Falkirk fairytale: Craig Sibbald to return to Bairns as midfielder pens pre-contract with Dundee United deal up.

Craig Sibbald will make a sensational return to Falkirk next season after signing a pre-contract agreement with John McGlynn’s high-flying Scottish Premiership side.

The hometown hero, 30, will return to his beloved Bairns this summer once his current deal with Dundee United expires. A product of Falkirk’s famed youth academy, former Graeme High pupil Sibbald made over 250 appearances in Navy Blue - scoring a ton of memorable goals, including winning goals in Scottish Cup quarter-finals and semi-finals in 2015 during that memorable run to Hampden, as well as another in a 4-3 semi-final defeat to Hibs two years earlier. He departed Falkirk back in May 2018 to play Premiership football, moving to then newly-promoted Livingston. Since then, he’s enjoyed successful spells with the Lions and subsequently United, helping them achieve European football last term.

Craig Sibbald seals Falkirk return

And Sibbald will now return to the club he has supported since childhood, marking another remarkable point in Falkirk’s fairytale journey over the past few years - with fellow academy hero Scott Arfield returning for spell last season sitting in amongst back-to-back SPFL title successes which have led to the Bairns’ top-flight return after a 15-year absence. McGlynn’s side are on the cusp of a top-six finish and also have a Scottish Cup semi final against Dunfermline Athletic to look forward to next month. Among the supporters in the stand when Falkirk were relegated back in 2010 after a 0-0 draw at Kilmarnock was a 15-year old Sibbald. He’ll now be turning out for the top-flight Bairns in 2026 - with the club fan-owned, renewed and reunited.

The midfielder has signed a three-year long deal, according to the Daily Record, and we expect that the pre-contract will be confirmed this evening.