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
Preseason
Scottish First Division
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Captains
Squad Last updated 5 May 2012
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated 5 May 2012 NationPositionNameScottish First DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal GK Michael McGovern0100000001 GKGraham Bowman0000000000 DF Tam Scobbie4000100050 DF Darren Dods91001000101 DF Kieran Duffie5100102081 DF Stephen Kingsley0000000000 DF Rhys Bennett3000200050 DF Steven Brisbane0000000000 DF Murray Wallace2010000030 DF Liam Dick0000000000 MF Blair Alston1000000010 MF Jay Fulton3000000030 MFMark Millar80103000120 MF Stewart Murdoch2100202061 MF Dale Fulton1000100020 MF Willie Gibson2000000020 MF Kristopher Faulds0000000000 FW David Weatherston0000000000 FW Kallum Higginbotham0100102031 FWFarid El Alagui131001020161 FW Craig Sibbald2000001030 FW Ally Graham0000000000 FW Jordan White2010000030
Awards
Last updated 5 May 2012 NationNameAwardMonthCraig SibbaldYoung Player of the MonthAugustSteven PressleyFirst Division Manager of the MonthSeptemberFarid El AlaguiPlayer of the MonthSeptemberSteven PressleyFirst Division Manager of the Month (shared)OctoberDarren DodsPlayer of the Month (shared)OctoberFarid El AlaguiPlayer of the MonthDecemberSteven PressleyFirst Division Manager of the MonthJanuarySteven PressleyFirst Division Manager of the MonthFebruary
League table
Transfers Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.
Players in PlayerFromFee Darren Dods Dundee UnitedFree Michael McGovern Ross CountyFree Rhys Bennett Bolton WanderersLoan Farid El Alagui Romorantin Free David Weatherston Queen of the South Free Jordan White Clyde Free Murray Wallace Huddersfield Town Loan Willie Gibson Crawley Town Free
Players out PlayerToFee Lewis Bonar Stirling AlbionFree Carl Finnigan St JohnstoneFree Scott Davidson Stirling AlbionLoan Mark Stewart Bradford CityFree Chris Mitchell Bradford CityFree Bobby Olejnik Torquay UnitedFree Marc Twaddle RochdaleFree Ryan Flynn Sheffield United Undisclosed Jack Compton Bradford City Loan Michael Andrews Montrose Free Jamie Barclay Berwick Rangers Free Craig McLeish Stirling AlbionFree Mehdi Khalis DrancyFree Brian McLean Preston North EndFree Burton O'Brien Free AgentFree Pedro Moutinho BrașovFree Tam McManus Ayr UnitedFree Euen Grant Free AgentFree James Bloom Gloucester CityFree Keiran Stallard Airdrie UnitedFree Grant Santi Alloa AthleticFree Joseph McCafferty StenhousemuirFree Gavin MacPherson Stirling AlbionFree Aaron Sekhon Partick ThistleFree Ally Graham DumbartonLoan Scott Davidson Stirling AlbionFree Dale Fulton ClydeLoan Murray Wallace Huddersfield Town Undisclosed Kallum Higginbotham Huddersfield Town Undisclosed
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