Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in the town of Falkirk . The club was founded in 1876 [ 2 ] and competes in the Scottish Premiership , the top tier of Scottish football, as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League . The club was elected to the Second Division of the Scottish Football League in 1902–03 , was promoted to the First Division after two seasons and achieved its highest league position in the early 1900s when it was runner-up to Celtic in 1907–08 and 1909–10 . The football club was registered as a Limited Liability Company in April 1905 – Falkirk Football & Athletic Club Ltd.
