Scott Bain

Bain's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Falkirk · 11th	7	1	14%	7.57	18	18
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, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 36% of Premiership goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17.6, ranking 66th of 73 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (83.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bain.

Judged on this season alone, Bain graded 18 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 11 goalkeepers in the Premiership, on 8 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 10th of 11 of the 11 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 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 potential10th of 11 goalkeepers · Premiership Current seasonTop 37% goalkeepers · Premiership 4th-best goalkeeper in the Premiership 66th in the Premiership · potential 10th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premiership

17.6

Ratingi

10th of 11 goalkeepers

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

83.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.03

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Falkirk finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

83.7%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 32 appearances (25% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 83.7% 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 17.6, Bain carries the 10th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premiership of 11. 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 %83.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.031

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.063

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 34, Bain sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bain's projected Rating — 17.6 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 sheets8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

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 11th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, S. Bain has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 630 minutes, averaging a 7.33 match rating over his last 7 rated games.

When S. Bain plays, Falkirk's record this season is 1W-3D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 7.67 on the road.

Recent matches

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 10, 2026, when Falkirk face Dundee at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Bain at 17.6 with a Season form score of 17.5, ranking 66th of 73 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 313 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 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points