Falkirk Juniors F.C.

Falkirk Juniors
Full nameFalkirk Juniors Football Club
Founded2011
Dissolved2016
GroundGrangemouth Stadium
Kersiebank Avenue
Grangemouth
LeagueScottish Junior Football Association, East Region
(2011–2016)

Falkirk Juniors Football Club were a Scottish football club based in the town of Grangemouth. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association from 2011 until 2016, they played in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region The club was formed in 2011 to provide another option for part-time professional football in the Falkirk council area and were based at Grangemouth Stadium.[1]

Joining the Juniors in 2011, Falkirk played in the East Region South Division, finishing third in their debut season. Club founder Sonny Lejman died in October 2012 but the club continued successfully and won promotion to the East Premier League in 2015.[2] They finished tenth in the East Premier League in their final season.

The club were latterly managed from June 2016 by David Lapsley who succeeded club co-founder Karl Lejman in the role, but scratched their first league match of the 2016–17 season after being unable to raise a team. Falkirk Juniors folded with immediate effect on 8 August 2016 on the eve of their second fixture, with club officials citing the inability to attract supporters as the reason.[3]

Previous managers were Terry Aikman (Season 2011–12), Mark Quinn (2012–13), Robert Lee (2013–14) and Lejman (2014–16).[4][5][6]

League history

Season Division Position
2011–12 East Region South Division 3rd
2012–13 East Region South Division 13th
2013–14 East Region South Division 7th
2014–15 East Region South Division 2nd (promoted)
2015–16 East Premier League 10th

References

  1. ^ Falkirk Juniors apply to join league Archived 19 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Falkirk Herald, 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Boss Lejman leaves Falkirk Juniors". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Falkirk no more as junior club is forced to fold". Falkirk Herald. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Historic day at Grangemouth for new club". Falkirk Herald. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ White, Ian (16 September 2014). "Falkirk JFC boss resigns after Blackburn defeat". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Boss Lejman leaves Falkirk Juniors". Falkirk Herald. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.


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