| 2022–23 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | John McGlynn | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| League One | 2nd | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Challenge Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Callumn Morrison (12) All: Callumn Morrison (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,279 vs.Dunfermline Athletic, League One, 5 November 2022 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,700 vs.Dundee, Challenge Cup, 8 December 2022 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,144 | ||
The2022–23 season wasFalkirk's fourth season inLeague One following their relegation from theChampionship at the end of the2018–19 season. Falkirk also competed in theLeague Cup,Challenge Cup and theScottish Cup.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 24 June 2022 | Falkirk | 1–4 | Kilmarnock | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:30 | McKay | Taylor Cameron |
| 28 June 2022 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Stranraer | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:30 | Nesbitt | Report |
| 30 July 20221 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Montrose | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 6 August 20222 | Airdrieonians | 4–0 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Gallagher McGill Kouider-Aïssa | Report | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 13 August 20223 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Peterhead | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Williamson Morrison Oliver | Report | Gillies O'Keefe | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,426 Referee: Stewart Luke |
| 20 August 20224 | Edinburgh | 0–3 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Report | Morrison Oliver Burrell | Stadium:Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 789 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 27 August 20225 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Queen of the South | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Morrison Alegría Lawal | Report | Paton McKay | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 3 September 20226 | Kelty Hearts | 2–0 | Falkirk | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Cardle McGill | Report | Stadium:New Central Park Attendance: 1,203 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 17 September 20227 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Falkirk | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 | Benedictus | Report | Morrison | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 1 October 20228 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Clyde | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | McGinn | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,689 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 8 October 20229 | Peterhead | 0–4 | Falkirk | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Report | Morrison Alegría Wilson Henderson | Stadium:Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 722 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 15 October 202210 | Montrose | 1–1 | Falkirk | Montrose |
| 15:00 | Mackinnon | Report | McGuffie | Stadium:Links Park Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 18 October 202211 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | McKay Alegría | Report | Sammon | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Graham Beaton |
| 22 October 202212 | Falkirk | 2–3 | Kelty Hearts | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Alegría Burrell | Report | Agyeman Lyon | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Referee: Chris Fordyce |
| 29 October 202213 | Queen of the South | 1–3 | Falkirk | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Murray | Report | Burrell Kennedy | Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Stewart Luke |
| 5 November 202214 | Falkirk | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Wighton | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 12 November 202215 | Falkirk | 2–0 | Edinburgh | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Lawal McCann | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,705 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 19 November 202216 | Clyde | 3–3 | Falkirk | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Thicot Allan | Report | Morrison Oliver Lawal | Stadium:New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,393 Referee: Chris Fordyce |
| 3 December 202217 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Kennedy | Report | Smith | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,874 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 23 December 202218 | Falkirk | 5–2 | Queen of the South | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Alegría Morrison Burrell Henderson | Report | Paton Wilson | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 7 January 202319 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Montrose | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Nesbitt | Report | Waddell | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,742 Referee: Graham Beaton |
| 14 January 202320 | Falkirk | 4–0 | Clyde | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Morrison Donaldson McGinn Burrell | Report | Hynes | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,771 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 28 January 202321 | Edinburgh | 1–2 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | See | Report | Oliver Morrison | Stadium:Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 4 February 202322 | Kelty Hearts | 1–2 | Falkirk | Kelty |
| 15:00 | Higginbotham | Report | Allan Burrell | Stadium:New Central Park Attendance: 1,290 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 7 February 202323 | Alloa Athletic | 1–1 | Falkirk | Alloa |
| 19:45 | Taggart | Report | Oliver | Stadium:Recreation Park Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 18 February 202324 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Morrison | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,061 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 25 February 202325 | Airdrieonians | 1–3 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Gallagher | Report | Oliver Kennedy | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 4 March 202326 | Falkirk | 5–0 | Peterhead | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Kucheriavyi Donaldson McGuffie | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 7 March 202327 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Falkirk | Dunfermline |
| 19:45 | Breen Todd | Report | Stadium:East End Park Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 18 March 202328 | Queen of the South | 1–0 | Falkirk | Dumfries |
| 15:00 | Donaldson | Report | Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 24 March 202329 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Kelty Hearts | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,707 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 1 April 202330 | Clyde | 0–0 | Falkirk | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:New Douglas Park Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 8 April 202331 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Nesbitt Burrell | Report | Wighton McCann | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 11 April 202332 | Montrose | 1–2 | Falkirk | Montrose |
| 19:45 | Milne | Report | Kennedy | Stadium:Links Park Attendance: 622 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 15 April 202333 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Kennedy Burrell | Report | Gallagher | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,403 Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 18 April 202334 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Edinburgh | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Kennedy | Report | Handling Murray | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 22 April 202335 | Alloa Athletic | 1–4 | Falkirk | Alloa |
| 15:00 | Scougall | Report | McKay Kennedy Henderson | Stadium:Recreation Park Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 5 May 202336 | Peterhead | 1–3 | Falkirk | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | MacIver | Report | Wright Allan Lawal | Stadium:Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 684 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 9 May 2023Semi-final 1st Leg | Airdrieonians | 6–2 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
| 19:45 | McCabe Smith Taylor-Sinclair Fordyce Rae Devenny | Report | Donaldson Kennedy Allan | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 13 May 2023Semi-final 2nd Leg | Falkirk | 0–1 (2–7agg.) | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | McGill | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Results
| 9 July 2022Group stage | Greenock Morton | 0–0 (4–5p) | Falkirk | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Quitongo | Report | Henderson | Stadium:Cappielow Attendance: 1,405 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 12 July 2022Group stage | Falkirk | 1–0 | Hibernian | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Nesbitt | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 3,918 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 July 2022Group stage | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 1–1 (2–4p) | Falkirk | Bonnyrigg |
| 19:45 | Turner | Report | Morrison | Stadium:New Dundas Park Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 23 July 2022Group stage | Falkirk | 1–0 | Clyde | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | McGuffie | Report | Stadium:Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,911 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 30 August 2022Second round | Dundee | 3–0 | Falkirk | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Cameron Ashcroft Robinson | Report | Oliver | Stadium:Dens Park Attendance: 3,195 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 23 September 2022Third round | Falkirk | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Burrell Oliver | Report | Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 8 December 2022Fourth round | Falkirk | 0–3 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Rudden Robertson | Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 26 November 2022Third round | Wick Academy | 0–6 | Falkirk | Harmsworth Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Burrell McGuffie Oliver Donaldson McKay | Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 21 January 2023Fourth round | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Falkirk | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Donnelly | Report | McKay Burrell | Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 13 February 2023Fifth round | Darvel | 1–5 | Falkirk | Recreation Park |
| 19:45 | Morrison McGowan | Report | Oliver Morrison Henderson Nesbitt McGuffie | Attendance: 2,750 Referee: William Collum |
| 13 March 2023Quarter-final | Falkirk | 2–1 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Morrison Kennedy | Report | Akinyemi | Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 29 April 2023Semi-final | Falkirk | 0–3 | Inverness CT | Hampden Park |
| 12:15 | Report | McKay MacKay | Attendance: 12,877 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | P. J. Morrison | 18 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Ryan Williamson | 10 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Blaine Rowe | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Stephen McGinn | 47 | 3 | 34+2 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Liam Henderson | 42 | 5 | 28+5 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Coll Donaldson | 43 | 3 | 32+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Callumn Morrison | 48 | 15 | 33+4 | 12 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Archie Meekison | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jordan Allan | 13 | 2 | 3+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Aidan Nesbitt | 50 | 5 | 34+4 | 3 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Craig McGuffie | 38 | 7 | 12+16 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | |
| 14 | FW | Finn Yeats | 39 | 0 | 15+13 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Leon McCann | 45 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Matthew Wright | 14 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 17 | GK | Brian Kinnear | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Gary Oliver | 50 | 10 | 29+9 | 6 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+3 | 3 | |
| 19 | FW | Rumarn Burrell | 38 | 12 | 15+16 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | |
| 21 | FW | Ola Lawal | 22 | 4 | 3+14 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Brad McKay | 38 | 4 | 24+5 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | |
| 23 | MF | Max Kucheriavyi | 17 | 1 | 9+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Sean Mackie | 30 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Kyle Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Pearse Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Finlay Malcolm | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Logan Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Max McGinley | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Paul Watson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 73 | MF | Kai Kennedy | 38 | 11 | 20+11 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Steven Hetherington | 20 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Juan Alegría | 19 | 6 | 8+8 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Paddy Martin | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Seb Ross | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Jaime Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Blair Sneddon | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Finlay Malcolm | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Nicky Hogarth | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic(C, P) | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 81 | Promotion to theChampionship |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 67 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 3 | Airdrieonians(O, P) | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | +31 | 60 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 57 | |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 54 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | GMO | HIB | BON | CLY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 10 | Qualification for thesecond round | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 0–0p | — | — | 3–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Hibernian | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | — | 0–3[a] | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Bonnyrigg Rose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | 1–1p | — | 1–4 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | — |
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