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| matches = 61
| total goals = 130
| total goals = 132
| league topscorer = [[Oli Shaw]]<br/>7 goals
| league topscorer = [[Oli Shaw]]<br/>7 goals
| biggest home win = Falkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
| biggest home win = Falkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
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| highest attendance = 7,595<br/>Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Falkirk (10 August 2024)
| highest attendance = 7,595<br/>Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Falkirk (10 August 2024)
| lowest attendance = 881<br/>Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston (9 August 2024)
| lowest attendance = 881<br/>Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston (9 August 2024)
| attendance = 192,876
| attendance = 192,876<!--DOES NOT INCLUDE ATTENDANCE FOR GREENOCK MORTON V AYR UNITED (8 NOVEMBER 2024)-->
| average attendance = 3,214
| average attendance = 3,214<!--DOES NOT INCLUDE ATTENDANCE FOR GREENOCK MORTON V AYR UNITED (8 NOVEMBER 2024)-->
| prevseason = [[2023–24 Scottish Championship|2023–24]]
| prevseason = [[2023–24 Scottish Championship|2023–24]]
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Revision as of 21:38, 8 November 2024

Scottish Championship
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 2 May 2025
Matches played61
Goals scored132 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerOli Shaw
7 goals
Biggest home winFalkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
Biggest away winAirdrieonians 0–4 Hamilton Academical (2 November 2024)
Highest scoringRaith Rovers 3–3 Hamilton Academical (21 September 2024)
Falkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
Longest winning runFalkirk
5 games
Longest unbeaten runLivingston
10 games
Longest winless runAirdrieonians
11 games
Longest losing runAirdrieonians
4 games
Highest attendance7,595
Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Falkirk (10 August 2024)
Lowest attendance881
Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston (9 August 2024)
Total attendance192,876
Average attendance3,214
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 8 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Scottish Championship (known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2024.[1]

Ten teams contest the league: Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2023–24 season.

Stadia and locations

Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk
Excelsior Stadium Somerset Park East End Park Falkirk Stadium
Capacity: 10,101[2] Capacity: 10,185[3] Capacity: 11,480[4] Capacity: 7,937[5]
Greenock Morton
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Location of teams in 2024–25 Scottish Championship
 Hamilton Academical
Cappielow New Douglas Park
Capacity: 11,589[6] Capacity: 6,018[7]
Livingston Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers
Almondvale Stadium Firhill Stadium Hampden Park Stark's Park
Capacity: 9,713[8] Capacity: 10,887[9] Capacity: 51,866[10] Capacity: 8,867[11]
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Championship football clubs in Glasgow
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Championship football clubs in Lanarkshire

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Scotland Rhys McCabe Scotland Adam Frizzell Joma Holemasters
Ayr United Scotland Scott Brown England Ben Dempsey O'Neills Jewson (Home)
MKM Building Supplies (Away)
Dunfermline Athletic Northern Ireland James McPake Scotland Kyle Benedictus Erreà SRJ Windows
Falkirk Scotland John McGlynn Scotland Coll Donaldson O'Neills Crunchy Carrots
Greenock Morton Scotland Dougie Imrie Scotland Grant Gillespie Joma Dalrada Technology
Hamilton Academical Scotland John Rankin Scotland Scott Martin Kurt None
Livingston Scotland David Martindale Scotland Jamie Brandon Joma Livi Self Storage
Partick Thistle Scotland Kris Doolan Scotland Brian Graham O'Neills Clydebuilt Home Improvements
Queen's Park Scotland Callum Davidson Scotland Dom Thomas Adidas City Facilities Management
Raith Rovers Scotland Neill Collins Scotland Scott Brown Joma Dean Park Hotel

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raith Rovers Scotland Ian Murray Sacked 4 August 2024[12] 8th Scotland Neill Collins 3 September 2024

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 12 9 2 1 25 8 +17 29 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston 12 6 5 1 15 9 +6 23 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 13 6 4 3 19 12 +7 22 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 12 5 4 3 11 7 +4 19
5 Queen's Park 12 5 4 3 12 11 +1 19
6 Hamilton Academical 12 4 3 5 17 17 0 15
7 Raith Rovers 12 4 2 6 10 14 −4 14
8 Greenock Morton 13 2 5 6 8 17 −9 11
9 Dunfermline Athletic 12 2 3 7 9 13 −4 9 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Airdrieonians 12 1 2 9 6 24 −18 5 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: [13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[14]

Results

Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.

First half of season (Matches 1–18)

Home \ Away AIR AYR DNF FAL GMO HAM LIV PAR QPA RAI
Airdrieonians — 0–1 1–1 0–2 14 Dec 0–4 23 Nov 21 Dec 0–2 1–0
Ayr United 5–0 — 23 Nov 14 Dec 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 16 Nov 2–0
Dunfermline Athletic 16 Nov 1–1 — 0–2 0–0 7 Dec 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0
Falkirk 9 Nov 2–0 2–1 — 6–0 21 Dec 0–0 2–1 2–1 7 Dec
Greenock Morton 2–0 1–1 21 Dec 2–3 — 0–0 7 Dec 23 Nov 0–1 2–0
Hamilton Academical 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 — 9 Nov 1–0 14 Dec 23 Nov
Livingston 2–1 21 Dec 2–0 16 Nov 1–1 3–0 — 13 Dec 1–1 2–1
Partick Thistle 2–1 7 Dec 1–0 1–1 0–0 16 Nov 0–0 — 3–0 9 Nov
Queen's Park 7 Dec 1–1 9 Nov 22 Nov 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 20 Dec
Raith Rovers 1–0 2–0 14 Dec 1–0 16 Nov 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2024. Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away AIR AYR DNF FAL GMO HAM LIV PAR QPA RAI
Airdrieonians —
Ayr United —
Dunfermline Athletic —
Falkirk —
Greenock Morton —
Hamilton Academical —
Livingston —
Partick Thistle —
Queen's Park —
Raith Rovers —
First match(es) will be played: 27 December 2024. Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Oli Shaw Hamilton Academical 7
2 Scotland Anton Dowds Ayr United 5
Scotland Brad Spencer Falkirk
4 Scotland Calvin Miller Falkirk 4
Scotland Ethan Ross Falkirk
Scotland Scott Pittman Livingston
Scotland Zak Rudden Queen's Park
8 Scotland Jay Henderson Ayr United 3
Scotland Chris Kane Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Robbie Muirhead Livingston
Scotland Brian Graham Partick Thistle
Scotland Jack Hamilton Raith Rovers

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Scotland John McGlynn Falkirk Scotland Anton Dowds Ayr United
September Scotland Callum Davidson Queen's Park Scotland Cammy Kerr Queen's Park
October Scotland John McGlynn Falkirk Scotland Ethan Ross Falkirk

References

  1. ^ "Key dates for Season 2024/25". SPFL. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Livingston Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Partick Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Queen's Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Murray sacked by Raith Rovers after opening-day loss". BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  14. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  15. ^ a b "William Hill Championship League Results". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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