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| Full name | Falkirk Juniors Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Dissolved | 2016 | ||
| Ground | Grangemouth Stadium Kersiebank Avenue Grangemouth | ||
| League | Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region (2011–2016) | ||
Falkirk Juniors Football Club were aScottishfootball club based in the town ofGrangemouth.
Members of theScottish Junior Football Association from 2011 until 2016, they played in theScottish Junior Football Association, East Region The club was formed in 2011 to provide another option for part-time professional football in theFalkirk council area.
Joining the Juniors in 2011, Falkirk played in theEast Region South Division, finishing third in their debut season. Club founder Sonny Lejman died in October 2012 but the club continued successfully and won promotion to theEast Premier League in 2015.[1] They finished tenth in the East Premier League in their final season.
The club were latterly managed from June 2016 by David Lapsley who succeeded club co-founder Karl Lejman in the role, but scratched their first league match of the 2016–17 season after being unable to raise a team. Falkirk Juniors folded with immediate effect on 8 August 2016 on the eve of their second fixture, with club officials citing the inability to attract supporters as the reason.[2]
Previous managers were Terry Aikman (Season 2011–12), Mark Quinn (2012–13), Robert Lee (2013–14) and Lejman (2014–16).[3][4][5]
The club wore all navy blue with white trim, with a change shirt in white.[6]
The club was based at Grangemouth Stadium.[7]
| Season | Division | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | East Region South Division | 3rd |
| 2012–13 | East Region South Division | 13th |
| 2013–14 | East Region South Division | 7th |
| 2014–15 | East Region South Division | 2nd (promoted) |
| 2015–16 | East Premier League | 10th |
