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Scottish Championship
Season2020–21
Dates16 October 2020 – 30 April 2021
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerKevin O'Hara
Nikolay Todorov
Stephen Dobbie
(3 goals)[1]
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2020.

The 2020–21 Scottish Championship is the eighth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.

Ten teams 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 starting on 16 October 2020.[2] This was done to reduce costs in light of the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2019–20 season.[3]

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from the Premiership

From Championship

Relegated to League One

Promoted to the Premiership

Stadia and locations

Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Dundee
Recreation Park Gayfield Park Somerset Park Dens Park
Capacity: 3,100[4] Capacity: 6,600[5] Capacity: 10,185[6] Capacity: 11,506[7]
Dunfermline Athletic
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Location of teams in 2020–21 Scottish Championship
 Greenock Morton
East End Park Cappielow
Capacity: 11,480[8] Capacity: 11,589[9]
Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
Tynecastle Park Caledonian Stadium Palmerston Park Stark's Park
Capacity: 19,852[10] Capacity: 7,750[11] Capacity: 8,690[12] Capacity: 8,867[13]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alloa Athletic Scotland Peter Grant Scotland Andy Graham[14] Pendle Northern Gas and Power
Arbroath Scotland Dick Campbell Scotland Mark Whatley[15] Pendle[16] Megatech[16]
Ayr United Scotland Mark Kerr Scotland Jack Baird Hummel[17] Bitcoin BCH[18]
Dundee Northern Ireland James McPake Scotland Jordan McGhee Macron[19] Crown Engineering Services[20]
Dunfermline Athletic Scotland Stevie Crawford Scotland Euan Murray[21] Joma[22] SRJ Windows[22]
Greenock Morton Scotland David Hopkin Scotland Jim McAlister[23] est 1874 Millions[24]
Heart of Midlothian Scotland Robbie Neilson Scotland Steven Naismith Umbro Save the Children
Inverness CT Scotland John Robertson Scotland Sean Welsh Puma[25] ILI Group[25]
Queen of the South Scotland Allan Johnston Scotland Stephen Dobbie[26] Macron[27] BB Body Repairers
Raith Rovers Scotland John McGlynn Scotland Kyle Benedictus Joma[28] valmcdermid.com[28](Home)
TAG (Away)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Heart of Midlothian Germany Daniel Stendel End of contract 21 June 2020[29] Pre-season Scotland Robbie Neilson 21 June 2020[30]

League summary

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Heart of Midlothian 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Greenock Morton 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
5 Ayr United 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
7 Dundee 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
8 Alloa Athletic 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
9 Queen of the South 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Arbroath 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: SPFL
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).[31]


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)

Home \ Away ALL ARB AYR DUN DNF GMO HOM INV QOS RAI
Alloa Athletic — 13 Feb 5 Dec 6 Nov 1–4 2 Jan 16 Jan 19 Dec 6 Feb 26 Dec
Arbroath 12 Dec — 19 Dec 23 Jan 6 Feb 21 Nov 0–1 2 Jan 7 Nov 20 Feb
Ayr United 12 Jan 27 Feb — 21 Nov 7 Nov 29 Dec 6 Feb 20 Feb 2–1 11 Dec
Dundee 29 Dec 5 Dec 16 Jan — 19 Dec 1–0 2 Jan 6 Feb 20 Feb 1–1
Dunfermline Athletic 20 Feb 26 Dec 23 Jan 13 Feb — 12 Dec 20 Nov 3–1 3–2 2 Jan
Greenock Morton 1–0 12 Jan 3–2 27 Feb 16 Jan — 5 Dec 26 Dec 19 Dec 6 Feb
Heart of Midlothian 24 Nov 29 Dec 26 Dec 6–2 12 Jan 20 Feb — 7 Nov 12 Dec 23 Jan
Inverness CT 23 Jan 3–1 1–1 12 Dec 29 Dec 13 Feb 27 Feb — 12 Jan 21 Nov
Queen of the South 21 Nov 16 Jan 2 Jan 26 Dec 27 Feb 23 Jan 13 Feb 4 Dec — 2–5
Raith Rovers 27 Feb 3–0 13 Feb 12 Jan 5 Dec 7 Nov TBC 16 Jan 29 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2020. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season (Matches 19–27)

Home \ Away ALL ARB AYR DUN DNF GMO HOM INV QOS RAI
Alloa Athletic — — 27 Mar 20 Mar 30 Apr — — 6 Mar — 17 Apr
Arbroath 3 Apr — 17 Apr — — 30 Apr 20 Mar — 6 Mar —
Ayr United — — — 3 Apr 10 Apr — — — 24 Apr 20 Mar
Dundee — 13 Mar — — 27 Mar 10 Apr — — — 24 Apr
Dunfermline Athletic — 24 Apr — — — 13 Mar 3 Apr 20 Mar 17 Apr —
Greenock Morton 24 Apr — 6 Mar — — — 17 Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar —
Heart of Midlothian 10 Apr — 13 Mar 6 Mar — — — 24 Apr 27 Mar —
Inverness CT — 27 Mar 30 Apr 17 Apr — — — — — 13 Mar
Queen of the South 13 Mar — — 30 Apr — — — 10 Apr — 3 Apr
Raith Rovers — 10 Apr — — 6 Mar 27 Mar 30 Apr — — —
First match(es) will be played: 6 March 2021. Source: SPFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 31 October 2020
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Kevin O'Hara Dunfermline Athletic 3
Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Scotland Stephen Dobbie Queen of the South
4 Scotland Michael Miller Ayr United 2
Scotland Charlie Adam Dundee
Scotland Ryan Dow Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Declan McManus Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Euan Murray Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Stephen Kingsley Hearts
Scotland Daniel Armstrong Raith Rovers
Netherlands Manny Duku Raith Rovers
12 26 players 1

Source:[1]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Scottish Professional Football League hat-tricks § Scottish Championship
Player For Against Score Date
Scotland Kevin O'Hara Dunfermline Athletic Alloa Athletic 4–1 (A) 24 October 2020

Attendances

Games are being played behind closed doors due to Scottish Government restrictions.

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

References

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