2013–14 Scottish Championship

The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.[1]

Scottish Championship
Season2013–14
ChampionsDundee
PromotedDundee
Hamilton Academical
RelegatedGreenock Morton
Matches played170
Goals scored476 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerRory Loy (20 goals)
Biggest home winHamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton
(3 May 2014)
Biggest away winGreenock Morton 1–5 Livingston
(23 November 2013)
Alloa Athletic 1–5 Dumbarton
(18 January 2014)
Highest scoringHamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton
(3 May 2014)
Highest attendance10,718
Dundee 2–1 Dumbarton
(3 May 2014)
Lowest attendance318
Cowdenbeath 3–0 Greenock Morton
(25 March 2014)

Dundee won the title.[2]

Teams

Queen of the South were promoted as 2012–13 Scottish Second Division champions, with Alloa Athletic promoted after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 on aggregate in the play-off final.

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park 3,100[3]
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,309[4]
Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 2,020[5]
Dundee Dundee Dens Park 11,506[6]
Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 8,750[7]
Greenock Morton Greenock Cappielow Park 11,589[8]
Hamilton Academical Hamilton New Douglas Park 6,078[9]
Livingston Livingston Almondvale Stadium 9,865[10]
Queen of the South Dumfries Palmerston Park 7,620[11]
Raith Rovers Kirkcaldy Stark's Park 8,473[12]

Personnel and kits
Location of teams in 2013–14 Scottish Championship
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic Scotland Barry Smith Pendle Marshall Construction
Cowdenbeath Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl Uhlsport Subsea Pressure Controls
Dumbarton Scotland Ian Murray 1872 (Club own brand) Bet Butler
Dundee Scotland Paul Hartley Puma Kilmac Energy
Falkirk Scotland Gary Holt Puma Central Demolition
Greenock Morton Northern Ireland Kenny Shiels Puma Millions Chews
Hamilton Academical Scotland Alex Neil Nike M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A)
Livingston Scotland John McGlynn Adidas Energy Assets Group
Queen of the South Scotland Jim McIntyre Joma Southwest Mechanical Services
Raith Rovers Scotland Grant Murray Puma O'Connell's Bar & Diner (H), Livesport.co.uk (A)

League table

It was a close race for the championship, which offered automatic promotion to the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Dundee went into the final day in first place, but Hamilton Academical and Falkirk also had a chance of winning the championship.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee (C, P) 36 21 6 9 54 26 +28 69 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Hamilton Academical (O, P) 36 19 10 7 68 41 +27 67 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Falkirk 36 19 9 8 59 33 +26 66 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Queen of the South 36 16 7 13 53 39 +14 55
5 Dumbarton 36 15 6 15 65 64 +1 51
6 Livingston 36 13 7 16 51 56 −5 46
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 48 61 −13 42
8 Alloa Athletic 36 11 7 18 34 51 −17 40
9 Cowdenbeath (O) 36 11 7 18 50 72 −22 40 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Greenock Morton (R) 36 6 8 22 32 71 −39 26 Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.

Championship play-offs

First leg
Ayr United1–2Cowdenbeath
Pope 79' Report G. Stewart 15', 37'
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Don Robertson
Stranraer2–1Dunfermline Athletic
Grehan 12'
Bell 88'		 Report El Bakhtaoui 41'
Attendance: 867
Referee: Bobby Madden

Second leg
Cowdenbeath3–1Ayr United
G. Stewart 1', 30'
O'Brien 52'		 Report Donald 35'
Attendance: 933
Referee: John Beaton

Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.

Dunfermline Athletic3–0 (a.e.t.)Stranraer
Geggan 59', 98'
El Bakhtaoui 103'		 Report
Attendance: 4,525

Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.

First leg
Cowdenbeath1–1Dunfermline Athletic
O'Brien 83' Report Geggan 77'
Attendance: 3,379

Second leg
Dunfermline Athletic0–3Cowdenbeath
Report Hemmings 1'
O'Brien 67'
G. Stewart 77'
Attendance: 8,288
Referee: Steven McLean

Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.

References
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  5. "Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. "Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. "Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. "Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. "Livingstone 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 2013-10-22. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  13. "Championship: Hamilton & Falkirk hope for Dundee slip-up". BBC News. BBC. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  14. "Scottish Championship Top Scorers". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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