2020–21 Scottish Championship
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 17 October 2020 – May 2021 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
The 2020–21 Scottish Championship will be the eighth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.
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.[1] This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.[2]
To Championship
- Heart of Midlothian (relegated)
- Raith Rovers (promoted)
From Championship
- Dundee United (promoted)
- Partick Thistle (relegated)
Stadia and locations
Alloa Athletic | Arbroath | Ayr United | Dundee |
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Recreation Park | Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | Dens Park |
Capacity: 3,100[3] | Capacity: 6,600[4] | Capacity: 10,185[5] | Capacity: 11,506[6] |
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Dunfermline Athletic |
Location of teams in 2020–21 Scottish Championship |
Greenock Morton | |
East End Park | Cappielow | ||
Capacity: 11,480[7] | Capacity: 11,589[8] | ||
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Heart of Midlothian | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers |
Tynecastle Park | Caledonian Stadium | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park |
Capacity: 20,099[9] | Capacity: 7,750[10] | Capacity: 8,690[11] | Capacity: 8,867[12] |
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Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Alloa Athletic | ![]() |
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Pendle | Northern Gas and Power |
Arbroath | ![]() |
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Pendle[15] | Megatech[15] |
Ayr United | ![]() |
TBC | Hummel[16] | Bitcoin BCH[17] |
Dundee | ![]() |
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Macron[18] | Crown Engineering Services[19] |
Dunfermline Athletic | ![]() |
TBC | Joma[20] | SRJ Windows[20] |
Greenock Morton | ![]() |
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est 1874 | Millions[22] |
Heart of Midlothian | ![]() |
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Umbro | Save the Children |
Inverness CT | ![]() |
TBC | Puma[23] | ILI Group[23] |
Queen of the South | ![]() |
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Macron[25] | BB Body Repairers |
Raith Rovers | ![]() |
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Joma[26] | valmcdermid.com[26] |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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League summary
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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).[27]
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)
Second half of season (Matches 19–27)
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
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Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | |
League total | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: [citation needed]
- ^ Club was playing in Premiership during the previous season.
- ^ Club was playing in League One during the previous season.
Awards
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References
- ^ a b Idessane, Kheredine (14 June 2020). "Scottish Championship clubs vote for 27-game season starting in October". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Heart of Midlothian Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (27 June 2017). "Goodwin's delight in landing midfielder Thomas Grant". Alloa Advertiser. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Johnstone, Darren (30 January 2016). "Arbroath captain Mark Whatley insists play-offs firmly in Red Litchties' sights". Deadline News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ a b "New strips – sneak peak!". Arbroath FC. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Hummel partner club in record deal". Ayr United FC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New sponsor announced". Ayr United F.C. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Dee sign with Macron". dundeefc.co.uk. 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Crown Engineering Services become main club sponsor". dundeefc.co.uk. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Away kit launched". Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 July 2018). "Jim McAlister appointed club captain". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (7 April 2017). "Order the new tartan away kit today". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b "New partners and new kit for season 2020-21". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Report - Stranrer 14.7.18". Queen of the South F.C. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Introducing ... 2017/18 kit". Queen of the South F.C. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b "introducing our 2020-21 home kit". Raith Rovers FC. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.