2012–13 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk 2012–13 football season

Falkirk

2012–13 season

Chairman

Martin Ritchie

Manager

Steven Pressley
(until 8 March 2013)
Alex Smith (interim)
(8 March-7 April 2013)
Gary Holt
(from 8 April 2013)

Stadium

Falkirk Stadium

First Division

Third place

Challenge Cup

Second round, lost to
Rangers

League Cup

Second round, lost to
Rangers

Scottish Cup

Semi-final, lost to
Hibernian

Top goalscorer

League:
Lyle Taylor (24)
All:
Lyle Taylor (29)

Highest home attendance

4,804 v Partick Thistle, 20 April 2013

Lowest home attendance

2,288 v Dumbarton, 16 April 2013

Average home league attendance

League: 3,176^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2012–13 season was Falkirk's third consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.^[2] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Falkirk finished third in the Scottish First Division.^[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,^[4] the second round of the League Cup^[5] and the Semi-final of the Scottish Cup.^[6]

Management

Falkirk began the season under the management of Steven Pressley.^[7] On 8 March 2013, Pressley left the club to take up the manager post at Coventry City^[8] after compensation was agreed.^[9] The club's technical director Alex Smith took over as interim manager^[10] with Stevie Crawford acting as his assistant.^[11]

On 3 April, the club announced that Gary Holt would take over as manager from 8 April 2013.^[12]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

A match against Stenhousemuir scheduled for 24 July,^[13] was cancelled.^[14]

Stirling Albion v Falkirk

7 July 2012^[13] Friendly (Closed Door)	Stirling Albion	0 – 3	Falkirk	Forthbank Stadium
15:00		Report	J Fulton 10' D Fulton 24' (Penalty) Trialist 52'	Attendance: 0

Formartine United v Falkirk

9 July 2012^[13] Friendly	Formartine United	1 – 1	Falkirk	North Lodge Park
19:30	Park	Report	Brisbane

Turriff United v Falkirk

11 July 2012^[13] Friendly	Turriff United	2 – 5	Falkirk	The Haughs
20:00	Fraser 2' Henderson 9'	Report	Trialist 6' Dick 11' Haworth 30' White 57' Kingsley 78'	Referee: Sim

Fraserburgh v Falkirk

14 July 2012^[13] Friendly	Fraserburgh	1 – 4	Falkirk	Bellslea Park
15:00	Main 18' (Penalty)	Report	Trialist 7' Alston 19' Haworth 55' Trialist 59'	Referee: Shaw

Spartans v Falkirk

15 July 2012^[13] Friendly	Spartans	0 – 0	Falkirk	Ainslie Park
15:00		Report		Referee: Duncan

Alloa Athletic v Falkirk

17 July 2012^[15] Friendly	Alloa Athletic	2 – 1	Falkirk	Recreation Park
19:30	Cawley 61' McCord	Report	Small 73'	Referee: Charleston

Falkirk v Heart of Midlothian

18 July 2012^[16] Friendly	Falkirk	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Leahy 52'	Hearts Report Scotsman Report		Attendance: 1,622 Referee: Muir

East Fife v Falkirk

21 July 2012^[13] Friendly	East Fife	2 – 0	Falkirk	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Samuel Malcolm	Report

Falkirk v Middlesbrough

22 July 2012^[17] Friendly	Falkirk	3 – 7	Middlesbrough	Falkirk Stadium
16:05	Taylor 5', 39', 47' (pen.)	Report	Williams 15', 20' Leadbitter 31' Ledesma 53' Bailey 56' McDonald 78', 90'	Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Madden

Falkirk v Bolton Wanderers

25 July 2012^[18] Friendly	Falkirk	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Falkirk Stadium
19:30	Taylor 1'	Report	Eagles 14'

Scottish First Division

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

11 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless 4' Doolan 7', 57'	SFL Report	Taylor 53'	Attendance: 3,487 Referee: Salmond

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

18 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 2	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Walker 45' Clarke 46'	Attendance: 3,064 Referee: O'Reilly

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

25 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Falkirk	Cappielow
15:00	Campbell 31'	SFL Report	Fulton 9' Taylor 39'	Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Thomson

Falkirk v Livingston

2 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 2	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Murdoch 34' (Penalty) Dods 88'	SFL Report	Fordyce 39' Watson 49' Andreu 90'	Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Norris

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

15 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
15:00	Routledge 42'	SFL Report	Taylor 5'	Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Beaton

Falkirk v Airdrie United

22 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Murdoch 35' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Cook 68'	Attendance: 2,951 Referee: McLean

Cowdenbeath v Falkirk

29 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	1 – 1	Falkirk	Central Park
15:00	Coult 18'	SFL Report	Weatherston 3'	Attendance: 699 Referee: O'Reilly

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

6 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor 30', 55'	SFL Report	Barrowman 79' Thomson 82'	Attendance: 4,691 Referee: Colvin

Dumbarton v Falkirk

20 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Taylor 16' Weatherston 32'	Attendance: 1,041 Referee: Finnie

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

27 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Madden

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

10 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Smith 56' Anderson 85'	SFL Report	Leahy 43'	Attendance: 1,986 Referee: McKendrick

Livingston v Falkirk

17 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Livingston	2 – 1	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	McNulty 23' Jacobs 65'	SFL Report	McGrandles 84'	Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Charleston

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

24 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	McGrandles 83' Small 91'	SFL Report	Page 58'	Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Tumilty

Airdrie United v Falkirk

8 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	P – P	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

Falkirk v Cowdenbeath

15 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Murdoch 33' (Penalty) Taylor 42'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,647 Referee: Robertson

Airdrie United v Falkirk

22 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 4	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 56' Blockley 79'	SFL Report	Fulton 43' Taylor 67', 80', 90'	Attendance: 914 Referee: Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

26 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Falkirk	East End Park
15:00	McMillan 41'	SFL Report	Duffie 85' Alston 90'	Attendance: 5,746 Referee: Finnie

Falkirk v Dumbarton

29 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	3 – 4	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor 43', 86', 89' Dods 67'	SFL Report	Lister 45+2', 79' Agnew 67' (Penalty) Creaney 82'	Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Salmond

Falkirk v Livingston

2 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	P – P	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

5 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
15:00	Mackinnon 80'	SFL Report	Taylor 13' Flynn 58'	Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Colvin

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

12 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Hardie 64'	Attendance: 3,078 Referee: Allan

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

19 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	4 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Balatoni 4', 62' Erskine 20', 64'	SFL Report	Taylor 18'	Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Beaton

Falkirk v Airdrie United

26 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	4 – 3	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor 9', 35' Murdoch 24' Dods 73'	SFL Report	Di Giacomo 57' (Penalty) McLaren 88' Boyle 90'	Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Roache

Cowdenbeath v Falkirk

9 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	4 – 1	Falkirk	Central Park
15:00	Armstrong 35', 73' Hemmings 38' Stevenson 90+1'	SFL Report	Taylor 2'	Attendance: 566 Referee: Finnie

Falkirk v Dunfermline

16 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dunfermline	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Weatherston 86'	SFL Report		Attendance: 3,680 Referee: McLean

Falkirk v Livingston

19 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	2 – 0	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Taylor 39', 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Brines

Dumbarton v Falkirk

23 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Falkirk	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Grant 25' Weatherston 30'	Attendance: 997 Referee: Somers

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

5 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Murdoch 90+2'	SFL Report	Graham 30'	Attendance: 2,428^[19] Referee: Muir

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

9 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Falkirk	Cappielow
15:00	Campbell 30' MacDonald 44'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,962 Referee: Murray

Livingston v Falkirk

16 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Livingston	P – P	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Snow on pitch

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

23 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Routledge 14' Longridge 26'	Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Tumilty

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

27 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Falkirk	East End Park
19:45		SFL Report	Taylor 10' Alston 88'	Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Salmond

Airdrie United v Falkirk

30 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 1	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Taylor 58' Taylor 67'	Attendance: 790 Referee: Northcroft

Livingston v Falkirk

2 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Livingston	1 – 2	Falkirk	Almondvale Stadium
19:45	Russell 26' (Penalty) Russell 82'	SFL Report	Higgins 62' Talbot 73' (Own goal)	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Colvin

Falkirk v Cowdenbeath

6 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	4 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Dods 69' Sibbald 78' Higgins 87' (Penalty), 89'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,539 Referee: Murray

Falkirk v Dumbarton

16 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 3	Dumbarton	Falkirk Stadium
19:45	Taylor 33'	SFL Report	Gilhaney 19' Fleming 21', 65'	Attendance: 2,288 Referee: McKendrick

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

20 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Dowie 50' Doolan 78'	Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Finnie

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

27 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,406 Referee: McLean

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

4 May 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	4 – 1	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 60' Taylor 64' (Penalty) Duffie 79' Higgins 88'	SFL Report	McLaughlin 27'	Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Anderson

Scottish Challenge Cup

Falkirk v Stirling Albion

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Falkirk	3 – 0	Stirling Albion	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Duffie 34' Taylor 51', 57'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Mckendrick

Falkirk v Rangers

21 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	Falkirk	0 – 1	Rangers	Falkirk Stadium
19:45		BBC Report SFL Report	Little 45'	Attendance: 6,747 Referee: Murray

Scottish League Cup

Falkirk v Elgin City

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1	Falkirk	2 – 0	Elgin City	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Kingsley 67' Taylor 89'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Allan

Rangers v Falkirk

30 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2	Rangers	3 – 0	Falkirk	Ibrox Stadium
19:45	McCulloch 18', 52' Little 32'	BBC Report SFL Report		Attendance: 26,450 Referee: Muir

Scottish Cup

Stenhousemuir v Falkirk

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Stenhousemuir	0 – 1	Falkirk	Ochilview Park
15:00		BBC Report	Duffie 9'	Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Northcroft

Falkirk v Forfar Athletic

2 February 2013 Scottish Cup round 5	Falkirk	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor 19', 83' Murdoch 68' Weatherston 75'	BBC Report	Campbell 21' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,967 Referee: Clancy

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

2 March 2013 Scottish Cup QF	Hamilton Academical	1 – 2	Falkirk	New Douglas Park
15:00	Ryan 74' Page 90+3'	BBC Report	Alston 44', 71'	Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Falkirk

13 April 2013^[20] Scottish Cup SF	Hibernian	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Falkirk	Hampden Park
12:30	Harris 51' Griffiths 78', 115' Doyle 83'	BBC Report	Sibbald 6' Fulton 18' Alston 30'	Attendance: 22,410 Referee: Brines

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Darren Dods^[21]		33	Club captain

Last updated: 8 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

^[22]^[23]Last updated 8 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Graham Bowman	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	NIR	Michael McGovern	43	0	35+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	ENG	Rhys Bennett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Steven Brisbane	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Darren Dods	33	2	27+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kieran Duffie	37	3	28+1	1	2+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	1
	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	5	0	3+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	NIR	Johnny Flynn	41	0	33+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	43	1	35+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	4+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ryan McGeever	8	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Robbie Neilson	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Liam Rowan	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Chris Smith	9	0	4+2	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Will Vaulks	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Blair Alston	41	5	27+7	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	3+1	3
	MF	SCO	Kristopher Faulds	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jay Fulton	35	3	23+5	2	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	1
	MF	SCO	Dale Fulton	12	0	5+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Thomas Grant	27	1	15+8	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
	MF	ENG	Andy Haworth	16	0	7+5	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Luke Leahy	10	1	5+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Conor McGrandles	30	2	23+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	SCO	Stewart Murdoch	40	6	32+0	5	2+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	1
	MF	SCO	Iain Flannigan	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Sean Higgins	29	4	14+11	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+3	0
	FW	SCO	Craig Sibbald	26	3	11+9	2	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
	FW	SCO	Lewis Small	12	1	0+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Lyle Taylor	42	29	33+1	24	2+0	2	2+0	1	4+0	2
	FW	SCO	David Weatherston	29	5	16+8	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	1
	FW	SCO	Jordan White	5	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 8 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Graham Bowman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Michael McGovern	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Rhys Bennett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Steven Brisbane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Darren Dods	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	2
	DF	Kieran Duffie	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	DF	Liam Dick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Johnny Flynn	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	DF	Stephen Kingsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ryan McGeever	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Robbie Neilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Liam Rowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Chris Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Will Vaulks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Blair Alston	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	Kristopher Faulds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jay Fulton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Dale Fulton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
		Thomas Grant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Andy Haworth	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Conor McGrandles	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	Luke Leahy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Stewart Murdoch	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	MF	Iain Flannigan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Sean Higgins	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	FW	Craig Sibbald	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	Lewis Small	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Lyle Taylor	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	1
	FW	David Weatherston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jordan White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Partick Thistle (C, P)	36	23	9	4	76	28	+48	78	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Greenock Morton	36	20	7	9	73	47	+26	67
3	Falkirk	36	15	8	13	52	48	+4	53
4	Livingston	36	14	10	12	58	56	+2	52
5	Hamilton Academical	36	14	9	13	52	45	+7	51

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2013. Source: ^[24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Ryan McGeever	Queen's Park	Free^[25]
Johnny Flynn	Ross County^[26]	Undisclosed^[27]
Chris Smith	Ayr United	Free^[28]
Andy Haworth	Bury^[29]	Free^[27]
Luke Leahy	Rugby Town	Free^[30]
Lyle Taylor	Bournemouth	Free^[31]
Sean Higgins	St Johnstone^[32]	Free^[33]
Will Vaulks	Workington	Free^[34]
Iain Flannigan	Unattached	Free^[35]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Ryan Millar	Alloa Athletic^[36]	Free^[37]
Ally Graham	Clydebank^[38]	Free^[39]
Conor Kelly	Alloa Athletic^[40]	Free^[39]
Tam Scobbie	St Johnstone^[41]	Free^[42]
Mark Millar	Dundee United^[43]	Free^[44]
Willie Gibson	Queen of the South	Free^[45]
Blair Munn	Alloa Athletic	Free^[46]
Jack Compton	Portsmouth^[47]	Free^[48]
Farid El Alagui	Brentford	Free^[49]
Jordan White	Stirling Albion	Loan^[50]
Andy Haworth	Rochdale^[51]	Free^[52]
Jordan White	Stirling Albion	Free^[53]

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