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2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Falkirk
season	2011–12
manager	Steven Pressley
chairman	Martin Ritchie
stadium	Falkirk Stadium
league	Scottish First Division
league result	Third place
cup1	Scottish Cup
cup1 result	Fifth round, lost to Ayr United
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Semi-final, lost to Celtic
cup3	Challenge Cup
cup3 result	Winners
league topscorer
Farid El Alagui (18)
season topscorer
Farid El Alagui (28)
highest attendance	4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011
lowest attendance	2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012
average attendance	3,188
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prevseason	2010–11
nextseason	2012–13

Farid El Alagui (18) Farid El Alagui (28)

The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10. Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Falkirk finished third in the First Division. They reached the semi-final of the League Cup, the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.

Results and fixtures

Pre season

Trialist Higginbotham
Trialist
McManus Trialist Goodwillie
Russell Snodgrass Flynn McLaughlin

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2011-12 Scottish First Division

Higginbotham Malone
Campbell El Alagui Millar Higginbotham El Alagui Jackson Alston Erskine Higginbotham Dods Wallace
Brown
Weatherston Kn. Jacobs
Fotheringham Gardyne
Miller Hyde
Milne Fulton El Alagui
Higginbotham Higginbotham Baird Dods Gibson
Dods Duffie Quinn Millar El Alagui Campbell Weatherston B. Barr
Russell Conroy
Milne El Alagui Alston El Alagui
Alston

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Dods Higginbotham
Sibbald El Alagui

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Boyle Fulton Higginbotham Sibbald
El Alagui Millar Jelavić (4 – 5 pen.) Daly Graham Stokes

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

El Alagui Roberts

Player statistics

Captains

Squad

:Last updated 5 May 2012 |}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. :Last updated 5 May 2012

SCO	FW	Jordan White	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Awards

:Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
SCO	Craig Sibbald	Young Player of the Month	August
SCO	title=IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards September 2011	url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011/	work=scottishfootballleague.com	publisher=Scottish Football League	date=7 October 2011	accessdate=21 December 2011	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102414/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011	archive-date=11 December 2011	url-status=dead}}	First Division Manager of the Month	September
MAR	Farid El Alagui	Player of the Month	September
SCO	title=IRN BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards October 2011	url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/	work=scottishfootballleague.com	publisher=Scottish Football League	date=18 November 2011	accessdate=21 December 2011	url-status=dead	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505125324/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/	archivedate=5 May 2012}}	First Division Manager of the Month (shared)	October
SCO	Darren Dods	Player of the Month (shared)	October
MAR	Farid El Alagui	Player of the Month	December
SCO	Steven Pressley	First Division Manager of the Month	January
SCO	Steven Pressley	First Division Manager of the Month	February

League table

Transfers

Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.

Players in

Player	From	Fee
SCO Darren Dods	SCO Dundee United	Free
NIR Michael McGovern	SCO Ross County	Free
ENG Rhys Bennett	ENG Bolton Wanderers	Loan
MAR Farid El Alagui	FRA Romorantin	Free
SCO David Weatherston	SCO Queen of the South	Free
SCO Jordan White	SCO Clyde	Free
SCO Murray Wallace	ENG Huddersfield Town	Loan
SCO Willie Gibson	ENG Crawley Town	Free

Players out

Player	To	Fee
SCO Lewis Bonar	SCO Stirling Albion	Free
ENG Carl Finnigan	SCO St Johnstone	Free
SCO Scott Davidson	SCO Stirling Albion	Loan
SCO Mark Stewart	ENG Bradford City	Free
SCO Chris Mitchell	ENG Bradford City	Free
Austria Bobby Olejnik	ENG Torquay United	Free
SCO Marc Twaddle	ENG Rochdale	Free
SCO Ryan Flynn	ENG Sheffield United	Undisclosed
ENG Jack Compton	ENG Bradford City	Loan{{cite news	title=Compton moves on loan
SCO Michael Andrews	SCO Montrose	Free
SCO Jamie Barclay	ENG Berwick Rangers	Free
SCO Craig McLeish	SCO Stirling Albion	Free
MAR Mehdi Khalis	FRA Drancy	Free
NIR Brian McLean	ENG Preston North End	Free
SCO Burton O'Brien	Free Agent	Free
POR Pedro Moutinho	ROM Brașov	Free
SCO Tam McManus	SCO Ayr United	Free
SCO Euen Grant	Free Agent	Free
WAL James Bloom	ENG Gloucester City	Free
SCO Keiran Stallard	SCO Airdrie United	Free
SCO Grant Santi	SCO Alloa Athletic	Free
SCO Joseph McCafferty	SCO Stenhousemuir	Free
SCO Gavin MacPherson	SCO Stirling Albion	Free
SCO Aaron Sekhon	SCO Partick Thistle	Free
SCO Ally Graham	SCO Dumbarton	Loan
SCO Scott Davidson	SCO Stirling Albion	Free
SCO Dale Fulton	SCO Clyde	Loan
SCO Murray Wallace	ENG Huddersfield Town	title=Falkirk defender Murray Wallace joins Huddersfield Town	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16817230	work=BBC Sport	publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation	date=31 January 2012	access-date=31 January 2012 }}
ENG Kallum Higginbotham	ENG Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed

References

(8 May 2010). "Falkirk relegated to Division One". [[BBC]].
(July 2024). "2011/12 Scottish Division One Table / Table". [[ESPN]].
(29 January 2012). "Falkirk 1– 3 Celtic". [[Scottish Football League]].
(15 February 2012). "Ayr United F.C. v Falkirk F.C.". [[Scottish Football Association]].
(1 April 2012). "Falkirk 1– 0 Hamilton Academical". [[Scottish Football League]].
(19 June 2011). "I want to emulate David Weir and keep on playing, says new Falkirk captain Darren Dods". Daily Record.
(9 September 2011). "IRN BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011". [[Scottish Football League]].
(7 October 2011). "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards September 2011". [[Scottish Football League]].
(18 November 2011). "IRN BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards October 2011". [[Scottish Football League]].
(20 December 2012). "IRN BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards December 2011". [[Scottish Football League]].
(12 February 2012). "Award for Bairns Boss Pressley". [[Falkirk F.C.]].
(16 March 2012). "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards February 2012". [[Scottish Football League]].
"Falkirk Release Players".
(13 June 2011). "Darren Dods exits Dundee United for Falkirk". [[BBC Sport]].
(21 July 2011). "Goalkeeper Michael McGovern signs for Falkirk". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(5 July 2011). "Falkirk snap up Bolton kid Rhys Bennett on season-long loan deal".
(22 July 2011). "Bairns clinch El Alagui Signing". [[Falkirk F.C.]].
(11 August 2011). "Weatherston Joins Bairns". [[Queen of the South F.C.]].
(12 January 2012). "Jordan White Transfer Confirmed". [[Falkirk F.C.]].
(2 February 2012). "Willie Gibson Joins Bairns". [[Falkirk F.C.]].
(18 May 2011). "New face at Binos as Forsyth leaves". stirlingobserver.co.uk.
(24 June 2011). "Saints snap up Finnigan". BSkyB.
(28 June 2011). "Stirling add Falkirk Bairn on loan deal". [[Scottish Football League]].
(1 July 2011). "Bradford City sign Falkirk duo Stewart and Mitchell". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(1 July 2011). "Brian Saah & Robert Olejnik signed by Torquay". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(4 July 2011). "Rochdale sign Falkirk defender Marc Twaddle". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(14 July 2011). "Sheffield United sign Falkirk midfielder Ryan Flynn". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(16 July 2011). "Arbroath v Montrose". [[Montrose F.C.]].
(20 July 2011). "Berwick Rangers sign Jamie Barclay and Michael Deland". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(13 September 2011). "Stirling Albion bring in McLeish". [[Scottish Football League]].
(22 August 2011). "Mehdi Khalis officially joined the JAD". [[JA Drancy]].
(3 August 2011). "McLean Delighted To Sign On". [[Preston North End F.C.]].
(9 August 2011). "Jose Murcia Gonzalez, prezentat oficial". [[FC Brașov (1936).
(30 November 2011). "McManus signs for Ayr". [[Ayr United F.C.]].
(19 August 2011). "Mehew pleased with City start". [[Gloucester City A.F.C.]].
(16 September 2011). "Donnelly emerges as this season's Local Hero". [[Scottish Football League]].
"Grant Santi profile". [[Alloa Athletic F.C.]].
(19 August 2011). "Two Player Signings". [[Stenhousemuir F.C.]].
(23 July 2011). "Duo win Stirling contracts after pay trials". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(9 June 2011). "New Young Jags". [[Partick Thistle F.C.]].
(16 December 2011). "GRAHAM SIGNS ON-LOAN". [[Dumbarton F.C.]].
(30 December 2011). "Binos looking for better weather". [[Trinity Mirror]].
(13 January 2012). "Fulton Joins on Loan". [[Clyde F.C.]].
(31 January 2012). "Falkirk defender Murray Wallace joins Huddersfield Town". British Broadcasting Corporation.
(31 January 2012). "Higginbotham moves to Huddersfield". [[Falkirk F.C.]].

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