2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk
	2015–16 season
Chairman	Doug Henderson
Head coach	Peter Houston
Stadium	Falkirk Stadium
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The 2015–16 season is Falkirk's sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.^[2] Falkirk will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Championship

8 August 2015 Championship	Greenock Morton	1 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow
15:00	MacDonald 60'	BBC Report	Watson 19'	Attendance: 2,782 Referee: Muir

15 August 2015 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Kerr 80'	BBC Report	Benedictus 71'	Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Finnie

22 August 2015 Championship	Livingston	1 – 2	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Mullen 52'	BBC Report	Leahy 16' Vaulks 62'	Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Dallas

28 August 2015 Championship	Falkirk	2 – 1	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Alston 5' Sibbald 14'	BBC Report	Barr 27'	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Cook

12 September 2015 Championship	St Mirren	2 – 3	Falkirk	St Mirren Park
15:00	Agnew 3' Mallan 38'	BBC Report	Leahy 55' Baird 72' (Penalty), 90+2'	Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Beaton

19 September 2015 Championship	Alloa Athletic	1 – 1	Falkirk	Cappielow
15:00	Marr 68' Hamilton 90'	BBC Report	Baird 68' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,572 Referee: Robertson

26 September 2015 Championship	Falkirk	0 – 0	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Salmond

3 October 2015 Championship	Rangers	3 – 1	Falkirk	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Shiels 3' Tavernier 81' Wallace 90+2'	BBC Report	Vaulks 17'	Attendance: 45,135 Referee: McKendrick

17 October 2015 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Lee Miller 90+1'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Anderson

20 October 2015 Championship	Falkirk	0 – 1	Hibernian	Falkirk Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Cummings 40' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,429 Referee: Muir

24 October 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	0 – 5	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Baird 5', 23', 48' McHugh 43' Alston 71'	Attendance: 963 Referee: Collum

31 October 2015 Championship	Falkirk	3 – 0	St Mirren	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 18' Baird 43' Vaulks 76'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,239 Referee: Greg Aitken

7 November 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Stewart 39'	BBC Report	Alston 42' Baird 60'	Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Nick Walsh

14 November 2015 Championship	Falkirk	5 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Baird 12', 31', 44' McHugh 63' Leahy 81'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Clancy

21 November 2015 Championship	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Falkirk	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle 35' (pen.) Russell 84'	BBC Report	Vaulks 17' Miller 83'	Attendance: 1,728 Referee: McLean

12 December 2015 Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Falkirk	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 90'	BBC Report	Miller 84'	Attendance: 9,459 Referee: Clancy

19 December 2015 Championship	Falkirk	2 – 1	Rangers	Falkirk Stadium
12:30	Baird 3' (pen.) Vaulks 55'	BBC Report	McKay 15'	Attendance: 7,488 Referee: Collum

26 December 2015 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Alston 36'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Anderson

29 December 2015 Championship	Falkirk	2 – 0	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Miller 56', 60'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,245 Referee: Robertson

2 January 2016 Championship	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Falkirk	Recreation Park
15:00		BBC Report	Baird 15'	Attendance: 1,176 Referee: McKendrick

17 January 2016 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 1	Hibernian	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Alston 49'	BBC Report	Cummings 73'	Attendance: 7,081 Referee: Beaton

23 January 2016 Championship	Livingston	1 – 1	Falkirk	Recreation Park
15:00	Buchanan 51'	BBC Report	Sibbald 44'	Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Almondvale Stadium

30 January 2016 Championship	Rangers	1 – 0	Falkirk	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	King 90+1'	BBC Report		Attendance: 46,980 Referee: Kevin Clancy

13 February 2016 Championship	Falkirk	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Alston 14' McCracken 20'	BBC Report	Craigen 16' Stewart 68' Benedictus 83'	Attendance: 3956

Scottish Challenge Cup

25 July 2015 Challenge Cup Round 1	Falkirk	3 – 1	East Fife	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Grant 2' McHugh 90' Baird 90'	BBC Report	Smith 14'	Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Anderson

18 August 2015 Challenge Cup Round 2	Falkirk	3 – 5	Peterhead	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Smith 13' Watson 20' Cooper 76'	BBC Report	McAllister 22', 27', 43', 81', 87' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup

31 July 2015 League Cup Round 1	Falkirk	5 – 0	East Stirling	Falkirk Stadium
	Muirhead 17' Baird 57' Vidler 68' (Own goal) McHugh 70' Alston 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 881 Referee: Salmond

25 August 2015 League Cup Round 2	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Grant 32'	Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Thomson

22 September 2015 League Cup Round 3	Ross County	7 – 0	Falkirk	Victoria Park
19:45	Boyce 30', 35', 40' De Vita 46' Franks 54' Graham 58' Holden 81'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

28 November 2015 Scottish Cup Round 3	Falkirk	4 – 1	Fraserburgh	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Miller 16', 74', 84' Vaulks 70'	BBC Report	Lawrence 67'	Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Newlands

9 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4	Dundee	P – P	Falkirk	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report		Referee: Madden
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

12 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4	Dundee	P – P	Falkirk	Dens Park
19:45		Dundee FC Report
Note: Postponed due to drainage problems.^[3]

26 January 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4	Dundee	3 – 1	Falkirk	Dens Park
19:45	Hemmings 39', 60' Harkins 74'	BBC Sport	Watson 41'	Attendance: 4,279 Referee: Collum

Player statistics

During the 2015–16 season, Falkirk have used twenty-five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

As of 30 January 2016 (UTC)^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Other^[a]		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Danny Rogers	28	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Luke Leahy	30	3	23+0	3	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF		Aaron Muirhead	27	1	18+2	0	2+0	0	1+2	1	2+0	0
5	DF		David McCracken	11	0	8+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Will Vaulks	30	6	23+0	5	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
7	MF		Tom Taiwo	15	0	8+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Blair Alston	30	5	19+4	4	1+1	0	3+0	1	2+0	0
9	FW		John Baird	30	15	22+1	13	1+1	1	3+0	1	2+0	0
10	MF		Craig Sibbald	29	2	23+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
11	MF		Mark Kerr	27	1	22+1	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK		Graham Bowman	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF		Peter Grant	28	2	23+0	0	1+0	1	3+0	1	1+0	0
17	FW		David Smith	20	1	7+8	0	1+1	1	2+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW		Lee Miller	19	8	7+9	5	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	3
19	FW		Bob McHugh	16	4	7+4	2	2+0	1	1+1	1	0+1	0
20	MF		Alex Cooper	2	1	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	GK		Alex Tokarczyk	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF		Ryan Blair	9	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF		Myles Hippolyte	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW		Scott Shepherd	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
24	DF		Ryan Sinnamon	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF		Conor McGrandles	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW		Kevin O'Hara	10	0	3+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	DF		Tony Gallacher	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	DF		Paul Watson	23	3	15+2	1	2+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	1

Source: ^[4]

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

As of 30 January 2016 (UTC)

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship		Other		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
Position	Nation	Number	Name
3		DF	Luke Leahy	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4		DF	Aaron Muirhead	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
6		DF	Will Vaulks	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
7		MF	Tom Taiwo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Blair Alston	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9		FW	John Baird	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Craig Sibbald	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Mark Kerr	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
14		DF	Peter Grant	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
24		DF	Ryan Sinnamon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
44		DF	Paul Watson	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Total				29	0	3	0	4	0	1	0	37	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C, P)	36	25	6	5	88	34	+54	81	Promotion to Scottish Premiership
2	Falkirk (Q)	36	19	13	4	61	34	+27	70	Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals
3	Hibernian (Q)	36	21	7	8	59	34	+25	70	Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4	Raith Rovers (Q)	36	18	8	10	52	46	+6	62	Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5	Greenock Morton	36	11	10	15	39	42	−3	43

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	W
Position	5	3	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: ^[6]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 30 January 2016

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Peter Houston^[7]	25 July 2015	Present	30	17	7	6	56.67

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Danny Rogers	Aberdeen	Loan^[8]
Bob McHugh	Motherwell	Free^[9]
Paul Watson	Raith Rovers	Free^[10]
Ryan Sinnamon	Rangers	Loan^[11]
Lee Miller	Kilmarnock	Free^[12]
Alex Tokarczyk	Aylesbury United	Free^[13]
Conor McGrandles	Norwich City	Loan^[14]
Nathan Austin	East Fife	Undisclosed^[15]
Kevin McCann	Warriors	Free^[16]
Myles Hippolyte	Livingston	Undisclosed^[17]
Deniz Doğan Mehmet	Kayserispor	Free^[17]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Ryan McGeever	Queens Park^[18]	Free^[19]
Rory Loy	Dundee	Free^[20]
Jamie MacDonald	Kilmarnock	Free^[21]
Olumide Durojaiye		Free^[22]
Robbie McNab		Free^[22]
Liam Rowan		Free^[22]
Gregor Amos	Edinburgh City^[23]	Free^[22]
Botti Biabi	Swansea City	Undisclosed^[24]
Nathan Austin	East Fife	Loan^[15]
Ryan Blair	Swansea City	Undisclosed^[25]
Kieran Duffie		Free^[16]

Notes

↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

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2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season

Contents

Results & fixtures

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Disciplinary record

Club statistics

League table

Division summary

Management statistics

Transfers

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