| Year formed | 1876 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Falkirk Stadium, Westfield, Falkirk FK2 9DX (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 72 yards (101 x 66 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 8,200 |
| Record attendance | 7,926 v Dundee United, Scottish Premiership Play-Off 2nd leg, 19 May 2017 (lost 1-2) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1902 - 1905 Scottish Division One: 1905 - 1935 Scottish Division Two: 1935 - 1936 Scottish Division One: 1936 - 1951 Scottish Division Two: 1951 - 1952 Scottish Division One: 1952 - 1959 Scottish Division Two: 1959 - 1961 Scottish Division One: 1961 - 1969 Scottish Division Two: 1969 - 1970 Scottish Division One: 1970 - 1974 Scottish Division Two / One: 1974 - 1977 Scottish Division Two: 1977 - 1980 Scottish Division One: 1980 - 1986 Scottish Premier Division: 1986 - 1988 Scottish Division One: 1988 - 1991 Scottish Premier Division: 1991 - 1993 Scottish Division One: 1993 - 1994 Scottish Premier Division / League: 1994 - 1996 Scottish Division One: 1996 - 2005 Scottish Premier League: 2005 - 2010 Scottish Division One / Championship: 2010 - 2019 Scottish League One: 2019 - 2024 Scottish Championship: 2024 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 16 August 1902 v Clyde, Scottish Division Two (won 2-0) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division One runners-up: 1907-08, 1909-10 Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1935-36, 1969-70, 1974-75, 1990-91, 1993-94, 2002-03, 2004-05 Scottish Division Two / One / Championship runners-up: 1904-05, 1951-52, 1960-61, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2015-16, 2016-17 Scottish Division Two / League One champions: 1979-80, 2023-24 Scottish League One runners-up: 2019-20, 2022-23 Scottish Second World War League Championship runners-up: 1939-40 Scottish Second World War North & East Division champions: 1939-40 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup winners: 1912-13, 1956-57 Scottish Cup runners-up: 1996-97, 2008-09, 2014-15 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1947-48 Scottish Challenge Cup winners: 1993-94, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2011-12 Scottish Second World War Southern Football League Cup runners-up: 1942-43 Scottish Second World War North Eastern League Cup 1st series runners-up: 1943-44 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 5th, Scottish Division Two, 1977-78 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 66, Scottish Division One, 1993-94 |
| 3 for a win | 90, Scottish League One, 2023-24 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 18, Scottish Division One, 1950-51, 1968-69 |
| 3 for a win | 24, Scottish Premier Division, 1995-96 |
| Most League goals scored | 132, Scottish Division Two, 1935-36 |
| Most League goals conceded | 96, Scottish Division One, 1931-32 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 29, Scottish League One, 2020-21 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 18, Scottish League One, 2019-20 |
| Most wins in a League season | 28, Scottish Division Two, 1935-36 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 4, Scottish Division One, 1973-74 |
| Most draws in a League season | 17, Scottish Division One, 1921-22, 1922-23 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1965-66 |
| Most losses in a League season | 26, Scottish Premier Division, 1986-87, 1992-93 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 0, Scottish League One, 2023-24 |
| Record win | 11-1 v Tillicoultry, Scottish Cup 1st round, 7 September 1889 |
| Record defeat | 1-11 v Airdrieonians, Scottish Division One, 28 April 1951 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 45, Evelyn Morrison, 1928-29 |
| in total | 129, Kenneth Dawson, 1934-51 |
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| Most League appearances | 451, Tom Ferguson, 1919-32 |
Most capped player | 14, Alex Parker for Scotland, 1955-58 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £380,000 for John Hughes to Celtic, August 1995 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £225,000 for Kevin McAllister from Chelsea, August 1991 |
