# 2013–14 Scottish Championship

The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 20th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.
Dundee won the title.

## Teams

Queen of the South were promoted as 2012–13 Scottish Second Division champions, with Alloa Athletic promoted after defeating Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 on aggregate in the play-off final.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa | Recreation Park | 3,100 |
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | Central Park | 4,309 |
| Dumbarton | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 2,020 |
| Dundee | Dundee | Dens Park | 11,506 |
| Falkirk | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 8,750 |
| Greenock Morton | Greenock | Cappielow Park | 11,589 |
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 6,078 |
| Livingston | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium | 9,865 |
| Queen of the South | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 7,620 |
| Raith Rovers | Kirkcaldy | Stark's Park | 8,473 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alloa Athletic | Barry Smith | Pendle | Marshall Construction |
| Cowdenbeath | Jimmy Nicholl | Uhlsport | Subsea Pressure Controls |
| Dumbarton | Ian Murray | 1872 (Club own brand) | Bet Butler |
| Dundee | Paul Hartley | Puma | Kilmac Energy |
| Falkirk | Gary Holt | Puma | Central Demolition |
| Greenock Morton | Kenny Shiels | Puma | Millions Chews |
| Hamilton Academical | Alex Neil | Nike | M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A) |
| Livingston | John McGlynn | Adidas | Energy Assets Group |
| Queen of the South | Jim McIntyre | Joma | Southwest Mechanical Services |
| Raith Rovers | Grant Murray | Puma | O'Connell's Bar & Diner (H), Livesport.co.uk (A) |

## League table

It was a close race for the championship, which offered automatic promotion to the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Dundee went into the final day in first place, but Hamilton Academical and Falkirk also had a chance of winning the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 69 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical (O, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 40 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath (O) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Greenock Morton (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to League One |

## Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank
Scorer
Team
Goals
1
Rory Loy
Falkirk
20
2
Kane Hemmings
Cowdenbeath
18
3
Peter MacDonald
Dundee
17
Marc McNulty
Livingston
17
5
Anthony Andreu
Hamilton Academical
14
6
James Keatings
Hamilton Academical
13
Iain Russell
Queen of the South
13
8
Mickaël Antoine-Curier
Hamilton Academical
12
Gavin Reilly
Queen of the South
12
10
Greg Stewart
Cowdenbeath
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## 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.

## Championship play-offs
### Semi-finals
#### Second leg

Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.
Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Final
#### Second leg

Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.