2022–23 Falkirk F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Falkirk's fourth season in League One following their relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2018–19 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Falkirk
2022–23 season
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
League OneSecond Place
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupFourth round
Scottish CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Callumn Morrison (12)
All: Callumn Morrison (15)
Highest home attendance7,279 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, League One, 5 November 2022
Lowest home attendance1,700 vs. Dundee, Challenge Cup, 8 December 2022
Average home league attendance4,144

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre Season

24 June 2022 Falkirk 1–4 Kilmarnock Falkirk Stadium
19:30 McKay 22' Taylor 9', 90'
Cameron 74', 81'
28 June 2022 Falkirk 1–0 Stranraer Falkirk Stadium
19:30 Nesbitt 17' Report

Scottish League One

30 July 2022 1 Falkirk 0–0 Montrose Falkirk
15:00 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Gavin Duncan
6 August 2022 2 Airdrieonians 4–0 Falkirk Airdrie
15:00 Gallagher 21', 61'
McGill 85'
Kouider-Aïssa 89'
Report Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
13 August 2022 3 Falkirk 3–1 Peterhead Falkirk
15:00 Williamson 45+4'
Morrison 58'
Oliver 90'
Report Gillies 45'
O'Keefe Red card 84'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Stewart Luke
20 August 2022 4 Edinburgh 0–3 Falkirk Edinburgh
15:00 Report Morrison 21'
Oliver 54'
Burrell 90'
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 789
Referee: Alan Newlands
27 August 2022 5 Falkirk 3–1 Queen of the South Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 12'
Alegría 29'
Lawal 83'
Report Paton 61 pen.'
McKay Red card 84'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Barry Cook
3 September 2022 6 Kelty Hearts 2–0 Falkirk Kelty
15:00 Cardle 19'
McGill 26'
Report Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 1,203
Referee: Mike Roncone
17 September 2022 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Falkirk Dunfermline
15:00 Benedictus 55 pen.' Report Morrison 30' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,670
Referee: Chris Graham
1 October 2022 8 Falkirk 2–0 Clyde Falkirk
15:00 McGinn 7', 19' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,689
Referee: Graham Grainger
8 October 2022 9 Peterhead 0–4 Falkirk Peterhead
15:00 Report Morrison 41'
Alegría 67' Red card 87'
Wilson 70 o.g.'
Henderson 82'
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 722
Referee: Dan McFarlane
15 October 2022 10 Montrose 1–1 Falkirk Montrose
15:00 Mackinnon 29' Report McGuffie 43' Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
18 October 2022 11 Falkirk 3–1 Alloa Athletic Falkirk
19:45 McKay 3'
Alegría 7', 44'
Report Sammon 86' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Graham Beaton
22 October 2022 12 Falkirk 2–3 Kelty Hearts Falkirk
15:00 Alegría 56' 3'
Burrell 71'
Report Agyeman 6', 8'
Lyon 66'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Referee: Chris Fordyce
29 October 2022 13 Queen of the South 1–3 Falkirk Dumfries
15:00 Murray 64' Report Burrell 6', 21'
Kennedy 48'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,366
Referee: Stewart Luke
5 November 2022 14 Falkirk 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk
15:00 Report Wighton 60' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Alan Newlands
12 November 2022 15 Falkirk 2–0 Edinburgh Falkirk
15:00 Lawal 53'
McCann 84'
Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,705
Referee: Steven Kirkland
19 November 2022 16 Clyde 3–3 Falkirk Hamilton
15:00 Thicot 28'
Allan 41', 62'
Report Morrison 21'
Oliver 54'
Lawal 68'
Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,393
Referee: Chris Fordyce
3 December 2022 17 Falkirk 1–1 Airdrieonians Falkirk
15:00 Kennedy 26' Report Smith 78' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: Mike Roncone
23 December 2022 18 Falkirk 5–2 Queen of the South Falkirk
19:45 Alegría 16'
Morrison 45', 86'
Burrell 79'
Henderson 83'
Report Paton 21'
Wilson 23'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Dan McFarlane
7 January 2023 19 Falkirk 2–1 Montrose Falkirk
15:00 Nesbitt 32', 47' Report Waddell 90+5' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,742
Referee: Graham Beaton
14 January 2023 20 Falkirk 4–0 Clyde Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 25', 88'
Donaldson Red card 57'
McGinn 78'
Burrell 90+4'
Report Hynes Red card 74' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,771
Referee: Peter Stuart
28 January 2023 21 Edinburgh 1–2 Falkirk Edinburgh
15:00 See 74' Report Oliver 52'
Morrison 58'
Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Steven Kirkland
4 February 2023 22 Kelty Hearts 1–2 Falkirk Kelty
15:00 Higginbotham 32' Report Allan 79'
Burrell 90'
Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Mike Roncone
7 February 2023 23 Alloa Athletic 1–1 Falkirk Alloa
19:45 Taggart 90+5 pen.' Report Oliver 86' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Calum Scott
18 February 2023 24 Falkirk 1–0 Alloa Athletic Falkirk
15:00 Morrison 44' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Grant Irvine
25 February 2023 25 Airdrieonians 1–3 Falkirk Airdrie
15:00 Gallagher 10' Report Oliver 44'
Kennedy 51', 72'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Greg Aitken
4 March 2023 26 Falkirk 5–0 Peterhead Falkirk
15:00 Kucheriavyi 59'
Donaldson 68'
McGuffie 79', 83', 90+3 pen.'
Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Peter Stuart
7 March 2023 27 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Falkirk Dunfermline
19:45 Breen 67'
Todd 75'
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 9,530
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 March 2023 28 Queen of the South 1–0 Falkirk Dumfries
15:00 Donaldson 39 o.g.' Report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Barry Cook
24 March 2023 29 Falkirk 0–0 Kelty Hearts Falkirk
19:45 Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Ross Hardie
1 April 2023 30 Clyde 0–0 Falkirk Hamilton
15:00 Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Referee: Scott Lambie
8 April 2023 31 Falkirk 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk
15:00 Nesbitt 8'
Burrell 33'
Report Wighton 35'
McCann 44'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,301
Referee: David Dickinson
11 April 2023 32 Montrose 1–2 Falkirk Montrose
19:45 Milne 82' Report Kennedy 18', 24' Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 622
Referee: Calum Scott
15 April 2023 33 Falkirk 2–2 Airdrieonians Falkirk
15:00 Kennedy 29'
Burrell 89'
Report Gallagher 58', 63 pen.' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,403
Referee: Graham Grainger
18 April 2023 34 Falkirk 1–2 Edinburgh Falkirk
19:45 Kennedy 85' Report Handling 72'
Murray 90+2'
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,825
Referee: Alan Newlands
22 April 2023 35 Alloa Athletic 1–4 Falkirk Alloa
15:00 Scougall 55 pen.' Report McKay 9'
Kennedy 15'
Henderson 58', 66'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 May 2023 36 Peterhead 1–3 Falkirk Peterhead
15:00 MacIver 44' Report Wright 26'
Allan 56'
Lawal 58'
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 684
Referee: Peter Stuart

Championship Play-off

9 May 2023 Semi-final 1st Leg Airdrieonians 6–2 Falkirk Airdrie
19:45 Devenny 88'
McCabe 14', 90+5 pen.'
Smith 16'
Taylor-Sinclair 31'
Fordyce 41'
Rae Red card 65'
Report Donaldson 61'
Kennedy 68'
Allan Red card 90'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 3,272
Referee: Scott Lambie
13 May 2023 Semi-final 2nd Leg Falkirk 0–1
(2–7 agg.)
Airdrieonians Falkirk
15:00 Report McGill 42' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Results

9 July 2022 Group stage Greenock Morton 0–0
(4–5 p)
Falkirk Greenock
15:00 Quitongo Red card 45+1' Report Henderson Red card 53' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Colin Steven
12 July 2022 Group stage Falkirk 1–0 Hibernian Falkirk
19:45 Nesbitt 39' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 3,918
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 July 2022 Group stage Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1–1
(2–4 p)
Falkirk Bonnyrigg
19:45 Turner 42 pen.' Report Morrison 9' Stadium: New Dundas Park
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Ross Hardie
23 July 2022 Group stage Falkirk 1–0 Clyde Falkirk
15:00 McGuffie 21' Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,911
Referee: Barry Cook

Knockout stage

30 August 2022 Second round Dundee 3–0 Falkirk Dundee
19:45 Cameron 55'
Ashcroft 80'
Robinson 90 pen.'
Report Oliver Red card 89' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 September 2022 Third round Falkirk 2–0 Partick Thistle Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Burrell 9'
Oliver 65'
Report Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
8 December 2022 Fourth round Falkirk 0–3 Dundee Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Report Rudden 5 pen.', 14'
Robertson 77'
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Third round Wick Academy 0–6 Falkirk Harmsworth Park
15:00 Report Burrell 41'
McGuffie 61'
Oliver 63', 70 pen.'
Donaldson 84'
McKay 87'
Attendance: 1,048
Referee: Barry Cook
21 January 2023 Fourth round Alloa Athletic 1–2 Falkirk Recreation Park
15:00 Donnelly 21' Report McKay 45'
Burrell 77'
Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Calum Scott
13 February 2023 Fifth round Darvel 1–5 Falkirk Recreation Park
19:45 Morrison 64 o.g.'
McGowan Red card 77'
Report Oliver 22'
Morrison 24'
Henderson 78'
Nesbitt 81'
McGuffie 88'
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: William Collum
13 March 2023 Quarter-final Falkirk 2–1 Ayr United Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Morrison 66 pen.'
Kennedy 83'
Report Akinyemi 12' Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 April 2023 Semi-final Falkirk 0–3 Inverness CT Hampden Park
12:15 Report McKay 7 pen.', 57'
MacKay 34'
Attendance: 12,877
Referee: Nick Walsh

Player Statistics

As of (UTC) 13 May 2023[1]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneLeague CupChallenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO P. J. Morrison 18011+004+001+002+00
2 DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 1016+112+000+001+00
3 DF England ENG Blaine Rowe 20015+200+000+003+00
4 MF Scotland SCO Stephen McGinn 47334+234+002+005+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Liam Henderson 42528+543+001+005+01
6 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 43332+322+002+004+01
7 MF Scotland SCO Callumn Morrison 481533+4125+011+104+02
8 MF Scotland SCO Archie Meekison 100+100+000+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Allan 1323+1020+000+000+00
10 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Nesbitt 50534+435+012+003+21
11 MF Scotland SCO Craig McGuffie 38712+1644+112+001+22
14 FW Scotland SCO Finn Yeats 39015+1305+001+100+40
15 DF Scotland SCO Leon McCann 45034+003+102+005+00
16 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Wright 1411+1010+000+001+20
17 GK Scotland SCO Brian Kinnear 12010+000+000+002+00
18 FW Scotland SCO Gary Oliver 501029+965+001+112+33
19 FW England ENG Rumarn Burrell 381215+1690+102+012+22
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ola Lawal 2243+1440+100+201+10
22 DF Scotland SCO Brad McKay 38424+523+001+005+02
23 MF Ukraine UKR Max Kucheriavyi 1719+6100002+00
26 DF Scotland SCO Sean Mackie 30018+305+001+001+20
27 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Connolly 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF Scotland SCO Pearse Carroll 200+200+000+000+00
29 FW Scotland SCO Finlay Malcolm 000+000+000+000+00
36 DF Scotland SCO Logan Sinclair 100+100+000+000+00
37 DF Scotland SCO Max McGinley 100+100+000+000+00
44 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 101+000+000+000+00
73 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 381120+11100+001+104+11
Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
8 MF England ENG Steven Hetherington 2003+904+101+101+00
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Alegría 1968+861+100+100+00
12 GK Scotland SCO Paddy Martin 200+100+001+000+00
16 MF Scotland SCO Seb Ross 600+100+300+100+10
17 FW Scotland SCO Jaime Wilson 400+000+400+000+00
20 DF Scotland SCO Blair Sneddon 200+000+200+000+00
29 FW Scotland SCO Finlay Malcolm 000+000+000+000+00
31 GK Scotland SCO Nicky Hogarth 17015+001+000+001+00

Team Statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 23 12 1 63 21 +42 81 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 +31 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians (O, P) 36 17 9 10 82 51 +31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 +9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 0 54
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[3]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAL GMO HIB BON CLY
1 Falkirk 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 10 Qualification for the second round 1–0 1–0
2 Greenock Morton 4 2 0 1 1 6 3 +3 7 0–0p 3–1
3 Hibernian 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 5–0
4 Bonnyrigg Rose 4 1 0 1 2 5 9 4 4 1–1p 1–4
5 Clyde 4 1 0 0 3 3 8 5 3 2–0 1–2
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Notes:
  1. Greenock Morton were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Hibernian, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Greenock Morton securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.[4]

Transfers

See also

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