Club career Born in
Gisborne, Fallon started his career at
Barnsley, becoming a professional in 1999 after moving up through their trainee programme. He had just begun to cement his place in the first-team when he suffered a stress fracture of his foot, which saw him struggle to regain his place. Fallon was signed for an undisclosed fee by
Swindon Town in November 2003 after a number of impressive performances against them with Barnsley, which caught the eye of manager
Andy King. After breaking into the team he scored a number of important goals in the
2003–04 campaign; including an overhead kick from the edge of the box to secure a point against
Bristol City. Despite the departure of
Tommy Mooney, Fallon found himself regularly on the bench in the
2004–05 season. He was loaned out to
Yeovil Town to increase his confidence and he scored on his debut against
Scunthorpe United. He failed to score in the remainder of the season, but a red card for kicking
Huddersfield Town defender
David Mirfin in the face meant he missed the opening two games of the following season. After
Sam Parkin was sold in summer 2005, Fallon was given greater opportunities to play at Swindon, scoring on his return to action against
Nottingham Forest. He signed for
League One team
Swansea City in January 2006 for a fee believed to be £300,000, the second highest fee ever paid by the Welsh club. A productive year followed for the striker, scoring 13 goals in all competitions from 48 appearances. This prompted interest from
Championship side
Plymouth Argyle and they paid £300,000 for Fallon on 19 January 2007. Fallon had only started a handful of games for
Plymouth Argyle, and had struggled to get into the team. He went without a competitive goal at
Home Park until 19 January 2008, exactly one-year after he signed for the club, when he scored a second half equaliser against
Southampton. It was only his fourth goal for the Pilgrims. The 2007–2008 campaign saw Fallon continue to be a regular bench warmer, but he continued with his optimistic attitude that he can become a first team regular, and even rejected a £250,000 move to League One side
Southend United, in January 2008. On 29 September 2009, Fallon scored the winning goal for Plymouth against
Peterborough United earning the
Pilgrims their first win of the season after seven straight defeats, lifting them off the bottom of the table. Fallon then scored the opening goal in Argyle's next game against Scunthorpe United which they also won 2–1. On the opening day of the
2010–11 season, Fallon played the full 90 minutes and was the provider for
Luke Summerfield's winning goal in Plymouth's 1–0 win over pre-season promotion favourites Southampton. In November, he joined
Ipswich Town on short loan, returning to Plymouth in January. In August 2011, Fallon signed a one-month contract with
Yeovil Town after a short trial and featured in all five of Yeovil's games during that period. In September 2011, he signed a two-year deal with
Scottish Premier League club
Aberdeen. Fallon's time at Aberdeen was notable for his performances in the
2011–12 Scottish Cup. After scoring in Aberdeen's 4–0, 4th round victory over
Forfar Athletic, he set up Aberdeen's opener in the 5th round 2–1 win over
Queen of the South. Fallon then scored both goals in the 2–1 quarter final win against
Motherwell to become the Player of the Round. Although Aberdeen lost the semi-final at
Hampden Park 2–1 against
Hibernian, Fallon's second half equaliser went on to be voted the PFA Goal of the Season. On 13 May 2013 Fallon was released by Aberdeen having scored three league goals in 35 appearances. Fallon joined
Scottish Premier League side
St Johnstone in July 2013 on a free transfer, the deal was completed in time for Fallon to play a part, if called upon, in St Johnstone's
UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie against Norwegian
Tippeligaen side
Rosenborg. On 31 January 2014, Fallon left St Johnstone by mutual consent. In February 2014, Fallon joined
Crawley Town until the end of the
2013–14 season. In September 2014, Fallon joined
Scunthorpe United on a short-term deal. Fallon scored on his Scunthorpe début in a 3–2 loss to
Oldham Athletic on 27 September 2014. In January 2016, Fallon joined Bristol Rovers on non-contract terms until the end of the season. He made his debut as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss to
Accrington Stanley F.C. In the summer of 2016, he Joined
National League South club,
Truro City F.C. as a
player-coach but had his contract cancelled by mutual consent in December 2016. On 26 July 2017, Fallon joined National League side
Torquay United, on non-contract terms, ahead of the 2017–18 season. He played one match for
Dorchester Town.
International career Despite being born in
New Zealand and having a
father who coached New Zealand at the
1982 World Cup, Fallon chose to represent England at junior level. He played international football for England at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 levels and switched when FIFA changed the
eligibility rules. Shortly after, he departed for England to be an apprentice at
Barnsley. In January 2006, New Zealand coach
Ricki Herbert suggested that Fallon might still get a chance to represent
New Zealand at senior level. Herbert claimed that the only reason why Fallon wasn't picked was due to lack of correspondence from
FIFA regarding this matter. Fallon had until he was 21 years old to get clearance from FIFA to change his
association. It found, however, that Fallon did not apply in the 2004 window to change allegiance for over-21s players. This year-long window was made available by FIFA upon introduction of a rule which allows players with dual nationality to switch their allegiance before their 21st birthday. Under this criterion Fallon could not be available for New Zealand. On 3 June 2009, FIFA Congress passed a motion removing the age limit for changing associations for players who had already played for a country's national team at youth level under article 18 of the
Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes. This allowed for the possibility of Fallon again representing New Zealand. Fallon scored on debut in the match against Jordan, which New Zealand won 3–1. On 14 November 2009, Fallon headed home the only goal just before half-time in the second leg of New Zealand's
World Cup qualifier against
Bahrain, to send
New Zealand to the
FIFA World Cup in South Africa, their first appearance at the finals in 28 years. Fallon played in all three of New Zealand's finals games. He was recalled into the New Zealand camp for their
World Cup play-off loss to Peru in November 2017. Following these matches, he announced his international retirement. ==Coaching career==