Scott Bain

Scott Bain has been used as Falkirk's clear first-choice goalkeeper in the 2025-2026 Premiership, with 32 appearances and 32 starts. He has also played three League Cup matches and four Scottish Cup ties, taking him to 39 senior appearances across the listed competitions. The workload points to an established role rather than rotation cover, while two league bookings are a minor footnote rather than a disciplinary concern.

Bain's season rating profile is steady rather than spectacular, with an average of 6.85 across his appearances. The range from a high of 7.87 to a low of 5.47 shows he has had both strong and poor outings, but the overall number sits in the territory of a regular starter doing a functional job rather than a standout performer.

Bain's career path has moved through Alloa Athletic, Dundee, a short Hibernian loan, Celtic and now Falkirk. The supplied career appearance record does not provide usable historical totals, but the club sequence shows a goalkeeper who earned a move up from Dundee to Celtic, then later returned to regular football at Falkirk at 34. For a former Celtic goalkeeper, the current profile is less about peak trajectory and more about dependable minutes.

The transfer history is notable for the lack of fees. Bain moved from Alloa Athletic to Dundee on a free transfer, had loan spells at Hibernian and Celtic in 2018, then joined Celtic permanently on another free. His 2025 move from Celtic to Falkirk was also a free transfer, suggesting a pragmatic late-career step down in level in exchange for regular starts.