2007–08 Falkirk F.C. season

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Falkirk F.C.
2007–08 season
ManagerJohn Hughes
StadiumFalkirk Stadium
Scottish Premier LeagueSeventh Place
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

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

Season summary

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Falkirk repeated last season's 7th-placed finish.

Kit

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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

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

Left club during season

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

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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[b]
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

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Falkirk - 2007/08".
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