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Falkirk 2024–25 football season
Falkirk
2024–25 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Championship1st
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Calvin Miller
Brad Spencer
(5 each)
All:
Calvin Miller
(6 goals)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2024–25 season will be Falkirk's first season in Championship following their promotion from League One at the end of the 2023–24 season. Falkirk will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

On 31 May 2024, Falkirk announced their participation in the revived Stirlingshire Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

Dumbarton v Falkirk
29 June 2024 Dumbarton 2–3 Falkirk Dumbarton
14:00 Hilton 6', 9' Miller 32'
Nesbitt 67'
Allan 70'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Falkirk v Alloa Athletic
6 July 2024 Falkirk 2–2 Alloa Athletic Falkirk
14:00 Roberts 4'
Rankin 55'		 MacIver 23', 65' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Championship Falkirk v Queen’s Park
2 August 2024 1 Falkirk 2–1 Queen’s Park Falkirk
19:45 Miller 33'
Mackie 48'		 Report Thomas 46' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,505
Referee: Iain Snedden
Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
10 August 2024 2 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Falkirk Dunfermline
15:00 Report MacIver 6'
Morrison 87 pen.'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,595
Falkirk v Partick Thistle
24 August 2024 3 Falkirk 2–1 Partick Thistle Falkirk
15:00 Henderson 58'
Spencer 83'		 Report Stanway Red card 25'
Ablade 76'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,502
Greenock Morton v Falkirk
31 August 2024 4 Greenock Morton 2–3 Falkirk Greenock
15:00 Boyes 19'
Baird 26'		 Report Spencer 30 pen.'
Tait 42'
Agyeman 75'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Graham Grainger
Airdrieonians v Falkirk
14 September 2024 5 Airdrieonians 0–2 Falkirk Airdrie
15:00 Report Tait 72'
Mackie 79'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 2,973
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Raith Rovers v Falkirk
28 September 2024 6 Raith Rovers 1–0 Falkirk Kirkcaldy
15:00 Hamilton 11 pen.' Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,030
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Falkirk v Ayr United
5 October 2024 7 Falkirk 2–0 Ayr United Falkirk
15:00 Ross 8', 51' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Nick Walsh
Falkirk v Livingston
8 October 2024 8 Falkirk 0–0 Livingston Falkirk
19:45 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Euan Anderson
Partick Thistle v Falkirk
12 October 2024 9 Partick Thistle 1–1 Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 Graham 61' Report Ross 59' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Steven McLean
Hamilton Academical v Falkirk
18 October 2024 10 Hamilton Academical 1–3 Falkirk Hamilton
19:45 Henderson 47' Report Maguire 5 o.g.'
Miller 29'
Spencer 34'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic
26 October 2024 11 Falkirk 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk
15:00 Hamilton 24 o.g.'
Miller 57'		 Report McCann 72' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Chris Graham
Falkirk v Greenock Morton
2 November 2024 12 Falkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton Falkirk
15:00 Adams 16'
Ross 37'
Spencer 46 pen.', 82'
Oliver 52'
Miller 54'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,708
Referee: David Dickinson
Falkirk v Airdrieonians
9 November 2024 13 Falkirk 2–0 Airdrieonians Falkirk
15:00 Adams 33'
Miller 59'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Calum Scott
Livingston v Falkirk
16 November 2024 14 Livingston 1–0 Falkirk Livingston
15:00 Yengi 41' Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Iain Snedden
Queen's Park v Falkirk
22 November 2024 15 Queen's Park 0–1 Falkirk Glasgow
19:45 Report Nesbitt 26' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: David Dickinson
Falkirk v Raith Rovers
7 December 2024 16 Falkirk 3–0 Raith Rovers Falkirk
15:00 Agyeman 5', 57'
Adams 66'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Graham Grainger
Ayr United v Falkirk
14 December 2024 17 Ayr United 5–2 Falkirk Ayr
15:00 McLennan 34'
Dempsey 38'
McMann 40'
Bavidge 60', 70'		 Report MacIver 2'
Graham Red card 8'
Agyeman 36'		 Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 3,039
Referee: David Dickinson
Falkirk v Hamilton Academical
21 December 2024 18 Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Academical Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 80' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Calum Scott
Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
27 December 2024 19 Dunfermline Athletic 3–3 Falkirk Dunfermline
19:45 Kane 25 pen.'
M.Todd 63 pen.'
Benedictus 90+2'		 Report Morrison 24'
Nesbitt 54'
Henderson 87'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 8,558
Referee: Colin Steven
Airdrieonians v Falkirk
3 January 2025 20 Airdrieonians P–P Falkirk Airdrie
19:30 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Falkirk v Queen's Park
11 January 2025 20 Falkirk 0–0 Queen's Park Falkirk
15:00 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,745
Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Falkirk v Dundee United
13 July 2024 Group Stage Falkirk 2–0 Dundee United Falkirk
15:00 Tait 62'
MacIver 71'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Iain Sneddon
Ayr United v Falkirk
16 July 2024 Group Stage Ayr United 1–0 Falkirk Ayr
19:45 Dowds 5' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Calum Scott
Buckie Thistle v Falkirk
20 July 2024 Group Stage Buckie Thistle 1–5 Falkirk Buckie
15:00 MacAskill 28' Report Fyffe 21 o.g.'
Nesbitt 29', 84'
Mackie 31'
Shanley 90'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Greg Soutar
Falkirk v Stenhousemuir
27 July 2024 Group Stage Falkirk 4–0 Stenhousemuir Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 25 pen.'
MacIver 31', 56'
Henderson 68'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,964
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Knockout phase

Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian
17 August 2024 Second round Falkirk 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
15:00 Ross 53'
Tait 81'
Shanley Red card 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: David Dickinson
Celtic v Falkirk
22 September 2024 Quarter-finals Celtic 5–2 Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 Bernardo 21'
Idah 70', 72'
Kühn 81', 84'		 Report MacIver 11'
Yeats 45+1'
McKenna Red card 90'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,960
Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup Stenhousemuir v Falkirk
7 September 2024 Third round Stenhousemuir 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Falkirk Stenhousemuir
15:00 Alston 84 pen.' Report Henderson Red card 67'
Miller 89'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup East Kilbride v Falkirk
2 December 2024 Third round East Kilbride 1–3 Falkirk East Kilbride
19:45 Ferguson 87' Report Agyeman 20'
Miller 37'
Morrison 88'		 Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Referee: Chris Graham
Falkirk v Raith Rovers
19 January 2025 Fourth round Falkirk v Raith Rovers Falkirk
12:00 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Stirlingshire Cup

Main article: Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir v Falkirk
19 November 2024 Group stage Stenhousemuir 3–5 Falkirk Stenhousemuir
19:45 Tomlinson 9'
Steele 68'
Aitken 69'		 Agyeman 6', 29'
Honeyman 15 pen.'
Stewart 66'
Carmichael 76'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Falkirk v Dumbarton
7 January 2025 Group stage Falkirk 8–0 Dumbarton Falkirk
19:45 Stewart 9', 28'
McCafferty 22'
McCrone 53', 66', 82'
Honeyman 58'
Sinclair 88'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 552

Squad statistics

As of 11 January 2025 (UTC)
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Stirlingshire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Nicky Hogarth 27 0 20+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 MF Scotland SCO Finn Yeats 27 1 1+16 0 4+2 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Leon McCann 15 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Tom Lang 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 28 3 20+0 2 6+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 12 0 6+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Callumn Morrison 17 5 4+8 3 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 1 1+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 27 5 20+0 5 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Ross MacIver 22 6 9+5 2 6+0 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Nesbitt 20 4 14+2 2 3+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Ghana GHA Alfredo Agyeman 28 7 5+14 4 2+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 2
12 GK Scotland SCO Jamie Sneddon 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Michael McKenna 25 0 1+16 0 0+5 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
16 FW England ENG Barney Stewart 2 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 2
18 FW Scotland SCO Gary Oliver 26 1 14+4 1 2+4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Scotland SCO Keelan Adams 26 3 19+0 3 5+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 25 4 15+2 2 6+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 26 5 15+4 4 2+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darragh O'Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Eamonn Brophy 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Sean Mackie 20 3 10+1 2 6+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Calvin Miller 28 7 18+2 5 6+0 0 0+1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
31 GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
34 FW Scotland SCO Flynn McCafferty 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
35 FW Scotland SCO Calean McCrone 2 3 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 3
Players who left the club during the 2024–25 season
19 FW Scotland SCO Ryan Shanley 14 1 0+8 0 0+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Luke Graham 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 GK Scotland SCO Owen Hayward 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Scott Honeyman 2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
32 MF Scotland SCO Rhys Walker 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Logan Sinclair 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
72 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Allan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 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
1 Falkirk 20 13 4 3 37 17 +20 43 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Ayr United 21 12 5 4 34 17 +17 41 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Livingston 21 11 6 4 27 16 +11 39 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 21 10 5 6 26 19 +7 35
5 Queen's Park 21 8 5 8 23 22 +1 29
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2025. Source:
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).

League cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL DUN AYR STE BUC
1 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 11 2 +9 9 Qualification for the second round — 2–0 — 4–0 —
2 Dundee United 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 — — 2–1 3–0 —
3 Ayr United 4 3 0 0 1 9 5 +4 9 1–0 — — — 3–2
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 — — 1–4 — 4–0
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 5 17 −12 0 1–5 2–5 — — —
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Michael McKenna Scotland Arbroath Free
Scotland Ethan Ross Scotland Raith Rovers Free
Scotland Jamie Sneddon Scotland Partick Thistle Free
Scotland Dylan Tait Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed
England Barney Stewart Scotland Heriot-Watt University Free
Scotland Ross Munro Republic of Ireland Dundalk Free

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Stephen McGinn Retired
Scotland Brad McKay Scotland Brechin City Free
Republic of Ireland Ola Lawal England Marine Free
Scotland Ryan Shanley Scotland Stirling Albion Free

Loans in

Player To Fee
Scotland Luke Graham Scotland Dundee Loan
Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Connor England York City Loan
Scotland Eamonn Brophy Scotland Ross County Loan

Loans out

Player To Fee
Scotland Jordan Allan Scotland Clyde Loan
Scotland Rhys Walker Scotland Cowdenbeath Loan
Scotland Logan Sinclair Scotland Gala Fairydean Rovers Loan
Scotland Scott Honeyman Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan
England Barney Stewart Scotland Heriot-Watt University Loan
Scotland Jordan Allan Scotland Queen of the South Loan
Scotland Owen Hayward Scotland Dumbarton Loan

See also

References

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  15. "City Land Experienced Defender". brechincity.com. Brechin City FC. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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  18. "Ryan Shanley signs for Stirling Albion". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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  22. "Loan Signing: Jordan Allan". Clyde FC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  23. "Rhys Walker joins Cowdenbeath on loan". Falkirk FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  24. "Logan Sinclair departs on loan". Falkirk FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  25. "Scott Honeyman joins Alloa Athletic on loan". Falkirk FC. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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