2007–08 Falkirk F.C. season

During the 2007–08 Scottish football season, Falkirk competed in the Scottish Premier League.

Falkirk F.C.
2007–08 season
Manager John Hughes
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish Premier League7th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Higdon (8)
All: Michael Higdon
Pedro Moutinho (8)
Highest home attendance6,803
Lowest home attendance4,490
Average home league attendance5,567

Season summary

Falkirk repeated last season's 7th placed finish.

Kit

Falkirk's kit was manufactured by Lotto, following the end of Falkirk's deal with TFG. The kit was sponsored by Central Demolition.

The home kit was designed to resemble Falkirk's kit from their 1957 Scottish Cup triumph, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NED Tim Krul (on loan from Newcastle United)
3 DF  ENG Dean Holden
4 MF  IRL Patrick Cregg
5 DF  SCO Jack Ross
6 MF  SCO Kevin McBride
7 FW  POR Pedro Moutinho
8 FW  IRL Billy Clarke (on loan from Ipswich Town)
9 FW  IRL Graham Barrett
10 MF  TRI Russell Latapy
11 FW  ENG Michael Higdon
12 MF  IRL Stephen Bradley
14 DF  NED Gerard Aafjes
15 DF  SCO Kenny Milne
16 MF  SCO Scott Arfield
17 GK  AUT Bobby Olejnik
18 DF  SCO Brian Allison
19 MF  ESP Arnau Riera (on loan from Sunderland)
20 MF  SCO Darren Barr
21 FW  ENG Carl Finnigan
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  SCO Chris Mitchell
23 FW  SCO Kevin Moffat
24 FW  SCO Mark Stewart
27 MF  SCO Dayne Robertson
30 GK  SCO Jamie Barclay
31 DF  SCO Scott Gibb
33 DF  SCO Tam Scobbie
34 DF  SCO Mark Staunton
35 MF  SCO Stewart Murdoch
40 GK  IRL Shane Supple (on loan from Ipswich Town)
41 GK  SCO Michael Andrews
42 DF  SCO Allan Galbraith
43 DF  SCO Peter McMahon
44 DF  SCO Kieran Stallard
45 DF  SCO Calum McLean
47 MF  SCO Lee Nichol
48 MF  SCO Craig McLeish
49 FW  SCO Paul Sludden

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  SCO Steven Thomson (to Brighton & Hove Albion)
25 FW  AUT Roman Wallner (to Apollon Kalamarias)
26 MF  SCO Liam Craig (on loan to St Johnstone)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW  SCO Graham Churchill (to Stirling Albion)
50 FW  SCO Christopher Jeffrey (released)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47 +6 52
6 Hibernian 38 14 10 14 49 45 +4 52 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 2]
7 Falkirk 38 13 10 15 45 49 −4 49
8 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 9 16 47 55 −8 48
9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 4 21 51 62 −11 43
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
  2. Hibernian qualified for the Intertoto Cup as the highest ranked club to apply for a place in the competition.

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/scots/2007-2008/scotprm/falkirk.htm
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