The 2014–15 Scottish Championship is the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football.
Heart of Midlothian won the title on 22 March 2015 and secured their return to the Scottish Premiership with a record seven matches remaining, after Rangers defeated city rivals Hibernian 2–0. This marked the first time since the 1984-85 season that a side in the same division as an Old Firm club won a league title in Scotland.
Teams Rangers were promoted as 2013–14 Scottish League One champions, whilst Heart of Midlothian were relegated from the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership. Hibernian finished 11th in the Premiership and were eventually relegated after a play-off against Hamilton Academical, losing a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw on aggregate over two legs.
Stadia and locations
Stadia by capacity and locations Alloa Athletic Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Falkirk Recreation Park Central Park Dumbarton Football Stadium Falkirk Stadium Capacity: 3,100 Capacity: 4,309 Capacity: 2,020 Capacity: 8,750 Rangers Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium Tynecastle Stadium Capacity: 50,947 Capacity: 17,529 Raith Rovers Queen of the South Livingston Hibernian Stark's Park Palmerston Park Almondvale Stadium Easter Road Capacity: 8,473 Capacity: 8,690 Capacity: 9,865 Capacity: 20,421
Personnel and kits Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlloa Athletic Danny Lennon Pendle Marshall ConstructionCowdenbeath Jimmy Nicholl Uhlsport Subsea Pressure ControlsDumbarton Ian Murray Joma Baxter RamsayFalkirk Peter Houston Puma Central DemolitionHeart of Midlothian Robbie Neilson Adidas Foundation of Hearts (A)Hibernian Alan Stubbs Nike MarathonbetLivingston John McGlynn Joma Energy AssetsQueen of the South James FowlerJoma Southwest Mechanical ServicesRaith Rovers Grant Murray Puma valmcdermid.com (H, front of shirt), Keytech Electronic Systems (H, back of shirt), D&G Autocare (A)Rangers Stuart McCall Puma 32Red
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Heart of Midlothian Mutual Consent 12 May 2014 Pre-season 12 May 2014 Falkirk Resigned 2 June 2014 Pre-season 12 June 2014 Hibernian Sacked 10 June 2014 Pre-season 24 June 2014 Queen of the South Appointed by Ross County 9 September 2014 4th 30 September 2014 Rangers Resigned 15 December 2014 2nd 12 March 2015 Livingston Mutual Consent 16 December 2014 10th 16 December 2014 Alloa Athletic Resigned 7 March 2015 9th 7 April 2015
League table
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.
First half of season
Second half of season
Championship play-offs
The second bottom team in the Championship enters into a 4 team playoff with the teams from 2nd to 4th from League One
Semi-finals All times British Summer Time (UTC+1)
First leg
Second leg
Alloa win 2-1 on aggregate
Forfar win 4-1 on aggregate
Final The two semi-final winners enter a two-legged play-off, the winner of which is awarded a place in the 2015–16 Scottish Championship.
First leg
Second leg
Alloa win 4-3 on aggregate
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 Jason CummingsHibernian192 Derek LyleQueen of the South153 Liam BuchananAlloa Athletic144 Dominique MalongaHibernian135 Gavin ReillyQueen of the South12 Género Zeefuik Heart of Midlothian7 Jordan WhiteLivingston11 James KeatingsHeart of Midlothian9 Nicky LawRangers10 Mark StewartRaith Rovers Danny MullenLivingston Jamie WalkerHeart of Midlothian
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