List of Falkirk F.C. players

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This is a list of association footballers notable for their contributions to Falkirk F.C., from the formation of the club in 1876 to present. It generally includes players who have made more than 100 league appearances for the club, but some players with fewer than 100 appearances are also included. This includes players who represented their national team while with the club, and players who have set a club record, such as most appearances, most goals or biggest transfer fee.

Notable players[edit]

  Players who represented their country while at the club.
  Club record holder.
Bold type indicates that the player currently plays for the club.
Name Nationality Position
[note]
Falkirk
career
League
appearances
League goals Notes
William Allan  Scotland GK 1901–04
1906–08
1916–21
144 0
Scott Arfield[1]  Canada MF 2005–10 108 13
Doug Baillie  Scotland DF 1964–69 104 7
Crawford Baptie[2]  Scotland FW 1984–93 223 37
Darren Barr[3]  Scotland DF 2003–10 146 6
Brian Brown  Scotland DF 1977–84 229 19
Stuart Burgess  Scotland DF 1987–90 107 18
Sandy Burrell  Scotland DF 1977–82 120 1
Jim Cameron  Scotland DF 1973–77 101 2
Bobby Campbell  Scotland MF 1946–47 16 6
Scott Crabbe[4]  Scotland FW 1996–2000 113 29
Patrick Cregg[5]  Republic of Ireland MF 2005–09 107 8
Jimmy Croal  Scotland MF 1910–14
1918–19
107 31
William Davidson  Scotland FW 1906–10 110 9
Kenny Dawson  Scotland FW 1934–51 208 127 [note 1]
Jim Dempsey  Scotland DF 1984–88 135 9
Archie Devine  Scotland MF 1908–10 43 17
Ally Donaldson  Scotland GK 1971–76 138 0
Jock Drummond  Scotland DF 1886–92
1904–06
13 0
Neil Duffy[6]  Scotland MF 1990–94 121 19
Alex Ferguson  Scotland FW 1969–73 95 37
Thomas Ferguson  Scotland GK 1919–32 451 0 [note 2]
Jim Fiddes  Scotland MF 1946–51 130 16
Carl Finnigan[7]  England FW 2006–11 113 25
Billy Fulton  Scotland FW 1962–67 130 17
Jimmy Gallacher  Scotland DF 1946–54 141 1
George Gibson  Scotland DF 1966–77 289 9
Tom Glancy  Scotland MF/FW 1914–24 204 36
Joe Gowdy  Ireland MF/FW 1920–21
1924–28
114 29
Johnny Graham  Scotland MF 1964–78 175 58
David Hagen[8]  Scotland FW 1995–2000 139 11
John Harvie  Scotland MF 1915–20 137 23
John Hay  Scotland MF 1977–82 153 21
John Henry[9]  Scotland MF 1998–2005 111 26
Peter Hetherston[10]  Scotland MF 1984–91 149 16
Myles Hogarth[11]  Scotland GK 1998–2002 108 0
Wilson Hoggan  Scotland MF/DF 1968–83 323 31
Peter Houston  Scotland MF 1982–91 212 38
John Hughes[12]  Scotland DF 1990–2006 212 12
Ian Hunter  Scotland DF 1958–69 244 6
James Hunter  Scotland DF 1919–24 136 1
John Hunter  Scotland FW 1920–28 199 41
John Hutcheson  Scotland MF 1927–34 185 11
Gareth Hutchison[13]  Scotland FW 1998–2001 102 22
Alan Irvine  Scotland FW 1982–87 110 18
Kevin James[14]  Scotland DF 1994–2005 118 15
Stuart Kennedy  Scotland DF 1971–76 110 1
Mark Kerr[15]  Scotland MF 1998–2003
2015–2018
205 10
Robert Keyes  Scotland FW 1935–41 140 101
John Lambie  Scotland DF 1960–69 199 16
Russell Latapy[16]  Trinidad and Tobago MF 2003–09 166 23
Andy Lawrie[17]  Scotland DF 1995–2006 226 21
Paul Leetion  Scotland MF 1976–81 117 23
Tommy Logan  Scotland FW/DF 1910–13
1917–18
99 29
Alex Low  Scotland DF 1929–1938 130 6
Scott MacKenzie[18]  Scotland MF 1991–2005 309 10
Alan Mackin  Scotland DF 1980–84 141 16
Roddy Manley  Scotland DF 1984–89 159 2
John Markie  Scotland DF 1964–76 347 13
Gordon Marshall[19]  Scotland GK 1986–91 171 0
Eddie May[20]  Scotland MF 1990–2004 158 32
Kevin McAllister[21]  Scotland FW 1983–2002 302 52
Stephen McDonald  Scotland MF 1909–17 222 6
Sam McGivern[22]  Scotland FW 1986–93 137 32
Michael McGovern  Northern Ireland GK 2011–14 105 0
Jamie McGowan[23]  England DF 1993–98 131 8
Jimmy McIntosh  Scotland DF 1955–63 157 2
Ralph McKenzie  Scotland DF 1950–56 110 0
Vic McKinney  Northern Ireland MF 1964–68 56 9
John McLaughlin  Scotland DF 1967–77 137 12
Craig McPherson[24]  Scotland DF 2002–06 121 2
Jim McPhie  Scotland DF 1937–53 164 3
Tommy McQueen[25]  Scotland DF 1990–95 118 7
Jamie McQuilken[26]  Scotland DF 1998–2003 157 5
Ally McRoberts  Scotland FW 1977–82 129 35
John McTavish  Scotland FW 1905–10
1917–18
162 37
Derek McWilliams[27]  Scotland FW 1987–91 120 41
George Miller  Scotland DF 1968–72 107 25
Doug Moran  Scotland FW 1956–68 213 82
John Morrison  Scotland FW 1907–19 120 18
Evelyn Morrison  Scotland FW 1927–30 58 75 [note 3]
Pedro Moutinho[28]  Portugal FW 2004–2008
2009–2010
2011
140 21
David Nicholls[29]  Scotland MF 1999–2005 123 24
Andy Nicol  Scotland DF 1978–91 307 2
Bobby Olejnik[30]  Austria GK 2007–11 102 0
Neil Oliver[31]  England DF 1991–99 170 3
Robert Orrock  Scotland DF 1908–17 195 1
Alex Parker  Scotland DF 1952–58 121 2 [note 4]
Tony Parks[32]  England GK 1992–96 112 0
John Perry  Scotland MF 1975–83 201 23
Jim Pierson  Scotland DF 1960–65 125 1
Angus Plumb  Scotland FW 1949–55 103 57
Syd Puddefoot  England FW 1922–25 113 44 [note 5]
Ian Rae  Scotland DF 1951–66 292 4
Brent Rahim[33]  Trinidad and Tobago MF 2003–05 29 0
Stuart Rennie  Scotland GK 1968–73 105 0
Brian Rice[34]  Scotland MF 1991–96 101 8
Collin Samuel[35]  Trinidad and Tobago FW 2002–03 34 11
Thomas Scott  Scotland DF 1917–29 387 15
Andy Seaton[36]  Scotland DF 1995–2001 112 0
Jim Shirra  Scotland MF 1968–77 184 27
Jock Simpson  England FW 1905–11
1916–19
277 115
Bert Slater  Scotland GK 1953–59 134 0
Charlie Smith  Scotland MF 1965–75 106 11
Willie Stevenson  Scotland MF 1978–84 142 11
Charlie Thomson  Scotland GK 1930–34 122 0
Les Thomson  Scotland DF 1955–64 130 15
Robert Thomson  Scotland DF 1925–27 28 0
Tom Townsley  Scotland DF 1919–25 244 14
George Watson  Scotland GK 1975–87 354 0
William Watson  Scotland GK
David Weir[37]  Scotland DF 1992–96 133 8
Willie Whigham  Scotland GK 1960–67 186 0
John White  Scotland MF 1958–59 30 8
Sammy Wilson  Northern Ireland FW 1963–66 60 28

Key to positions[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • ^Note: for a full description of positions see Association football positions.
  • ^1. Kenny Dawson holds the club record of most league goals.
  • ^2. Tom Ferguson holds the club record of most league appearances.
  • ^3. Evelyn Morrison holds the club record of most league goals in one season with 39 in 1928–29.
  • ^4. Alex Parker holds the record of most international caps earned whilst at the club with 14.
  • ^5. In 1922 Syd Puddefoot was transferred from West Ham United to Falkirk for a fee of £5,000 - a world record at the time

References[edit]

  1. ^ Scott Arfield at Soccerbase
  2. ^ Crawford Baptie at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Darren Barr at Soccerbase
  4. ^ Scott Crabbe at Soccerbase
  5. ^ Patrick Cregg at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Neil Duffy at Soccerbase
  7. ^ Carl Finnigan at Soccerbase
  8. ^ David Hagen at Soccerbase
  9. ^ John Henry at Soccerbase
  10. ^ Peter Hetherston at Soccerbase
  11. ^ Myles Hogarth at Soccerbase
  12. ^ John Hughes at Soccerbase
  13. ^ Gareth Hutchison at Soccerbase
  14. ^ Kevin James at Soccerbase
  15. ^ Mark Kerr at Soccerbase
  16. ^ Russell Latapy at Soccerbase
  17. ^ Andy Lawrie at Soccerbase
  18. ^ Scott Mackenzie at Soccerbase
  19. ^ Gordon Marshall at Soccerbase
  20. ^ Eddie May at Soccerbase
  21. ^ Kevin McAllister at Soccerbase
  22. ^ Samuel McGivern at Soccerbase
  23. ^ Jamie McGowan at Soccerbase
  24. ^ Craig McPherson at Soccerbase
  25. ^ Tommy McQueen at Soccerbase
  26. ^ Jamie McQuilken at Soccerbase
  27. ^ Derek McWilliams at Soccerbase
  28. ^ Pedro Moutinho at Soccerbase
  29. ^ Davie Nicholls at Soccerbase
  30. ^ Robert Olejnik at Soccerbase
  31. ^ Neil Oliver at Soccerbase
  32. ^ Tony Parks at Soccerbase
  33. ^ Brent Rahim at Soccerbase
  34. ^ Brian Rice (footballer) at Soccerbase
  35. ^ Collin Samuel at Soccerbase
  36. ^ Andy Seaton at Soccerbase
  37. ^ David Weir at Soccerbase