2017–18 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Falkirk’s fifth season in the Scottish Championship and their seventh consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk

2017–18 season
Chairman	Margaret Lang
Manager	Peter Houston (until 24 September) Paul Hartley (from 4 October)
Stadium	Falkirk Stadium
Championship	Eighth Place
League Cup	Second round
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Louis Longridge (7) All: Longridge, Muirhead, McKee & Jakubiak (7)
Highest home attendance	6,094 vs. Dumbarton, Championship, 24 February 2018
Lowest home attendance	2,044 vs. Stirling Albion, League Cup, 15 July 2017
Average home league attendance	4,676
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

Management

Falkirk began the 2017–18 season under the management of Peter Houston who had guided the club to a Premiership play-off place in his previous two seasons. On 24 September, Houston left his position as manager following a poor start to the season.^[1] Paul Hartley was appointed as his replacement on 4 October and guided the club to safety with an eighth place finish at the end of the season.^[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Championship

St Mirren v Falkirk

5 August 2017 1	St Mirren	3 – 1	Falkirk	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00	Reilly   9' Demetriou   33' Smith   46'	Report	Austin   2' Muirhead   77'	Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Don Robertson

Falkirk v Dumbarton

12 August 2017 2	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Hippolyte   24 pen.'	Report	Roy   13'	Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Alan Muir

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

19 August 2017 3	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Falkirk	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00	McManus   5' Cardle   11', 90+2'	Report	Sibbald   52' Miller   62' Taiwo   83'	Attendance: 5,751 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk v Queen of the South

26 August 2017 4	Falkirk	1 – 4	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Gasparotto   89'	Report	Kerr   2' Dobbie   41', 46', 49 pen.'	Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Colin Steven

Brechin City v Falkirk

9 September 2017 5	Brechin City	1 – 1	Falkirk	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	Graham   72'	Report	Harris   15'	Attendance: 748 Referee: Barry Cook

Falkirk v Dundee United

16 September 2017 6	Falkirk	0 – 0	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,874 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk v Livingston

23 September 2017 7	Falkirk	0 – 2	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report	Mullen   47' Mullin   53' Gallagher   90+1'	Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Greg Aitken

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

30 September 2017 8	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report	Mckee   62'	Attendance: 1,992 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Inverness CT

14 October 2017 9	Falkirk	0 – 0	Inverness CT	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,107 Referee: Nick Walsh

Falkirk v St Mirren

21 October 2017 10	Falkirk	0 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Don Robertson

Queen of the South v Falkirk

28 October 2017 11	Queen of the South	4 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Dobbie   16' Dykes   19' Brownlie   75' Lyle   90+1'	Report	Mckee   85' McGhee   89'	Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

4 November 2017 12	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	McGhee   64'	Report	Higginbotham   28 pen.'   56' McManus   90+2'	Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Craig Thomson

Dundee United v Falkirk

19 November 2017 13	Dundee United	3 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00	McDonald   21' Robson   41' Flood   45'	Report		Attendance: 5,915 Referee: Alan Muir

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

25 November 2017 14	Falkirk	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report	Harkins   9' Thomson   43', 61'	Attendance: 4,361 Referee: Greg Aitken

Livingston v Falkirk

19 December 2017 15	Livingston	0 – 0	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45		Report		Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Dumbarton v Falkirk

23 December 2017 16	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00		Report		Attendance: 874 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Queen of the South

30 December 2017 17	Falkirk	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Grant   20' Hippolyte   42' Longridge   44'	Report	Dobbie   45+2' Kerr   90+1'	Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

2 January 2018 18	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Falkirk	East End Park, Dunfermline
15:00	Clark   16' McManus   51'	Report		Attendance: 7,140 Referee: Willie Collum

Falkirk v Dundee United

6 January 2017 19	Falkirk	6 – 1	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Grant   21' Tumilty   41' Longridge   57', 73' Robson   65' Kidd   90'	Report	King   6'	Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Nick Walsh

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Falkirk

9 January 2018 20	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4 – 1	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
19:45	Oakley   10' Bell   28' Mulraney   30' Baird   88'	Report	Longridge   88'	Attendance: 2,014 Referee: John Beaton

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

13 January 2018 21	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00		Report	Sibbald   20'	Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

27 January 2018 22	Falkirk	3 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead   48 pen.', 66 pen.' Nelson   87'	Report	Mulraney   45' MacKay   84'	Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Euan Anderson

Falkirk v Livingston

3 February 2018 23	Falkirk	1 – 3	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Jakubiak   72'	Report	Lithgow   39' Hardie   59' De Vita   62'	Attendance: 4,123 Referee: John McKendrick

Falkirk v Brechin City

6 February 2018 24	Falkirk	3 – 1	Brechin City	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Jakubiak   13' Loy   28' Longridge   71'	Report	Mackin   67'	Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Brechin City v Falkirk

17 February 2018 25	Brechin City	0 – 1	Falkirk	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	Lynas   68'	Report	Jakubiak   90+3'	Attendance: 805 Referee: Greg Aitken

Falkirk v Dumbarton

24 February 2018 26	Falkirk	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,094 Referee: Colin Steven

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

10 March 2018 27	Falkirk	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead   4 pen.' Nelson   18' Jakubiak   30'	Report	Harkins   90+1'	Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Euan Anderson

Livingston v Falkirk

17 March 2018 28	Livingston	0 – 0	Falkirk	Almondvale, Livingston
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Falkirk v Brechin City

31 March 2018 29	Falkirk	3 – 0	Brechin City	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Muirhead   17' Sibbald   29' Nelson   60'	Report	Crighton   41' McLean   44'	Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Queen of the South v Falkirk

3 April 2018 30	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45	Thomson   51' Brownlie   73'	Report	Nelson   5' Longridge   87'	Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

7 April 2018 31	Falkirk	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Muirhead   79 pen.'	Report	Higginbotham   24' Aird   48'	Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Don Robertson

Inverness CT v Falkirk

10 April 2018 32	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
19:45	Mulraney   81'	Report		Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee United v Falkirk

14 April 2018 33	Dundee United	1 – 0	Falkirk	Tannadice Stadium, Dundee
15:00	Mikkelsen   7'	Report		Attendance: 5,170 Referee: Craig Thomson

St Mirren v Falkirk

17 April 2018 34	St Mirren	1 – 2	Falkirk	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45	Hippolyte   55 pen.'	Report	McKee   83' Sibbald   90+1'	Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alan Muir

Dumbarton v Falkirk

21 April 2018 35	Dumbarton	2 – 5	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Gallagher   34' Burt   87'	Report	Jakubiak   19' Longridge   47' Robson   59' Sibbald   70' McKee   86'	Attendance: 942 Referee: Mike Roncone

Falkirk v St Mirren

28 April 2018 36	Falkirk	1 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Blair   85'	Report		Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup § Group A

Group stage

Results

Falkirk v Stirling Albion

15 July 2017 Group stage	Falkirk	4 – 1	Stirling Albion	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Austin   24' McKee   26' Harris   39' Muirhead   57 pen.'	Report	Smith   87'	Attendance: 2,044 Referee: David Lowe

Inverness CT v Falkirk

22 July 2017 Group stage	Inverness CT	0 – 2	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00		Report	McKee   21' Austin   43'	Attendance: 1,859 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk v Forfar Athletic

25 July 2017 Group stage	Falkirk	4 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Hippolyte   8', 38', 50' Austin   29'	Report		Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Kevin Graham

Brechin City v Falkirk

29 July 2017 Group stage	Brechin City	0 – 3	Falkirk	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00		Report	Miller   20' McKee   52' Harris   72'	Attendance: 712 Referee: Euan Anderson

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FAL	INV	STI	BRE	FOR
1	Falkirk (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	13	1	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	4–1	—	4–0
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	8			0–2	—	—	3–0	—
3	Stirling Albion	4	2	0	1	1	6	5	+1	7			—	0–0p	—	2–0	—
4	Brechin City	4	0	1	0	3	1	9	−8	2			0–3	—	—	—	p1–1
5	Forfar Athletic	4	0	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1			—	1–2	1–3	—	—

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Knockout stage

Falkirk v Livingston

8 August 2017 Second round	Falkirk	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Craigen   40'	Report	Robinson   32' De Vita   101'	Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup

  Sligo Rovers v Falkirk

2 September 2017 Second round	Sligo Rovers	1 – 2	Falkirk	The Showgrounds, Sligo
19:45	Sharkey   18'	Report	Austin   9' Craigen   28'	Attendance: 520 Referee: Keith Kennedy

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

7 October 2017 Third round	Falkirk	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Balatoni   19' Hippolyte   59'	Report	Shiels   90+6'	Attendance: 4,082 Referee: Steven McLean

Inverness CT v Falkirk

11 November 2017 Quarter-final	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Falkirk	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
17:15	Bell   57'	Report		Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup

Livingston v Falkirk

20 January 2018 Fourth round	Livingston	0 – 1	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45		Report	Tumilty   90+3'	Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Alan Newlands

Cove Rangers v Falkirk

10 February 2018 Fifth round	Cove Rangers	1 – 3	Falkirk	Harlaw Park, Inverurie
15:00	Megginson   3'	Report	Jakubiak   2', 48' Sibbald   46'	Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Falkirk

4 March 2018 Quarter-final	Rangers	4 – 1	Falkirk	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
16:15	Cummings   16', 21', 75' Muirhead   44 o.g.'	Report	Muirhead   20'	Attendance: 33,968 Referee: Craig Thomson

Player statistics

As of 28 April 2018 (UTC)^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Other
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	29	0	20+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
2	DF	SCO	Lewis Kidd	18	1	10+6	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Jordan McGhee	38	3	32+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	1	3+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Aaron Muirhead	43	7	33+0	5	4+0	1	3+0	1	3+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Peter Grant	34	1	24+3	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Joe McKee	31	7	16+5	4	4+1	3	0+3	0	2+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Tom Taiwo	30	1	21+1	1	3+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Craig Sibbald	29	5	25+1	4	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
12	GK	SCO	David Mitchell	3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Louis Longridge	29	7	24+1	7	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	SCO	Reghan Tumilty	20	2	17+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
18	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	12	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Kevin O'Hara	22	0	5+13	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Ryan Blair	8	1	4+3	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Alex Jakubiak	18	7	13+2	5	0+0	0	2+1	2	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Tony Gallacher	17	0	11+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	MF	SCO	Reis Peggie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	SCO	Jonathan Mitchell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	Mark Stowe	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW	SCO	Rory Loy	26	1	9+9	1	4+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
35	MF	SCO	Cieran Dunne	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
42	DF	SCO	Thomas Robson	21	2	18+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
43	FW	ENG	Andrew Nelson	15	4	12+0	4	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
44	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	24	0	14+4	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
45	MF	SCO	Sean Welsh	11	0	7+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
8	MF	SCO	Mark Kerr	22	0	15+0	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Nathan Austin	21	5	8+6	1	4+0	3	0+0	0	2+1	1
11	FW	ENG	Myles Hippolyte	16	6	8+2	2	4+0	3	0+0	0	2+0	1
15	DF	CAN	Luca Gasparotto	9	1	3+2	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	SCO	Lee Miller	18	1	3+10	0	1+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Scott Shepherd	7	0	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	DF	ENG	Conrad Balatoni	11	1	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
24	MF	SCO	Cameron Blues	8	0	2+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
28	MF	ENG	James Craigen	17	2	5+5	0	3+1	1	0+0	0	2+1	1
31	GK	SCO	Robbie Mutch	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Queen of the South	36	14	10	12	59	53	+6	52
7	Greenock Morton	36	13	11	12	47	40	+7	50
8	Falkirk	36	12	11	13	45	49	−4	47
9	Dumbarton (R)	36	7	9	20	27	63	−36	30	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Brechin City (R)	36	0	4	32	20	90	−70	4	Relegation to League One

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[6]
(R) Relegated

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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W
Position	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: ^[7]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee   David Mitchell   Dundee Free^[8]   Alex Harris   Hibernian Free^[9]   Rory Loy   Dundee Free^[10]   Robbie Mutch   Aberdeen Free^[11]   Conrad Balatoni   Ayr United Free^[12]   Jordan McGhee   Hearts Free^[13]   Louis Longridge   Hamilton Academical Loan^[14]   Reghan Tumilty   Ross County Loan^[15]   Thomas Robson   Sunderland Free^[16]   Andrew Nelson   Sunderland Loan^[17]   Sean Welsh   Partick Thistle Free^[18]   Alex Jakubiak   Watford Loan^[19]   Ryan Blair   Swansea City Loan^[20]   Conor Hazard   Celtic Loan^[21]

Players out Player To Fee   Bob McHugh   Greenock Morton Free^[22]   David McCracken   Peterhead Free^[23]   Luke Leahy   Walsall Free^[24]   John Baird   Inverness CT Free^[25]   Fraser Aird   Dunfermline Athletic Free^[26]   Robbie Mutch   Dumbarton Loan^[27]   Scott Shepherd   Edinburgh City Loan^[28]   Luca Gasparotto   Greenock Morton Loan^[29]   Conrad Balatoni   Torquay United Free^[30]   Nathan Austin   Inverness CT Free^[31]   James Craigen   Dunfermline Athletic Free^[32]   Lee Miller   Livingston Free^[33]   Tony Gallacher   Liverpool £200,000^[34]   Mark Kerr   Ayr United Free^[35]   Myles Hippolyte   St Mirren Free^[36]

See also

• List of Falkirk F.C. seasons

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