A look at where the last Hearts team to play Falkirk in the league are now ahead of Saturday’s showdown.
Derek McInnes looks to extend his unbeaten run as Hearts boss against Falkirk at the weekend. The Jambos gaffer has had a dream start to life in Gorgie, obtaining 13 points from a possible 15 so far. As John McGlynn takes his Falkirk side to Tynecastle on Saturday, it will be the first time the sides have faced off in the League in 10 years.
In recent years the two sides have traded Cup football blows. Hearts knocked Falkirk out of the Scottish Cup in 2020, while The Bairns got their revenge last season when they beat the Jam Tarts in the League Cup.
However, the last time they played each other in the League was in a Scottish Championship match back in March 2015, in a match which secured the League title for a rampant Jambos side. Robbie Neilson’s men won 3-0 on the day at the Falkirk Stadium, then a day later, Rangers beat Hibernian to put Hearts in an unassailable position.
Here’s a look at the starting XI and subs who featured for Hearts the last time they face Falkirk in the league:
9. LM - Billy King
A tricky winger who could beat any defender on his day, King now plays for Bonnyrigg Rose in the Lowland League. | SNS Group
10. ST - Osman Sow
The fan favourite and talisman that season, Sow retired in July 2024 after playing in the eighth tier of English football with Bishop's Stortford. | SNS Group
11. ST - Genero Zeefuik
Any defender's worst nightmare, the Dutchman retired shortly after leaving Hearts, having scored 12 goals in 15 games during his loan spell. | SNS Group
12. SUB - Kenny Anderson
Making one of only nine Hearts appearances in the Falkirk win, Anderson played the rest of his career back in the Netherlands until he retired in 2020. | SNS Group