2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season explained

Club:	Falkirk
Season:	2011–12
Manager:	Steven Pressley
Chairman:	Martin Ritchie
Stadium:	Falkirk Stadium
League:	Scottish First Division
League Result:	Third place
Cup1:	Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fifth round, lost to Ayr United
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-final, lost to Celtic
Cup3:	Challenge Cup
Cup3 Result:	Winners
League Topscorer:	Farid El Alagui (18)
Season Topscorer:	Farid El Alagui (28)
Highest Attendance:	4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011
Lowest Attendance:	2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012
Average Attendance:	3,188
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Prevseason:	2010–11
Nextseason:	2012–13

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

Scottish First Division

See main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012|}

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
	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	Jack Compton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
	FW	Farid El Alagui	13	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	16	1
	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

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	Craig Sibbald^[6]	Young Player of the Month	August
	Steven Pressley^[7]	First Division Manager of the Month	September
	Farid El Alagui	Player of the Month	September
	Steven Pressley^[8]	First Division Manager of the Month (shared)	October
	Darren Dods	Player of the Month (shared)	October
	Farid El Alagui^[9]	Player of the Month	December
	Steven Pressley^[10]	First Division Manager of the Month	January
	Steven Pressley^[11]	First Division Manager of the Month	February

Transfers

Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.^[12]

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Darren Dods	Dundee United	Free^[13]
Michael McGovern	Ross County	Free^[14]
Rhys Bennett	Bolton Wanderers	Loan^[15]
Farid El Alagui	Romorantin	Free^[16]
David Weatherston	Queen of the South	Free^[17]
Jordan White	Clyde	Free^[18]
Murray Wallace	Huddersfield Town	Loan
Willie Gibson	Crawley Town	Free^[19]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Lewis Bonar	Stirling Albion	Free^[20]
Carl Finnigan	St Johnstone	Free^[21]
Scott Davidson	Stirling Albion	Loan^[22]
Mark Stewart	Bradford City	Free^[23]
Chris Mitchell	Bradford City	Free
Bobby Olejnik	Torquay United	Free^[24]
Marc Twaddle	Rochdale	Free^[25]
Ryan Flynn	Sheffield United	Undisclosed^[26]
Jack Compton	Bradford City	Loan^[27]
Michael Andrews	Montrose	Free^[28]
Jamie Barclay	Berwick Rangers	Free^[29]
Craig McLeish	Stirling Albion	Free^[30]
Mehdi Khalis	Drancy	Free^[31]
Brian McLean	Preston North End	Free^[32]
Burton O'Brien	Free Agent	Free
Pedro Moutinho	Brașov	Free^[33]
Tam McManus	Ayr United	Free^[34]
Euen Grant	Free Agent	Free
James Bloom	Gloucester City	Free^[35]
Keiran Stallard	Airdrie United	Free^[36]
Grant Santi	Alloa Athletic^[37]	Free
Joseph McCafferty	Stenhousemuir	Free^[38]
Gavin MacPherson	Stirling Albion	Free^[39]
Aaron Sekhon	Partick Thistle	Free^[40]
Ally Graham	Dumbarton	Loan^[41]
Scott Davidson	Stirling Albion	Free^[42]
Dale Fulton	Clyde	Loan^[43]
Murray Wallace	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed^[44]
Kallum Higginbotham	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed^[45]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Falkirk relegated to Division One . . BBC Sport . 8 May 2010 . 25 May 2012.
2. Web site: 2011/12 Scottish Division One Table / Table . . . 25 May 2012.
3. Web site: Falkirk 1– 3 Celtic . . 29 January 2012 . 25 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120524232842/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/league-cup/results/3466007/ . 24 May 2012 . dead.
4. Web site: Ayr United F.C. v Falkirk F.C. . . 15 February 2012 . 25 May 2012.
5. Web site: Falkirk 1– 0 Hamilton Academical . . 1 April 2012 . 25 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923172940/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/challenge-cup/results/3487499/ . 23 September 2012 . dead.
6. News: IRN BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 9 September 2011 . 21 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111024005526/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards-for-august-2011/ . 24 October 2011 .
7. News: IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards September 2011 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 7 October 2011 . 21 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102414/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011 . 11 December 2011 . dead.
8. News: IRN BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards October 2011 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 18 November 2011 . 21 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505125324/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/ . 5 May 2012.
9. News: IRN BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards December 2011 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 20 December 2012 . 23 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126022256/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---december-2011/ . 26 January 2013 .
10. Web site: Award for Bairns Boss Pressley . . 12 February 2012 . 10 February 2012.
11. News: IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards February 2012 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 16 March 2012 . 28 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505140047/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---february-2012/ . 5 May 2012 .
12. Web site: Falkirk Release Players . 24 May 2011.
13. Web site: Darren Dods exits Dundee United for Falkirk. BBC Sport. 13 June 2011. 13 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617034823/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13755642.stm. 17 June 2011 . live.
14. Web site: Goalkeeper Michael McGovern signs for Falkirk . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 21 July 2011 . 22 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722055802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14233062.stm. 22 July 2011 . live.
15. Web site: Falkirk snap up Bolton kid Rhys Bennett on season-long loan deal. 5 July 2011.
16. Web site: Bairns clinch El Alagui Signing . falkirkfc.co.uk . . 22 July 2011 . 24 July 2011 .
17. Web site: Weatherston Joins Bairns . falkirkfc.co.uk . . 11 August 2011 . 11 August 2011 .
18. News: Jordan White Transfer Confirmed . falkirkfc.co.uk . . 12 January 2012 . 15 January 2012 .
19. News: Willie Gibson Joins Bairns . falkirkfc.co.uk . . 2 February 2012 . 2 February 2012 .
20. News: New face at Binos as Forsyth leaves . stirlingobserver.co.uk . 18 May 2011 . 24 June 2011 .
21. News: Saints snap up Finnigan . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 24 June 2011 . 24 June 2011 .
22. Web site: Stirling add Falkirk Bairn on loan deal . scottishfootballleague.com . . 28 June 2011 . 29 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814051017/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stirling-add-falkirk-bairn-on-loan-deal/ . 14 August 2012 .
23. News: Bradford City sign Falkirk duo Stewart and Mitchell . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 1 July 2011 . 1 July 2011 .
24. News: Brian Saah & Robert Olejnik signed by Torquay . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 1 July 2011 . 1 July 2011 .
25. News: Rochdale sign Falkirk defender Marc Twaddle . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 4 July 2011 . 4 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110712043708/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14018182.stm. 12 July 2011 . live.
26. Web site: Sheffield United sign Falkirk midfielder Ryan Flynn . British Broadcasting Corporation . BBC Sport . 14 July 2011 . 14 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715021852/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/9538713.stm. 15 July 2011 . live.
27. News: Compton moves on loan. falkirkfc.co.uk . . 29 July 2011 . 30 July 2011.
28. Web site: Arbroath v Montrose . montrosefc.co.uk . . 16 July 2011 . 4 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927110523/http://www.montrosefc.co.uk/Match%20Reports%2011-12/ArbroathvMontrose160711.html . 27 September 2011 .
29. Web site: Berwick Rangers sign Jamie Barclay and Michael Deland . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 20 July 2011 . 26 July 2011 .
30. News: Stirling Albion bring in McLeish . https://archive.today/20130104162551/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stirling-albion-bring-in-mcleish/ . dead . 4 January 2013 . scottishfootballleague.com . . 13 September 2011 . 11 October 2011 .
31. Web site: Mehdi Khalis officially joined the JAD . ja-drancy.com . . 22 August 2011 . 14 October 2011 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407024539/http://www.ja-drancy.com/mehdi-khalis-rejoint-officiellement-la-jad . 7 April 2012 .
32. Web site: McLean Delighted To Sign On . pnefc.net . . 3 August 2011 . 4 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911003317/http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10362~2409372%2C00.html . 11 September 2012 .
33. News: Jose Murcia Gonzalez, prezentat oficial . fcbrasov.ro . . 9 August 2011 . 13 August 2011 . ro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110820080728/http://fcbrasov.ro/component/content/article/1-ultimele-stiri/365-jose-murcia-gonzalez-prezentat-oficial . 20 August 2011 .
34. Web site: McManus signs for Ayr . ayrunitedfc.co.uk . . 30 November 2011 . 30 November 2011 .
35. News: Mehew pleased with City start . gloucestercityafc.com . . 19 August 2011 . 29 November 2011 .
36. News: Donnelly emerges as this season's Local Hero . scottishfootballleague.com . . 16 September 2011 . 25 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111124022026/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/donnelly-emerges-as-this-seasons-local-hero/ . 24 November 2011 .
37. Web site: Grant Santi profile . . 31 March 2012.
38. News: Two Player Signings . stenhousemuirfc.com . . 19 August 2011 . 21 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930092330/http://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/news/2011/08/19/590/ . 30 September 2011 . dead.
39. Web site: Duo win Stirling contracts after pay trials . British Broadcasting Corporation . BBC Sport . 23 July 2011 . 22 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727051020/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14261061.stm. 27 July 2011 . live.
40. Web site: New Young Jags . ptfc.co.uk . . 9 June 2011 . 23 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110907081127/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/june_2011/new_young_jags . 7 September 2011 .
41. News: GRAHAM SIGNS ON-LOAN . dumbartonfootballclub.com . . 16 December 2011 . 20 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418201859/http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3770 . 18 April 2012 .
42. News: Binos looking for better weather . Stirling Observer . . 30 December 2011 . 1 January 2012 .
43. News: Fulton Joins on Loan . clydefc.co.uk . . 13 January 2012 . 15 January 2012 .
44. News: Falkirk defender Murray Wallace joins Huddersfield Town . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 January 2012 . 31 January 2012 .
45. Web site: Higginbotham moves to Huddersfield . . 31 January 2012 . 31 January 2012.