2012–13 Falkirk F.C. season

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Falkirk finished third in the Scottish First Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.

Management

Falkirk began the season under the management of Steven Pressley. On 8 March 2013, Pressley left the club to take up the manager post at Coventry City after compensation was agreed. The club's technical director Alex Smith took over as interim manager with Stevie Crawford acting as his assistant.

On 3 April, the club announced that Gary Holt would take over as manager from 8 April 2013.

Results & fixtures

Pre season

A match against Stenhousemuir scheduled for 24 July, was cancelled. D Fulton Trialist Henderson Dick Haworth White Kingsley Alston Haworth Trialist McCord Scotsman Report Malcolm Leadbitter Ledesma Bailey McDonald

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish First Division

Doolan Clarke Taylor Dods Watson Andreu Thomson Weatherston
Anderson Jacobs Small Taylor Blockley Taylor Alston Dods Agnew Creaney Flynn Erskine Murdoch Dods McLaren Boyle Hemmings Stevenson Weatherston MacDonald Longridge Alston Taylor Russell Talbot Sibbald Higgins Fleming Doolan Taylor Duffie Higgins

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup

Taylor SFL Report

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Taylor SFL Report Little

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Murdoch Weatherston Page Griffiths
Doyle Fulton
Alston

Player statistics

Captains

Squad

:Last updated 8 May 2013 |}

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. :Last updated 8 May 2013

Team statistics

League table

Division summary

Transfers

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012

Players in

Players out

References

References

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