Falkirk chief executive Jamie Swinney has appealed to the William Hill Premiership clubs to put the future wellbeing of Scottish football ahead of their own “self-interest” and “self-preservation”.
What happened?
Falkirk has voted to share the UEFA solidarity payments with their second-tier counterparts, despite it potentially costing them up to £100,000.
The Championship champions believe that Championship clubs with age-group set-ups should receive a portion of the UEFA solidarity funding to help their efforts to produce potential stars of tomorrow.
Why it matters for Falkirk
At the moment, the Premiership gets 83 per cent of the SPFL prize money and 100 per cent of the UEFA solidarity funding. So over 90 per cent of the income goes to 12 clubs at the moment. Falkirk worked hard with the Championship clubs last year to campaign for the distribution of the UEFA solidarity fund.
What comes next?
The Scottish FA put a couple of different models to the Premiership clubs last year. One was a percentage of the overall pot, one was a fixed amount. The fixed amount was almost £100,000. That is what the Championship clubs would have received if it had been approved. The other option was a 10 per cent distribution. That would have been between £50,000 and £100,000 per club. As of the current season, Falkirk stands at 6th in Premiership, 46 pts, 13W-7D-13L from 33 games, recent form LLLWL. Their last result was Falkirk 2-5 Rangers on 2026-05-16. Their next fixture is vs Ayr Utd at home on 2026-07-14. | Stat | Value | | League standing | 6th in Premiership | | Points | 46 | | Recent form | LLLWL | | Last result | Falkirk 2-5 Rangers | | Next fixture | vs Ayr Utd at home on 2026-07-14 |
