The date for Falkirk’s Hampden appearance has now been announced.

The Bairns will play Dunfermline in the semi-final of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup on Saturday, April 18.

The match will kick off at 12.30pm.

It will be shown live on BBC Scotland and Premier Sports.

Confirming the fixture details, the club said this evening that they will announced ticketing information next week.

The Bairns reached the last four of the cup competition last Friday evening when they beat Dundee United 2-1 at home in front of almost 7200 fans.

The other semi-final will take place the following day, Sunday, April 19, also at Hampden when Celtic will face St Mirren with a 2pm kick off.

Here's when Falkirk will meet Dunfermline in Scottish Cup semi-final