2013–14 Scottish Championship

The 2013–14 Scottish Championship is the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This will be 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.
==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==
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|rowspan=3 |Qualification to Scottish Premiership play-offs
|rowspan=1 |Scottish Championship play-offs
|rowspan=1 |Relegation to 2014–15 Scottish League One
==Season statistics==
===Top scorers===
Rank	Scorer 	Team 	Goals
1 	Kane Hemmings 	Cowdenbeath 	15
2 	Rory Loy 	Falkirk 	13
3 	Peter MacDonald 	Dundee 	12
3 	Marc McNulty 	Livingston 	12
5 	Iain Russell 	Queen of the South 	11
6 	James Keatings 	Hamilton Academical	10
7 	Gavin Reilly 	Queen of the South 	7
7 	Greg Stewart 	Cowdenbeath 	7
9 	Anthony Andreu 	Hamilton Academical	6
9 	Ryan Conroy 	Dundee 	6
9 	Calum Elliot 	Raith Rovers 	6
9 	Chris Kane 	Dumbarton 	6
9 	Mitchel Megginson	Dumbarton 	6
9 	Bryan Prunty 	Dumbarton 	6
9 	Greig Spence 	Raith Rovers 	6
==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 ===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==References==
Category:Scottish Championship seasons
Category:2013–14 Scottish Professional Football League
Category:2013–14 in Scottish football leagues