Rangers 3-1 Falkirk: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 17 January 2009

Result

Rangers 3-1 Falkirk

Premiership · Saturday 17 January 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Rangers · Falkirk · Premiership predictions

Rangers 3-1 Falkirk: match report

Rangers defeated Falkirk 3-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 17 January 2009. The half-time score was 1-1.

Steve Lovell opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Rangers's goals came from Kris Boyd (44', penalty), Kris Boyd (80') and Steven Davis (90'). Falkirk scored through Steve Lovell (12').

Discipline: Rangers received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Falkirk received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rangers were 2nd on 46 points from 21 and Falkirk 11th on 18 points from 21. Rangers went on to finish that season 1st with 86 points, and Falkirk 10th with 38.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Rangers wins, 2 draws and 1 for Falkirk.

Going into the match Rangers's last five read W-L-W-D-W and Falkirk's D-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Steve LovellFalkirk · 0-1
  • 35'Yellow card · Kenny MillerRangers
  • 40'Yellow card · J. McNamaraFalkirk
  • 44'Penalty goal · Kris BoydRangers · 1-1
  • 44'Yellow card · L. BullenFalkirk
  • 51'Red card · Patrick CreggFalkirk
  • 72'Yellow card · Scott ArfieldFalkirk
  • 77'Red card · Sasa PapacRangers
  • 80'Goal · Kris BoydRangers · 2-1
  • 90'Goal · Steven DavisRangers · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 7, draws 2, Falkirk 1.

Team news

Rangers expected line-up (4-5-1)

Ronald Waterreus, Alan Hutton, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Julien Rodriguez, Fernando Ricksen, Hamed Namouchi, Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands, Barry Ferguson, Brahim Hemdani, C. Burke, Ian Murray