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2015–16 Scottish Championship

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Ladbrokes Championship
Season2015–16
ChampionsRangers
PromotedRangers
RelegatedAlloa Athletic
Livingston
Europa LeagueHibernian
Matches played180
Goals scored483 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerMartyn Waghorn
(20 goals)[1]
Biggest home winQueen of the South 6–0 Dumbarton[2]
(19 March 2016)
Biggest away winDumbarton 0–6 Rangers[2]
(2 January 2016)
Highest scoringRaith Rovers 4–3 St Mirren[2]
(5 March 2016)
Rangers 4–3 Queen of the South[2]
(26 March 2016)
Longest winning run11 matches:[2]
Rangers
Longest unbeaten run14 matches:[2]
Hibernian
Longest winless run12 matches:[2]
Alloa Athletic
Longest losing run7 matches:[2]
Alloa Athletic
Highest attendance50,349[2]
Rangers 1–1 Alloa Athletic
(23 April 2016)
Lowest attendance468[2]
Dumbarton 3–1 Alloa Athletic
(8 March 2016)
Total attendance1,331,484[2]
Average attendance7,397[2]
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Scottish Championship (referred to as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football.

Rangers won the league title and promotion after a 1–0 win against Dumbarton on 5 April 2016,[3] while Alloa Athletic were relegated after a 0–0 draw against Livingston on 2 April 2016.[4]

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.

Stadia and locations

Alloa AthleticDumbartonFalkirkGreenock Morton
Recreation ParkDumbarton Football StadiumFalkirk StadiumCappielow Park
Capacity: 3,100[5]Capacity: 2,020[6]Capacity: 8,750[7]Capacity: 11,589[8]
Hibernian
Livingston
Easter RoadAlmondvale Stadium
Capacity: 20,421[9]Capacity: 9,865[10]
Queen of the SouthRaith RoversRangersSt Mirren
Palmerston ParkStark's ParkIbrox StadiumSt Mirren Park
Capacity: 8,690[11]Capacity: 8,867[12]Capacity: 50,817[13]Capacity: 8,023[14]

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Alloa AthleticScotland Jack RossPendleMarshall Construction
DumbartonScotland Stephen AitkenJomaBaxter Ramsay
FalkirkScotland Peter HoustonPumaCentral Demolition
Greenock MortonScotland Jim DuffyNikeMillions Sweets
HibernianEngland Alan StubbsNikeMarathonbet
LivingstonScotland David HopkinJomaEnergy Assets
Queen of the SouthEngland Gavin Skelton (Caretaker)JomaPalmerston Cafe
Raith RoversScotland Ray McKinnonPumavalmcdermid.com (Home shirt)
D&G Autocare (Away shirt)
RangersEngland Mark WarburtonPuma32Red
St MirrenScotland Alex RaeCarbriniJD Sports

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
DumbartonScotland Ian MurraySigned by St Mirren22 May 2015[15]Pre-seasonScotland Stevie Aitken27 May 2015[16]
St MirrenScotland Gary TealeSacked22 May 2015[15]Scotland Ian Murray22 May 2015[15]
Raith RoversScotland Laurie Ellis (interim)End of interim23 May 2015[17]Scotland Ray McKinnon23 May 2015[17]
RangersScotland Stuart McCall (interim)End of interim15 June 2015[18]England Mark Warburton15 June 2015[18]
Alloa AthleticScotland Danny LennonResigned7 December 2015[19]10thScotland Jack Ross15 December 2015[20]
St MirrenScotland Ian MurrayResigned12 December 2015[21]8thScotland Alex Rae18 December 2015[22]
LivingstonScotland Mark BurchillSacked21 December 2015[23]9thScotland David Hopkina23 December 2015[24][25]
Queen of the SouthScotland James FowlerSacked19 April 2016[26]7thEngland Gavin Skelton (interim)19 April 2016[26]

a.^ Initially interim, made permanent 5 January 2016

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Rangers (C, P)3625658834+5481Promotion to the Premiership
2Falkirk36191346134+2770Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3Hibernian3621785934+2570Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round and for the Premiership play-off semi-finals[a]
4Raith Rovers36188105246+662Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
5Greenock Morton361110153942−343
6St Mirren36119164453−942
7Queen of the South36126184656−1042
8Dumbarton36107193566−3137
9Livingston (R)3687213751−1431Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10Alloa Athletic (R)3649232267−4521Relegation to League One
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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 36 games.

Source: Scottish Championship
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ AwayALODUMFALGMOHIBLIVQOSRAIRANSTM
Alloa Athletic1–10–12–21–01–32–21–11–10–1
Dumbarton3–11–10–03–21–04–22–30–62–1
Falkirk2–01–01–01–11–23–12–23–23–2
Greenock Morton4–12–00–10–02–13–20–10–20–1
Hibernian3–04–02–20–32–12–01–03–23–1
Livingston0–02–01–10–00–00–20–11–02–3
Queen of the South1–06–02–21–01–03–11–20–11–0
Raith Rovers0–10–02–23–22–12–02–03–34–3
Rangers1–11–01–03–14–24–14–32–01–0
St Mirren3–11–00–03–12–21–42–11–22–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 1 May 2016[27][1]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1England Martyn WaghornRangers20
2Australia Jason CummingsHibernian18
3Scotland John BairdFalkirk17
4Scotland Denny JohnstoneGreenock Morton14
Scotland Kenny MillerRangers
6Scotland Derek LyleQueen of the South13
7Scotland Liam BuchananLivingston11
Scotland Iain RussellQueen of the South
Scotland Stevie MallanSt Mirren

Discipline

Player

Red cards
As of matches played on 1 May 2016[28]
RankPlayerClubCards
1Scotland Kyle BenedictusRaith Rovers2
Scotland Andy HallidayRangers
322 players1

Club

Red cards
As of matches played on 1 May 2016[29]
RankClubCards
1Alloa Athletic4
Dumbarton
St Mirren
4Queen of the South3
Raith Rovers

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Alloa Athletic20,1823,1004921,121−21.2%†
2Dumbarton18,7391,9784681,041−2.9%†
3Falkirk84,0527,8043,5504,669−1.2%†
4Greenock Morton49,1537,3921,1752,730+59.1%†
5Hibernian168,10514,4126,6869,339−8.1%†
6Livingston31,7666,5057871,764−27.3%†
7Queen of the South38,0725,8581,0472,115−23.4%†
8Raith Rovers41,6986,9431,0642,316−10.9%†
9Rangers815,84150,34937,18245,324+38.2%†
10St Mirren63,8765,9332,3213,548−8.3%†
League total1,331,48450,3494687,397−2.6%†

Updated to games played on 1 May 2016
Source: [2][30]

Championship play-offs

Livingston, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015–16 Scottish League One; Ayr United, Peterhead, and Stranraer.

Semi-finals

First leg

3 May 2016[31] Peterhead 1–4 Ayr United Balmoor, Peterhead
20:00McIntosh 35'BBC ReportDonald 18'
Preston 41', 59'
Crawford 74'		Attendance: 807
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 May 2016[31] Stranraer 5–2 Livingston Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45McGuigan 14', 70'
Stirling 17'
Gibson 40', 81'		BBC ReportWhite 10'
Buchanan 68'		Attendance: 589
Referee: John Beaton

Second leg

7 May 2016[31] Ayr United 2–1
(6–2 agg.)		 Peterhead Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00Crawford 26'
Devlin 57'		BBC ReportDonald 31' (o.g.)Attendance: 1,848
Referee: Crawford Allan
7 May 2016[31] Livingston 4–3 (a.e.t.)
(6–8 agg.)		 Stranraer Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00Buchanan 18'
White 45+2'
Mullen 89'
Halkett 90+4'		BBC ReportCairney 62'
Dick 109'
Longworth 120'		Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Craig Thomson

Final

The winners of the semi-finals, Ayr United and Stranraer, competed against one another over two legs, with the winner, Ayr, replacing Livingston and being promoted to the 2016–17 Scottish Championship.

First leg

11 May 2016[32] Stranraer 1–1 Ayr United Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45McGuigan 54'BBC ReportDocherty 90+5'Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Bobby Madden

Second leg

15 May 2016[32] Ayr United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		 Stranraer Somerset Park, Ayr
14:45BBC ReportAttendance: 4,581
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Penalties
Preston soccer ball with check mark
Trouten soccer ball with check mark
Docherty soccer ball with red X
Graham soccer ball with check mark		Cairney soccer ball with red X
Longworth soccer ball with red X
Barron soccer ball with red X
Gibson soccer ball with check mark

References

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