2008–09 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk
2008–09 season
Chairman	Campbell Christie
Manager	John Hughes
Scottish Premier League	Tenth Place
League Cup	Semi-final
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Lovell (8); All: Scott Arfield & Steve Lovell (10)
Highest home attendance	6,853 vs. Rangers, ; 5 April 2009
Lowest home attendance	4,385 vs. Dundee United, ; 3 March 2009
Average home league attendance	5,640
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Falkirk's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

In their fourth season in the SPL, Falkirk finished in tenth place. The club reached the semi-final of the League Cup, and ended as runners in the Scottish Cup, losing to Rangers in both matches.

Results

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[1]	Falkirk scorer(s)	Match Report
22 July 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Ross County	2–2	Higdon, Finnigan	Falkirk Official Site
23 July 2008	Shielfield Park	Berwick Rangers	1–2	J.Stewart	Falkirk Official Site
26 July 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Own goal, J.Stewart	Falkirk Official Site
28 July 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Alloa Athletic	0–0		Falkirk Official Site
30 July 2008	Cambuur Stadion	SC Cambuur	0–1		Falkirk Official Site
1 August 2008	De Langeleegte	BV Veendam	2–0	Finnigan, J.Stewart	Falkirk Official Site
2 August 2008	Abe Lenstra Stadion	SC Heerenveen	0–4		Falkirk Official Site

Scottish Premier League

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[1]	Attendance	Falkirk scorer(s)	Match Report
9 August 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Rangers	0–1	6,669		BBC Sport Report
16 August 2008	Easter Road	Hibernian	2–3	12,445	Higdon 30', 53'	BBC Sport Report
23 August 2008	Celtic Park	Celtic	0–3	56,031		BBC Sport Report
30 August 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Inverness CT	1–2	4,730	M.Stewart 60'	BBC Sport Report
13 September 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	2–1	5,960	McCann 3', Arfield 90'	BBC Sport Report
20 September 2008	Love Street	St Mirren	1–1	4,134	Barrett 47'	BBC Sport Report
27 September 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Hamilton Academical	4–1	4,734	Lovell 44', Arfield 69', 87 pen., O'Brien 79'	BBC Sport Report
5 October 2008	Fir Park	Motherwell	2–3	4,509	Lovell 22', Barrett 48'	BBC Sport Report
18 October 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Aberdeen	0–1	5,662		BBC Sport Report
25 October 2008	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	2–1	4,267	Lovell 28', Arfield 66' pen.	BBC Sport Report
1 November 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Dundee United	0–0	5,608		BBC Sport Report
8 November 2008	New Douglas Park	Hamilton Academical	1–1	2,600	Higdon 49'	BBC Sport Report
12 November 2008	Caledonian Stadium	Inverness CT	1–1	3,111	Higdon 19'	BBC Sport Report
15 November 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Motherwell	1–0	5,279	Higdon 37'	BBC Sport Report
22 November 2008	Tynecastle Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	1–2	13,009	Lovell 16'	BBC Sport Report
29 November 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Hibernian	1–1	6,260	Barr 69'	BBC Sport Report
6 December 2008	Falkirk Stadium	St Mirren	1–2	4,828	Lovell 62'	BBC Sport Report
13 December 2008	Pittodrie Stadium	Aberdeen	1–2	8,909	Lovell 89'	BBC Sport Report
21 December 2008	Falkirk Stadium	Celtic	0–3	6,543		BBC Sport Report
27 December 2008	Tannadice Park	Dundee United	0–1	7,972		BBC Sport Report
3 January 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Kilmarnock	1–1	5,375	Lovell 41'	BBC Sport Report
17 January 2009	Ibrox Stadium	Rangers	1–3	48,811	Lovell 12'	BBC Sport Report
24 January 2009	Fir Park	Motherwell	1–1	5,018	Holden 53'	BBC Sport Report
31 January 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Aberdeen	1–0	5,605	Higdon 55'	BBC Sport Report
14 February 2009	St Mirren Park	St Mirren	2–2	5,504	Finnigan 35', Arfield 85' pen.	BBC Sport Report
21 February 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Hamilton Academical	1–2	5,307	Swailes 6' o.g.	BBC Sport Report
28 February 2009	Easter Road	Hibernian	0–0	10,682		BBC Sport Report
3 March 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Dundee United	0–1	4,385		BBC Sport Report
21 March 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Inverness CT	4–0	5,523	Finnigan 37', 90' M.Stewart 65', Arfield 82' pen.	BBC Sport Report
5 April 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Rangers	0–1	6,853		BBC Sport Report
8 April 2009	Celtic Park	Celtic	0–4	57,669		BBC Sport Report
11 April 2009	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	0–3	5,835		BBC Sport Report
18 April 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Heart of Midlothian	0–0	6,156		BBC Sport Report
2 May 2009	Falkirk Stadium	Motherwell	2–1	4,937	Finnigan 9', Scobbie 56'	BBC Sport Report
9 May 2009	Rugby Park	Kilmarnock	1–1	5,955	Barr 56'	BBC Sport Report
13 May 2009	New Douglas Park	Hamilton Academical Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2008–09_Falkirk_F.C._season Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk \| www.biologia.sk \| www.botanika.sk \| www.dejiny.sk \| www.economy.sk \| www.elektrotechnika.sk \| www.estetika.sk \| www.farmakologia.sk \| www.filozofia.sk \| Fyzika \| www.futurologia.sk \| www.genetika.sk \| www.chemia.sk \| www.lingvistika.sk \| www.politologia.sk \| www.psychologia.sk \| www.sexuologia.sk \| www.sociologia.sk \| www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk

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