2020–21 Scottish Championship

The 2020–21 Scottish Championship will be the eighth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.

Scottish Championship
Season2020–21
Dates17 October 2020 – May 2021
2021–22 →

Ten teams will contest the league: Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Heart of Midlothian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.

In June 2020, eight of the ten clubs voted in favour of shortening the season from the usual 36 games to 27 (playing each other three times), with the season tentatively scheduled to start on 17 October 2020.[1] This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.[2]

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from the Premiership

From Championship

Relegated to League One

Promoted to the Premiership

Stadia and locations
Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Dundee
Recreation Park Gayfield Park Somerset Park Dens Park
Capacity: 3,100[3] Capacity: 6,600[4] Capacity: 10,185[5] Capacity: 11,506[6]
Dunfermline Athletic
Location of teams in 2020–21 Scottish Championship
 Greenock Morton
East End Park Cappielow
Capacity: 11,480[7] Capacity: 11,589[8]
Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
Tynecastle Park Caledonian Stadium Palmerston Park Stark's Park
Capacity: 19,852[9] Capacity: 7,750[10] Capacity: 8,690[11] Capacity: 8,867[12]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic Peter Grant Andy Graham[13] Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Arbroath Dick Campbell Mark Whatley[14] Pendle[15] Megatech[15]
Ayr United Mark Kerr TBC Hummel[16] Bitcoin BCH[17]
Dundee James McPake Jordan McGhee Macron[18] Crown Engineering Services[19]
Dunfermline Athletic Stevie Crawford TBC Joma[20] SRJ Windows[20]
Greenock Morton David Hopkin Jim McAlister[21] est 1874 Millions[22]
Heart of Midlothian Robbie Neilson Steven Naismith Umbro Save the Children
Inverness CT John Robertson TBC Puma[23] ILI Group[23]
Queen of the South Allan Johnston Stephen Dobbie[24] Macron[25] BB Body Repairers
Raith Rovers John McGlynn Kyle Benedictus Joma[26] valmcdermid.com[26](Home)
TAG (Away)

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Heart of Midlothian Daniel Stendel End of contract 21 June 2020[27] Pre-season Robbie Neilson 21 June 2020[28]

League summary

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Arbroath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Greenock Morton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Heart of Midlothian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Queen of the South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Raith Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League One
First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
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).[29]

Results

Teams play each other three times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and once in the second half of the season, making a total of 135 games, with each team playing 27.

First half of season (Matches 1–18)
Home \ Away ALL ARB AYR DUN DNF GMO HOM INV QOS RAI
Alloa Athletic —
Arbroath —
Ayr United —
Dundee —
Dunfermline Athletic — a
Greenock Morton —
Heart of Midlothian —
Inverness CT —
Queen of the South —
Raith Rovers a —
First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season (Matches 19–27)
Home \ Away ALL ARB AYR DUN DNF GMO HOM INV QOS RAI
Alloa Athletic —
Arbroath —
Ayr United —
Dundee —
Dunfermline Athletic — a
Greenock Morton —
Heart of Midlothian —
Inverness CT —
Queen of the South —
Raith Rovers a —
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish Championship
Player For Against Score Date

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Arbroath 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Ayr United 0 0 0 n/a†
4 Dundee 0 0 0 n/a†
5 Dunfermline Athletic 0 0 0 n/a†
6 Greenock Morton 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Heart of Midlothian[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 0 0 n/a†
9 Queen of the South 0 0 0 n/a†
10 Raith Rovers[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 0 0 0 n/a†

Source:

  1. Club was playing in Premiership during the previous season.
  2. Club was playing in League One during the previous season.

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

References
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  2. "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
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  8. "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Heart of Midlothian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  10. "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. Hall, Jamie (27 June 2017). "Goodwin's delight in landing midfielder Thomas Grant". Alloa Advertiser. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  14. Johnstone, Darren (30 January 2016). "Arbroath captain Mark Whatley insists play-offs firmly in Red Litchties' sights". Deadline News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  15. "New strips – sneak peak!". Arbroath FC. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. "Hummel partner club in record deal". Ayr United FC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. "New sponsor announced". Ayr United F.C. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  18. "Dee sign with Macron". dundeefc.co.uk. 14 January 2019.
  19. "Crown Engineering Services become main club sponsor". dundeefc.co.uk. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  20. "Away kit launched". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  21. Mitchell, Jonathan (16 July 2018). "Jim McAlister appointed club captain". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  22. Mitchell, Jonathan (7 April 2017). "Order the new tartan away kit today". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  23. "New partners and new kit for season 2020-21". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  24. "Report - Stranrer 14.7.18". Queen of the South F.C. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  25. "Introducing ... 2017/18 kit". Queen of the South F.C. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  26. "introducing our 2020-21 home kit". Raith Rovers FC. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  27. "Robbie Neilson: Hearts name Dundee Utd boss to replace Daniel Stendel". BBC. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  28. "Robbie Neilson: Hearts name Dundee Utd boss to replace Daniel Stendel". BBC. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  29. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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