Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Ross Tokely (25 years 61 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Liam Keogh (2005 years 274 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 28 years 255 days |
| Domestic Players: | 11 (100.00 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | David Proctor (20 years 62 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Darran Thomson (2005 years 274 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 25 years 312 days |
| Domestic Players: | 16 (100.00 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
A hard fought draw in the May Day sun and the only point taken from Falkirk all season. Despite playing with 10 men for the last half hour the visitors held out against a Caley Thistle team which did everything but score. In the first minute a Barry Wilson free kick caused danger but James Sharp headed clear. In 16 minutes David Bingham beat three defenders then centred for Paul Ritchie – John Hughes headed to safety. Mark Brown punched away Craig McPherson’s free kick three minutes later. Richie Hart blasted over the bar in 29 minutes then a Ritchie header was deflected for a corner. Ritchie then headed wide and just after that he flicked it first time over the bar after Liam Keogh had dribbled past three defenders. Despite the hectic first half neither ‘keeper was really tested. Caley Thistle dominated the second half and immediately after the break Bingham managed a touch onto a short header from Hughes which was meant for Darren Hill. To the Falkirk player/manager’s relief it went just wide. In 50 minutes Ross Tokely and Keogh combined to set up a Bingham chance – he found space 15 yards out but his on-target shot was blocked by Hill. Jason Lee fell on top of Brown a minute later and the ‘keeper needed medical attention to a head wound before continuing. A goal looked like coming on the hour mark but Hart’s 25 yard shot rattled the bar. Neil Scally’s dismissal a minute later forced Falkirk to regroup but still they held out. Hart was on-target in 67 minutes but Hill pushed his strong shot up in the air then caught it on the way down. Substitute Steve Hislop looked odds-on to score in 72 minutes when Roy McBain raced down the left and cut it back to the six yard line – Hislop took it first time and hit just wide. Falkirk hit occasionally on the break but the main pressure was always on Hill’s goal. In 84 minutes Bobby Mann took time out from his tussle with Lee to stride forward and set up Hart but his low shot was deflected for a corner. Into added time and a McBain shot was turned for a corner by McPherson then McBain tried again from 25 yards but Hill was there to collect. No goals and a chance lost. Clyde only managed a 1-1 draw at Ayr and the two point gap remains. The Broadwood game next week should be a cracker and will almost certainly decide the title.