Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Hibernian |
Promoted | Hibernian |
Relegated |
Ayr United Raith Rovers |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 469 (2.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Jason Cummings Stephen Dobbie (19 goals) [1] [2] |
Biggest home win |
St Mirren 5–0
Raith Rovers
[3] (29 April 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Queen of the South 0–5
Greenock Morton
[3] (15 October 2016) |
Highest scoring |
Ayr United 4–4
Dumbarton
[3] (24 December 2016) St Mirren 6–2 Ayr United [3] (1 April 2017) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches:
[3] Dundee United Hibernian Queen of the South |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches:
[3] Dundee United |
Longest winless run | 15 matches:
[3] Ayr United Raith Rovers |
Longest losing run | 7 matches:
[3] Queen of the South |
Highest attendance | 19,764
[3] Hibernian 1–1 St Mirren (6 May 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 600
[3] Dumbarton 0–0 Raith Rovers (19 November 2016) |
Total attendance | 808,085 [3] |
Average attendance | 4,489
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All statistics correct as of 7 May 2017. |
The 2016–17 Scottish Championship (known as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016. [5]
Hibernian won the league title and promotion after a 3–0 win against Queen of the South on 15 April 2017. [6]
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
To ChampionshipPromoted from Scottish League One Relegated from Scottish Premiership |
From ChampionshipRelegated to Scottish League One Promoted to Scottish Premiership
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Ayr United | Dumbarton | Dundee United | Dunfermline Athletic |
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Somerset Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium | Tannadice Park | East End Park |
Capacity: 10,185 [7] | Capacity: 2,020 [8] | Capacity: 14,223 [9] | Capacity: 11,904 [10] |
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Falkirk | Greenock Morton | ||
Falkirk Stadium | Cappielow Park | ||
Capacity: 7,937 [11] | Capacity: 11,589 [12] | ||
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Hibernian | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers | St. Mirren |
Easter Road | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park | Paisley 2021 Stadium |
Capacity: 20,421 [13] | Capacity: 8,690 [14] | Capacity: 9,031 [15] | Capacity: 8,023 [16] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Ayr United |
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Adidas | Bodog |
Dumbarton |
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Joma | Turnberry Homes |
Dundee United |
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Nike | McEwan Fraser Legal |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Joma | SRJ Windows |
Falkirk |
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Puma | Central Demolition |
Greenock Morton |
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Vision Outsourcing | Millions |
Hibernian |
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Nike | Marathonbet |
Queen of the South |
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Macron | KBT Pharmacy |
Raith Rovers |
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Puma | valmcdermid.com (Home shirt) Myeloma UK (Away shirt) |
St Mirren |
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Carbrini | JD Sports |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Dundee United |
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Sacked | 4 May 2016 [17] | Pre-season |
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12 May 2016 [18] |
Raith Rovers |
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Resigned | 11 May 2016 [19] |
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20 May 2016 [20] | |
Hibernian |
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Signed by Rotherham United | 1 June 2016 [21] |
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8 June 2016 [22] | |
St Mirren |
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Sacked | 18 September 2016 [23] | 10th |
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18 September 2016 [23] |
St Mirren |
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End of interim | 4 October 2016 | 10th |
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4 October 2016 [24] |
Queen of the South |
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Resigned | 7 November 2016 [25] | 6th |
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7 November 2016 [25] |
Queen of the South |
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End of interim | 5 December 2016 [26] | 6th |
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5 December 2016 [26] |
Raith Rovers |
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Sacked | 7 February 2017 [27] | 8th |
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10 February 2017 [28] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hibernian (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 71 | Promotion to Premiership |
2 | Falkirk | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Dundee United | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 57 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 48 | |
6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 43 | |
7 | St Mirren | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 39 | |
8 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 39 | |
9 | Raith Rovers (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to League One |
Leader - Promotion to 2017–18 Scottish Premiership | |
Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals | |
Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals | |
Qualification to Championship play-offs | |
Relegation to 2017–18 Scottish League One |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Hibernian | 19 |
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Queen of the South | ||
3 |
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Dunfermline Athletic | 15 |
4 |
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Dundee United | 13 |
5 |
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Dumbarton | 11 |
6 |
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Dundee United | 10 |
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Falkirk | ||
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Queen of the South | ||
9 |
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Falkirk | 9 |
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Greenock Morton | ||
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Raith Rovers [note 1] |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton | 4–3 | 6 August 2016 | [30] |
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Ayr United | Dumbarton | 3–0 | 15 October 2016 | [31] |
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Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton | 5–1 | 4 March 2017 | [32] |
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St Mirren | Raith Rovers | 5–0 | 29 April 2017 | [33] |
Yellow cards
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Red cards
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Yellow cards
Source: [35] |
Red cards
Source: [35] |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Ayr United | 33,592 | 3,100 | 1,103 | 1,866 | −41.9% |
2 | Dumbarton | 20,345 | 1,660 | 600 | 1,130 | +8.5% |
3 | Dundee United | 118,516 | 10,925 | 4,661 | 6,584 | −17.4% |
4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 79,885 | 7,622 | 2,653 | 4,438 | +26.9% |
5 | Falkirk | 90,580 | 6,747 | 4,160 | 5,032 | +7.8% |
6 | Greenock Morton | 42,513 | 4,609 | 1,451 | 2,361 | −13.5% |
7 | Hibernian | 277,096 | 19,764 | 13,604 | 15,394 | +64.8% |
8 | Queen of the South | 33,418 | 3,703 | 1,147 | 1,856 | −12.2% |
9 | Raith Rovers | 47,365 | 5,899 | 1,161 | 2,631 | +13.6% |
10 | St Mirren | 64,775 | 4,997 | 2,126 | 3,598 | +1.4% |
League total | 808,085 | 19,764 | 600 | 4,489 | −39.3% |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August |
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Hibernian |
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Hibernian | [36] |
September |
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Falkirk |
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Dundee United | |
October |
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Greenock Morton |
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Greenock Morton | |
November |
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Dundee United |
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Hibernian | |
December |
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Dumbarton |
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Dumbarton | |
January |
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Hibernian |
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Greenock Morton | |
February |
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Falkirk |
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Hibernian | |
March |
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St Mirren |
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Hibernian | |
April |
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St Mirren |
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St Mirren |
PFA Scotland Team of the Year [37] [38] |
The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was: [37] [38]
Raith Rovers the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One; Alloa Athletic, Airdrieonians and Brechin City.
10 May 2017 [43] | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Brechin |
19:45 |
Caldwell ![]() |
BBC Sport report |
McManus ![]() |
Stadium:
Glebe Park Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Don Robertson |
10 May 2017 [43] | Airdrieonians | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Airdrie |
19:45 |
Ryan ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Stadium:
Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,199 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
13 May 2017 [43] | Raith Rovers | 3 – 3 (
a.e.t.) (4 – 4 agg.) (3 – 4 p) | Brechin City | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 |
Mvoto ![]() McManus ![]() Hardie ![]() |
BBC Sport report |
Caldwell ![]() Trouten ![]() Watt ![]() |
Stadium:
Stark's Park Referee: Alan Muir |
Penalties | ||||
Handling ![]() Thompson ![]() B. Barr ![]() McManus ![]() Robertson ![]() |
Dyer ![]() Watt ![]() McLean ![]() Trouten ![]() Love ![]() Jackson ![]() |
13 May 2017 [43] | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 (
a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (4 – 3 p) | Airdrieonians | Alloa |
15:00 |
Robertson ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Stadium:
Recreation Park Referee: Barry Cook | |
Penalties | ||||
Taggart ![]() Hetherington ![]() Kirkpatrick ![]() Graham ![]() Waters ![]() |
Ryan ![]() Leitch ![]() Russell ![]() MacDonald ![]() McIntosh ![]() |
The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship.
17 May 2017 [43] | Brechin City | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Brechin |
19:35 |
Ford ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Stadium:
Glebe Park Attendance: 702 Referee: Euan Anderson |
20 May 2017 [43] | Alloa Athletic | 4 – 3 (
a.e.t.) (4 – 4 agg.) (4 – 5 p) | Brechin City | Alloa |
17:15 |
Spence ![]() Mackin ![]() |
BBC Sport report | Dale ![]() McLean ![]() Watt ![]() |
Stadium:
Recreation Park Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Penalties | ||||
Taggart ![]() Spence ![]() Kirkpatrick ![]() Graham ![]() Waters ![]() Flannigan ![]() |
Dyer ![]() Hill ![]() Jackson ![]() Trouten ![]() Love ![]() Dale ![]() |