2016–17 Falkirk F.C. season
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2016–17 season | |||
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Chairman | Doug Henderson | ||
Manager | Peter Houston | ||
Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
Championship | Runners-up | ||
Premiership play-off | Semi-final | ||
League Cup | Group stage | ||
Challenge Cup | Fourth round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Craig Sibbald (10) All: Sibbald, Baird & Miller (10) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,926 vs. Dundee United, Play-offs, 19 May 2017 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,073 vs. Brechin City, League Cup, 30 July 2016 | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,032 | ||
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The 2016–17 season was Falkirk's fourth season in the Scottish Championship and their sixth 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 Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]Season
[edit]Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season and qualified for the Premiership play-offs, losing to Dundee United in the semi-final.[1]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
[edit]6 August 2016 1 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Sibbald ![]() |
Report | Cummings ![]() |
Attendance: 6,458 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
13 August 2016 2 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 | Kilday ![]() |
Report | Leahy ![]() |
Attendance: 2,079 Referee: John Beaton |
20 August 2016 3 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Dobbie ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
27 August 2016 4 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Miller ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,311 Referee: Don Robertson |
10 September 2016 5 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Report | Baird ![]() Taiwo ![]() |
Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Euan Anderson |
17 September 2016 6 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Baird ![]() Hippolyte ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Obadeyi ![]() |
Attendance: 5,488 Referee: Crawford Allan |
24 September 2016 7 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Meggatt ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Willie Collum |
1 October 2016 8 | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
17:15 | Walsh ![]() |
Report | Sibbald ![]() |
Attendance: 2,334 Referee: John Beaton |
15 October 2016 9 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Sibbald ![]() Hippolyte ![]() |
Report | El Alagui ![]() |
Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
22 October 2016 10 | Falkirk | 2 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Baird ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Davidson ![]() Stewart ![]() McManus ![]() |
Attendance: 4,773 Referee: Barry Cook |
29 October 2016 11 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Durnan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,046 Referee: Euan Anderson |
5 November 2016 12 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Miller ![]() |
Report | Kilday ![]() |
Attendance: 4,432 Referee: Greg Aitken |
12 November 2016 13 | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Hanlon ![]() |
Report | Taiwo ![]() Baird ![]() |
Attendance: 14,551 Referee: John Beaton |
19 November 2016 14 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Craigen ![]() |
Attendance: 1,414 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
3 December 2016 15 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Miller ![]() McHugh ![]() Hippolyte ![]() |
Report | Morgan ![]() |
Attendance: 4,486 Referee: Craig Thomson |
10 December 2016 16 | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Hippolyte ![]() |
Report | Dobbie ![]() Lyle ![]() |
Attendance: 4,170 Referee: Nick Walsh |
17 December 2016 17 | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
15:00 | Muirhead ![]() Fleming ![]() |
Report | Sibbald ![]() |
Attendance: 832 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
26 December 2016 18 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | East End Park, Dunfermline |
15:00 | McCabe ![]() |
Report | Hippolyte ![]() |
Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Euan Anderson |
31 December 2016 19 | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
12:30 | Sibbald ![]() |
Report | Cummings ![]() Commons ![]() |
Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Crawford Allan |
7 January 2017 20 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 4 | Falkirk | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Johnston ![]() |
Report | Hippolyte ![]() McHugh ![]() Sibbald ![]() |
Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
14 January 2017 21 | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Grant ![]() |
Report | Harkins ![]() |
Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Bobby Madden |
28 January 2017 22 | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | St Mirren Park, Paisley |
15:00 | Loy ![]() |
Report | Baird ![]() |
Attendance: 2,202 Referee: Alan Muir |
4 February 2017 23 | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Baird ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Willie Collum |
11 February 2017 24 | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Baird ![]() Muirhead ![]() Craigen ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Euan Anderson |
18 February 2017 25 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 | O'Ware ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Report | Craigen ![]() Muirhead ![]() |
Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Greg Aitken |
25 February 2017 26 | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Leahy ![]() Austin ![]() |
Report | Vaughan ![]() Stirling ![]() |
Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
4 March 2017 27 | Queen of the South | 0 – 2 | Falkirk | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
15:00 | Report | Kidd ![]() Sibbald ![]() |
Attendance: 1,995 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
11 March 2017 28 | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
15:00 | Harkins ![]() |
Report | Austin ![]() Sibbald ![]() Aird ![]() |
Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Steven McLean |
18 March 2017 29 | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
17:15 | Report | Oyenuga ![]() |
Attendance: 4,584 Referee: Alan Muir |
25 March 2017 30 | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
15:00 | Ambrose ![]() Keatings ![]() |
Report | Sibbald ![]() |
Attendance: 16,140 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
1 April 2017 31 | Falkirk | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Miller ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Alan Muir |
8 April 2017 32 | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
15:00 | Murray ![]() |
Report | Leahy ![]() |
Attendance: 6,313 Referee: Euan Anderson |
15 April 2017 33 | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | St Mirren | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Miller ![]() McHugh ![]() |
Report | Loy ![]() McGinn ![]() |
Attendance: 4,734 Referee: Craig Thomson |
22 April 2017 34 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | East End Park, Dunfermline |
15:00 | Clark ![]() Martin ![]() |
Report | Muirhead ![]() Austin ![]() |
Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
29 April 2017 35 | Falkirk | 2 – 2 | Queen of the South | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Austin ![]() Muirhead ![]() |
Report | Dobbie ![]() |
Attendance: 4,673 Referee: Crawford Allan |
6 May 2017 36 | Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton |
15:00 | Report | Austin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Don Robertson |
Premiership play-off
[edit]16 May 2017 Semi-final 1st Leg | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Falkirk | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
19:45 | Murray ![]() Spittal ![]() |
Report | Craigen ![]() McKee ![]() |
Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Bobby Madden |
19 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd Leg | Falkirk | 1 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
19:45 | Craigen ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() Spittal ![]() |
Attendance: 7,926 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Results
16 July 2016 Group stage | Stirling Albion | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Forthbank Stadium, Stirling |
15:00 | Smith ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,315 Referee: Colin Steven |
19 July 2016 Group stage | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Elgin City | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Vaulks ![]() Miller ![]() McHugh ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Kevin Graham |
23 July 2016 Group stage | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Falkirk | McDiarmid Park, Perth |
15:00 | Swanson ![]() MacLean ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Bobby Madden |
30 July 2016 Group stage | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | Gasparotto ![]() Austin ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Kevin Graham |
Group G Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STJ | FAL | STI | BRE | ELG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Johnstone (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 10 | Qualification for the Second round | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | — | |
2 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | — | — | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | p1–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | ||
5 | Elgin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 1–3 | — | — | 4–2 | — |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]3 September 2016 Third round | Falkirk | 6 – 1 | Elgin City | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
15:00 | McHugh ![]() Hippolyte ![]() Baird ![]() McCracken ![]() |
Report | Nicolson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,591 Referee: Colin Steven |
7 October 2016 Fourth round | Ayr United | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Somerset Park, Ayr |
19:45 | Harkins ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Alan Muir |
Scottish Cup
[edit]21 January 2017 Fourth round | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Cappielow, Greenock |
15:00 | Lindsay ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 2,349 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Player statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2017 (UTC)[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Other | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Danny Rogers | 32 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Lewis Kidd | 18 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Luke Leahy | 38 | 3 | 31+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Aaron Muirhead | 31 | 4 | 24+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
David McCracken | 18 | 1 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Joe McKee | 5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Tom Taiwo | 38 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Kerr | 39 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
John Baird | 43 | 10 | 32+2 | 8 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Sibbald | 45 | 10 | 35+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Myles Hippolyte | 35 | 8 | 22+8 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Peter Grant | 22 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Luca Gasparotto | 36 | 1 | 27+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Nathan Austin | 23 | 7 | 7+10 | 6 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Miller | 37 | 10 | 16+14 | 9 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Bob McHugh | 42 | 6 | 15+18 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Scott Shepherd | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Tony Gallacher | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
24 | GK | ![]() |
Robbie Thomson | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
26 | GK | ![]() |
Lewis McMinn | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() |
James Craigen | 34 | 5 | 13+14 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
30 | FW | ![]() |
Kevin O'Hara | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Cameron Blues | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Fraser Aird | 13 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
44 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Watson | 19 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Will Vaulks | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
John Rankin | 17 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
58 | GK | ![]() |
Deniz Mehmet | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Club statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to Premiership |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Division summary
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit] |
Players out[edit]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Falkirk 1-2 Dundee United (agg 3-4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Falkirk 2016/2017 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Championship 2016/17". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "James Craigen eager to go out on high at Raith Rovers ahead of summer Falkirk move". deadlinenews.co.uk. Deadline News. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Lewis Kidd signs for Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Gasparotto pens Bairns deal". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Bairns Delight as Rogers Returns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "John Rankin Signs for the Bairns". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Robbie Thomson signs for Falkirk". falkirkherald.co.uk. Falkirk Herald. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Fraser Aird: Midfielder leaves Rangers to join Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Joe McKee makes deadline day move". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Blair Alston: Midfielder moves to St Johnstone from Falkirk". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Winger confirms deal with gaffer". dumbartonfootballclub.com. Dumbarton FC. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Will Vaulks: Rotherham United sign Falkirk midfielder". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "O'Hara joins East Fife on loan". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "John Rankin leaves Falkirk to join Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Henderson set for Cowdenbeath loan". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Deniz Mehmet: Port Vale sign former Falkirk goalkeeper until end of season". bbc.co.uk/sport. Falkirk FC. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.