2015–16 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk 2015–16 Doug HendersonFalkirk FC Appoint new chair http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/falkirk-fc-appoints-new-chair/ falkirkfc.co.uk/falkirk-fc-appoints-new-chair/ 28 February 2015 31 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731102215/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/falkirk-fc-appoints-new-chair/ dead Chairman Peter Houston Head coach Falkirk Stadium Championship Second place Premiership play-off Runners–Up Challenge Cup Second round League Cup Third round Scottish Cup Fourth round John Baird (17) John Baird (19) 7,804 v Hibernian, Play-off, 13 May 2016 881 v East Stirling, League Cup, 31 July 2015 4,498 _falkirk1516h _falkirk1516h 000040 000040 000040 _falkirk1516a CC0000 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season was 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8666163.stm Falkirk relegated to Division One BBC BBC Sport 8 May 2010 20 August 2015 Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Summary Season Falkirk finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and qualified for the Premiership play-off. Despite taking the lead in the 1st leg, Falkirk were beaten 4–1 by Kilmarnock on aggregate and remained in the Championship for another season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36314850 Scottish Premiership play-off final: Kilmarnock 4–0 Falkirk (4–1 agg) BBC BBC Sport 22 May 2016 21 May 2020 Results & fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Scottish Championship 2015–16 Scottish Championship D 1 8 August 2015 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC Report Greenock Morton Falkirk MacDonald 60 Watson 19 Cappielow 2,782 Muir W 1 15 August 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Falkirk Raith Rovers Kerr 80 Benedictus 1 71 Falkirk Stadium 3,753 Finnie W 1 22 August 2015 15:00 Championship 1–2 BBC Report Livingston Falkirk Mullen 52 Leahy 16Vaulks 62 Almondvale Stadium 1,211 Dallas W 1 28 August 2015 19:45 Championship 2–1 BBC Report Falkirk Dumbarton Alston 5Sibbald 14 Barr 27 Falkirk Stadium 3,600 Cook W 1 12 September 2015 15:00 Championship 2–3 BBC Report St Mirren Falkirk Agnew 3Mallan 38 Leahy 55Baird 72 pen. 90+2 St Mirren Park 3,412 Beaton D 1 19 September 2015 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC Report Alloa Athletic Falkirk Marr 0 68Hamilton 90 Baird 68 pen. Cappielow 1,572 Robertson D 1 26 September 2015 15:00 Championship 0–0 BBC Report Falkirk Queen of the South Falkirk Stadium 3,757 Salmond L 1 3 October 2015 15:00 Championship 3–1 BBC Report Rangers Falkirk Shiels 3Tavernier 81Wallace 90+2 Vaulks 17 Ibrox Stadium 45,135 McKendrick W 1 17 October 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Falkirk Greenock Morton Lee Miller 90+1 Falkirk Stadium 3,946 Anderson L 1 20 October 2015 19:45 Championship 0–1 BBC Report Falkirk Hibernian Cummings 40 pen. Falkirk Stadium 5,429 Muir W 1 24 October 2015 15:00 Championship 0–5 BBC Report Dumbarton Falkirk Baird 5 23 48McHugh 43Alston 71 Dumbarton Football Stadium 963 Collum W 1 31 October 2015 15:00 Championship 3–0 BBC Report Falkirk St Mirren Sibbald 18 Baird 43 Vaulks 76 Falkirk Stadium 4,239 Greg Aitken W 1 7 November 2015 15:00 Championship 1–2 BBC Report Raith Rovers Falkirk Stewart 39 Alston 42Baird 60 Stark's Park 2,160 Nick Walsh W 1 14 November 2015 15:00 Championship 5–0 BBC Report Falkirk Alloa Athletic Baird 12 31 44 McHugh 63Leahy 81 Falkirk Stadium 3,550 Clancy D 1 21 November 2015 15:00 Championship 2–2 BBC Report Queen of the South Falkirk Lyle 35 pen.Russell 84 Vaulks 17Miller 83 Palmerston Park 1,728 McLean D 1 12 December 2015 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC Report Hibernian Falkirk Boyle 90 Miller 84 Easter Road 9,459 Clancy W 1 19 December 2015 12:30 Championship 2–1 BBC Report Falkirk Rangers Baird 3 pen.Vaulks 55 McKay 15 Falkirk Stadium 7,488 Collum W 1 26 December 2015 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Falkirk Dumbarton Alston 36 Falkirk Stadium 4,013 Anderson W 1 29 December 2015 19:45 Championship 2–0 BBC Report Falkirk Livingston Miller 56 60 Falkirk Stadium 4,245 Robertson W 1 2 January 2016 15:00 Championship 0–1 BBC Report Alloa Athletic Falkirk Baird 15 Recreation Park 1,176 McKendrick D 1 17 January 2016 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC Report Falkirk Hibernian Alston 49 Cummings 73 Falkirk Stadium 7,081 Beaton D 1 23 January 2016 15:00 Championship 1–1 BBC Report Livingston Falkirk Buchanan 51 Sibbald 44 Recreation Park 1,536 Almondvale Stadium L 1 30 January 2016 15:00 Championship 1–0 BBC Report Rangers Falkirk King 90+1 Ibrox Stadium 46,980 Kevin Clancy D 1 13 February 2016 15:00 Championship 2–2 BBC Report Falkirk Raith Rovers Alston 14McCracken 20 Craigen 16 Stewart 68Benedictus 1 83 Falkirk Stadium 3,956 20 February 2016 Championship 0–1 Report Greenock Morton Falkirk Baird 27 Cappielow Park Greenock 1,991 Craig Thomson 1 W 27 February 2016 Championship 3–1 Report Falkirk Baird 53Dowie 65 o.g.Alston 85 Queen of the South Higgins 43 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 3,918 William Collum 1 W 1 March 2016 Championship 0–0 Report St Mirren Falkirk St Mirren Park Paisley 2,321 Euan Anderson 1 D 5 March 2016 Championship 2–0 Report Falkirk Watson 26Kerr 36 Alloa Athletic Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 3,774 Steven McLean 1 W 12 March 2016 Championship 1–1 Report Dumbarton Fleming 90+3 pen. Falkirk Baird 65 pen. Dumbarton Football Stadium Dumbarton 734 Andrew Dallas 1 D 18 March 2016 Championship 3–2 Report Falkirk Alston 72Hippolyte 77McHugh 90+2 Rangers Miller 7McKay 9 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 7,804 Kevin Clancy 1 W 26 March 2016 Championship 1–2 Report Falkirk Vaulks 90+1 Livingston White 76Stanton 90Longridge 0 90+3 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 3,897 Nick Walsh 1 L 2 April 2016 Championship 2–2 Report Queen of the South Lyle 73Russell 90+2 Falkirk Alston 45+1Baird 52 Palmerston Park Dumfries 1,530 Barry Cook 1 D 9 April 2016 Championship 3–2 Report Falkirk Miller 9McHugh 70Alston 90 St Mirren Mallan 56 82 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 4,331 Andrew Dallas 1 W 12 April 2016 Championship 2–2 Report Hibernian Cummings 10 81 pen. Falkirk McCracken 87McHugh 90 Easter Road Edinburgh 10,277 Crawford Allan 1 D 23 April 2016 Championship 2–2 Report Raith Rovers Thomas 7Hardie 70 Falkirk Sibbald 56McHugh 88 Stark's Park Kirkcaldy 10,277 Bobby Madden 1 D 1 May 2016 Championship 1–0 Report Falkirk Watson 48 Greenock Morton Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 5,271 Kevin Clancy 1 W Premiership play-off 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 10 May 2016 Semi-final 1st Leg 2–2 Report Hibernian Henderson 57McGregor 66 Falkirk Miller 34McHugh 80 Easter Road Edinburgh 11,830 Allan Muir 1 D 13 May 2016 Semi-final 2nd Leg 3–2 5–4 Report Falkirk Alston 13Leahy 79McHugh 90+2 Hibernian Keatings 31 pen. 34 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 7,851 Craig Thomson 1 W 19 May 2016 Final 1st Leg 1–0 Report Falkirk Vaulks 90+1 Kilmarnock Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 7,636 John Beaton 1 W 22 May 2016 Final 2nd Leg 4–0 4–1 Report Kilmarnock Kiltie 3 62Addison 8Boyd 65 Falkirk Rugby Park Kilmarnock 11,013 Willie Collum 1 L Scottish Challenge Cup 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup W 25 July 2015 15:00 Challenge Cup round 1 3–1 BBC Report Falkirk East Fife Grant 2McHugh 90Baird 90 Smith 14 Falkirk Stadium 1,175 Anderson L 18 August 2015 19:45 Challenge Cup round 2 3–5 BBC Report Falkirk Peterhead Smith 13Watson 20Cooper 76 McAllister 22 27 43 81 87 pen. Falkirk Stadium 1,004 Colvin Scottish League Cup 2015–16 Scottish League Cup W 31 July 2015 League Cup round 1 5–0 BBC Report Falkirk East Stirling Muirhead 17Baird 57Vidler 68 Own goalMcHugh 70Alston 78 Falkirk Stadium 881 Salmond W 25 August 2015 19:45 League Cup round 2 0–1 BBC Report Partick Thistle Falkirk Grant 32 Firhill Stadium 2,221 Thomson L 22 September 2015 19:45 League Cup round 3 7–0 BBC Report Ross County Falkirk Boyce 30 35 40De Vita 46Franks 54Graham 58Holden 81 Victoria Park 1,341 Finnie Scottish Cup 2015–16 Scottish Cup W 28 November 2015 15:00 Scottish Cup round 3 4–1 BBC Report Falkirk Fraserburgh Miller 16 74 84Vaulks 70 Lawrence 67 Falkirk Stadium 1,825 Newlands P 9 January 2016 15:00 Scottish Cup round 4 P – P BBC Report Dundee Falkirk Dens Park Madden Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. P 12 January 2016 19:45 Scottish Cup round 4 P – P Dundee FC Report Dundee Falkirk Dens Park Postponed due to drainage problems.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35274309 Dundee v Falkirk postponed again BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 11 January 2016 11 January 2016 L 26 January 2016 19:45 Scottish Cup round 4 3–1 BBC Sport Dundee Falkirk Hemmings 39 60Harkins 74 Watson 41 Dens Park 4,279 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. 22 May 2016 (UTC)https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=955&comp_id=14&teamTabs=stats Falkirk 2015/2016 player appearances Soccerbase 29 April 2020 Championship Otherother a League Cup Scottish Cup 1 Danny Rogers GK IRL 35+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 3 Luke Leahy DF ENG 36+0 3 5+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 4 Aaron Muirhead DF SCO 29+2 0 5+0 0 1+2 1 2+0 0 5 David McCracken DF SCO 20+1 2 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 6 Will Vaulks DF ENG 35+0 6 5+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 1 7 Tom Taiwo MF ENG 15+5 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 8 Blair Alston MF SCO 32+4 10 3+2 1 3+0 1 2+0 0 9 John Baird FW SCO 35+1 17 4+1 1 3+0 1 2+0 0 10 Craig Sibbald MF SCO 34+2 2 4+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 11 Mark Kerr MF SCO 34+1 2 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 12 Graham Bowman GK SCO 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Peter Grant DF SCO 23+0 0 1+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 17 David Smith FW SCO 7+8 0 1+1 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 18 Lee Miller FW SCO 16+13 6 2+2 1 0+1 0 1+0 3 19 Bob McHugh FW SCO 9+13 6 4+1 3 1+1 1 0+1 0 20 Alex Cooper MF SCO 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 21 Alex Tokarczyk GK ENG 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 22 Ryan Blair MF SCO 0+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 22 Myles Hippolyte MF ENG 4+8 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 23 Scott Shepherd FW SCO 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 24 Ryan Sinnamon DF SCO 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 24 Conor McGrandles MF SCO 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Kevin McCann DF SCO 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Deniz Mehmet GK Turkey 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Kevin O'Hara FW SCO 3+11 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 33 Tony Gallacher DF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 44 Paul Watson DF SCO 25+2 3 4+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 1 January 2026 a. other Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup. Disciplinary record 22 May 2016 (UTC) Position Nation Number Name Championship Other League Cup Scottish Cup Total1IREGKDanny Rogers10000000103ENGDFLuke Leahy60000000604SCODFAaron Muirhead71100000815SCODFDavid McCracken20100000306ENGDFWill Vaulks50202000907ENGMFTom Taiwo30200000508SCOMFBlair Alston30000000309SCOFWJohn Baird400000004010SCOMFCraig Sibbald200000002011SCOMFMark Kerr7020100010014SCODFPeter Grant200010003018SCOFWLee Miller200000002019SCOFWBob McHugh100000001022ENGMFMyles Hippolyte101000002024SCODFRyan Sinnamon000000101044SCODFPaul Watson1010001030 Total4711004020631 Club statistics League table FAL Division summary table b Round 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/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/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/D/W/D/W/L/D/W/D/D/W Position 5/3/2/1/2/2/2/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/3/3/2/2/2/2 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st yellow1 yellow2 yellow2 red2 red1 1 May 2016 https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/ro57564/md35/results-and-standings/ Scottish Championship 2015/16 worldfootball.net 28 April 2020 April 2020 Management statistics Last updated on 22 May 2016 NameFromToPWDLWin%Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places. "note3" "nb" Peter Houstonhttp://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1637 Peter Houston Statistics Soccerbase soccerbase.com 28 April 2020dmy 2015 7 25Present 36 19 13 4 Transfers Players in PlayerFromFeeIRL Danny RogersSCO AberdeenLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33303203 Aberdeen goalkeeper Danny Rogers joins Falkirk on loan BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 28 June 2015 23 August 2015SCO Bob McHughSCO MotherwellFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33531966 Bob McHugh wins deal after Motherwell exit BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 14 July 2015 23 August 2015SCO Paul WatsonSCO Raith RoversFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33585003 Paul Watson joins Bairns after Raith Rovers exit bbc.co.uk/sport BBC Sport 19 July 2015 23 August 2015SCO Ryan SinnamonSCO RangersLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33946396 Rangers' Ryan Sinnamon joins Falkirk on loan BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 15 August 2015 23 August 2015SCO Lee MillerSCO KilmarnockFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33964661 Striker Lee Miller returns to Bairns after Botti Biabi sale BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 17 August 2015 23 August 2015ENG Alex TokarczykENG Aylesbury UnitedFreehttp://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/bairns-sign-goalkeeper-tokarczyk/ BAIRNS SIGN GOALKEEPER TOKARCZYK Falkirk F.C. falkirkfc.co.uk 16 October 2015 28 November 2015SCO Conor McGrandlesENG Norwich CityLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35305246 Falkirk sign former player on loan from Norwich BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 13 January 2016 17 January 2016ENG Nathan AustinSCO East FifeUndisclosedSCO Kevin McCannSingapore WarriorsFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35431119 Kevin McCann secures contract as Kieran Duffie exits BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 28 January 2016 30 January 2016ENG Myles HippolyteSCO LivingstonUndisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35449360 Falkirk secure Myles Hippolyte and Deniz Dogan Mehmet BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 30 January 2016 30 January 2016TUR Deniz MehmetTUR KayserisporFree Players out PlayerToFeeSCO Ryan McGeeverSCO Queen's Parkhttp://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/?p=12283 Signing News Queen's Park queensparkfc.co.uk 7 August 2015 23 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083727/http://www.queensparkfc.co.uk/?p=12283 2015-09-24 dead FreeRYAN MCGEEVER DEPARTS http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/ryan-mcgeever-departs/ Falkirk F.C. 7 August 2015 22 August 2015SCO Rory LoySCO DundeeFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31595651 Falkirk's Rory Loy agrees summer move to Dundee BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 23 February 2015 23 August 2015SCO Jamie MacDonaldSCO KilmarnockFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33231886 Kilmarnock sign Jamie MacDonald as the goalkeeper exits Falkirk BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 22 June 2015 23 August 2015Nigeria Olumide DurojaiyeENG Enfield TownFreehttps://www.enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk/teams/65370/player/scott-durojaiye-1529319 Player Profile Enfield Town F.C. enfieldtownfootballclub.co.uk 19 August 2015 28 April 2020SCO Robbie McNabUnattachedFreeSCO Liam RowanUnattachedFreeSCO Gregor AmosSCO Edinburgh Cityhttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/local-football/edinburgh-city-sign-keeper-gregor-amos-1-3859009 Edinburgh City sign keeper Gregor Amos Edinburgh Evening News edinburghnews.scotsman.com 15 August 2015 23 August 2015FreeSCO Botti BiabiWAL Swansea CityUndisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33953343 Swansea City sign Falkirk striker Botti Biabi BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 17 August 2015 23 August 2015ENG Nathan AustinSCO East FifeLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35339708 East Fife striker Nathan Austin joins Falkirk BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 17 January 2016 30 January 2016SCO Ryan BlairWAL Swansea CityUndisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35423208 Falkirk midfielder joins Swansea City U21s BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 27 January 2016 30 January 2016SCO Kieran DuffieUnattachedFree See also List of Falkirk F.C. seasons Notes "nb" References 30em Falkirk Category:Falkirk F.C. seasons