The 2018–19 season was Falkirk's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship and their eighth consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup. Falkirk finished the season in tenth place and were relegated to the third-tier of Scottish football for only the second time in their history.
Summary
Management Falkirk began the 2018–19 season under the management of Paul Hartley who had guided the club to safety from relegation in his previous season. On 27 August, Hartley left his position as manager following a poor start to the season. Ray McKinnon was appointed as his replacement on 31 August but he could not prevent the club from being relegated. Falkirk's relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season despite winning their final match against league winners Ross County.
Results and fixtures
Pre Season
Scottish Championship
Scottish League Cup
Group stage Results
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
|colspan="12"|Players who left the club during the 2018–19 season
Club statistics
League table
Division summary
Transfers
Players in Player From Fee Tom Dallison Brighton & Hove AlbionFree Patrick Brough MorecambeFree Dennon Lewis WatfordFree Scott Harrison Hartlepool UnitedFree Leo Fasan KilmarnockFree Tom Owen-Evans Newport CountyFree Deimantas Petravičius MotherwellFree Dimitris Froxylias DumbartonFree Paul Paton Plymouth ArgyleFree Dylan Mackin LivingstonUndisclosed Rees Greenwood GatesheadFree Mark Russell Greenock MortonFree Prince BuabenFree AgentFree Mustapha DumbuyaFree AgentFree Paul Dixon Grimsby TownFree Abdul OsmanFree AgentFree Ian McShane St MirrenFree Ross MacLean MotherwellFree Ciaran McKenna Duke Blue DevilsFree Nikolay Todorov RietiFree
Players out Player To Fee Craig Sibbald LivingstonFree Robbie Thomson Raith RoversFree Cameron Blues LivingstonFree Rory Loy DumbartonFree Tom Taiwo Hamilton AcademicalFree Peter Grant Plymouth ArgyleFree Sean Welsh Inverness CTFree Reis Peggie Alloa AthleticFree Paul Watson Dundee UnitedFree Alex Harris York CityFree Dimitris FroxyliasReleasedFree Dylan Mackin Stirling AlbionFree Tom Owen-Evans HerefordFree Tom Dallison Crawley TownFree Prince BuabenReleasedFree Mustapha Dumbuya Phoenix RisingFree Aaron Muirhead Ayr UnitedFree Dennon Lewis BromleyFree Mark Russell Finn HarpsFree
Loans in Player From Fee Ruben Sammut ChelseaLoan Dan Turner Port ValeLoan Marcus Haber DundeeLoan Andy Irving Heart of MidlothianLoan Zak Rudden RangersLoan Mark Waddington Stoke CityLoan Shayne Lavery EvertonLoan Davis Keillor-Dunn Ross CountyLoan Harry Burgoyne Wolverhampton WanderersLoan William Edjenguélé Dundee UnitedLoan Aaron Jarvis Luton TownLoan
Loans out Player To Fee Kevin O'Hara StenhousemuirLoan Scott Harrison Spennymoor TownLoan Joe McKee DundalkLoan
See also List of Falkirk F.C. seasons
References