2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Martin Ritchie | ||
| Manager | Steven Pressley | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Scottish First Division | Third place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Ayr United | ||
| League Cup | Semi-Final, lost to Celtic | ||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Farid El Alagui (18) All: Farid El Alagui (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,188 | ||
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The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Falkirk finished third in the First Division.[2] They reached the semi final of the League Cup,[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.[5]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
| 2 July 2011 Friendly | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 4 | Falkirk | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Trialist  48' Trialist 74' |
Falkirk Report | One 28' (o.g.) Higginbotham 31' Trialist 38' McManus 51' |
Referee: Hilland |
| 5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors) | Falkirk | 2 – 5 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Higginbotham 80' Trialist 82' |
Falkirk Report | Watson 10', 22', 45' Goodwillie 14' Russell 16' |
| 8 July 2011 Friendly | Inverurie Loco Works | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Harlaw Park, Inverurie |
| Coull 16' |
Falkirk Report | Winters 15' |
| 9 July 2011 Friendly | Peterhead | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead |
| McAllister 18', 30' |
Falkirk Report |
| 13 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Leeds United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Falkirk Report | Scobbie 36' (o.g.) Snodgrass 56' |
Attendance: 2065 Referee: Charleston |
| 16 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Preston North End | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Alston 1' Flynn 67' |
Falkirk FC Report | Proctor 82' (pen.) McLaughlin 88' |
Attendance: 901 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 July 2011 Friendly | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Bennett 3' |
Falkirk FC Report | Hanlon 79' |
Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Madden |
Scottish First Division
| 6 August 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| Hamill 45' |
BBC Sport | Dods  89'  |
Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Richmond |
| 13 August 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 8' Higginbotham 50' |
BBC Sport | Doolan 36' |
Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Allan |
| 20 August 2011 First Division | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Wardlaw 29' Malone 60' Campbell 73' |
BBC Sport | Higginbotham 8' El Alagui 44' |
Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Finnie |
| 27 August 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 87' |
BBC Sport | Craig 75' |
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty |
| 10 September 2011 First Division | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston |
| Russell 70' |
BBC Sport | Murdoch 38' Millar 90' (pen.)Higginbotham 90' |
Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 September 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Weatherston 79' El Alagui 86' |
BBC Sport | Milne 45' |
Attendance: 3,576 Referee: McLean |
| 24 September 2011 First Division | Greenock Morton | 3 – 2 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
| MacDonald 6', 54' (pen.) Jackson 58' |
BBC Sport | Weatherston 17' Alston 24' |
Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Allan |
| 1 October 2011 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| BBC Sport | El Alagui 39' |
Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Norris |
| 15 October 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Dods 90+5' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Beaton |
| 22 October 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| Rowson 48' Erskine 90' |
BBC Sport | El Alagui 35' Higginbotham 85' |
Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Collum |
| 29 October 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Alston 77' Dods 82' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Conroy |
| 5 November 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 4 – 3 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 12' Wallace 17' Brown 39' (o.g.) Weatherston 85' |
BBC Sport | Barr 56' Kn. Jacobs 62' Fotheringham 78' |
Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Colvin |
| 12 November 2011 First Division | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Kettlewell 4' Gardyne 52' Miller 83' |
BBC Sport | Wallace 10' |
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers |
| 26 November 2011 First Division | Dundee | 4 – 2 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee |
| Rae 8' Hyde 11', 67' Milne 85' |
SFL Report | Weston 35' (o.g.) Fulton 74' |
Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Conroy |
| 3 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 58' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Brines |
| 10 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| SFL Report | Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 December 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 5 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| McLaughlin 34' |
SFL Report | Sibbald 43', 77' El Alagui 73', 86' Higginbotham 81' |
Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Colvin |
| 26 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Duffie 77' |
SFL Report | McMenamin 90' |
Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Richmond |
| 2 January 2012 First Division | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston |
| McNulty 66' |
BBC Sport | El Alagui 12' Higginbotham 72' |
Attendance: 2,967 Referee: Winter |
| 14 January 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum |
| 21 January 2012 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| Murray 27' Baird 33' |
BBC Sport | El Alagui 36' Dods 63' |
Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Beaton |
| 28 January 2012 First Division | Falkirk | P – P | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| 11 February 2012 First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
| SFL Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Madden |
| 18 February 2012 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| SFL Report | Dods 45' |
Attendance: 1,843 Referee: McLean |
| 21 February 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 27' |
SFL Report | Finnigan 87' |
Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Richmond |
| 25 February 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 35' Gibson 36' Dods 79' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Finnie |
| 3 March 2012 First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Geggan 78' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,621 Referee: McKendrick |
| 10 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Millar 52' (pen.) Duffie 56' |
SFL Report | Cairney 45' |
Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Collum |
| 17 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Brittain 19' (pen.) Quinn 25' |
SFL Report | McGovern 16' Millar 62'El Alagui 82' |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines |
| 20 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| SFL Report | Tidser 56' Campbell 82' |
Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Norris |
| 24 March 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 5 | Livingston | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 29' Weatherston 79' |
BBC Sport | Boulding 36', 41' B. Barr 71', 84' Russell 74' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Somers |
| 7 April 2012 First Division | Dundee | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Dens Park, Dundee |
| O'Donnell 11' Conroy 36' (pen.) Milne 57' |
SFL Report | Millar 24' |
Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Thomson |
| 10 April 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Millar 58' (pen.), 60' El Alagui 81' |
SFL Report | Hutton 56' |
Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Allan |
| 14 April 2012 First Division | Queen of the South | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Brines |
| 21 April 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 9' Alston 68' |
SFL Report | Graham 24' (pen.), 45', 69' |
Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Madden |
| 28 April 2012 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| McGuigan 24' |
SFL Report | Alston 71' |
Attendance: 2,586 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 5 May 2012 First Division | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Scobbie 7' (pen.) El Alagui 56' Alston 63' |
BBC Sport | Moffat 51', 81' |
Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Glebe Park, Brechin |
| McKenna 40' |
BBC Sport | Bennett 26' Dods 33' |
Attendance: 596 Referee: Salmond |
| 9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 43' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Winter |
| 4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter-finals | East Fife | 1 – 4 | Falkirk | Bayview Stadium, Methil |
| Wallace 27' |
BBC Sport | Millar 42' Higginbotham 52', 87' Sibbald 54' |
Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Colvin |
| 9 October 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals | Annan Athletic | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Galabank, Annan |
| BBC Sport | Millar 10' El Alagui 25', 42' |
Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Salmond |
| 1 April 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston |
| Dods 2' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Winter |
Scottish League Cup
| 30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Albion Rovers | 2 – 4 | Falkirk | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| Chaplain 33' (pen.) Boyle 90+2' |
BBC Sport | El Alagui 15', 67' Fulton 50'Higginbotham 69' |
Attendance: 602 Referee: Tumilty |
| 24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Ferguson 47' (o.g.) Sibbald 49' El Alagui 90' |
BBC Sport | Paton 25' |
Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Muir |
| 21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 3 | Falkirk | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui 58', 73' Millar 90+3' |
BBC Sport | Goian 83' Jelavić 87' |
Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Winter |
| 25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final | Dundee United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
| Russell 73' Daly 96' |
BBC Sport | El Alagui 70' Graham 118' |
Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Murray |
| 29 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final | Falkirk | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| Fulton 40' |
BBC Sport | Brown 27' (pen.) Stokes 56', 86' |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Norris |
Scottish Cup
| 7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Dods 7' El Alagui 21' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,475 Referee: McKendrick |
| 4 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5 | Ayr United | P – P | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| BBC Sport |
| 15 February 2012 Scottish Cup Round 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Geggan 19' Roberts 57' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Alston 6' |
Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Allan |
Player statistics
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Darren Dods[6] | 
|
46 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  NIR
|
Michael McGovern | 47 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Graham Bowman | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Tam Scobbie | 41 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Darren Dods | 46 | 8 | 34+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Kieran Duffie | 41 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Stephen Kingsley | 17 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG
|
Rhys Bennett | 26 | 1 | 8+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Steven Brisbane | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Murray Wallace | 42 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Liam Dick | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Blair Alston | 33 | 6 | 14+10 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jay Fulton | 42 | 3 | 23+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Mark Millar | 43 | 9 | 33+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Stewart Murdoch | 36 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dale Fulton | 13 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ryan Millar | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Willie Gibson | 14 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Kristopher Faulds | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
David Weatherston | 34 | 4 | 25+2 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Kallum Higginbotham | 29 | 8 | 20+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| FW |  MAR
|
Farid El Alagui | 44 | 28 | 33+0 | 18 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Craig Sibbald | 37 | 4 | 22+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Ally Graham | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jordan White | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
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GK | Michael McGovern | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
GK | Graham Bowman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF | Tam Scobbie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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DF | Darren Dods | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
|
DF | Kieran Duffie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
|
DF | Stephen Kingsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF | Rhys Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
|
DF | Steven Brisbane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF | Murray Wallace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
DF | Liam Dick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
MF | Blair Alston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
MF | Jay Fulton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
MF | Mark Millar | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
|
MF | Stewart Murdoch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
|
MF | Dale Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
MF | Willie Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
MF | Kristopher Faulds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW | David Weatherston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW | Kallum Higginbotham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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FW | Farid El Alagui | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
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FW | Craig Sibbald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
FW | Ally Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
FW | Jordan White | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Awards
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
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Craig Sibbald[7] | Young Player of the Month | August |
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Steven Pressley[8] | First Division Manager of the Month | September |
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Farid El Alagui[8] | Player of the Month | September |
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Steven Pressley[9] | First Division Manager of the Month (shared) | October |
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Darren Dods[9] | Player of the Month (shared) | October |
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Farid El Alagui[10] | Player of the Month | December |
|
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Steven Pressley[11] | First Division Manager of the Month | January |
|
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Steven Pressley[12] | First Division Manager of the Month | February |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee (P) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[13]
Transfers
Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.[14]
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