2011–12 Falkirk F.C. season

Falkirk 2011–12 football season

Falkirk

2011–12 season

Chairman

Martin Ritchie

Manager

Steven Pressley

Stadium

Falkirk Stadium

Scottish First Division

Third place

Scottish Cup

Fifth round, lost to Ayr United

League Cup

Semi-final, lost to Celtic

Challenge Cup

Winners

Top goalscorer

League:
Farid El Alagui (18)
All:
Farid El Alagui (28)

Highest home attendance

4,383 vs. Ross County, 25 December 2011

Lowest home attendance

2,461 vs. Hamilton Academical, 10 April 2012

Average home league attendance

3,188

Home colours

Away colours

← 2010–11

2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Falkirk's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of season 2009–10.^[1] Falkirk also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Falkirk finished third in the First Division.^[2] They reached the semi-final of the League Cup,^[3] the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,^[4] and won the Challenge Cup beating Hamilton 1–0 in the final.^[5]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

Alloa Athletic v Falkirk

2 July 2011 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	2 – 4	Falkirk	Recreation Park, Alloa
	Trialist 48' Trialist 74'	Falkirk Report	One 28' (o.g.) Higginbotham 31' Trialist 38' McManus 51'	Referee: Hilland

Falkirk v Dundee United

5 July 2011 Friendly (Closed-doors)	Falkirk	2 – 5	Dundee United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Higginbotham 80' Trialist 82'	Falkirk Report	Watson 10', 22', 45' Goodwillie 14' Russell 16'

Inverurie Loco Works v Falkirk

8 July 2011 Friendly	Inverurie Loco Works	1 – 1	Falkirk	Harlaw Park, Inverurie
	Coull 16'	Falkirk Report	Winters 15'

Peterhead v Falkirk

9 July 2011 Friendly	Peterhead	2 – 0	Falkirk	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
	McAllister 18', 30'	Falkirk Report

Falkirk v Leeds United

13 July 2011 Friendly	Falkirk	0 – 2	Leeds United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
		Falkirk Report	Scobbie 36' (o.g.) Snodgrass 56'	Attendance: 2065 Referee: Charleston

Falkirk v Preston North End

16 July 2011 Friendly	Falkirk	2 – 2	Preston North End	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Alston 1' Flynn 67'	Falkirk FC Report	Proctor 82' (pen.) McLaughlin 88'	Attendance: 901 Referee: Finnie

Falkirk v Hibernian

19 July 2011 Friendly	Falkirk	1 – 1	Hibernian	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Bennett 3'	Falkirk FC Report	Hanlon 79'	Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Madden

Scottish First Division

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

6 August 2011 First Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Hamill 45'	BBC Sport	Dods 89'	Attendance: 2,695 Referee: Richmond

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

13 August 2011 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 8' Higginbotham 50'	BBC Sport	Doolan 36'	Attendance: 3,036 Referee: Allan

Ayr United v Falkirk

20 August 2011 First Division	Ayr United	2 – 2	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Wardlaw 29' Malone 60' Campbell 73'	BBC Sport	Higginbotham 8' El Alagui 44'	Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Finnie

Falkirk v Ross County

27 August 2011 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Ross County	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 87'	BBC Sport	Craig 75'	Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty

Livingston v Falkirk

10 September 2011 First Division	Livingston	1 – 1	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
	Russell 70'	BBC Sport	Murdoch 38' Millar 90' (pen.) Higginbotham 90'	Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Thomson

Falkirk v Dundee

17 September 2011 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Weatherston 79' El Alagui 86'	BBC Sport	Milne 45'	Attendance: 3,576 Referee: McLean

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

24 September 2011 First Division	Greenock Morton	3 – 2	Falkirk	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	MacDonald 6', 54' (pen.) Jackson 58'	BBC Sport	Weatherston 17' Alston 24'	Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Allan

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

1 October 2011 First Division	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
		BBC Sport	El Alagui 39'	Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Norris

Falkirk v Queen of the South

15 October 2011 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Dods 90+5'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Beaton

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

22 October 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 2	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	Rowson 48' Erskine 90'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 35' Higginbotham 85'	Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Collum

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

29 October 2011 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Alston 77' Dods 82'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,628 Referee: Conroy

Falkirk v Livingston

5 November 2011 First Division	Falkirk	4 – 3	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 12' Wallace 17' Brown 39' (o.g.) Weatherston 85'	BBC Sport	Barr 56' Kn. Jacobs 62' Fotheringham 78'	Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Colvin

Ross County v Falkirk

12 November 2011 First Division	Ross County	3 – 1	Falkirk	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Kettlewell 4' Gardyne 52' Miller 83'	BBC Sport	Wallace 10'	Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers

Dundee v Falkirk

26 November 2011 First Division	Dundee	4 – 2	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
	Rae 8' Hyde 11', 67' Milne 85'	SFL Report	Weston 35' (o.g.) Fulton 74'	Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Conroy

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

3 December 2011 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 58'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Brines

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

10 December 2011 First Division	Falkirk	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
		SFL Report		Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Thomson

Queen of the South v Falkirk

17 December 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	1 – 5	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
	McLaughlin 34'	SFL Report	Sibbald 43', 77' El Alagui 73', 86' Higginbotham 81'	Attendance: 1,466 Referee: Colvin

Falkirk v Ross County

26 December 2011 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Ross County	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Duffie 77'	SFL Report	McMenamin 90'	Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Richmond

Livingston v Falkirk

2 January 2012 First Division	Livingston	1 – 2	Falkirk	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
	McNulty 66'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 12' Higginbotham 72'	Attendance: 2,967 Referee: Winter

Falkirk v Ayr United

14 January 2012 First Division	Falkirk	0 – 0	Ayr United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Collum

Raith Rovers v Falkirk

21 January 2012 First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 2	Falkirk	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Murray 27' Baird 33'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 36' Dods 63'	Attendance: 2,026 Referee: Beaton

Falkirk v Dundee

28 January 2012 First Division

Falkirk

P – P

Dundee

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

Greenock Morton v Falkirk

11 February 2012 First Division	Greenock Morton	0 – 0	Falkirk	Cappielow Park, Greenock
		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Madden

Hamilton Academical v Falkirk

18 February 2012 First Division	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Falkirk	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
		SFL Report	Dods 45'	Attendance: 1,843 Referee: McLean

Falkirk v Dundee

21 February 2012 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 27'	SFL Report	Finnigan 87'	Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Richmond

Falkirk v Queen of the South

25 February 2012 First Division	Falkirk	3 – 0	Queen of the South	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 35' Gibson 36' Dods 79'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,982 Referee: Finnie

Ayr United v Falkirk

3 March 2012 First Division	Ayr United	1 – 0	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Geggan 78'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,621 Referee: McKendrick

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

10 March 2012 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Millar 52' (pen.) Duffie 56'	SFL Report	Cairney 45'	Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Collum

Ross County v Falkirk

17 March 2012 First Division	Ross County	2 – 1	Falkirk	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Brittain 19' (pen.) Quinn 25'	SFL Report	McGovern 16' Millar 62' El Alagui 82'	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

20 March 2012 First Division	Falkirk	0 – 2	Greenock Morton	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
		SFL Report	Tidser 56' Campbell 82'	Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Norris

Falkirk v Livingston

24 March 2012 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 5	Livingston	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 29' Weatherston 79'	BBC Sport	Boulding 36', 41' B. Barr 71', 84' Russell 74' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Somers

Dundee v Falkirk

7 April 2012 First Division	Dundee	3 – 1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
	O'Donnell 11' Conroy 36' (pen.) Milne 57'	SFL Report	Millar 24'	Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Thomson

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

10 April 2012 First Division	Falkirk	3 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Millar 58' (pen.), 60' El Alagui 81'	SFL Report	Hutton 56'	Attendance: 2,461 Referee: Allan

Queen of the South v Falkirk

14 April 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Falkirk	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Brines

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

21 April 2012 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 3	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 9' Alston 68'	SFL Report	Graham 24' (pen.), 45', 69'	Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Madden

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

28 April 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
	McGuigan 24'	SFL Report	Alston 71'	Attendance: 2,586 Referee: O'Reilly

Falkirk v Ayr United

5 May 2012 First Division	Falkirk	3 – 2	Ayr United	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Scobbie 7' (pen.) El Alagui 56' Alston 63'	BBC Sport	Moffat 51', 81'	Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Challenge Cup

Brechin City v Falkirk

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Brechin City	1 – 2	Falkirk	Glebe Park, Brechin
	McKenna 40'	BBC Sport	Bennett 26' Dods 33'	Attendance: 596 Referee: Salmond

Falkirk v Dundee

9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 43'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Winter

East Fife v Falkirk

4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-finals	East Fife	1 – 4	Falkirk	Bayview Stadium, Methil
	Wallace 27'	BBC Sport	Millar 42' Higginbotham 52', 87' Sibbald 54'	Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Colvin

Annan Athletic v Falkirk

9 October 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-finals	Annan Athletic	0 – 3	Falkirk	Galabank, Annan
		BBC Sport	Millar 10' El Alagui 25', 42'	Attendance: 1,575 Referee: Salmond

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

1 April 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final	Falkirk	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
	Dods 2'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Winter

Scottish League Cup

Albion Rovers v Falkirk

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1	Albion Rovers	2 – 4	Falkirk	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
	Chaplain 33' (pen.) Boyle 90+2'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 15', 67' Fulton 50' Higginbotham 69'	Attendance: 602 Referee: Tumilty

Falkirk v Stenhousemuir

24 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2	Falkirk	3 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Ferguson 47' (o.g.) Sibbald 49' El Alagui 90'	BBC Sport	Paton 25'	Attendance: 2,134 Referee: Muir

Falkirk v Rangers

21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3	Falkirk	3 – 2	Rangers	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui 58', 73' Millar 90+3'	BBC Sport	Goian 83' Jelavić 87'	Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Winter

Dundee United v Falkirk

25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup Quarter-Final	Dundee United	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Falkirk	Tannadice Park, Dundee
	Russell 73' Daly 96'	BBC Sport	El Alagui 70' Graham 118'	Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Murray

Falkirk v Celtic

29 January 2012 Scottish League Cup Semi-Final	Falkirk	1 – 3	Celtic	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	Fulton 40'	BBC Sport	Brown 27' (pen.) Stokes 56', 86'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Norris

Scottish Cup

Falkirk v East Fife

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Falkirk	2 – 0	East Fife	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Dods 7' El Alagui 21'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 2,475 Referee: McKendrick

Ayr United v Falkirk

4 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5	Ayr United	P – P	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
		BBC Sport

Ayr United v Falkirk

15 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5	Ayr United	2 – 1	Falkirk	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Geggan 19' Roberts 57' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Alston 6'	Attendance: 1,873 Referee: Allan

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Darren Dods^[6]		46	Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
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

Last updated 5 May 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	NIR	Michael McGovern	47	0	35+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0	5+0	0
	GK	SCO	Graham Bowman	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Tam Scobbie	41	1	30+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	5+0	0
	DF	SCO	Darren Dods	46	8	34+0	5	2+0	1	5+0	0	5+0	2
	DF	SCO	Kieran Duffie	41	1	30+0	1	2+0	0	5+0	0	4+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen Kingsley	17	0	8+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Rhys Bennett	26	1	8+10	0	0+1	0	3+0	0	3+1	1
	DF	SCO	Steven Brisbane	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Murray Wallace	42	2	32+2	2	2+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Blair Alston	33	6	14+10	5	1+1	1	1+2	0	1+3	0
	MF	SCO	Jay Fulton	42	3	23+9	1	0+1	0	5+0	2	3+1	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Millar	43	9	33+0	6	1+0	0	4+0	1	5+0	2
	MF	SCO	Stewart Murdoch	36	0	25+1	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dale Fulton	13	0	4+2	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	0+3	0
	MF	SCO	Ryan Millar	6	0	1+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Willie Gibson	14	1	10+2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kristopher Faulds	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	David Weatherston	34	4	25+2	4	1+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	29	8	20+0	5	1+0	0	4+0	1	4+0	2
	FW	MAR	Farid El Alagui	44	28	33+0	18	2+0	1	5+0	6	4+0	3
	FW	SCO	Craig Sibbald	37	4	22+4	2	2+0	0	3+1	1	4+1	1
	FW	SCO	Ally Graham	5	1	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan White	12	0	4+6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Michael McGovern	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	GK	Graham Bowman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Tam Scobbie	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Darren Dods	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	1
	DF	Kieran Duffie	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	1
	DF	Stephen Kingsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Rhys Bennett	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Steven Brisbane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Murray Wallace	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Liam Dick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Blair Alston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Jay Fulton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Mark Millar	8	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
	MF	Stewart Murdoch	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	6	1
	MF	Dale Fulton	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Willie Gibson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Kristopher Faulds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	David Weatherston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kallum Higginbotham	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1
	FW	Farid El Alagui	13	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	16	1
	FW	Craig Sibbald	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	Ally Graham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jordan White	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Awards

Last updated 5 May 2012

Name	Award	Month
Craig Sibbald^[7]	Young Player of the Month	August
Steven Pressley^[8]	First Division Manager of the Month	September
Farid El Alagui^[8]	Player of the Month	September
Steven Pressley^[9]	First Division Manager of the Month (shared)	October
Darren Dods^[9]	Player of the Month (shared)	October
Farid El Alagui^[10]	Player of the Month	December
Steven Pressley^[11]	First Division Manager of the Month	January
Steven Pressley^[12]	First Division Manager of the Month	February

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C, P)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Dundee (P)	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55^[a]	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Falkirk	36	13	13	10	53	48	+5	52
4	Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48

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

^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.^[13]

Transfers

Falkirk started the season by releasing Eighteen Players.^[14]

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Darren Dods	Dundee United	Free^[15]
Michael McGovern	Ross County	Free^[16]
Rhys Bennett	Bolton Wanderers	Loan^[17]
Farid El Alagui	Romorantin	Free^[18]
David Weatherston	Queen of the South	Free^[19]
Jordan White	Clyde	Free^[20]
Murray Wallace	Huddersfield Town	Loan^[21]
Willie Gibson	Crawley Town	Free^[22]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Lewis Bonar	Stirling Albion	Free^[23]
Carl Finnigan	St Johnstone	Free^[24]
Scott Davidson	Stirling Albion	Loan^[25]
Mark Stewart	Bradford City	Free^[26]
Chris Mitchell	Bradford City	Free^[26]
Bobby Olejnik	Torquay United	Free^[27]
Marc Twaddle	Rochdale	Free^[28]
Ryan Flynn	Sheffield United	Undisclosed^[29]
Jack Compton	Bradford City	Loan^[30]
Michael Andrews	Montrose	Free^[31]
Jamie Barclay	Berwick Rangers	Free^[32]
Craig McLeish	Stirling Albion	Free^[33]
Mehdi Khalis	Drancy	Free^[34]
Brian McLean	Preston North End	Free^[35]
Burton O'Brien	Free Agent	Free^[14]
Pedro Moutinho	Brașov	Free^[36]
Tam McManus	Ayr United	Free^[37]
Euen Grant	Free Agent	Free^[14]
James Bloom	Gloucester City	Free^[38]
Keiran Stallard	Airdrie United	Free^[39]
Grant Santi	Alloa Athletic^[40]	Free
Joseph McCafferty	Stenhousemuir	Free^[41]
Gavin MacPherson	Stirling Albion	Free^[42]
Aaron Sekhon	Partick Thistle	Free^[43]
Ally Graham	Dumbarton	Loan^[44]
Scott Davidson	Stirling Albion	Free^[45]
Dale Fulton	Clyde	Loan^[46]
Murray Wallace	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed^[21]
Kallum Higginbotham	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed^[47]

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