2024–25 Scottish Championship

Scottish Championship
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 2 May 2025
Matches played88
Goals scored204 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerOli Shaw
8 goals
Biggest home winFalkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
Biggest away winAirdrieonians 0–4 Hamilton Academical (2 November 2024)
Highest scoringAyr United 5–2 Falkirk (14 December 2024)
Longest winning runFalkirk
5 games
Longest unbeaten runLivingston
10 games
Longest winless runAirdrieonians
17 games
Longest losing runAirdrieonians
7 games
Highest attendance7,595
Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Falkirk (10 August 2024)
Lowest attendance881
Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston (9 August 2024)
Total attendance269,303
Average attendance3,095
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 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

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

Stadia and locations

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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

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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 Vacant Scotland Scott Brown Joma Dean Park Hotel

Managerial changes

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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
Scotland Neill Collins Signed by Sacramento Republic FC 21 December 2024 6th

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk 18 13 2 3 34 14 +20 41 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston 18 10 6 2 24 11 +13 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 18 10 4 4 29 17 +12 34 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 17 8 5 4 20 11 +9 29
5 Queen's Park 18 7 4 7 20 20 0 25
6 Raith Rovers 17 6 3 8 17 22 −5 21
7 Greenock Morton 17 4 7 6 15 21 −6 19
8 Hamilton Academical 17 5 3 9 23 30 −7 18
9 Dunfermline Athletic 18 4 3 11 14 22 −8 15 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Airdrieonians 18 1 3 14 8 36 −28 6 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 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

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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)

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Home \ Away AIR AYR DNF FAL GMO HAM LIV PAR QPA RAI
Airdrieonians — 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–0
Ayr United 5–0 — 1–0 5–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–0
Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 1–1 — 0–2 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0
Falkirk 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 6–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0
Greenock Morton 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 — 0–0 0–0 31 Dec 0–1 2–0
Hamilton Academical 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 — 1–3 1–0 2–1 28 Jan
Livingston 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–1
Partick Thistle 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–0 — 3–0 1–1
Queen's Park 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 1–2
Raith Rovers 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

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Home \ Away AIR AYR DNF FAL GMO HAM LIV PAR QPA RAI
Airdrieonians — 2 May 25 Jan 3 Jan 19 Apr 8 Mar 15 Mar 5 Apr 1 Feb 25 Feb
Ayr United 1 Mar — 29 Mar 12 Apr 28 Dec 22 Mar 22 Feb 25 Jan 26 Apr 4 Jan
Dunfermline Athletic 26 Apr 11 Jan — 27 Dec 1 Mar 5 Apr 22 Mar 19 Apr 22 Feb 1 Feb
Falkirk 22 Mar 15 Feb 8 Mar — 5 Apr 2 May 1 Feb 25 Feb 11 Jan 19 Apr
Greenock Morton 15 Feb 8 Mar 2 May 22 Feb — 4 Jan 12 Apr 29 Mar 22 Mar 11 Jan
Hamilton Academical 28 Dec 1 Feb 25 Feb 1 Mar 15 Mar — 26 Apr 10 Jan 19 Apr 29 Mar
Livingston 11 Jan 19 Apr 15 Feb 29 Mar 25 Feb 25 Jan — 2 May 5 Apr 8 Mar
Partick Thistle 22 Feb 15 Mar 4 Jan 26 Apr 1 Feb 12 Apr 1 Mar — 28 Dec 22 Mar
Queen's Park 29 Mar 25 Feb 12 Apr 15 Mar 25 Jan 15 Feb 4 Jan 8 Mar — 2 May
Raith Rovers 12 Apr 5 Apr 15 Mar 25 Jan 26 Apr 22 Feb 28 Dec 15 Feb 1 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 27 December 2024. Source: [15]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Oli Shaw Hamilton Academical 8
2 Scotland Brian Graham Partick Thistle 7
3 Scotland Anton Dowds Ayr United 5
Scotland Jay Henderson Ayr United
Scotland Calvin Miller Falkirk
Scotland Brad Spencer Falkirk
Scotland Zak Rudden Queen's Park
Scotland Dylan Easton Raith Rovers

Awards

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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
November Scotland David Martindale Livingston Scotland Scott Robinson Partick Thistle

References

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  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 21 December 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 21 December 2024.
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