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Falkirk 2020–21 football season

Falkirk

2020–21 season

Chairman

Gary Deans

Manager

David McCracken &Lee Miller
(Until 21 April)
Gary Holt
(Interim)

Stadium

5th

Third round

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:Callumn Morrison (7)
All: Callumn Morrison (10)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2019–20

2021–22 →

The2020–21 season wasFalkirk's second season inLeague One following their relegation from theChampionship at the end of the2018–19 season. Falkirk also competed in theLeague Cup and theScottish Cup. On 2 October 2020, the SPFL confirmed that theScottish Challenge Cup had been cancelled for the upcoming season.^[1]

Summary

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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 theScottish Championship was postponed due to theCOVID-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-managersDavid McCracken &Lee Miller were sacked following their defeat toPeterhead with sporting director and former managerGary Holt being appointed in interim charge until the end of the season.^[5]

Results and fixtures

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Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre Season

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Raith Rovers v Falkirk

19 September 2020	Raith Rovers	2–6	Falkirk	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Coulson 10' Hendry 53 pen.'	Report	Dowds 15' (57) Morrison 28 pen.' Connolly 66' Keena 85' Leitch 90'	Stadium:Stark's Park

Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk

22 September 2020	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Falkirk	Edinburgh
	Boyce 44' Walker 75' Wighton 82 pen.'	Report		Stadium:Oriam

Falkirk vAyr United

26 September 2020	Falkirk	3–2	Ayr United	Falkirk
	Keena	Report	McCowan 10' Hewitt 80'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium

Scottish League One

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Main article:2020–21 Scottish League One

Montrose v Falkirk

17 October 20201	Montrose	1–3	Falkirk	Montrose
15:00	Quinn 50' Steeves 85'	Report	Francis 43' Morrison 85 pen.' Leitch 90+2'	Stadium:Links Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier

Falkirk vForfar Athletic

24 October 20202	Falkirk	1–1	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk
15:00	Dowds 15' Mutch 64'	Report	Allan 66 pen.'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Kirkland

Falkirk vEast Fife

31 October 20203	Falkirk	2–0	East Fife	Falkirk
15:00	Leitch 39' Francis 47'	Report		Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

7 November 20204	Partick Thistle	2–2	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00	Cardle 66' Graham 68'	Report	Morrison 13' Telfer 88'	Stadium:Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine

Falkirk vCove Rangers

21 November 20205	Falkirk	1–0	Cove Rangers	Falkirk
15:00	Morrison 49'	Report		Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson

Dumbarton v Falkirk

24 November 20206	Dumbarton	0–3	Falkirk	Dumbarton
19:00		Report	Morrison 16' Alston 33' Connolly 77'	Stadium:Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Falkirk vPeterhead

5 December 20207	Falkirk	2–1	Peterhead	Falkirk
15:00	Alston 25' Sammon 45+1'	Report	Cameron 77'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart

Clyde v Falkirk

12 December 20208	Clyde	0–3	Falkirk	Cumbernauld
15:00		Report	Telfer 30' Mercer 55' Hall 59'	Stadium:Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 0

Falkirk vAirdrieonians

20 December 20209	Falkirk	0–1	Airdrieonians	Falkirk
15:00		Report	Connell 82'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0

Falkirk vPartick Thistle

26 December 202010	Falkirk	0–0	Partick Thistle	Falkirk
12:00		Report	Rudden 64'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams

East Fife v Falkirk

2 January 202111	East Fife	2–1	Falkirk	Methil
15:00	Smith 20' Hamilton 69'	Report	Morrison 47'	Stadium:Bayview Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Beaton

Falkirk vMontrose

20 March 202112	Falkirk	2–0	Montrose	Falkirk
15:00	Durnan 12' Morrison 90'	Report		Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Forfar Athletic v Falkirk

27 March 202113	Forfar Athletic	0–2	Falkirk	Forfar
15:00		Report	Telfer 25' Alston 48'	Stadium:Station Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid

Falkirk vDumbarton

30 March 202114	Falkirk	1–1	Dumbarton	Falkirk
19:45	Dowds 74' Durnan 81'	Report	Omar 68'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Airdrieonians v Falkirk

6 April 202115	Airdrieonians	2–1	Falkirk	Airdrie
19:00	Roy 9' Carrick 81 pen.'	Report	Telfer 35'	Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven

Falkirk vClyde

10 April 202116	Falkirk	2–1	Clyde	Falkirk
15:00	Hall 9' Keena 68'	Report	Jack 84'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier

Cove Rangers v Falkirk

17 April 202117	Cove Rangers	2–0	Falkirk	Cove Bay
12:00	Megginson 12',48'	Report		Stadium:Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson

Peterhead v Falkirk

20 April 202118	Peterhead	1–0	Falkirk	Peterhead
19:45	Brown 81'	Report	Gomis 75'	Stadium:Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Duncan Williams

Falkirk vCove Rangers

24 April 202119	Falkirk	2–2	Cove Rangers	Falkirk
15:00	Morrison 19 pen.' Sammon 86'	Report	McIntosh 36' Megginson 76'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

29 April 202120	Partick Thistle	5–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
19:00	Rudden 30' Graham 32',41',59' Cardle 72'	Report		Stadium:Firhill Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson

Falkirk vMontrose

1 May 202121	Falkirk	1–2	Montrose	Falkirk
15:00	Sammon 5'	Report	Ballantyne 45' Milne 62'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Airdrieonians v Falkirk

4 May 202122	Airdrieonians	2–0	Falkirk	Airdrie
19:00	Thomson 88' Turner 90+4'	Report		Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Lambie

Scottish League Cup

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Main article:2020–21 Scottish League Cup § Group E

Group stage

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Results

Falkirk vKilmarnock

6 October 20201	Falkirk	3–0^[A]	Kilmarnock	Falkirk
19:45				Stadium:Falkirk Stadium

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

9 October 20202	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Falkirk	Dunfermline
19:45	Murray 58',65'	Report		Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine

Falkirk vClyde

13 October 20203	Falkirk	2–1	Clyde	Falkirk
19:45	Keena 13' Morrison 47 pen.'	Report	Goodwillie 17'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Dumbarton v Falkirk

10 November 20204	Dumbarton	0–4	Falkirk	Dumbarton
19:45		Report	Morrison 12',49' Sammon 73' Dowds 82'	Stadium:Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Lambie

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	FAL	KIL	CLY	DUM
1	Dunfermline Athletic	4	4	0	9	2	+7	12	Qualification for theSecond round	—	2–0	—	3–2	—
2	Falkirk	4	3	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for theSecond round	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
3	Kilmarnock	4	2	2	4	6	−2	6		0–3	—	—	—	2–0
4	Clyde	4	1	3	6	9	−3	3		—	—	0–2	—	3–2
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	10	−8	0		0–1	0–4	—	—	—

Source:^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.^[7]

Knockout stage

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Falkirk vRangers

29 November 2020Second round	Falkirk	0–4	Rangers	Falkirk
17:00		Report	Defoe 6' Bassey 30' Barišić 41' Tavernier 51'	Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

Scottish Cup

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Main article:2020–21 Scottish Cup

Arbroath v Falkirk

23 March 2021Second round	Arbroath	1–2	Falkirk	Arbroath
15:00	O'Brien 8'	Report	Telfer 42' Fotheringham 87'	Stadium:Gayfield Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro

Celtic v Falkirk

3 April 2021Third round	Celtic	3–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00	Forrest 56' Christie 58' Elyounoussi 79'	Report		Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics

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As of 4 May 2021 (UTC)^[8]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Robbie Mutch	21	0	17+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Scott Mercer	19	1	15+1	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Paul Dixon	21	0	16+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	NIR	Ben Hall	21	2	16+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Mark Durnan	15	1	11+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Gary Miller	19	0	14+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Blair Alston	24	3	20+1	3	2+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Aidan Keena	14	2	7+4	1	2+0	1	1+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Anton Dowds	23	3	10+7	2	2+2	1	2+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Aidan Connolly	6	1	2+3	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SEN	Morgaro Gomis	23	0	16+2	0	3+1	0	1+0	0
15	DF	SCO	Lewis Neilson	10	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Akeel Francis	22	2	4+13	2	1+2	0	2+0	0
17	FW	SCO	Robbie Leitch	27	2	10+11	2	3+1	0	2+0	0
18	FW	IRL	Conor Sammon	25	4	14+5	3	2+2	1	2+0	0
19	DF	NIR	Euan Deveney	7	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Aidan Laverty	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Charlie Telfer	17	5	7+6	4	1+1	0	2+0	1
22	DF	SCO	Blair Sneddon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	FW	SCO	Kai Fotheringham	13	1	10+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	1
25	GK	SCO	Jay Cantley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	SCO	Sean Kelly	16	0	11+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
38	MF	SCO	Callumn Morrison	25	10	19+2	7	4+0	3	0+0	0
72	DF	NIR	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	ENG	Josh Todd	12	0	3+5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
23	GK	SCO	Peter Morrison	7	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	SCO	Matthew Connolly	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	SCO	Lee Miller	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Cove Rangers	22	10	6	6	28	18	+10	36	Qualification for theChampionship play-offs
4	Montrose	22	9	6	7	33	33	0	33	Qualification for theChampionship play-offs
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

Source:SPFL
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).^[9]

Division summary

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L
Position	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2020^{[citation needed]}. Source:^[10]
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Transfers

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Players in

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Player	From	Fee
Blair Sneddon	Camelon Juniors	Free^[11]
Anton Dowds	East Fife	Free^[12]
Aidan Keena	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed^[13]
Callumn Morrison	Heart of Midlothian	Free^[14]
Blair Alston	Hamilton Academical	Free^[15]
Akeel Francis	Grantham Town	Free^[16]
Matthew Connolly	Motherwell	Loan^[17]
Peter Morrison	Motherwell	Loan^[18]
Euan Deveney	Kilmarnock	Loan^[19]
Sean Kelly	Free Agent	Free^[20]
Kyle McClelland	Rangers	Loan^[21]
Kai Fotheringham	Dundee United	Loan^[22]
Lewis Neilson	Dundee United	Loan^[23]

Players out

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Player	To	Fee
Ian McShane	Darvel	Free^[24]
Denny Johnstone	Dumbarton	Free^[25]
Michael Doyle	Queen's Park	Free^[26]
Gregor Buchanan	Queen of the South	Free^[27]
Louis Longridge	Queen's Park	Free^[28]
Josh Todd	Ayr United	Loan^[29]

References

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^"Scottish Challenge Cup cancelled for season 2020–21".BBC Sport. Retrieved4 October 2020.
^"Scottish lower leagues & Scottish Cup suspended for three weeks".BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved11 January 2021.
^"Scottish Cup, lower leagues and women's football remain suspended".BBC Sport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved4 February 2021.
^"Scottish League 1 & 2 clubs vote for 22-game season with split after 18 matches".BBC Sport. 16 March 2021. Retrieved18 March 2021.
^"Club Statement".Falkirk FC. 21 April 2021. Retrieved21 April 2021.
^"Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved14 November 2020.
^"Format". SPFL. Archived fromthe original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved15 June 2017.
^"Falkirk 2018/2019 player appearances".Soccerbase. Retrieved4 June 2020.
^"The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League"(PDF).SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved20 October 2019.
^"Scottish Championship 2019/20". worldfootball.net. Retrieved4 June 2020.
^"Sneddon Joins the Bairns".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 14 July 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Anton Dowds Joins the Club".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Aidan Keena Signs from Hartlepool".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Bairns Sign Callumn Morrison".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Blair is Back!".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 18 August 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Akeel Francis Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 24 September 2020. Retrieved14 October 2020.
^"Matthew Connolly Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved14 October 2020.
^"PJ Morrison Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 16 October 2020. Retrieved18 October 2020.
^"Euan Deveney Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 23 October 2020. Retrieved23 October 2020.
^"Sean Kelly Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved28 October 2020.
^"Kyle McClelland Signs".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 6 March 2021. Retrieved12 March 2021.
^"Falkirk bring in Dundee United pair Lewis Neilson and Kai Fotheringham on loan".falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 12 March 2021. Retrieved12 March 2021.
^"Falkirk bring in Dundee United pair Lewis Neilson and Kai Fotheringham on loan".falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 12 March 2021. Retrieved12 March 2021.
^"Former Rangers star signs again for non-league side as they push for promotion".dailyrecord.co.uk. Dailry Record. 20 July 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Denny Johnstone Signs for Dumbarton".dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Michael Doyle becomes a Spider".queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"Former Falkirk duo make Championship moves, with another poised for Hearts".falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 18 August 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"New Signing – Louis Longridge".queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 31 August 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.
^"JOSH TODD JOINS AYR UNITED ON LOAN".falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 29 March 2021. Retrieved29 March 2021.
^"SPFL Statement". SPFL. 5 October 2020. Retrieved5 October 2020.

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League One	Airdrieonians Clyde Cove Rangers Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead