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Falkirk's first ever Scottish Cup tie came in 1878 with a 1-0 win against Campsie Glen. They were knocked out in the next round by Strathblane.

2. Caley Thistle's first ever Scottish Cup game since their merger was a 2-1 home defeat to Queen of the South in 1994.

3. The sides that merged to become Caley Thistle - Inverness Caledonian and Inverness Thistle actually met each other in the Scottish Cup as far ago as 1890 - Caley won 4-2.

4. The sides have met three times in Scottish and League Cup competitions...and Falkirk has won each time 1-0.

5. This will be the 40th meeting between the sides in all competitions. Falkirk have won 21 times, ICT have triumphed ten times and there have been eight draws.

6. Falkirk have netted 63 goals compared with the Inverness side's 50.

7. They share a piece of football history. Falkirk and Inverness Thistle hold the world record for a game being postponed more times than any other.

8. In 1979, the second round Scottish Cup tie between the Highland League side and the then-Brockville outfit was postponed an incredible 29 times. The original date for the game was January 6, but the clubs had to wait 47 days until Kingsmills Park was eventually declared playable, on Thursday February 22. Billy Little's Falkirk won 4-0 in a 45pm kick off in front of 1,543 fans.

9. Falkirk have also met Inverness Caledonian in the Scottish Cup three times in 1931, 1948 and 195 They won 7-2, 6-1 and 7-0.

10. Falkirk's first Scottish Cup win was 102 years ago. To win it, they beat Morton after a replay, Rangers at Ibrox, Dumbarton at Brockville, Hearts in the semi-final at Ibrox and defeated Raith Rovers 2-0 in the Final at Parkhead.