The 2015–16
Scottish Championship
The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland
Scotland (, ...
(referred to as the
Ladbrokes
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Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 21st 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
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
on 5 April 2016, while
Alloa Athletic
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Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...
were relegated after a 0–0 draw against
Livingston
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Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
on 2 April 2016.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.
To Championship
Promoted from
Scottish League One
The Scottish League One, known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was e ...
*
Greenock Morton
Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Green ...
Relegated from
Scottish Premiership
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*
St Mirren
From Championship
Promoted to
Scottish Premiership
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*
Heart of Midlothian
Relegated to
Scottish League One
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*
Cowdenbeath
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Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
a.
Initially interim, made permanent 5 January 2016
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 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Discipline
Player
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Club
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Attendances
Championship play-offs
Livingston
Livingston may refer to:
Businesses
* Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010)
* Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline
* Livingston International, a North American custom ...
, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in
2015–16 Scottish League One
The 2015–16 Scottish League One (referred to as the Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.
Teams
Promoted from Scottish League Two
* Albion Rov ...
;
Ayr United
Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...
,
Peterhead
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, and
Stranraer
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.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
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
Second leg
References
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Scottish Championship seasons
2015–16 Scottish Professional Football League
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Scot
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