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The club's date of formation is a point of much contention, although most accounts point to the year 1876 as the probable starting point. The club quickly developed the nickname "The Bairns", a Scots word meaning child, son or daughter. This was in homage to an ancient Falkirk Burgh motto, "Better meddle wi' the deil [devil] than the Bairns O' Falkirk."Falkirk traditionally play in a dark navy blue top and white shorts. Their current shirt sponsor is Central Demolitions.In the club's early years, a wide number of pitches and stadia were used. In 1885, the site of Brockville Park in Falkirk was leased, and there the club remained until the last day of the 2002/2003 season. Due to Brockville's central location in the town, and the SPL's stringent stadium requirements, the dilapidated Brockville site, home of Falkirk for over 100 years, was no longer suitable for the club's ambitions. For season 2003-04, the club groundshared with Stenhousemuir at Ochilview stadium on the outskirts of the town. At the start of season 2004-05 they moved into their new purpose built stadium which meets SPL criteria.The fans recently voted Kevin McAllister their player of the millennium, although other great players from the past include Alex Parker, the club's most capped player, John White, Simon Stainrod, who played for a host of clubs in England, Richard Cadette, Scott Sloan and Crawford Baptie.Home | Browse | Search | Invite | Film | Mail | Blog | Favorites | Forum | Groups | Events | Videos | Music | Comedy | Classifieds
