2025–26 Falkirk F.C. season
Falkirk 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season is Falkirk's first season back in the top flight of Scottish Football, the Scottish Premiership, following their promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2024–25 season. Falkirk will also compete in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Stirlingshire Cup.
| 2025–26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Jamie Swinney | ||
| Manager | John McGlynn | ||
| Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | ||
| Premiership | Sixth place | ||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Stirlingshire Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Barney Stewart (8) All: Barney Stewart (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,750 vs. Rangers, Premiership, 12 April 2026 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,312 vs. The Spartans, League Cup, 26 July 2025 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,546 | ||
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Summary
On 2 May 2025, Falkirk defeated Hamilton Academical 3–1 to win the Scottish Championship title and secure their return to the top flight of Scottish football for the first time since 2010.[1][2]
Results and fixtures
Pre-season
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Falkirk | 2–3 | Edinburgh City | Falkirk |
| 14:00 | Arfield  51'Mackie 55' |
Daramola 17', 25' Trialist 31' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
| 1 July 2025 Friendly | East Fife | 2–4 | Falkirk | Methil |
| 19:30 | Trouten 29' Nicol 70' |
Report | Miller 39' (pen.) Spencer 40'Nesbitt 60'Arfield 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bayview Stadium |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | Falkirk | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk |
| 14:00 | Ross 41' Graham 59'Spencer 80'MacIver 83' |
Raith Report | Vaughan 36' Doherty 69' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 8 July 2025 Friendly | St Johnstone | 0–1 | Falkirk | Perth |
| 19:30 | Report | Arfield 9' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Greg Soutar |
Scottish Premiership
| 3 August 2025 1 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
| 14:00 | Tait 50' Ross 73' |
Report | Watters 40' Dolček 71' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,624 Referee: John Beaton |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Livingston | 3–1 | Falkirk | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Pittman 18' Smith 45+3'Bokila 88' |
Report | MacIver 74' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 31 August 2025 3 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Falkirk | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Devlin  43' |
Report | Wilson 75' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 18,380 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 13 September 2025 4 | Falkirk | 1–2 | St Mirren | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Graham 88' |
Report | John 64' Mandron 81' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 23 September 2025 5 | Falkirk | 2–2 | Hibernian | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | MacIver 45+1' Henderson 64' |
Report | Boyle 30' (pen.) McGrath 42' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Calum Scott |
| Note: Match postponed due to Hibernian's european fixture. | ||||
| 27 September 2025 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Kyziridis 22' Shankland 41'Halkett 48' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,919 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 5 October 2025 7 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Rangers | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Cartwright 73' |
Report | Miovski 41' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 18 October 2025 8 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Falkirk | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Maswanhise 22' |
Report | Miller 57' Arfield 79' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 7,473 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 25 October 2025 9 | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dundee | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Robertson  55' (o.g.)Allan 89' |
Report | Robertson 26' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 29 October 2025 10 | Celtic | 4–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Kenny 30', 40' Nygren 58'Tounekti 73' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 1 November 2025 11 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Kilmarnock | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Williams 7' MacIver 22'Miller 38' |
Report | John-Jules 69' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,461 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 8 November 2025 12 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Livingston | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Graham 16' (pen.) |
Report | Wilson 89' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,176 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 22 November 2025 13 | Dundee United | 0–3 | Falkirk | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Report | Miller 3' Kucherenko 22' (o.g.)Graham 63' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 30 November 2025 14 | Rangers | 0–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 50,288 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 3 December 2025 15 | Falkirk | 0–0 | Motherwell | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,490 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 6 December 2025 16 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Boyle 36' (pen.) Bowie 41', 80' |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,951 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 13 December 2025 17 | Falkirk | 0–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Falkirk |
| 20:00 | Report | Braga 2' Kingsley 77' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,538 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 20 December 2025 18 | Kilmarnock | 0–1 | Falkirk | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Report | Graham 54' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,708 Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 27 December 2025 19 | Dundee | 1–0 | Falkirk | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Dhanda 45+5' (pen.) Murray 87' |
Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 5,798 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 3 January 2026 20 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Lissah 58' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,710 Referee: John Beaton |
| 10 January 2026 21 | St Mirren | 0–2 | Falkirk | Paisley |
| 15:00 | Report | Yeats 55' Miller 61' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 14 January 2026 22 | Falkirk | 0–1 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Report | Nygren 43' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,730 Referee: John Beaton & Sean Murdoch |
| 24 January 2026 23 | Falkirk | 4–1 | Hibernian | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Stewart 17', 43', 83' Hanley 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Bushiri 59' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,617 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 February 2026 24 | Celtic | 2–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Čvančara 39' Nygren 62' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,450 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 4 February 2026 25 | Livingston | 1–2 | Falkirk | Livingston |
| 19:45 | McLennan 47' |
Report | Wilson 6' Marsh 25' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 11 February 2026 26 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Dundee | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Broggio 55' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,345 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 14 February 2026 27 | Falkirk | 2–3 | Dundee United | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Broggio 17' Lissah 53'Henderson 69' |
Report | Graham 24' Sibbald 55'Eskesen 83' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,696 Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 21 February 2026 28 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Chesnokov 45' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,820 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 28 February 2026 29 | Falkirk | 5–1 | Kilmarnock | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Brown 1' (o.g.) Tait 28', 56'Stewart 36', 50' |
Report | Kiltie 40' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,646 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 14 March 2026 30 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Falkirk | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Nisbet 73' |
Report | Stewart 89' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,562 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 21 March 2026 31 | Falkirk | 1–2 | St Mirren | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Stewart 15' |
Report | Freckleton 18' Donnelly 63' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,526 Referee: Ross Hardie |
| 4 April 2026 32 | Motherwell | 2–3 | Falkirk | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Watt 34' Maswanhise 90+4' |
Report | Stewart 3' Broggio 45'Miller 62' (pen.) |
Stadium: Fir Park Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 12 April 2026 33 | Falkirk | 3–6 | Rangers | Falkirk |
| 12:00 | Broggio 6' Yeats 26'Miller 70' (pen.) |
Report | Chukwuani 42' Chermiti 47', 74'Raskin 52'Miovski 58', 88' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,750 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 25 April 2026 34 | Celtic | 3–1 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 17:30 | Maeda 30', 83' Tierney 44' |
Report | Wilson 70' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 2 May 2026 35 | Falkirk | 1–0 | Motherwell | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Cartwright 63' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,566 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 9 May 2026 36 | Falkirk | 1–3 | Hibernian | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Broggio 72' |
Report | Campbell 3', 20' Obita 40' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Ryan Lee |
| 13 May 2026 37 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–0 | Falkirk | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | Kent 29' Devlin 34'Spittal 86' |
Report | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 18,861 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Cup
| 17 January 2026 Fourth round | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Falkirk | Tynecastle Park |
| 20:00 | Shankland 86' (pen.) |
Report | Parkinson 59' |
Attendance: 17,109 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| Penalties | ||||
| 8 February 2026 Fifth round | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Falkirk | Ochilview Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Spencer 104' Stewart 108' |
Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Duncan Nicolson |
| 6 March 2026 Quarter-finals | Falkirk | 2–1 | Dundee United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 19:45 | Stewart 10' Yeats 21' |
Report | Eskesen 45+2' |
Attendance: 7,151 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 April 2026 Semi-finals | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Falkirk | Hampden Park |
| 12:30 | Report | Cartwright 120+1' |
Attendance: 25,237 Referee: John Beaton |
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
| 12 July 2025 1 | Brechin City | 0–7 | Falkirk | Brechin |
| 15:00 | Report | Arfield 18', 34' (pen.) Tait 27', 77', 83'Agyeman 30'MacIver 90+1' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
| 19 July 2025 2 | Cove Rangers | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Falkirk | Cove Bay |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 811 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 22 July 2025 3 | Falkirk | 3–1 | Queen's Park | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Ross 42', 51' Graham 86' |
Report | Fowler 14' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,387 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 26 July 2025 4 | Falkirk | 4–0 | The Spartans | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | Tait 23' Arfield 52'Miller 55', 76' |
Report | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: David Dickinson |
Knockout phase
Stirlingshire Cup
| 21 June 2025 Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Alloa Athletic | Falkirk |
| 10:00 | Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
| 21 June 2025 Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 2–0 | East Stirlingshire | Falkirk |
| 14:00 | Stewart 4', 32' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
| 24 June 2025 Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3–1 | Stenhousemuir | Falkirk |
| 19:45 | Agyeman 3' MacIver 39'Graham 67' |
Trialist 63' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium |
Squad statistics
- As of 16 May 2026[3]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Stirlingshire Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO |
Nicky Hogarth | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Keelan Adams | 31 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Leon McCann | 36 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Liam Henderson | 43 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO |
Coll Donaldson | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
Brian Graham | 35 | 6 | 7+17 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Brad Spencer | 48 | 1 | 36+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Ross MacIver | 20 | 5 | 9+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF |  ENG |
Ben Broggio | 17 | 5 | 12+2 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | SCO |
Jamie Sneddon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO |
Finn Yeats | 26 | 3 | 17+3 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO |
Lewis Neilson | 24 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO |
Barney Stewart | 23 | 12 | 17+0 | 8 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | ENG |
Henry Cartwright | 42 | 2 | 11+23 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO |
Gary Oliver | 10 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SCO |
Scott Bain | 40 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO |
Connor Allan | 33 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
Dylan Tait | 49 | 7 | 32+5 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG |
Kyrell Wilson | 32 | 3 | 18+10 | 3 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO |
Ethan Ross | 38 | 3 | 7+22 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG |
Ethan Williams | 24 | 1 | 11+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG |
Ryan Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG |
Ben Parkinson | 11 | 1 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG |
Filip Lissah | 31 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO |
Calvin Miller | 50 | 8 | 36+2 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG |
Louie Marsh | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | ENG |
Sam Hart | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW |  BEL |
Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi | 9 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2025–26 season | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | SCO |
Tom Lang | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Aidan Nesbitt | 12 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  GHA |
Alfredo Agyeman | 27 | 2 | 2+18 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | SCO |
Sean Mackie | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO |
Rhys Walker | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | SCO |
Owen Hayward | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO |
Flynn McCafferty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | SCO |
Caelan McCrone | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |  CAN |
Scott Arfield | 20 | 4 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
Season statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 61 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 5 | Hibernian | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 57 | |
| 6 | Falkirk | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 49 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 45 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 42 |
Source: [4][5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[6]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[6]
Notes:
- Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- Since the 2025–26 Scottish Cup winners, Celtic, qualified for the Champions League via league position, the spot reserved for the cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the third-placed team, and the spots for the Conference League second qualifying round were moved down one league position.
League cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | COV | QPA | SPA | BRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | 0–0p | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | — | 2–1 | — | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | The Spartans | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | 0–7 | 0–3 | — | — | — |
Transfers
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