The 2014–15
Scottish Championship
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is the 20th 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
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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
The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply em ...
club won a league title in Scotland.
Teams
Rangers were promoted as
2013–14 Scottish League One
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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
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, losing a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw on aggregate over two legs.
Stadia and locations
Stadia by capacity and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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
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Semi-finals
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First leg
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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
References
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Scottish Championship seasons
2014–15 Scottish Professional Football League
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