[3] East Stirlingshire was originally based in Bainsford, a small industrial village to north of Falkirk that is now a suburb of the town.
The former home grounds of the two clubs, Brockville Park and Firs Park, were separated by less than half a mile and games between the teams sometimes attracted larger crowds than their usual average attendances.
The last time the clubs competed in the same league was in 1981–82 and encounters since then have been rare; the last competitive match was in 2015 in a Scottish League Cup first round match which Falkirk won 5–0 at Broadwood Stadium.
The largest margin of victory in the fixture was when East Stirlingshire won 9–0 in the Stirlingshire Cup Final in 1888;[5] Falkirk won by the same scoreline in a Falkirk and District Infirmary Shield semi-final match in 1938.
[1] The first major competitive encounter between the two clubs came in October 1889 when they were drawn against each other in the third round of the Scottish Cup.