The 2013-14 campaign was a thrilling season of soaring ambition for Falkirk as The Bairns, under the guidance of manager Gary Holt, secured a strong 3rd-place finish in the newly formed Scottish Championship and mounted a serious push for promotion. Leading the charge was the sensational centre-forward Rory Loy, whose 20 league goals not only made him the league's top goalscorer but also earned him a coveted spot in the Championship Team of the Year. The season was defined by a dramatic, three-horse title race that went down to the wire and a tense run to the Premiership play-off semi-finals, where The Bairns ultimately fell just short against Hamilton Academical. It was a memorable year built on Loy's prolific strike rate and a renewed sense of hope at the Falkirk Stadium.