2013–14 Falkirk F.C. season explained

Chairman:	Martin Ritchie
League Result:	Third place
Cup1 Result:	Semi-final
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-final
Cup3 Result:	Third round
Cup4 Result:	Fourth round
League Topscorer:	Rory Loy (20)
Season Topscorer:	Rory Loy (22)
Highest Attendance:	6,228 vs. Rangers, Scottish Cup, 30 November 2013
Lowest Attendance:	1,154 vs. Clyde, League Cup, 3 August 2013
Average Attendance:	3,124
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Nextseason:	2014–15

The 2013–14 season was Falkirk's first season in the newly formed Scottish Championship and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, 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

Season

Falkirk finished third in the Scottish Championship with 66 points and qualified for the Scottish Premiership play-offs, losing to Hamilton Academical in the semi-final.^[2] Falkirk also reached the quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

Scottish Championship

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Championship.

Premiership play-off

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Premiership.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

^[3] |-|colspan="12"|Players who left the club during the 2013–14 season|-|}

League table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Philip Roberts	Arsenal	Free^[4]
David McCracken	St. Johnstone	Free^[5]
Rory Loy	Carlisle United	Free^[6]
Rakish Bingham	Wigan Athletic	Loan^[7]
Mark Millar	Dundee United	Loan^[8]
Joe Chalmers	Celtic	Loan^[9]
Mark Beck	Carlisle United	Loan^[10]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Stewart Murdoch	Fleetwood Town	Free^[11]
Iain Flannigan	Alloa Athletic	Free^[12]
Darren Dods	Forfar Athletic	Free^[13]
Sean Higgins	Stenhousemuir	Free^[14]
Lyle Taylor	Sheffield United	Undisclosed^[15]
Ryan McGeever	Peterhead	Loan^[16]
Jay Fulton	Swansea City	Undisclosed^[17]

Notes and References

1. News: Falkirk relegated to Division One . BBC . BBC Sport . 8 May 2010 . 25 August 2014.
2. Web site: Hamilton 1–0 Falkirk (agg 2–1) . . BBC Sport . 18 May 2014.
3. Web site: Falkirk 2013/2014 player appearances. Soccerbase. 20 May 2020.
4. News: Falkirk sign Arsenal striker Roberts. The Falikirk Herald. 26 July 2013. 20 May 2020.
5. News: McCracken joins Bairns. Official Website of Falkirk. 16 August 2013. 20 May 2020.
6. Web site: Ex-Carlisle Utd man Rory Loy signs for Falkirk. 31 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040258/http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/ex-carlisle-utd-man-rory-loy-signs-for-falkirk-1.1074429. 6 January 2014. dmy-all.
7. News: Wigan duo Mike Pollitt and striker Rakish Bingham allowed to leave club on loan deals . Sky Sports . 27 August 2013 . 12 April 2014.
8. Web site: MILLAR BACK AT FALKIRK. Falkirk F.C..
9. Web site: Bairns net Chalmers before deadline. falkirkfc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. 31 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140204010143/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/blog/bairns-net-chalmers-before-deadline/. 4 February 2014 . live.
10. Web site: Beck a Bairn . Falkirk F.C. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221121558/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/blog/beck-a-bairn/ . 21 February 2014.
11. Web site: Stewart Murdoch: Fleetwood Town sign Falkirk midfielder . . BBC Sport . 14 June 2013 . 20 May 2020.
12. Web site: Iain Flannign signs . Alloa Athletic F.C. . alloaathleticfc.co.uk . 5 July 2013 . 20 May 2020 .
13. News: Marvin Andrews & Darren Dods signings confirmed. 7 July 2013. Forfar Athletic FC website. 2013-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909023616/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6%3Anews&id=1061%3Amarvin-andrews-a-darren-dods-signings-confirmed&Itemid=27. 9 September 2015. dead.
14. Web site: Player Signing . Stenhousemuir F.C. . stenhousemuirfc.com . 13 July 2013 . 20 May 2020.
15. Web site: Sheffield United sign Lyle Taylor from Falkirk . . BBC Sport . 17 July 2013 . 20 May 2020.
16. Web site: Bairns defender heads out on loan . The Falkirk Herald . 22 August 2013 . 11 February 2014 . David . Oliver.
17. Web site: Transfer Deadline Day: Swansea sign Falkirk's Jay Fulton . . BBC Sport . 31 January 2014 . 20 May 2020.