Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 27 September 2008

Result

Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical

Premiership · Saturday 27 September 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical: match report

Falkirk defeated Hamilton Academical 4-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 27 September 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Steve Lovell opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Falkirk's goals came from Steve Lovell (44'), Scott Arfield (69'), Burton O'Brien (72') and Scott Arfield (87', penalty). Hamilton Academical scored through an own goal by Robert Olejnik (90').

Discipline: Falkirk received no yellow cards; Hamilton Academical received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Falkirk were 12th on 4 points from 6 and Hamilton Academical 6th on 9 points from 6. Falkirk went on to finish that season 10th with 38 points, and Hamilton Academical 9th with 41.

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Goal · Steve LovellFalkirk · 1-0
  • 62'Yellow card · James McCarthyHamilton Academical
  • 69'Goal · Scott ArfieldFalkirk · 2-0
  • 72'Goal · Burton O'BrienFalkirk · 3-0
  • 87'Penalty goal · Scott ArfieldFalkirk · 4-0
  • 90'Own goal · Robert OlejnikHamilton Academical · 4-1