2024–25 Scottish Championship

Scottish Championship
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 – 2 May 2025
ChampionsFalkirk
PromotedFalkirk
Livingston
RelegatedHamilton Academical
Matches played180
Goals scored452 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerBrian Graham
15 goals
Biggest home winFalkirk 6–0 Greenock Morton (2 November 2024)
Biggest away winQueen's Park 0–5 Airdrieonians (2 April 2025)
Highest scoringAyr United 5–2 Falkirk (14 December 2024)
Falkirk 5–2 Partick Thistle (8 February 2025)
Longest winning runFalkirk
5 games
Longest unbeaten runGreenock Morton
11 games
Longest winless runAirdrieonians
19 games
Longest losing runAirdrieonians
Queen's Park
7 games
Highest attendance8,558
Dunfermline Athletic 3–3 Falkirk (27 December 2024)
Lowest attendance881
Queen's Park 1–1 Livingston (9 August 2024)
Total attendance570,667
Average attendance3,170
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Scottish Championship (known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 2 August 2024 and concluded on 2 May 2025.[1]

Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers.

Teams

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

Stadia and locations

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
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]
Championship football clubs in Glasgow
Championship football clubs in Lanarkshire

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Rhys McCabe Adam Frizzell Joma Holemasters
Ayr United Scott Brown Ben Dempsey O'Neills Jewson (Home)
MKM Building Supplies (Away)
Dunfermline Athletic Neil Lennon Kyle Benedictus Erreà SRJ Windows
Falkirk John McGlynn Coll Donaldson O'Neills Crunchy Carrots
Greenock Morton Dougie Imrie Grant Gillespie Joma Dalrada Technology
Hamilton Academical John Rankin Sean McGinty Kurt None
Livingston David Martindale Jamie Brandon Joma Livi Self Storage
Partick Thistle Brian Graham (interim) Brian Graham O'Neills Clydebuilt Home Improvements
Queen's Park Steven MacLean (interim) Calum Ferrie Adidas City Facilities Management
Raith Rovers Barry Robson Scott Brown Joma Dean Park Hotel

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Raith Rovers Ian Murray Sacked 4 August 2024[12] 8th Neill Collins 3 September 2024
Neill Collins Signed by Sacramento Republic FC 21 December 2024 6th Barry Robson 29 December 2024
Dunfermline Athletic James McPake Sacked 23 December 2024 9th Michael Tidser 17 January 2025
Partick Thistle Kris Doolan 18 February 2025 4th Brian Graham (interim) 18 February 2025
Queen's Park Callum Davidson 15 March 2025 7th Steven MacLean (interim) 16 March 2025
Dunfermline Athletic Michael Tidser 17 March 2025 9th Neil Lennon 21 March 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Falkirk (C, P) 36 22 7 7 72 33 +39 73 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Livingston (O, P) 36 20 10 6 55 27 +28 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Ayr United 36 18 9 9 57 39 +18 63 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 15 10 11 43 38 +5 55
5 Raith Rovers 36 15 8 13 47 43 +4 53
6 Greenock Morton 36 12 12 12 42 48 −6 48
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 9 8 19 28 43 −15 35
8 Queen's Park 36 9 8 19 36 55 −19 35
9 Airdrieonians (O) 36 7 8 21 34 62 −28 29 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 36 10 6 20 38 64 −26 21[a] Relegation to League One
Source: [14]
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).[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hamilton Academical were deducted 15 points for breaching multiple SPFL Rules.[13]

Results

Teams played 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)

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 2–1 0–1 2–0
Hamilton Academical 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 — 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–3
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 —
Source: [16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away AIR AYR DNF FAL GMO HAM LIV PAR QPA RAI
Airdrieonians — 0–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–0
Ayr United 4–1 — 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–0
Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 0–2 — 3–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Falkirk 2–0 2–2 1–0 — 5–0 3–1 1–2 5–2 0–0 1–3
Greenock Morton 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 — 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 3–3
Hamilton Academical 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 — 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–3
Livingston 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 — 0–1 3–0 0–0
Partick Thistle 1–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–0
Queen's Park 0–5 2–3 0–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 — 1–5
Raith Rovers 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–4 —
Source: [16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brian Graham Partick Thistle 15
2 George Oakley Ayr United 13
Robbie Muirhead Livingston
Dylan Easton Raith Rovers
5 Chris Kane Dunfermline Athletic 11
Oli Shaw Hamilton Academical
7 Calvin Miller Falkirk 10

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August John McGlynn Falkirk Anton Dowds Ayr United
September Callum Davidson Queen's Park Cammy Kerr Queen's Park
October John McGlynn Falkirk Ethan Ross Falkirk
November David Martindale Livingston Scott Robinson Partick Thistle
December Dougie Imrie Greenock Morton Cameron Blues Greenock Morton
January Scott Brown Ayr United George Oakley Ayr United
February David Martindale Livingston Scott Arfield Falkirk
March Brian Graham
Mark Wilson 		Partick Thistle Calvin Miller Falkirk
April David Martindale Livingston Robbie Muirhead Livingston

Championship play-offs

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Airdrieonians 3 2 5
4 Stenhousemuir 1 1 2
Airdrieonians 2 0 2
Cove Rangers 1 0 1
3 Queen of the South 0 1 1
2 Cove Rangers 0 2 2

Semi-finals

First leg

6 May 2025 Stenhousemuir 1–3 Airdrieonians Stenhousemuir
19:45 Aitken 89' (pen.) [17] McGrattan 21', 29'
Mochrie 51'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Grant Irvine
6 May 2025 Queen of the South 0–0 Cove Rangers Dumfries
19:45 [18] Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,784
Referee: Ryan Lee

Second leg

10 May 2025 Airdrieonians 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		StenhousemuirAirdrie
15:00 Bannon 38'
B.Wilson 52'		 [19] Yates 58' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
10 May 2025 Cove Rangers 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		Queen of the SouthAberdeen
15:00 Megginson 8' (pen.)
Yule 47'		 [20] Kennedy 77' Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Calum Scott

Final

First leg

14 May 2025 Cove Rangers 1–2 Airdrieonians Aberdeen
20:10 McGrattan 35' (o.g.) [21] MacDonald 16'
Strapp 63'		 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 811
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Second leg

17 May 2025 Airdrieonians 0–0
(2–1 agg.)		Cove RangersAirdrie
17:30 [22] Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Ross Hardie

References

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  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.
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  13. ^ "SPFL statement - Hamilton Academical". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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  15. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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