2008–09 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk Football Club
2008–09 season
Chairman Campbell Christie
Manager John Hughes
Scottish Premier League 10th
Scottish Cup Runners-up
Scottish League Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Steve Lovell (8)
All: Michael Higdon, Steve Lovell (9)
← 07-08 09-10 →

Falkirk competed in the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in 2008–09. Although they slipped from a final league position of seventh to tenth, they had had strong runs in both cups, reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup and finishing as runners-up in the Scottish Cup, losing 1–0 to Rangers.

Squad

First team Squad

As of 2 February 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Dani Mallo
2 Scotland DF Lee Bullen
3 Northern Ireland DF Dean Holden
4 Republic of Ireland MF Patrick Cregg
5 Scotland DF Jackie McNamara
6 Scotland MF Kevin McBride
7 Scotland MF Neil McCann
8 Spain MF Arnau
10 Scotland DF Steven Pressley
11 England FW Michael Higdon
12 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Bradley
14 Netherlands DF Gerard Aafjes
15 England FW Steve Lovell
16 Scotland MF Scott Arfield
17 Austria GK Bobby Olejnik
No. Position Player
18 Scotland DF Brian Allison
20 Scotland DF Darren Barr (Captain)
21 England FW Carl Finnigan
22 Scotland DF Chris Mitchell
23 Scotland FW Kevin Moffat
24 Scotland FW Mark Stewart
29 Scotland MF Sean Lynch
30 Scotland GK Jamie Barclay
31 Northern Ireland DF Dermot McCaffrey
33 Scotland DF Tam Scobbie
34 Scotland MF Dayne Robertson
35 Scotland DF Mark Staunton
47 South Africa MF Burton O'Brien
56 Sweden DF Erik Schultz-Eklund

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Contract length
Scotland Lee Bullen England Sheffield Wednesday Free Two years
Northern Ireland Dermot McCaffrey Scotland Hibernian Free Three years
Scotland Jackie McNamara Scotland Aberdeen Free Two years
Sweden Erik Schultz-Eklund Scotland Gretna Free Two years
Scotland Neil McCann Scotland Hearts Free Two years
South Africa Burton O'Brien England Sheffield Wednesday Free Two years
Scotland John Stewart Scotland Queen of the South Loan Return Two years
Spain Arnau England Sunderland Loan Season Long
England Steve Lovell Unattached Free Two years
Scotland Steven Pressley Unattached Free End of Season
Spain Dani Mallo Unattached Free End of Season

Out

Player To Fee

Results and Fixtures

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Falkirk scorer(s) Match Report
22 July 2008 Falkirk Stadium Ross County 2–2 F Higdon, Finnigan Falkirk Official Site
23 July 2008 Shielfield Park Berwick Rangers 1–2 F Stewart Falkirk Official Site
26 July 2008 Falkirk Stadium QPR 2–0 F Own goal, Stewart Falkirk Official Site
28 July 2008 Falkirk Stadium Alloa Athletic 0–0 F Falkirk Official Site
30 July 2008 Cambuur Stadion SC Cambuur 0–1 F Falkirk Official Site
1 August 2008 De Langeleegte BV Veendam 2–0 F Finnigan, Stewart Falkirk Official Site
2 August 2008 Abe Lenstra Stadion SC Heerenveen 0–4 F Falkirk Official Site
9 August 2008 Falkirk Stadium Rangers 0–1 SPL Falkirk Official Site
16 August 2008 Easter Road Hibs 2–3 SPL Higdon (2) Falkirk Official Site
23 August 2008 Celtic Park Celtic 0–3 SPL Falkirk Official Site
26 August 2008 Stark's Park Raith Rovers 3–1 SLC Higdon, J Stewart, M Stewart Falkirk Official Site
30 August 2008 Falkirk Stadium Inverness CT 1–2 SPL M Stewart Falkirk Official Site
13 September 2008 Falkirk Stadium Heart of Midlothian 2–1 SPL McCann, Arfield Falkirk Official Site
20 September 2008 Love Street St Mirren 1–1 SPL Barrett Falkirk Official Site
23 September 2008 Falkirk Stadium Queen of the South 2–1 SLC McCann, Lovell Falkirk Official Site
27 September 2008 Falkirk Stadium Hamilton 4–1 SPL Lovell, O'Brien, Arfield (2) Falkirk Official Site
5 October 2008 Fir Park Motherwell 2–3 SPL Lovell, Barrett Falkirk Official Site
18 October 2008 Falkirk Stadium Aberdeen 0–1 SPL Falkirk Official Site
25 October 2008 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 2–1 SPL Lovell, Arfield Falkirk Official Site
28 October 2008 Falkirk Stadium Inverness CT 1–0 SLC McCann Falkirk Official Site
1 November 2008 Falkirk Stadium Dundee United 0–0 SPL Falkirk Official Site
8 November 2008 New Douglas Park Hamilton 1–1 SPL Higdon Falkirk Official Site
12 November 2008 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 1–1 SPL Higdon Falkirk Official Site
15 November 2008 Falkirk Stadium Motherwell 1–0 SPL Higdon Falkirk Official Site
22 November 2008 Tynecastle Stadium Heart of Midlothian 1–2 SPL Lovell Falkirk Official Site
29 November 2008 Falkirk Stadium Hibs 1–1 SPL Barr Falkirk Official Site
6 December 2008 Falkirk Stadium St Mirren 1–2 SPL Lovell Falkirk Official Site
13 December 2008 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 1–2 SPL Lovell Falkirk Official Site
21 December 2008 Falkirk Stadium Celtic 0–3 SPL Falkirk Official Site
27 December 2008 Tannadice Park Dundee United 0–1 SPL Falkirk Official Site
3 January 2009 Falkirk Stadium Kilmarnock 1–1 SPL Lovell Falkirk Official Site
10 January 2009 Falkirk Stadium Queen of the South 4–2 SC Arfield (2) (1st pen.), Barrett (2) Falkirk Official Site
17 January 2009 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 1–3 SPL Lovell Falkirk Official Site
24 January 2009 Fir Park Motherwell 1–1 SPL Holden Falkirk Official Site
27 January 2009 Hampden Park Rangers 0–3 SLC Falkirk Official Site
31 January 2009 Falkirk Stadium Aberdeen 1–0 SPL Higdon Falkirk Official Site
7 February 2009 Tynecastle Stadium Heart of Midlothian 1–0 SC Lovell Falkirk Official Site
14 February 2009 New St Mirren Park St Mirren 2–2 SPL Finnigan, Arfield Falkirk Official Site
21 February 2009 Falkirk Stadium Hamilton 1–2 SPL Own goal Falkirk Official Site
28 February 2009 Easter Road Hibs 0–0 SPL Falkirk Official Site
3 March 2009 Falkirk Stadium Dundee United 0–1 SPL Falkirk Official Site
7 March 2009 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 1–0 SC Finnigan (pen.) Falkirk Official Site
21 March 2009 Falkirk Stadium Inverness CT 4–0 SPL Finnigan (2), Stewart, Arfield (pen.) Falkirk Official Site
5 April 2009 Falkirk Stadium Rangers 0–1 SPL Falkirk Official Site
8 April 2009 Celtic Park Celtic 0–4 SPL Falkirk Official Site
11 April 2009 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 0–3 SPL Falkirk Official Site
18 April 2009 Falkirk Stadium Heart of Midlothian 0–0 SPL Falkirk Official Site
26 April 2009 Hampden Park Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 SC Scobbie, Arfield (pen.) Falkirk Official Site
2 May 2009 Falkirk Stadium Motherwell 2–1 SPL Finnigan, Scobbie Falkirk Official Site
9 May 2009 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 1–1 SPL Barr Falkirk Official Site
13 May 2009 New Douglas Park Hamilton Academical 1–0 SPL Arfield Falkirk Official Site
16 May 2009 Falkirk Stadium St Mirren 0–2 SPL Falkirk Official Site
23 May 2009 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 1–0 SPL Higdon Falkirk Official Site
30 May 2009 Hampden Park Rangers 0–1 SC Falkirk Official Site

References

  1. ↑ Falkirk's score is shown first.
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