Scott Bain

Bain's current-season form is down 78% on last season (Season 18→4), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Falkirk · 9th	9	1	11%	7.46	15	4
2025/26	Falkirk · 6th	32	8	25%	7.19	18	18
2023/24	Celtic · 1st	3	1	33%	6.85	16	4
2022/23	Celtic · 1st	1	0	0%	6.3	19	0
2021/22	Celtic · 1st	2	1	50%	6.95	24	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Bain is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Falkirk, rated 16.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 100th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bain.

Judged on this season alone, Bain graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 12 of the 12 goalkeepers in the Premiership, on 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 12th of 12 of the 12 goalkeepers in the Premiership. At 34 Bain is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending down

Current potential12th of 12 goalkeepers · Premiership · 9 apps Current season9th of 12 goalkeepers · Premiership · 9 apps 9th-best goalkeeper in the Premiership 100th in the Premiership · potential 12th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premiership

16.8

Ratingi

12th of 12 goalkeepers

3.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

81.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.11

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Falkirk finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

11%

CS rate

81.8%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 9 appearances (11% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (9th of 12) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.8, Bain carries the 12th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premiership of 12 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %81.8%

Available fixtures9 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.111

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %63

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 34, Bain sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bain's projected Rating — 16.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Saves41

Save rate82%

Goals conceded9

Distribution

Passes373

Pass accuracy63%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

FalkirkJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

CelticJul 2018 – Jul 2025Free

Celtic(on loan)Feb 2018 – Jul 2018

Hibernian(on loan)Jan 2018 – Feb 2018

DundeeJul 2014 – Jan 2018

AAlloa Athleticuntil Jul 2014

About S. Bain

Scott Bain is a 34-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Falkirk, born on November 22, 1991 in Edinburgh, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Falkirk currently sit 9th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, S. Bain has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 810 minutes, averaging a 7.26 match rating over his last 9 rated games.

When S. Bain plays, Falkirk's record this season is 2W-3D-4L — and his match ratings average 7.02 at home against 7.45 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 2-1 win away at Hibernian (90 minutes, 6.57 rating)
October 10, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Dundee (90 minutes, 7.41 rating)
September 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at ST Johnstone (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
September 15, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Heart Of Midlothian (90 minutes, 6.34 rating)
September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Dundee Utd (90 minutes, 7.57 rating)
September 2, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Rangers (90 minutes, 6.73 rating)
August 29, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Celtic (90 minutes, 8.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Motherwell (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 1, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs ST Mirren (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)

S. Bain's next match is on October 28, 2026, when Falkirk face Aberdeen away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Bain at 16.8 with a Season form score of 3.6, ranking 100th of 104 goalkeepers in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 18 career titles — among them the Premiership and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Bain has totalled 315 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 37 appearances for Dundee.

S. Bain's career has also included time at Celtic, Hibernian, Dundee and AAlloa Athletic.

On the international stage, S. Bain has represented Scotland — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Falkirk finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points