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'''Falkirk Football Club''' is a Scottish professional [[association football]] club based in the town of [[Falkirk]]. The club was founded in 1876<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s11_3 |title=Falkirk FC Team Honours |publisher=Scottish Premier League |access-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523230200/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s11_3 |archive-date=23 May 2012}}</ref> and competes in the {{Scottish football updater|Falkirk}}, the top tier of Scottish football, as a member of the [[Scottish Professional Football League]]. The club was elected to the Second Division of the Scottish Football League in 1902–03, was promoted to the First Division after two seasons and achieved its highest league position in the early 1900s when it was runner-up to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in [[1907–08 Scottish First Division|1907–08]] and [[1909–10 Scottish First Division|1909–10]]. The football club was registered as a Limited Liability Company in April 1905 – Falkirk Football & Athletic Club Ltd.

Falkirk won the [[Scottish Cup]] for the first time in 1913. After 1945, Falkirk were promoted and demoted between the Premier and First Divisions seven times until 1995–96, and during the 1970s spent three seasons in the [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]]. In 2005, Falkirk were promoted to the Scottish Premier League (SPL). Falkirk won the Scottish Cup again in [[1957 Scottish Cup Final|1957]] and were runners-up in the competition in [[1997 Scottish Cup Final|1997]], [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|2009]] and [[2015 Scottish Cup Final|2015]]. As a result of their performance in the 2009 Scottish Cup, the club qualified for the inaugural season of the [[UEFA Europa League]] in [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]]. Falkirk have won the second tier of Scottish football a record eight times. They have also won the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]  more than any other club, winning it for the fourth time in [[2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2012]].

In their early years, Falkirk played at three venues: Hope Street, Randyford Park and Blinkbonny Park. Between 1885 and 2003, the club was based at [[Brockville Park]], built on the former Hope Street ground. After the creation of the SPL in 1998, its strict stadium criteria&nbsp;–&nbsp;to which Brockville Park did not conform&nbsp;–&nbsp;was enforced, and the club was denied promotion on three occasions. The club's present home ground since 2004 is the [[Falkirk Stadium]], a {{SPFL-stadiums|falkirk}} [[all-seater stadium]] in the Westfield area of Falkirk.<ref name="capacity">{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/falkirk/ |title=Falkirk Football Club|publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |access-date=11 November 2013}}</ref>

== History ==
{{See also|List of Falkirk F.C. seasons}}

=== Club formation and early years ===
The club's date of formation is uncertain.<ref name="Better_meddle_Origins">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story1.php A Brief History – Part One – Origins], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> Although some accounts point to the year 1876, others claim it was formed in 1877.<ref name="Club_list">[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/clublist1.xls Club directory] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203022742/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/clublist1.xls |date=3 February 2013 }}, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> However, the former is the date used by the club and its fans.<ref name="1876_club">[http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2947&Itemid=208 Fans Zone – 1876 Club], Falkirk FC, 16 August 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> In 1878, the club joined the [[Scottish Football Association]], and became eligible to compete in the Scottish Cup, a [[single-elimination tournament|knockout tournament]] which became the country's main association football cup competition. The club reached the second round in the first year that it competed.<ref name="Better_meddle_19C">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story2.php A Brief History – Part Two – 19th Century Bairns], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> In the first few years after it was formed, Falkirk played mostly friendly games. They played their [[Home (sports)|home matches]] at three different grounds during this period; Hope Street, Randyford Park and Blinkbonny Park. It left the latter in 1884 and moved to Brockville Park, which remained the club's home ground for 118 years. The Stirlingshire Football Association was founded in 1883, which invited clubs from the [[Stirlingshire]] region to join. It resulted in the establishment of a new tournament, the [[Stirlingshire Cup]], a competition open exclusively to the teams from the region, which Falkirk won in its inaugural season.<ref name="SFHA_Stirlingshire_Cup">[http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/stirlingcup.htm Stirlingshire Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130171412/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/stirlingcup.htm |date=30 January 2013 }}, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref><ref name="Historian_Stirlingshire_Cup">[https://archive.today/20121224000040/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/stirlingshire-cup-188384.html Stirlingshire Cup – 1883/84], Falkirk FC Historian. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> The club's nickname is "The Bairns",<ref name="scot_prem" /> a [[Scots language|Scots]] word meaning sons or daughters, which is given to natives of the town of Falkirk.<ref name="FLHC_Bairns">[http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=72 Why are Falkirk people called 'bairns'?], Falkirk Local History Society. 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref>  This is reflected in the Falkirk Burgh motto: ''"Better meddle wi' the de'il than the Bairns o' Fa'kirk"''.<ref name="FLHC_walks">[http://www.falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk/home/index.php?id=63 Historical Walks], Falkirk Local History Society. 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref>

=== Election to the Football League ===
After playing mostly regional matches, friendly games and the nationwide Scottish Cup tournament for the majority of its existence, the club was elected to the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League in [[1902–03 in Scottish football|1902–03]], a national [[sports league]] consisting of Scotland's top football clubs. At the time, the league consisted of two tiers, the First and Second Divisions. Falkirk was promoted to the top division with a second-place finish behind [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] after two seasons. Despite the club's success, several months beforehand a proposal to merge with local rivals [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]] was raised, which was narrowly rejected in a vote.<ref name="Better_meddle_success">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story3.php A Brief History – Part Three – Early Success], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> In [[1907–08 in Scottish football|1907–08]], Falkirk's third season in the top flight, the club finished the season in second place, its highest league position to date, and repeated this in the [[1909–10 in Scottish football|1909–10]] season.<ref name="Better_meddle_success" /> On both occasions it finished behind champions [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] despite being the top goal scorers in the league, becoming the first Scottish club to break the 100 goals barrier in a single season.<ref name="Better_meddle_success" /> In [[1913 Scottish Cup Final|1913]], the club won the [[Scottish Cup]] for the first time, defeating [[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]] in the final 2–0.

In 1922, the club broke the [[World football transfer record|world record transfer fee]], paying [[Pound sterling|£]]5000 for the transfer of [[Forward (association football)|striker]] [[Syd Puddefoot]] from English club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120102/on-this-day-2-january_2236884_2562686 | title=On this day – 2 January | date=28 February 2013 | publisher=West Ham United F.C. | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212195003/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120102/on-this-day-2-january_2236884_2562686 | archive-date=12 February 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/The-136m-odd-couple.5364127.jp The day Falkirk broke world transfer record] ''The Scotsman'', 14 June 2009 (Follows after "The £100000m odd couple" article)</ref> The following year, the club played against the [[Scottish Football League XI]] to raise funds for those affected by the [[Redding, Falkirk|Redding mine disaster]].<ref>[http://www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk/2015/05/redding-pit-disaster-fund-tournament.html Redding Pit Disaster Fund Tournament 1923/24], Falkirk Football Historian, 21 May 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2020/06/18/throwback-thursday-fundraising-1923-style/ Throwback Thursday: Fundraising - 1923 Style], Falkirk FC, 18 June 2020</ref>

Falkirk spent [[List of Falkirk F.C. seasons|30 consecutive seasons]] in their first spell in the [[Scottish football league system|top flight]] of Scottish football, before being relegated in [[1934–35 in Scottish football|1934–35]] after finishing 20th at the bottom of the league.<ref name="statto_18-45">[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/history/post-ww1 Falkirk : History 1918 to 1945] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925164751/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/history/post-ww1 |date=25 September 2010 }}, statto.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> Despite this, the club was promoted to the top flight after one season, as champions of the [[1935–36 Scottish Second Division|1935–36 Second Division]], amassing a club record of 132 league goals in the process. Falkirk remained in the top flight until the outbreak of [[World War II]] in 1939, when the league was suspended.

=== Post-war promotion and demotion ===
After the war ended in 1945, the Scottish Football League resumed and Falkirk regained its place in the First Division for the [[1946–47 in Scottish football|1946–47 season]]. In 1947, a new competition, the [[Scottish League Cup]], was inaugurated. In the  [[1947–48 Scottish League Cup|1947–48]] season, Falkirk reached [[1947 Scottish League Cup Final (October)|the final]], and lost 4–1 to [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] in the [[replay (sports)|replayed final]] after an initial 0–0 draw.

The club competed in the final of the Scottish Cup in [[1957 Scottish Cup Final|1957]]. They defeated [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in a replay. This was their first success in the tournament since winning it 44 years earlier. In June 1958 [[Alex Parker]] and [[Eddie O'Hara (footballer, born 1935)|Eddie O'Hara]] from the cup winning side were bought by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] for a combined fee or £18,000.<ref name="falfer">{{Cite web|url=http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirk-fc/bairns-mourn-passing-of-another-1957-falkirk-cup-hero-1-425990|title=The Falkirk Herald|website=Falkirkherald.co.uk|access-date=1 November 2021}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[John White (footballer, born 1937)|John White]] was signed two months later from [[Alloa Athletic]] with £3,300 of that money.<ref name="jwhof">{{Cite web|url=https://scottishfootballhalloffame.co.uk/john-white-1937-1964/|title=John White|website=Scottishfootballhalloffame.co.uk|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>

In the years to follow, relegation and promotion between the first and second tiers occurred seven times until the [[1995–96 in Scottish football|1995–96 season]]. The club spent eight consecutive seasons at a time in either division. As a result, Falkirk has [[List of winners of the Scottish First Division and predecessors|won or finished runners-up]] in the second tier of Scottish football a record 14 times, the majority occurring in this period. The club also spent three seasons in the late 1970s in the newly created [[Scottish Football League Second Division|third tier]], the lowest tier it has competed in. In [[1977–78 in Scottish football|1977–78]] the club finished in its lowest ranking to date, ending the season in the equivalent of 29th in Scotland following a 5th-place finish in the new Second Division.<ref name="Better_meddle_underachieving">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story7.php A Brief History – Part Seven – Underachieving Bairns], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2012.</ref> In the [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97 season]], the club reached the final of the Scottish Cup for the third time, and Falkirk became the seventh club in 106 years to reach the final whilst competing outside the top league of Scottish football. Falkirk's opponents were Kilmarnock, a repeat of the 1957 final,<ref name="RSSSF_Finals">[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scotcuphist.html Scotland – List of Cup Finals], [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref> but the club could not match its 1957 success and lost 1–0.<ref name="Soccerbase_97_Final">[http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=724 Scottish FA Cup – 1996/97], soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref>

=== Scottish Premier League ===
The [[Scottish Premier League]] (SPL) was founded in 1998 as the new top flight of Scottish football. The new league and its rules denied Falkirk the chance to be promoted into it on three occasions as a consequence of its formation. When the SPL was created from the old Premier Division, a play-off match that was held between the team ranked ninth in the Premier Division and the team ranked second in the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] was abolished during the [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98 season]]. Falkirk, ranked second in the First Division, was thus denied a play-off with [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. The SPL's criterion that clubs required a 10,000 capacity all-seater stadium in order to compete in the new league, which Falkirk's [[Brockville Park]] did not comply with, was introduced. When the SPL was due to expand to 12 teams at the end of the [[1999–00 in Scottish football|1999–2000 season]], [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], which finished bottom of the SPL, would have competed in a three-way play-off against the teams that finished second and third in the First Division, and two of these three clubs would gain SPL status for the next season. Brockville Park was still below the SPL criterion, and Falkirk applied to ground-share [[Murrayfield Stadium]] in Edinburgh, but the proposal was rejected. The play-off was abandoned, [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] was automatically promoted and Aberdeen retained its status in the top flight.

[[File:Falkirk FC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Historic chart of table positions of Falkirk in the League.]]Following four successive top three finishes in the First Division since 1997–98, the club's fortunes changed dramatically and it finished the season in ninth position, which would have qualified the club to be relegated to the third tier. However, it was spared relegation by the liquidation of fellow First Division club [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]] on the last day of the season.<ref name="Better_meddle_revival">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story8.php A Brief History – Part Eight – Revival], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref> The following season, Falkirk was again denied promotion to the SPL despite finishing top of the [[2002–03 Scottish First Division|First Division]]. The club submitted another application to ground-share, this time at [[New Broomfield]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;an SPL compliant stadium and the home of [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]]&nbsp;–&nbsp;but was rejected in a vote by SPL chairmen. Motherwell was thus spared relegation from the First Division.<ref name="Denied_promotion_UEFA">[https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0191-0f844d428c95-0de01d4501a3-1000--falkirk-miss-out-on-top-flight/ Falkirk miss out on top flight], ''[[UEFA|uefa.com]]''. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref> In order to meet the criterion, Falkirk started building a new stadium and left Brockville Park.

During the 2004–05 season, the SPL stadium criterion was reduced to 6,000, which the club's new [[Falkirk Stadium]] met. The club won the First Division that season, winning 1–0 to [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]], and was promoted to the SPL. After three seasons in the SPL, including two seventh-place finishes, the club qualified for the inaugural season of the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], the first time the club qualified for a European competition. The same year, Falkirk was beaten by [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the final of the Scottish Cup.<ref name="Better_meddle_top_flight">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/story9.php A Brief History – Part Nine – Top Flight Bairns], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2012.</ref> Despite its cup success, Falkirk finished in 10th place in the league and avoided relegation with a 1–0 win against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. The following season, the club competed in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] but was relegated from the SPL to the First Division after being held to a 0–0 draw against Kilmarnock on the final day of the [[2009–10 in Scottish football|2009–10 season]].<ref name="Better_meddle_top_flight" />

=== Scottish First Division/Scottish Championship ===
Following its return to the First Division, Falkirk finished the [[2010–11 in Scottish football|2010–11]] and [[2011–12 in Scottish football|2011–12]] seasons in third position. As members of the [[Scottish Football League]], the club was eligible to compete in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], which it won [[2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|1-0]] against [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] in 2012 to win the cup for a record fourth time. In the same year Falkirk reached the semi-finals of the [[2011–12 Scottish League Cup|League Cup]], but lost to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. The club had defeated the reigning SPL champions [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] 3–2 in the third round,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14910198|title=Falkirk 3 – 2 Rangers | work=BBC News | date=21 September 2011}}</ref> and also defeated another top flight club [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15346253|title=Dundee Utd 2 – 2 Falkirk (4–5 pens) | work=BBC News | date=25 October 2011}}</ref>

In 2012–13 Falkirk finished a distant third in the league, 25 points behind champions [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], but had a great run in the Scottish Cup, beating local rivals [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]] as well as [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] en route to the semi-final against [[Hibernian F.C|Hibernian]] at Hampden Park. Falkirk, under the management of [[Gary Holt (footballer)|Gary Holt]] for the first time, took a 3–0 half time lead, though Hibernian made a comeback to confirm their place in the final with a 4–3 win (AET). Gary Holt left the managers post in June 2014 to join [[Norwich City F.C|Norwich]] on their coaching team. He was replaced by [[Peter Houston]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27806352|title = Houston targets play-offs for Falkirk|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> In the 2013–14 season Falkirk finished third in the [[Scottish Championship]], narrowly missing out on the title by 3 points having still been in with a chance on the final day of the season. They qualified for the [[2013–14 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Premiership play-off]], where they defeated [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] 4–3 on aggregate (AET) in the quarter-final, before losing to [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 2–1 on aggregate in the semis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3635639/ |title=Premiership: Hamilton Accies 1 - 0 Falkirk &#124; 2014-05-18 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143220/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3635639/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2014–15, Falkirk missed out on the play-off places, finishing in 5th place in the championship, Falkirk went one better in the Scottish Cup than two years previously, reaching the final, avenging their loss to Hibernian in the semi-finals before being defeated by [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]] [[2015 Scottish Cup Final|2–1]] in the final. In 2015–16 Falkirk finished second in the Championship and qualified for the promotion play-offs. They defeated Hibernian 5–4 on aggregate in the semi-final<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3637801/ |title=Premiership: Falkirk 3 - 2 Hibernian &#124; 2016-05-13 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084226/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3637801/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> before facing [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]. A 1–0 home win in the first leg put Falkirk on the verge of a return to top flight football. However, Kilmarnock won 4–0 in the second leg to retain their place in the [[Scottish Premiership]] 4–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3637803/ |title=Premiership: Kilmarnock 4 - 0 Falkirk &#124; 2016-05-22 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143242/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3637803/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The following season, Falkirk again finished second in the league and qualified for the play-offs. They went out to Dundee United 4–3 on aggregate in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3639153/ |title=Premiership: Falkirk 1 - 2 Dundee United &#124; 2017-05-19 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143158/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/3639153/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Falkirk started the 2017–18 season very badly and the club found themselves in danger of relegation to [[Scottish League One|League One]]. Manager [[Peter Houston]] was sacked in September 2017 following a 2–0 home loss to [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]], which left the club second bottom of the league.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41382049|title = Houston exits as Falkirk manager|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> [[Paul Hartley]] replaced him as manager.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41502589|title = New Falkirk boss Hartley aims high|work = BBC Sport}}</ref> Hartley only won one of his first nine league games, and the club still sat in second bottom, 8 points from guaranteed safety at Christmas.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/championship/fixture/3639523/ |title=Championship: Dumbarton 0 - 0 Falkirk &#124; 2017-12-23 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084156/https://spfl.co.uk/championship/fixture/3639523/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> A run of three wins in five games caused Falkirk to draw level on points with third bottom [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] and eventually pull away to finish eighth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spfl.co.uk/championship/fixture/3639547/ |title=Championship: Morton 0 - 1 Falkirk &#124; 2018-01-13 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143209/https://spfl.co.uk/championship/fixture/3639547/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Scottish League One ===
Falkirk had a disastrous 2018–19 season which saw the club relegated on the final day, despite running out 3–2 winners against the Champions [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]. This led to the club's second spell in the Scottish third tier. The 2019–20 season was declared early after 28 games played, leaving Falkirk in second place, 1 point behind Raith Rovers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=SPFL Resolution Approved Season 2019/20|url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-resolution-approved-by-clubs-in-all-four-di|website=SPFL.co.uk|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref>

The 2020–21 season was another to forget for Falkirk fans. After starting the season on form and seeing themselves clear at the top of the table, a collapse in the second half of the season following a mid-season break due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] saw Falkirk fall to 5th in League One after a 2–0 defeat to Airdrieonians on the final day cost them a spot in the play-offs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/airdrieonians-2-0-falkirk-woe-for-bairns-as-defeat-sees-them-miss-out-on-championship-play-off-semi-finals-3224563|title=Airdrieonians 2-0 Falkirk: Woe for Bairns as defeat sees them miss out on Championship play-off semi-finals|last=Goldthorp|first=Craig|date=4 May 2021|work=Falkirk Herald}}</ref>

In the 2022–23 season, they finished second, with Dunfermline Athletic winning the league. The Bairns entered the play-offs against Airdrieonians, only to suffer a 7–2 aggregate loss, losing 6–2 in the first leg and 1–0 in the return.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65514542|title=Scottish Championship play-off semi-finals: Falkirk 0-1 Airdrieonians (agg 2-7)|date=13 May 2023|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

On 30 March 2024, Falkirk were crowned League One champions without kicking a ball after Hamilton failed to win at home to Queen of the South. On 4 May 2024, Falkirk completed the league season undefeated with a record in the 36-game League One season of won 27, drew 9 and lost zero, achieving only the seventh unbeaten league season across the [[Football records in Scotland|entire history of Scottish football]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c80zyxw94qro|title=Falkirk's unbeaten season 'top' of McGlynn's career|date=4 May 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

=== Rise up the leagues ===
Falkirk's unbeaten run finally came to an end on 28 September 2024 when they were beaten 1–0 by Raith Rovers at [[Stark's Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirks-astonishing-43-match-unbeaten-league-runs-ends-after-1-0-defeat-at-raith-rovers-4801555|title=Falkirk's astonishing 43-match unbeaten league runs ends after 1-0 defeat at Raith Rovers}}</ref>


'''2024–2025 Scottish Championship'''

Having gone invincible in the 23–24 Scottish League One campaign, Falkirk returned to Scottish Championship action by beating Queens Park 2–1 at the Falkirk Stadium in the season curtain-raiser. 

Following the departure of winger [[Callumn Morrison]] to Linfield for an undisclosed fee, Falkirk signed [[Scott Arfield]] from Bolton Wanderers in February of 2025.  Arfield had previously played for the club from 2007–2010. Falkirk agreed to un-retire the squad number 37, which Arfield chooses to wear in memory of his friend and former Falkirk teammate Craig Gowans.  Arfield scored a hat-trick on his second debut in a 5–2 home win over Partick Thistle on 8 February 2025. 

A strong campaign saw Falkirk create a sizeable gap over fellow league contenders Livingston, however a dip in form towards the tail-end of the season meant that Falkirk would go into their final league game level on points with Livingston, but with a far superior goal difference.  Falkirk beat [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]] 3–1 on 2 May 2025 to clinch back-to-back league titles, ensuring a return to the top flight of Scottish football for the first time in 15 years.

== Colours and badge ==
{{Football kit box |align= right | | pattern_la = | pattern_b = | pattern_ra =   | leftarm = 000040 | body = 000040 | rightarm = 000040 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 000040 | title = The first instance of the navy blue and white strip from 1882}}
Falkirk's traditional colours are navy blue and white, which the team first wore during the 1882 season. However, the club's first [[kit (association football)|strip]], thin blue and white horizontal hoops on the [[jersey (clothing)#In sports|jersey]] and socks, was worn between 1876 and 1880. This was replaced with a blue jersey and white shorts, which has featured predominantly since. Touches of red were introduced to the strip in the late 1930s&nbsp;–&nbsp;mostly on the socks&nbsp;–&nbsp;was worn until the early 1960s, re-introduced in the mid-1970s and has since been featured in the team's kit. For the [[2017–18 in Scottish football|2017–18]] season the kit consisted of a navy blue jersey, white shorts and navy socks.<ref name="Historical_kits">[http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Falkirk/Falkirk.htm Falkirk – Historical Football Kits – Kit History], historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2012.</ref><ref name="Scottish_grounds" />

Falkirk's current crest is a stylised version of the [[Falkirk Steeple]], a dominant landmark of the town. During the 2007–08 season the club used a crest&nbsp;–&nbsp;known as "The Highlander"&nbsp;–&nbsp;that was worn during the club's 1957 Scottish Cup win as a 50th anniversary tribute to the players. Kit manufacturer [[Umbro]] supplied the club's kit for the 1977–78 season. Other kits have been supplied by [[Bukta]], [[Patrick (sportswear company)|Patrick]] and [[Le Coq Sportif]]. The current supplier is O'Neill's and the club's shirt sponsor is Crunchy Carrots. Recent sponsors include Central Demolition, Budweiser Budvar, John R Weir Mercedes Group and Beazer Homes.

== Stadiums ==
{{Further|Falkirk Stadium}}
In the club's early years, Falkirk played its home games at three different sites: Hope Street, Randyford Park and Blinkbonny Park. The first pitch used by the club was on Hope Street, the location that would become Brockville Park in 1884. The first match at Hope Street was against [[Grasshoppers F.C.|Grasshoppers]] from [[Bonnybridge]].<ref name="Hope_Street">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/grounds1.php Falkirk Grounds – Part One – Hope Street], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref> After one season, Falkirk moved to Randyford Park, the home of East Stirlingshire Cricket Club during the summer months, in 1878 where the club played its first competitive match, which it won against Campsie Glen of [[Lennoxtown]] in the Scottish Cup.<ref name="Randyford_Park">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/museum/grounds2.php Falkirk Grounds – Part Two – Randyford Park], bettermeddle.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref> The ground was located near [[Forth Valley College]], several hundred yards west of the present Falkirk Stadium. The club played at Blinkbonny Park between 1881 and 1883.<ref name="Blinkbonny_Park">[http://www.falkirk-football-history.co.uk/2017/02/lost-football-grounds-of-falkirk.html Lost Football Grounds of Falkirk District – Blinkbonny Park], Falkirk-football-history.co.uk</ref>

[[File:Turnstile. - geograph.org.uk - 94635.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=A defunct turnstile on paving outside a supermarket|An old [[turnstile]] from Brockville]]
Between 1885 and 2003, Falkirk was based at [[Brockville Park]], which was located a quarter of a mile (0.4 [[kilometre|km]]) from the town centre of Falkirk.<ref>{{cite web | title=Falkirk FC – Historical Football Kits | url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Scottish_Football_League/Falkirk/Falkirk.htm | access-date=28 February 2013}}</ref> Brockville Park was largely [[Terrace (stadium)|terraced]] and had a capacity of between 7,500 and 8,000 spectators in its later years. On 21 February 1953, Falkirk's largest home attendance was recorded at the ground when 23,100 spectators watched the club play against Celtic in the [[1952–53 Scottish Cup#Third round|third round]] of the Scottish Cup.<ref name="Scottish_grounds" /><ref name="Record_attendance">[http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1952-1953/results/1953-02-21 Scottish FA Cup 1952–1953 : Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417105115/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1952-1953/results/1953-02-21 |date=17 April 2015 }}, statto.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.</ref>

[[File:Falkirk Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 397119.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=The front façade of a stadium building|[[Falkirk Stadium|The Falkirk Stadium]] has been Falkirk's home since 2004.]]
When the SPL was created in 1998, Brockville Park fell short of the SPL's stadium criteria, mainly because of the terraced stands. As a result, the club was denied entry to the league, despite winning the First Division or qualifying for a promotion [[playoffs#Scotland|play-off]], on three occasions. Falkirk remained at the stadium until the last day of the [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03 football season]], and in late 2003 Brockville was demolished and the site sold to supermarket chain [[Morrisons|Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?gid=2003-03-26.19922.2 | title=First Division Champions (Promotion) | publisher=They WorkForYou.com | access-date=28 February 2013}}</ref> To commemorate the club's time at the stadium, the supermarket displays Falkirk F.C. memorabilia, including a turnstile.<ref name="Facts">[http://www.stforum.co.uk/wmslib/Pride__Passion/Falkirkfacts.pdf 50 Fascinating Falkirk Facts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326032902/http://www.stforum.co.uk/wmslib/Pride__Passion/Falkirkfacts.pdf |date=26 March 2012 }}, stforum.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2012.</ref> For the 2003–04 season, Falkirk entered an agreement with [[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]] to ground-share [[Ochilview Park]] stadium for one season while the club's new stadium was under construction.

Since the beginning of the [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05 season]], the club has been based at [[Falkirk Stadium]], an 7,937 capacity [[all-seater stadium]] built on the eastern outskirts of Falkirk.<ref name="Scottish_grounds" /> The stadium was opened in July 2004 with a friendly match against [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref name="Scottish_grounds">[http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/falkirk.htm#Falkirk%20Stadium%20-%20External%20View What's The Ground Like?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413073733/http://www.scottishgrounds.co.uk/falkirk.htm |date=13 April 2009 }}, Scottish Football Grounds Guide. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.</ref><ref name="firstmatch">[http://www.freewebs.com/waxoylfanclub/FFC/index.html News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106031528/http://www.freewebs.com/waxoylfanclub/FFC/index.html |date=6 January 2014 }}, The Falkirk Stadium. 25 July 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2012.</ref> When it opened, only the 4,200 capacity west stand was completed. The 2,000 capacity north stand was constructed during the opening season and was completed in May 2005, taking the stadium above the SPL's reduced 6,000 [[Scottish Premier League#Promotion and relegation|seating criterion]].<ref name="firstmatch" /> Falkirk became champions of the First Division that season and was promoted to the SPL. The stadium has since been further expanded; the south stand<ref name="third stand construction">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7762501.stm Work on third stand gets underway], BBC News. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2012.</ref> officially opened in a match against [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp]] of Belgium in August 2009.<ref name="new south stand">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8175104.stm Club debut for new stadium stand], BBC News. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2012</ref>

== Supporters and rivalries ==
{{See also|East Stirlingshire F.C.–Falkirk F.C. rivalry}}
Falkirk's strongest recent rivalry is contested with [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]. [[Dunfermline]] and Falkirk are roughly 13 miles apart, separated  by the [[River Forth]]. Both clubs are a similar size and have regularly competed at the same level in the SPL and First Division but the origin of the rivalry is unclear, as former Falkirk manager [[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)|John Hughes]] said in an interview in 2005.<ref name="Dunfermline_Falkirk_ESPN">[https://archive.today/20130102194155/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/preview?id=186213&cc=5739 Dunfermline v Falkirk: Preview], ''[[ESPN Soccernet]]''. 15 October 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2012. </ref> The two clubs have played important promotion and relegation encounters against each other over the past thirty years which has only increased the animosity between the two sets of fans.<ref name="Falkirk_v_Dunfermline">{{Cite web |url=http://www.footymad.net/head_to_head/falkirk/vs/dunfermline_athletic/index.shtml |title=Falkirk vs Dunfermline Athletic Complete Head to Head Statistics - Footymad |access-date=12 April 2013 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220305/http://www.footymad.net/head_to_head/falkirk/vs/dunfermline_athletic/index.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2009 the Falkirk Herald recalled Super Tuesday: "More than 20 years ago a previously postponed league fixture took place at Brockville. The then mighty Dunfermline had come to town expecting victory as they looked to continue their push for promotion from the B&Q First Division. But, for over half of the 9200 supporters that packed the terraces on 7 March 1989, little did they know they would witness a match which would eventually become part of Falkirk folklore. Goals from Derek McWilliams, Paul Rutherford, Sammy McGivern and Stuart Burgess without reply brought the Pars back down to earth with an almighty bang."<ref name="Super_Tuesday">{{Cite web |url=https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/players-can-become-heroes-1-295175 |title=Players can become heroes - Falkirk Herald |access-date=15 June 2018 |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111924/https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/players-can-become-heroes-1-295175 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A significant match between Falkirk and Dunfermline took place in April 2009, when they met at the semi-final stage of the [[2008–09 Scottish Cup]] at [[Hampden Park]]; the ''Bairns'' won 2–0 in front of over 17,000 fans to progress to [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|the final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/8015682.stm|title=Falkirk 2–0 Dunfermline |date=26 April 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 September 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429201312/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8015682.stm| archive-date= 29 April 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The club's traditional rival was [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]], a club that was also based in Falkirk. The two teams regularly competed against each other in their early existences in the Stirlingshire Cup, as well as in league football following Falkirk's election to the Scottish Football League in 1902–03, two seasons after East Stirlingshire. The last time the clubs played each other in a competitive league fixture was in April 1982, which East Stirlingshire won 3–0, when both clubs were in the First Division.<ref name="H2H_East_Stirlingshire">[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/head-to-head Falkirk : Head-to-Head vs East Stirlingshire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925165827/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/head-to-head |date=25 September 2010 }}, statto.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.</ref> Following East Stirlingshire's relegation that season, the two clubs have not competed in the same league; Falkirk predominantly in the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] and East Stirlingshire in the [[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]]. In 1999–00 the clubs were drawn against each other in the [[1999–2000 Scottish League Cup#Second round|second round]] of the Scottish League Cup, which Falkirk won 2–0 after [[overtime (sports)|extra time]] was played, the last competitive fixture between the clubs excluding the Stirlingshire Cup.<ref name="H2H_East_Stirlingshire" />

==Current squad==
===First team===
{{updated|30 September 2025<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/player-gallery/ |title=Players |website=Falkirk F.C. |date=18 October 2022 |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref>}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1 |nat=SCO|name=[[Nicky Hogarth]]|pos=GK|other=}}
{{fs player|no=2 |nat=SCO|name=Keelan Adams|pos=DF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=3 |nat=SCO|name=Leon McCann|pos=DF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=4 |nat=SCO|name=[[Tom Lang]]|pos=DF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=5 |nat=SCO|name=Liam Henderson|pos=DF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=6 |nat=SCO|name=[[Coll Donaldson]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=7 |nat=SCO|name=[[Brian Graham (footballer)|Brian Graham]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{fs player|no=8 |nat=SCO|name=[[Brad Spencer (footballer)|Brad Spencer]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=9 |nat=SCO|name=[[Ross MacIver]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=SCO|name=[[Aidan Nesbitt]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=GHA|name=[[Alfredo Agyeman]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=SCO|name=[[Jamie Sneddon]]|pos=GK|other=}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=SCO|name=Finn Yeats|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=SCO|name=[[Lewis Neilson]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|name=[[Henry Cartwright (footballer)|Henry Cartwright]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=SCO|name=[[Gary Oliver (footballer)|Gary Oliver]]|pos=FW|other=}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=SCO|name=[[Scott Bain]]|pos=GK|other=}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=SCO|name=Connor Allan|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=SCO|name=[[Dylan Tait]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|name=Kyrell Wilson|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=SCO|name=[[Ethan Ross (footballer, born 2001)|Ethan Ross]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|name=[[Ethan Williams (footballer)|Ethan Williams]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|name=[[Ryan Edwards (English footballer)|Ryan Edwards]]|pos=DF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|name=Filip Lissah|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=SCO|name=[[Calvin Miller]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=35 |nat=SCO|name=Joe Hastings|pos=GK|other=}}
{{fs player|no=36 |nat=SCO|name=Kai Brown|pos=FW|other=}}
{{fs player|no=37|nat=CAN|name=[[Scott Arfield]]|pos=MF|other=}}
{{fs player|no=42|nat=ENG|name=[[Sam Hart]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]}}
{{fs player|no=47|nat=BEL|name=[[Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]}}
{{fs end}}

===On loan===
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=SCO|name=Barney Stewart|pos=FW|other=on loan at [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]}}
{{fs player|no=26|nat=SCO|name=[[Sean Mackie]]|pos=DF|other=on loan at [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]]}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=SCO|name=Rhys Walker|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=33|nat=SCO|name=Flynn McCafferty|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]]}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=SCO|name=Caelan McCrone|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Berwick Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers]]}}
{{fs end}}

== Club staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/staff/|title=Staff|date=3 January 2022|website=Falkirk FC}}</ref> !! Name
|-
| Manager || [[John McGlynn (Scottish footballer)|John McGlynn]]
|-
| Assistant manager || [[Paul Smith (footballer, born 1962)|Paul Smith]]
|-
| First team coach || [[Stephen McGinn]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || [[Robbie Thomson]]
|-
| Chief scout|| Allan Fraser
|-
| Head of youth development || Tony Begg
|-
| Head of physical performance || Blair Doughty
|-
| Physiotherapist || Cammy McAndrew
|-
| Sports scientist || Lewis Collison
|-
| Head of analysis || Matthew Rowan
|-
| Performance analyst || Andy Tannahill
|-
| Kitmen || Chris McGill<br/>Jack Cunningham 
|}

== Managers ==
{{Further|List of Falkirk F.C. managers}}
The club's first manager was Willie Nicol, who was appointed in 1905, before which all manager appointments were assigned to the club secretary. Nicol was first appointed club secretary in 1900, then secretary/manager and finally manager. Nicol is the longest serving manager in Falkirk's history. [[Alex Totten]], manager from 1996 to 2002 who led the side to the [[1997 Scottish Cup final]], was named the clubs lifetime ambassador ahead of his retirement from football in 2021.

This list does not include caretaker managers or those who managed in a temporary capacity.

''Only competitive matches are counted''
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Picture!!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!Matches!!Won!!Drawn!!Lost!!Win%<ref>Win% is [[Rounding|rounded]] to [[Decimal|two decimal places]]</ref>!!class="unsortable"|Honours!!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Nicol||Nicol, Willie|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1905|July|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1924|February|}}
{{WDL|732|285|187|260}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Cup]], 2 [[Scottish Premier Division|Division One]] runners-up, 1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Willie_Nicol">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=1|1924|Nicol Willie Nicol - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|David|Reid||Reid, David|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1924|February|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1927|October|}}
{{WDL|155|61|37|57}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_David_Reid">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=2|1928|Reid David Reid - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Richardson||Richardson, John|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1927|November|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|May|}}
{{WDL|197|75|35|87}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Richardson">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=3|1932|Richardson John Richardson - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Orr||Orr, Willie}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1932|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1935|March|}}
{{WDL|115|42|17|56}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Willie_Orr">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=4|1935|Orr Willie Orr - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Tully|Craig||Craig, Tully}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1935|April|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1950|May|}}
{{WDL|577|262|112|203}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two championship]], 1 [[Scottish League Cup]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Tully_Craig">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=5|1950|Craig Tom Craig (Tully) - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Bob|Shankly||Shankly, Bob}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1950|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1956|December|}}
{{WDL|257|88|50|119}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Bob_Shankly">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=6|1957|Shankly Bob Shankly - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Reg|Smith||Smith, Reg}}
|{{ENG}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|January|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1959|May|}}
{{WDL|104|38|23|43}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Cup]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Reggie_Smith">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=8|1959|Smith Reggie Smith - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Tommy|Younger||Younger, Tommy}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1959|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1960|March|}}
{{WDL|39|15|10|14}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Tommy_Younger">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=9|1960|Younger Tommy Younger - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Alex|McCrae||McCrae, Alex}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1960|April|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1965|April|}}
{{WDL|216|77|36|103}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Alex_McCrae">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=10|1965|McCrae Alex McCrae - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Sammy|Kean||Kean, Sammy}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1965|July|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1966|December|}}
{{WDL|61|21|7|33}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Sammy_Kean">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=11|1967|Kean Sammy Kean - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Prentice|John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)||Prentice, John}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1966|December|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1968|September|}}
{{WDL|74|18|19|37}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Prentice_1">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=12|1969|Prentice John Prentice - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Cunningham|Willie Cunningham (Northern Irish footballer)||Cunningham, Willie}}
|{{NIR}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1968|October|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1973|April|}}
{{WDL|207|80|47|80}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two championship]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Willie_Cunningham">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=14|1973|Cunningham Willie Cunningham - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Prentice|John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)||Prentice, John}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1973|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1975|August|}}
{{WDL|95|40|18|37}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Division Two championship]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Prentice_2">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=15|1976|Prentice John Prentice - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|George|Miller|George Miller (footballer, born 1939)||Miller, George}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1975|September|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1977|March|}}
{{WDL|64|19|12|33}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_George_Miller">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=17|1977|Miller George Miller - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Billy|Little||Little, Billy}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1977|April|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1979|May|}}
{{WDL|91|36|31|24}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Billy_Little">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=19|1979|Little Billy Little - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Hagart||Hagart, John}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1979|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1982|November|}}
{{WDL|152|51|40|61}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division championship]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Hagart">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=20|1983|Hagart John Hagart - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Alex|Totten||Totten, Alex}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1982|November|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1983|November|}}
{{WDL|41|20|7|14}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Alex_Totten_1">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=22|1984|Totten Alex Totten - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Gregor|Abel||Abel, Gregor|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1982|November|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1983|November|}}
{{WDL|11|3|1|7}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Gregor_Abel">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=23|1984|Abel Gregor Abel - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Billy|Lamont||Lamont, Billy|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1984|February|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1987|February|}}
{{WDL|131|48|30|53}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Billy_Lamont_1">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=25|1987|Lamont Billy Lamont - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Dave|Clarke|Dave Clarke (Scottish footballer)||Clarke, Dave}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1987|February|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1988|August|}}
{{WDL|65|12|18|35}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Dave_Clarke">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=26|1989|Clarke Dave Clarke - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Jim|Duffy|Jim Duffy (footballer)||Duffy, Jim}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1988|September|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1989|October|}}
{{WDL|53|27|11|15}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Jim_Duffy">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=27|1990|Duffy Jim Duffy - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Billy|Lamont||Lamont, Billy|nolink=1}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1989|November|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1990|April|}}
{{WDL|21|9|8|4}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Billy_Lamont_2">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=29|1990|Lamont Billy Lamont - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[Image:JJefrisKillie.jpg|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|Jim|Jefferies|Jim Jefferies (footballer)|Jefferies, Jim}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1990|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|August|}}
{{WDL|237|98|61|78}}
|align=left|2 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division championships]], 1 [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Jim_Jefferies">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=31|1996|Jefferies Jim Jefferies - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[Image:John lambie.jpg|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Lambie|John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)||Lambie, John}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1995|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|March|}}
{{WDL|32|7|5|20}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Lambie">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=32|1996|Lambie John Lambie - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Eamonn|Bannon||Bannon, Eamonn}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|May|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|December|}}
{{WDL|20|9|3|8}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Eamonn_Bannon">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=34|1997|Bannon Eamonn Bannon - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Alex|Totten||Totten, Alex}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|1996|December|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|April|}}
{{WDL|240|114|53|73}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Cup]] runners-up, 1 [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], 2 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Alex_Totten_2">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=35|2002|Totten Alex Totten - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[File:Ian McCall (football manager).jpg|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|Ian|McCall|Ian McCall (footballer)||McCall, Ian}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|May|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|January|}}
{{WDL|27|18|6|3}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Ian_McCall">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=36|2003|McCall Ian McCall - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
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|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Owen|Coyle||Coyle, Owen}} and<br />{{sortname|John|Hughes|John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)||Hughes, John}}
|{{IRL}}<br />{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|January|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|May|}}
{{WDL|19|12|3|4}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division championship]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Owen_Coyle">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=38|2003|Coyle Owen Coyle - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[Image:John Hughes 020809.JPG|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|John|Hughes|John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)||Hughes, John}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2003|May|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|June|}}
{{WDL|263|105|57|101}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division championship]], 1 [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], 1 [[Scottish Cup]] runners-up
|<ref name="Better_meddle_John_Hughes">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=39|2009|Hughes John Hughes (Yogi) - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Eddie|May|Eddie May (Scottish footballer)||May, Eddie}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|June|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|February|}}
{{WDL|27|4|8|15}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Eddie_May">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=40|2010|May Eddie May - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[Image:Steven Pressley.jpg|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|Steven|Pressley||Pressley, Steven}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|February|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|March|}}
{{WDL|105|44|28|33}}
|align=left|1 [[Scottish Challenge Cup]]
|<ref name="Better_meddle_Steven_Pressley">[http://bettermeddle.org.uk/archive/mprofile.php?name=41|2999|Pressley Steven Pressley (Elvis) - Managerial Period & Record], ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref>
|-
|align=center|[[Image:GaryHoltCapitalCanariesPotSApril2002.jpg|80px]]
|align=left|{{sortname|Gary|Holt|Gary Holt (footballer)||Holt, Gary}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|April|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|}}
{{WDL|53|26|11|16}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2569|title=Gary Holt &#124; Latest Betting Odds &#124; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Peter|Houston||Houston, Peter}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|September|}}
{{WDL|153|71|42|40}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1637|title=Peter Houston &#124; Latest Betting Odds &#124; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Hartley||Hartley, Paul}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2017|October|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|August|}}
{{WDL|41|17|8|16}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2423|title=Paul Hartley &#124; Latest Betting Odds &#124; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Ray|McKinnon|Ray McKinnon (footballer)||McKinnon, Ray}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2018|August|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|November|}}
{{WDL|55|17|18|20}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2540|title=Ray McKinnon &#124; Latest Betting Odds &#124; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|David|McCracken|David McCracken||McCracken, David}} & {{sortname|Lee|Miller|Lee Miller (footballer)||Miller, Lee}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2019|November|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|April|}}
{{WDL|43|23|10|10}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=16981|title=David McCracken; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Sheerin|Paul Sheerin|Sheerin, Paul}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|May|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|December|}}
{{WDL|23|8|4|11}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7224|title=Paul Sheerin; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align=center|
|align=left|{{sortname|Martin|Rennie|Martin Rennie (football manager)||Rennie, Martin}}
|{{SCO}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2021|December|}}
|align=left|{{dts|format=dmy|2022|May|}}
{{WDL|20|6|4|10}}
|align=center|&ndash;
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=5918|title=Martin Rennie; Soccer Base|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref>
|}
<small>{{note|Win|1.|Win% is [[rounding|rounded]] to [[decimal|two decimal places]].}}</small>

== Honours ==
'''League'''
*'''[[List of Scottish football champions|Scottish League]]''' (first tier)
** ''Runners-up (2):'' [[1907–08 in Scottish football|1907–08]], [[1909–10 in Scottish football|1909–10]]
*'''[[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]]''' / '''[[Scottish Championship|Championship]]''' (second tier)
** '''[[List of winners of the Scottish First Division and predecessors|Winners (8)]]:''' [[1935–36 in Scottish football|1935–36]], [[1969–70 in Scottish football|1969–70]], [[1974–75 in Scottish football|1974–75]], [[1990–91 in Scottish football|1990–91]], [[1993–94 in Scottish football|1993–94]], [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03]], [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05]], [[2024–25 in Scottish football|2024–25]] (record)
** ''Runners-up (9):'' [[1904–05 in Scottish football|1904–05]], [[1951–52 in Scottish football|1951–52]], [[1960–61 in Scottish football|1960–61]], [[1985–86 in Scottish football|1985–86]], [[1988–89 in Scottish football|1988–89]], [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997–98]], [[1998–99 in Scottish football|1998–99]], [[2015–16 in Scottish football|2015–16]], [[2016–17 in Scottish football|2016–17]]
* '''[[Scottish Football League Division Two|Scottish Second Division]]''' / '''[[Scottish League One]]''' (third tier)
** '''[[List of winners of the Scottish League One and predecessors|Winners (2)]]:''' [[1979–80 in Scottish football|1979–80]], [[2023–24 in Scottish football|2023–24]]
** ''Runners-up (2):'' [[2019–20 in Scottish football|2019–20]]†, [[2022–23 in Scottish football|2022–23]]

'''Cup'''
* '''[[Scottish Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1912–13 in Scottish football|1913]], [[1956–57 in Scottish football|1957]]
** ''Runners-up (3):'' [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1997]], [[2008–09 in Scottish football|2009]], [[2014–15 in Scottish football|2015]]
*'''[[Scottish League Cup]]'''
**''Runners-up (1):'' [[1947–48 in Scottish football|1947–48]]
* '''[[Scottish Challenge Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (4)''': [[1993–94 in Scottish football|1993]], [[1997–98 in Scottish football|1997]], [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004]], [[2011–12 in Scottish football|2012]] (record)

†The 2019–20 Scottish League One season was declared early after 28 games played due to the COVID-19 outbreak.<ref name=":0" />

== Club records ==
* League victory: '''9–0''' v [[Port Glasgow Athletic F.C.|Port Glasgow Athletic]], [[1907–08 Scottish First Division|Division One]], 21 September 1907<ref name="statto_records">[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/records Falkirk : Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925165852/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/falkirk/records |date=25 September 2010 }}, statto.com. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref>
* League defeat: '''1–11''' v [[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]], [[1950–51 Scottish First Division|Division One]],  28 April 1951<ref name="statto_records" />
* Fewest league defeats: '''0''' (unbeaten, [[2023–24 Scottish League One|2023–24]])
* Longest run of league matches without losing: '''43''' (18 April 2023 – 28 September 2024)
* Cup victory: '''11–1''' v Tillicoultry, [[Scottish Cup]], 7 September 1889; and '''10–0''' (twice) v Aberfeldy Breadalbane, Scottish Cup, 13 January 1923 and 23 January 1926<ref name="statto_records" />
<!-- NOTE: Falkirk's 12–1 victory over Laurieston was in a preliminary round of the Scottish Cup -->
* Cup defeat: '''1–9''' v [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]], [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]], 11 August 1962; '''0–8''' v [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], League Cup, 20 September 1972<ref name="statto_records" />
* [[Scottish football attendance records|Record attendance]]: '''23,100''' v [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], Scottish Cup, [[Brockville Park]], 21 February 1953<ref name="scot_prem">[http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s11_2 Falkirk Football Club – Team Profile & History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221231628/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s11_2 |date=21 February 2012 }}, [[Scottish Premier League]]. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref>
* Most international [[cap (sport)|caps]]<!--NOTE:Whilst Falkirk player-->: '''14''', [[Alex Parker]] for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] (1955–58);<ref name="Historian_caps">[https://archive.today/20121223081500/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.co.uk/p/falkirk-fc-players-international.html Falkirk FC Players – International Appearances ], Falkirk FC Historian. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref> [[Russell Latapy]] for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] (2003–09)
*Most league goals in one season: '''43''', [[Evelyn Morrison]], ([[1928–29 in Scottish football|1928–29]])<ref name="Historian_goals">[https://archive.today/20121223082312/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/falkirk-fc-most-senior-goals-in-season.html Falkirk FC – Most Senior Goals in a Season], Falkirk FC Historian. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2012.</ref>
*Most goals in one season<!--NOTE:League and cup only-->: '''45''', Evelyn Morrison, (1928–29)<ref name="Historian_goals" />
*Most league goals: '''129''', [[Kenny Dawson|Kenneth Dawson]], ([[1934–35 in Scottish football|1934–35]] to [[1950–51 in Scottish football|1950–51]])<ref name="John Meffen">{{cite web | url=http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/kenneth-dawson.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505004323/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/kenneth-dawson.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-05-05 | title=Falkirk FC Historian: Kenneth Dawson }}</ref>
*Most senior goals: '''237''', Kenneth Dawson, (1934–35 to 1950–51)<ref name="John Meffen"/>
*Most top division goals: '''115''', [[Jock Simpson]], ([[1905–06 in Scottish football|1905–06]] to [[1921–22 in Scottish football|1921–22]])
*Most Scottish Cup goals: '''12''', Robert Keyes, ([[1934–35 in Scottish football|1934–35]] to [[1938–39 in Scottish football|1938–39]])<ref name="Bobby_Keyes">[http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/falkirk-fc-100-club-bobby-keyes.html Falkirk FC 100 Club – Bobby Keyes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708034958/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/falkirk-fc-100-club-bobby-keyes.html |date=8 July 2011 }}, Falkirk FC Historian. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.</ref>
*Most League Cup goals: '''25''', Angus Plumb, ([[1949–50 in Scottish football|1949–50]] to [[1954–55 in Scottish football|1954–55]])
* Most league appearances: '''451''', Tom Ferguson, ([[1919–20 in Scottish football|1919–20]] to [[1931–32 in Scottish football|1931–32]])<ref name="T_Ferguson">[http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/thomas-ferguson-falkirk-fc.html Thomas Ferguson = Falkirk FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708035018/http://falkirkfchistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/thomas-ferguson-falkirk-fc.html |date=8 July 2011 }}, Falkirk FC Historian. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.</ref>
* Most senior appearances: '''498''', Tom Ferguson, (1919–20 to 1931–32)<ref name="T_Ferguson" />
* Most Scottish Cup appearances: '''47''', Tom Ferguson, (1919–20 to 1931–32)<ref name="T_Ferguson" />
* Most League Cup appearances: '''68''', [[John Markie]], ([[1964–65 in Scottish football|1964–65]] to [[1975–76 in Scottish football|1975–76]])
* [[List of most expensive association football transfers|World transfer record fee paid]]: £5,000 for [[Syd Puddefoot]] from [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]],  (1922)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/falkirk/when-falkirk-broke-the-world-transfer-record-1-4316117| title=When Falkirk broke the world transfer record| last=Ferguson| first=Ed| date=13 December 2016| access-date=1 October 2017| archive-date=2 October 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070442/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/falkirk/when-falkirk-broke-the-world-transfer-record-1-4316117| url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notable players ==
{{About||a list of every Falkirk player with 100 or more league appearances|List of Falkirk F.C. players|all Falkirk players with a Wikipedia article|:Category:Falkirk F.C. players}}

== European record ==
Since the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) was formed in 1960, Falkirk has qualified for a UEFA club competition on one occasion.<ref name="UEFA_record">[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/89723--falkirk/ Falkirk – History], ''[[UEFA|uefa.com]]''. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref> In 2009, Falkirk reached [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|the final of the Scottish Cup]], which it lost to Rangers. The winner of the Scottish Cup would normally qualify for the UEFA Europa League, but because Rangers had already qualified for the [[UEFA Champions League]] through their league ranking in the SPL, the place was passed to Falkirk as runners-up. Falkirk was eliminated in the [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|second qualifying round]] by [[FC Vaduz]] of Liechtenstein in a [[two-legged tie]].<ref name="FC_Vaduz_09/10">[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/89723--falkirk/ UEFA Europa League 2009/10 – Matches], ''[[UEFA|uefa.com]]''. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2012.</ref> The club's only European goal was scored by [[Ryan Flynn (footballer)|Ryan Flynn]] in the 1–0 first leg home victory against [[FC Vaduz]].

{|class="wikitable"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|2009–10]]
|[[UEFA Europa League]]
|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round|Second qualifying round]]
|{{flagicon|LIE}} [[FC Vaduz]]
|align="center"|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Falkirk v Vaduz|1–0]]
|align="center"|[[2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#Vaduz v Falkirk|0–2]]
|align="center"|1–2 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[McCrae's Battalion]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Falkirk F.C.}}
* {{Official website|http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk}}
{{BBC football info|falkirk|Falkirk}}

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[[Category:Sport in Falkirk]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Scotland]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1876]]
[[Category:1876 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Scottish Premier League teams]]
[[Category:Scottish Football League teams]]
[[Category:Scottish Cup winners]]
[[Category:Scottish Challenge Cup winners]]
[[Category:Scottish Professional Football League teams]]