[2][3] A goalkeeper, Falconer made 204 appearances in the top two divisions of Scottish football for Cowdenbeath in two spells between 1921 and 1928.
[3] While with the Fife club, he made one appearance for the Scottish League XI against the Football League XI in March 1928,[4][3] but six months later his career appeared to have been ended when he sustained a broken kneecap.
[2][3] He made a return to league football with Celtic in 1931 and was soon unexpectedly back in First Division action when he had to replace John Thomson, who had been fatally injured during a match.
[2][3] However, Joe Kennaway soon arrived at Celtic Park and after a period as his deputy, Falconer moved to Second Division club East Stirlingshire in 1933, where he played for one season.
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