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]
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]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
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 ![]() |
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 |
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 |
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 | — | — | — |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Players in
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Players out
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