Former Dundee United captain Ryan Edwards has joined Falkirk on a short-term contract until January, the Scottish Premiership club have announced.

The 32-year-old made 86 appearances for the Terrors between 2020 and 2023 before going on to feature 42 times for Indian Super League side Chennaiyin and his arrival comes following a long-term injury to fellow defender Lewis Neilson.

Falkirk boss John McGlynn said: “Ryan is a player who we’ve brought in as a replacement, more or less, for Lewis Neilson. Lewis picked up an injury against Motherwell and has gone through an operation, so we’re looking at him being out for around another 10 weeks from now.

“When you’re looking around and trying to find centre-backs who can come in and do a job in the short term, it’s not easy to find someone to

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