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2010–11 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Falkirk's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.[2] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2010–11 season
ChairmanMartin Ritchie
ManagerSteven Pressley
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish First DivisionThird place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stirling Albion
League CupQuarter-final, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mark Stewart (15)
All:
Mark Stewart (17)
Highest home attendance6,947 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 7 August 2010
Lowest home attendance3,376 vs. Queen of the South, 15 January 2011
Average home league attendance4,224[1]

Summary

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Falkirk finished third in their first season back in the First Division. They also reached the quarter-final of the League Cup, the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, and the first round of the Challenge Cup.

Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
7 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
Millar   90' BBC Report Clarke   16' Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Murray
14 August 2010 First Division Ross County 0–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
BBC Report Flynn   36' Attendance: 2,837
Referee: Brines
21 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–0 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Twaddle   60'
Stewart   70'
Compton   79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,196
Referee: McDonald
28 August 2010 First Division Dundee 2–0 Falkirk Dens Park
O'Donnell   43'
Riley   45+3'
Douglas  		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Collum
11 September 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–1 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
McManus   15', 71'
Deuchar   84'		 BBC Report Burns   66'
Harris  		 Attendance: 4,064
Referee: McKendrick
18 September 2010 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Morton Falkirk Stadium
Smyth   45+2'
Flynn   84'		 BBC Report Kean   79' Attendance: 3,988
Referee: Tumilty
25 September 2010 First Division Raith Rovers 2–1 Falkirk Stark's Park
Tadé   37'
Dyer   78'		 BBC Report Flynn   7' Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Conroy
2 October 2010 First Division Falkirk 5–1 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
Compton   11'
Stewart   22'
Millar   34', 79 pen.'
Finnigan   69'		 BBC Report Ramsay   83' (pen.) Attendance: 3,764
Referee: Nicholls
16 October 2010 First Division Partick Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Paton   17' BBC Report Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Somers
23 October 2010 First Division Queen of the South 1–5 Falkirk Palmerston Park
Burns   49' BBC Report Finnigan   4', 74'
Marr   52'
Deuchar   84'
Twaddle   89'		 Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Richmond
30 October 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–3 Dundee Falkirk Stadium
Stewart   72', 75'
Millar   88 pen.'		 BBC Report Griffiths   2'
Higgins   7'
Witteveen   84'		 Attendance: 4,667
Referee: Winter
6 November 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Barrowman   27' Attendance: 4,512
Referee: McDonald
13 November 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 0–5 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Buist   BBC Report Flynn   6'
Stewart   15', 57'
Deuchar   71'
Finnigan   79'		 Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Robertson
29 December 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 4,037
Referee: O'Reilly
2 January 2011 First Division Falkirk 4–2 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Higginbotham   5', 32'
Allison   20 og.'
McLean   60'		 BBC Report Witteveen   25'
Paul McHale   88'		 Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Madden
15 January 2011 First Division Falkirk 0–3 Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Johnston   27', 44'
McMenamin   39'		 Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Salmond
22 January 2011 First Division Dundee 1–0 Falkirk Dens Park
Forsyth   8' BBC Report Finnigan   Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Allan
29 January 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 1–2 Falkirk Stark's Park
Ellis   10' BBC Report Compton   38'
Stewart   42'
McLean  		 Referee: Madden
12 February 2011 First Division Falkirk 1–0 Morton Falkirk Stadium
Stewart   81'
Millar   90'		 BBC Report Monti   73'
Tidser   77'		 Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Somers
15 February 2011 First Division Dunfermline 1–1 Falkirk East End Park
Kirk   85' BBC SPORT Scobbie   79' Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Law
26 February 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–0 Cowdenbeath Falkirk Stadium
Murdoch   20'
Flynn   55'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Nicholls
1 March 2011 First Division Morton 0–0 Falkirk Cappielow Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Winter
5 March 2011 First Division Ross County 2–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
Brittain   24'
Barrowman   87'		 BBC Sport Stewart   37' Attendance: 2,676
Referee: Salmond
12 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 1–2 Dunfermline Falkirk Stadium
Millar   58 pen.' BBC Sport Woods   28'
Hardie   44'		 Attendance: 5,121
Referee: Smith
19 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–2 Dundee Falkirk Stadium
McManus   27'
Stewart   64'		 BBC SPORT Irvine   65'
Forsyth   81'		 Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Collum
22 March 2011 First Division Queen of the South 0–1 Falkirk Palmerston Park
BBC Sport McManus   25' Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Nicholls
26 March 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
Stewart   38', 79' BBC SPORT Baird   74' Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Conroy
29 March 2011 First Division Cowdenbeath 0–0 Falkirk Central Park
BBC SPORT Attendance: 803
Referee: McKendrick
2 April 2011 First Division Morton 2–2 Falkirk Cappielow Park
O'Brien   9'
Graham   78'		 BBC SPORT Stewart   61'
Duffie   87'		 Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Madden
9 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–3 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
McManus   66'
Finnigan   85'		 BBC SPORT Erskine   8', 24'
Doolan   62'		 Attendance: 3,735
Referee: Brines
12 April 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 1–2 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Kinniburgh   90' BBC SPORT Alston   64'
Finnigan   67'		 Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Richmond
16 April 2011 First Division Cowdenbeath 1–2 Falkirk Central Park
Stewart   32' BBC SPORT Stewart   65'
McLean   69'		 Attendance: 636
Referee: Robertson
19 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 2–0 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
McManus   45'
Stewart   90'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Northcroft
23 April 2011 First Division Stirling Albion 1–2 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Smith   53' BBC SPORT Millar   37'
McManus   41'		 Attendance: 1,288
Referee: O'Reilly
30 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC SPORT Flynn   90' Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Richmond
7 May 2011 First Division Dunfermline 3–0 Falkirk East End Park
Phinn   21', 53'
Clarke   87'		 BBC SPORT Attendance: 7,826
Referee: Conroy

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 Stirling Albion 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Falkirk Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,542
Referee: McKendrick
Penalties
Devine  
Colquhoun  
Gibson  
Buist  
Forsyth  		 Millar  
Finnigan  
O'Brien  
Stewart  

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
24 August 2010 League Cup round 2 Partick Thistle 0–1 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
BBC Sport flynn   58' Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Richmond
21 September 2010 League Cup round 3 Falkirk 4–3 Hearts Falkirk Stadium
Stewart   13',   90'
Finnigan   41'
Flynn   80'		 BBC Sport Thomson   26'
Kyle   67' (pen.),   78'
Suso   74'		 Attendance: 4,216
Referee: B Winter
26 October 2010 League Cup QF Aberdeen 2–1 Falkirk Pittodrie Stadium
Hartley   64' (90+5), pen.' BBC Sport Khalis   33' Attendance: 6,710
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
11 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Falkirk 2–2 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
Millar   37'
Compton   72'		 BBC Sport Buchanan   8'
Doolan   86'		 Attendance: 2,039
Referee: Winter
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Replay Partick Thistle 1–0 Falkirk Firhill Stadium
Erskine   6' BBC Sport Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Winter

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   AUT Bobby Olejnik
— GK   SCO Jamie Barclay
— GK   SCO Michael Andrews
— DF   SCO Tam Scobbie
— DF   SCO Marc Twaddle
— DF   NIR Brian McLean
— DF   SCO Chris Mitchell
— DF   MAR Mehdi Khalis
— DF   SCO Kieran Duffie
— DF   WAL James Bloom (on loan to Alloa Athletic)
— DF   SCO Ross Perry (on loan from Rangers)
— DF   SCO Keiran Stallard (on loan to Airdrie United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SCO Burton O'Brien
— MF   SCO Ryan Flynn
— MF   SCO Mark Millar
— MF   ENG Jack Compton
— MF   SCO Stewart Murdoch
— MF   SCO Craig McLeish (on loan to Dumbarton)
— MF   SCO Scott Davidson
— FW   ENG Carl Finnigan
— FW   ENG Kallum Higginbotham
— FW   SCO Mark Stewart
— FW   SCO Tam McManus
— FW   POR Pedro Moutinho

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 20 10 6 66 31 +35 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35 +12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41 +16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53 +1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39 +5 47
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

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  1. ^ "2010–11 First Division". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Falkirk relegated to Division One". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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