance: 1,715 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Queen of the South

5 October 2013 8	Falkirk	2–1	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 33' (pen.), 85'	Report	Russell 57'	Attendance: 3,189 Referee: John Beaton

Alloa Athletic v Falkirk

12 October 2013 9	Alloa Athletic	0–0	Falkirk	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Willie Collum

Falkirk v Dumbarton

19 October 2013 10	Falkirk	1–2	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Roberts 39'  90+3'	Report	Fleming 7' Megginson 24'	Attendance: 2,704 Referee: George Salmond

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

26 October 2013 11	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	Andreu 21' Longridge 89'	Report		Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Alan Muir

Falkirk v Livingston

9 November 2013 12	Falkirk	4–1	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Vaulks 37' Loy 52', 69' Sibbald 60'	Report	Vaulks 72' (o.g.)	Attendance: 2,878 Referee: Euan Anderson

Dundee v Falkirk

16 November 2013 13	Dundee	1–1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Conroy 24' (pen.)	Report	Leahy 90+3'	Attendance: 4,661 Referee: Stevie O’Reilly

Falkirk v Cowdenbeath

23 November 2013 14	Falkirk	4–0	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Millar 51', 84' Loy 75' Shepherd 87'	Report		Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Barry Cook

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

7 December 2013 15	Falkirk	3–1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Sibbald 4' McGrandles 25' Kingsley 51'	Report	Spence 73'	Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Alan Muir

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

21 December 2013 16	Greenock Morton	0–2	Falkirk	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report	Duffie 51' Loy 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Falkirk v Alloa Athletic

28 December 2013 17	Falkirk	0–0	Alloa Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,417 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Livingston v Falkirk

4 January 2014 18	Livingston	0–1	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	Donaldson  25'	Report	Loy 26' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,585 Referee: Kevin Graham

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

11 January 2014 19	Falkirk	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Crawford Allan

Cowdenbeath v Falkirk

18 January 2014 20	Cowdenbeath	0–2	Falkirk	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00		Report	Millar 54' Loy 56'	Attendance: 566 Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk v Dundee

25 January 2014 21	Falkirk	2–0	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	McGrandles 16' Loy 73'	Report	Letheren  45+1'	Attendance: 4,183 Referee: Bobby Madden

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

1 February 2014 22	Falkirk	1–1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Millar 63' (pen.)	Report	Imrie 45+1'	Attendance: 3,120 Referee: John McKendrick

Queen of the South v Falkirk

8 February 2014 23	Queen of the South	2–0	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Reilly 81', 86'	Report		Attendance: 1,818 Referee: Iain Brines

Dumbarton v Falkirk

15 February 2014 24	Dumbarton	2–1	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Megginson 63' Kirkpatrick 73'	Report	Loy 29'	Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Greg Aitken

Falkirk v Queen of the South

22 February 2014 25	Falkirk	1–0	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Millar 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Brian Colvin

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

1 March 2014 26	Raith Rovers	2–4	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Baird 23' Booth 28' (pen.)	Report	Hill 18' (o.g.) McCracken 47' Loy 71' Millar 87'	Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Euan Anderson

Falkirk v Livingston

8 March 2014 27	Falkirk	1–1	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Alston 82' Roberts  86'	Report	McNulty 35'	Attendance: 2,924

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

15 March 2014 28	Hamilton Academical	3–1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	Scotland 4' MacKinnon 74' Longridge 90'	BBC	Beck 71'	Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Alan Muir

Alloa Athletic v Falkirk

22 March 2014 29	Alloa Athletic	3–0	Falkirk	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Ferns 71' Cawley 78' McCord 87'	BBC	Roberts  63'	Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Alan Muir

Falkirk v Dumbarton

25 March 2014 30	Falkirk	2–0	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	McCracken 25' Loy 73'	Report	Murray  89'	Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dundee v Falkirk

29 March 2014 31	Dundee	0–1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00		BBC	Beck 19'	Attendance: 4,919 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Cowdenbeath

5 April 2014 32	Falkirk	5–0	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Loy 16', 28', 54' Alston 40' Sibbald 48'	Report		Attendance: 2,830 Referee: Don Robertson

Queen of the South v Falkirk

12 April 2014 33	Queen of the South	1–2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Reilly 67'	BBC	Alston 59' Beck 61' Flynn  68'	Attendance: 4,919 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

19 April 2014 34	Falkirk	2–1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 19' McGrandles 23'	Report	Vaulks 32' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Euan Anderson

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

26 April 2014 35	Greenock Morton	1–1	Falkirk	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	Vine 60'	BBC	McGrandles 41'	Attendance: 1,921 Referee: Craig Thomson

Falkirk v Alloa Athletic

3 May 2014 36	Falkirk	3–1	Alloa Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Beck 23', 90+1' Sibbald 61'	Report	Cawley 29'	Attendance: 3,998 Referee: Willie Collum

Premiership play-off

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership

Queen of the South v Falkirk

6 May 2014 Quarter-final 1st leg	Queen of the South	2–1	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45	McHugh 56', 90'	Report	Alston 8'	Attendance: 1,996 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Queen of the South

10 May 2014 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Falkirk	3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Loy 53' Sibbald 70' Alston 118'	Report	McHugh 36'	Attendance: 4,427 Referee: Calum Murray

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

13 May 2014 Semi–final 1st Leg	Falkirk	1–1	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Beck 80'	Report	MacKinnon 61'	Attendance: 4,194 Referee: John Beaton

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

18 May 2014 Semi–final 2nd Leg	Hamilton Academical	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
19:45	Andreu 16'	Report		Attendance: 4,678 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup

Clyde v Falkirk

27 July 2013 First Round	Clyde	1–2	Falkirk	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	McCluskey 51'	Report	Alston 49' McGrandles 64'	Attendance: 935 Referee: Ian Brines

Ayr United v Falkirk

20 August 2013 Second Round	Ayr United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Malcolm 41'	Report	Loy 62' Shepherd 111'	Attendance: 921 Referee: Craig Charleston

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

7 September 2013 Quarter-Final	Raith Rovers	1–0	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Spence 86'	Report		Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup

Falkirk v Clyde

3 August 2013 First Round	Falkirk	3–0	Clyde	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Alston 73' Roberts 79' Grant 81'	Report		Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Brian Colvin

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

27 August 2013 Second Round	Falkirk	2–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Morris 20' (o.g.) Fulton 33'	Report	Moore 28'	Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Steven McLean

Falkirk v Aberdeen

25 September 2013 Third Round	Falkirk	0–5	Aberdeen	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45		Report	Shaughnessy 23' Smith 36' Vernon 54', 55', 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,838 Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup

Falkirk v Rangers

30 November 2013 Fourth Round	Falkirk	0–2	Rangers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
12:15	McCracken  57'	Report	Law 89' Templeton 90+4'	Attendance: 6,228 Referee: Brian Colvin

Player statistics

As of 18 May 2014 (UTC)^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NIR	Michael McGovern	43	0	34+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Kieran Duffie	31	1	26+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	44	1	35+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
4	MF	NGA	Olumide Durojaiye	21	0	7+10	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	NIR	Johnny Flynn	29	0	14+8	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
6	MF	WAL	Will Vaulks	42	1	33+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Mark Beck	19	6	13+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
8	MF	SCO	Blair Alston	38	7	23+6	3	2+1	1	0+1	0	5+0	3
9	FW	IRL	Philip Roberts	31	6	24+2	5	3+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Craig Sibbald	43	5	29+5	4	3+0	0	1+0	0	4+1	1
11	MF	SCO	Conor McGrandles	45	6	36+0	5	2+1	0	1+0	0	5+0	1
12	GK	SCO	Graham Bowman	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	8	0	1+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
16	MF	SCO	Thomas Grant	6	1	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+1	0
17	MF	SCO	Kris Faulds	3	1	0+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	SCO	Lewis Small	5	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Luke Leahy	23	1	1+18	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
20	MF	SCO	Steven Brisbane	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	SCO	Liam Rowan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	SCO	Kyle Turnbull	7	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	GK	SCO	Gregor Amos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	SCO	Ryan Blair	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	SCO	Michael Martin	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Connor Hogg	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	SCO	Botti Biabi	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31	FW	SCO	Scott Shepherd	19	1	1+13	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
32	MF	SCO	Robbie McNab	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Rory Loy	41	22	34+0	20	3+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	2
34	DF	SCO	David McCracken	29	2	24+1	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
35	MF	SCO	Mark Millar	29	6	24+0	6	0+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
36	DF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	11	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season
7	MF	SCO	Jay Fulton	26	3	19+2	2	2+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
13	FW	ENG	Rakish Bingham	12	0	2+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dundee (C, P)	36	21	6	9	54	26	+28	69	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Hamilton Academical (O, P)	36	19	10	7	68	41	+27	67	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Falkirk	36	19	9	8	59	33	+26	66	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Queen of the South	36	16	7	13	53	39	+14	55
5	Dumbarton	36	15	6	15	65	64	+1	51

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	7	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: ^[4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Philip Roberts Arsenal Free[5] David McCracken St. Johnstone Free[6] Rory Loy Carlisle United Free[7] Rakish Bingham Wigan Athletic Loan[8] Mark Millar Dundee United Loan[9] Joe Chalmers Celtic Loan[10] Mark Beck Carlisle United Loan[11]

Players out Player To Fee Stewart Murdoch Fleetwood Town Free[12] Iain Flannigan Alloa Athletic Free[13] Darren Dods Forfar Athletic Free[14] Sean Higgins Stenhousemuir Free[15] Lyle Taylor Sheffield United Undisclosed[16] Ryan McGeever Peterhead Loan[17] Jay Fulton Swansea City Undisclosed[18]

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