The 2023–24 Scottish Championship (known as cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 4 August 2023.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2022–23 season.
To Championship Promoted from League One Airdrieonians Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated from the Premiership Dundee United
From Championship Relegated to League One Cove Rangers Hamilton Academical
Promoted to the Premiership Dundee
Stadia and locations AirdrieoniansArbroathAyr UnitedDundee UnitedExcelsior StadiumGayfield ParkSomerset ParkTannadice ParkCapacity: 10,101Capacity: 6,600Capacity: 10,185Capacity: 14,223Dunfermline AthleticGreenock MortonEast End ParkCappielowCapacity: 11,480Capacity: 11,589Inverness Caledonian ThistlePartick ThistleQueen's ParkRaith RoversCaledonian StadiumFirhill StadiumHampden ParkStark's ParkCapacity: 7,512Capacity: 10,887Capacity: 51,866Capacity: 8,867
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAirdrieonians JomaHolemastersArbroath MacronMegatechAyr United O'NeillsJewson (Home)Lindsay Mortgage Services (Away)Dundee United ErreàBartercardDunfermline Athletic ErreàSRJ WindowsGreenock Morton JomaDalrada Technology (Home)Erskine (Away)Team Talk (3rd)Inverness Caledonian Thistle PumaILI GroupPartick Thistle O'NeillsClydebuilt Home ImprovementsQueen's Park AdidasCity Facilities ManagementRaith Rovers JomaDean Park Hotel (Home)Fife Letting Service (Away)
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Queen's Park Owen Coyle Resigned 15 May 2023 Pre-season Robin Veldman 17 June 2023 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Billy Dodds Sacked 17 September 2023 10th Duncan Ferguson 26 September 2023 Arbroath Dick Campbell Resigned 25 November 2023 9th Jim McIntyre 4 December 2023 Queen's Park Robin Veldman Sacked 9 December 2023 8th Callum Davidson 9 January 2024 Ayr United Lee Bullen 15 January 2024 9th Scott Brown 23 January 2024
League table
Results Teams play 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)
Second half of season (Matches 19–36)
Season statistics Scoring
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Brian Graham Partick Thistle202 Louis Moult Dundee United183 Ruari Paton Queen's Park174 Lewis Vaughan Raith Rovers155 Anton Dowds Ayr United13 Tony Watt Dundee United
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClub August Robin Veldman Queen's Park Ruari Paton Queen's Park September Jim GoodwinDundee United Jermaine Hylton Arbroath October Kai Fotheringham Dundee United November Duncan Ferguson Inverness CT David Wotherspoon Inverness CT December Ian Murray Raith Rovers Lewis Vaughan Raith Rovers January Dougie ImrieGreenock Morton George Oakley Greenock Morton February Dom Thomas Queen's Park March James McPake Dunfermline Athletic Louis Moult Dundee United April Jim Goodwin Dundee United Brian Graham Partick Thistle
The SPFL Championship manager of the year was Jim Goodwin of Dundee United.
The SPFL Championship player of the year was Louis Moult of Dundee United.
Championship play-offs Bracket
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
Attendances
Dundee United drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the Scottish Championship.
References
External links Official website