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Falkirk Juniors F.C.

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Dissolved
  
2016

Founded
  
2011

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League
  
Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region (2011–2016)

Grounds
  
Grangemouth Stadium, Kersiebank Avenue

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.

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 as runners-up to Haddington Athletic. 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.

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

References

Falkirk Juniors F.C. Wikipedia