The 2025–26 Scottish Championship (known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 1 August 2025.
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers, Ross County and St Johnstone.
Teams The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.
To Championship Promoted from League One Arbroath
Relegated from the Premiership Ross County St Johnstone
From Championship Relegated to League One Hamilton Academical
Promoted to the Premiership Falkirk Livingston
Stadia and locations AirdrieoniansArbroathAyr UnitedDunfermline AthleticExcelsior StadiumGayfield ParkSomerset ParkEast End ParkCapacity: 10,101Capacity: 6,056Capacity: 10,185Capacity: 11,480Greenock MortonPartick ThistleCappielowFirhill StadiumCapacity: 11,589Capacity: 10,887Queen's ParkRaith RoversRoss CountySt JohnstoneLesser HampdenStark's ParkVictoria ParkMcDiarmid ParkCapacity: 990Capacity: 8,867Capacity: 6,541Capacity: 10,696
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAirdrieonians JomaHolemastersArbroath MacronMegatechAyr United (interim) O'NeillsJewsonDunfermline Athletic ErreàGamdomGreenock Morton JomaDalrada TechnologyPartick Thistle O'NeillsWrightKerr All Trades LimitedQueen's Park AdidasCity Facilities ManagementRaith Rovers JomaAudio Emotion (Home)Sephra (Away)Ross County MacronRoss-shire EngineeringSt Johnstone MacronMandM
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentPartick Thistle Brian Graham (interim)End of interim spell30 May 2025Pre-season Mark Wilson30 May 2025Airdrieonians Rhys McCabeResigned15 August 20259th Danny Lennon27 August 2025Ross County Don CowieSacked24 August 202510th Tony Docherty3 September 2025Airdrieonians Danny Lennon22 October 202510th Aaron Taylor-Sinclair24 October 2025 (interim) & 1 January 2026 (permanent)Raith Rovers Barry Robson11 November 20256th Dougie Imrie25 November 2025Greenock Morton Dougie ImrieJoined Raith Rovers25 November 20257th Ian Murray2 January 2026Ross County Tony DochertyMutual consent14 December 202510th Stuart Kettlewell30 December 2025Ayr United Scott Brown30 March 20268th John Rankin (interim)31 March 2026
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 Josh McPakeSt Johnstone162 Andrew TodDunfermline Athletic133 Findlay MarshallArbroath12 Josh FowlerQueen's ParkSt Johnstone5 Jamie GullanSt Johnstone116 Euan HendersonAirdrieonians10
Awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthManagerClubPlayerClub August Simo ValakariSt Johnstone Josh McPakeSt Johnstone September October Mark WilsonPartick Thistle Findlay Marshall Arbroath November Aidan Fitzpatrick Partick Thistle December David Gold Colin Hamilton Arbroath Josh McPake St Johnstone January Mark Wilson Partick Thistle Tony Watt Partick Thistle February Stuart Kettlewell Ross County Jamie Gullan St Johnstone March Mark Wilson Partick Thistle Callumn Morrison Dunfermline Athletic April Simo Valakari St Johnstone Jamie Gullan St Johnstone
Championship play-offs Bracket
Semi-finals First leg
Second leg
Final First leg
Second leg
References
External links Official website