2026–27 Scottish Championship

Scottish Championship
Season2026–27
Dates1 August 2026 – 30 April 2027
Matches20
Goals35 (1.75 per match)
Top goalscorerAnton Dowds
Robbie Muirhead (3 goals)
Biggest home winAyr United 2–0 Arbroath
(1 August 2026)
Livingston 2–0 Queen's Park
(1 August 2026)
Partick Thistle 2–0 Livingston
(7 August 2026)
Stenhousemuir 2–0 Greenock Morton
(8 August 2026)
Livingston 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic (22 August 2026)
Raith Rovers 2–0 Ayr United (22 August 2026)
Stenhousemuir 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (29 August 2026)
Biggest away winQueen's Park 0–2 Stenhousemuir
(22 August 2026)
Highest scoringStenhousemuir 3–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (29 August 2026)
Longest winning runStenhousemuir (3 games)
Longest unbeaten runPartick Thistle
Stenhousemuir (4 games)
Longest winless runGreenock Morton
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Queen's Park (4 games)
Longest losing runGreenock Morton
Queen's Park (3 games)
Highest attendance7,281
Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers
28 August 2026
Lowest attendance650
Stenhousemuir v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
29 August 2026
Total attendance52,027
Average attendance2,601
2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 29 August 2026.

The 2026–27 Scottish Championship (known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season started on 1 August 2026 and will end on 30 April 2027.[1]

Ten teams are contesting the league: Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Livingston, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Stenhousemuir.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2025–26 season.

Stadia and locations

Arbroath Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton
Gayfield Park Somerset Park East End Park Cappielow
Capacity: 6,056[2] Capacity: 10,185[3] Capacity: 11,480[4] Capacity: 11,589[5]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Livingston
Caledonian Stadium Almondvale Stadium
Capacity: 7,512[6] Capacity: 9,713[7]
Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir
Firhill Stadium Lesser Hampden Stark's Park Ochilview Park
Capacity: 10,887[8] Capacity: 990[9] Capacity: 8,867[10] Capacity: 3,746[11]
Championship football clubs in Glasgow

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arbroath Scotland David Gold
Scotland Colin Hamilton		 Scotland Thomas O'Brien Macron Megatech
Ayr United Scotland Gary Naysmith Scotland Reece Lyon O'Neills Jewson
Dunfermline Athletic Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Scotland Charlie Gilmour Erreà Gamdom
Greenock Morton Scotland Ian Murray Scotland Grant Gillespie Joma Dalrada Technology (Home)
Forrest Precision Engineering (Away)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Scotland Scott Kellacher Northern Ireland Danny Devine Macron BetGoodwin
Livingston Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan Australia Ryan McGowan Joma Livi Self Storage
Partick Thistle Scotland Mark Wilson Scotland Lee Ashcroft Macron WrightKerr All Trades Limited
Queen's Park Scotland Sean Crighton Scotland Euan Murray Adidas City Facilities Management
Raith Rovers Scotland Dougie Imrie Scotland Scott Brown Joma Audio Emotion (Home)
Sephra (Away)
Stenhousemuir England Marvin Bartley Scotland Ross Meechan Uhlsport Jewson

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Livingston England Marvin Bartley Resigned 7 May 2026 Pre-season Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan 30 May 2026
Ayr United Scotland John Rankin End of interim spell 5 May 2026 Scotland Gary Naysmith 16 May 2026
Stenhousemuir Scotland Gary Naysmith Signed by Ayr United 16 May 2026 England Marvin Bartley 9 Jun 2026

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stenhousemuir 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Partick Thistle 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Arbroath 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7
5 Livingston 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6
6 Ayr United 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
7 Dunfermline Athletic 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
8 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 0 3 1 2 4 −2 3
9 Greenock Morton 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 1 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Queen's Park 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[13]

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 180 games, with each team playing 36.

First half of season (Matches 1–18)

Home \ Away ARB AYR DNF GMO ICT LIV PAR QPA RAI STE
Arbroath — 7 Nov 5 Sep 10 Oct 0–0 1–0 12 Dec 25 Sep 31 Oct 21 Nov
Ayr United 2–0 — 10 Oct 1–1 12 Sep 12 Dec 17 Oct 31 Oct 14 Nov 25 Sep
Dunfermline Athletic 14 Nov 1–1 — 21 Nov 31 Oct 17 Oct 25 Sep 12 Sep 1–0 12 Dec
Greenock Morton 1–2 24 Oct 19 Sep — 5 Dec 11 Sep 0–1 17 Oct 3 Oct 7 Nov
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 17 Oct 21 Nov 0–0 25 Sep — 7 Nov 1–1 12 Dec 5 Sep 10 Oct
Livingston 24 Oct 3 Oct 2–0 14 Nov 19 Sep — 10 Oct 2–0 5 Dec 4 Sep
Partick Thistle 3 Oct 5 Sep 5 Dec 31 Oct 14 Nov 2–0 — 0–0 19 Sep 24 Oct
Queen's Park 5 Dec 18 Sep 24 Oct 5 Sep 3 Oct 21 Nov 7 Nov — 1–2 0–2
Raith Rovers 12 Sep 2–0 7 Nov 12 Dec 24 Oct 25 Sep 21 Nov 10 Oct — 1–1
Stenhousemuir 19 Sep 5 Dec 3 Oct 2–0 3–1 31 Oct 15 Sep 14 Nov 17 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: [14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away ARB AYR DNF GMO ICT LIV PAR QPA RAI STE
Arbroath — 27 Mar 23 Jan 6 Mar 23 Dec 30 Jan 30 Apr 20 Feb 13 Mar 10 Apr
Ayr United 9 Jan — 10 Apr 26 Dec 13 Feb 30 Apr 6 Mar 20 Mar 3 Apr 20 Feb
Dunfermline Athletic 17 Apr 30 Jan — 3 Apr 13 Mar 6 Mar 20 Feb 9 Jan 26 Dec 30 Apr
Greenock Morton 19 Dec 13 Mar 13 Feb — 24 Apr 2 Jan 23 Jan 17 Apr 27 Feb 27 Mar
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20 Mar 17 Apr 2 Jan 20 Feb — 27 Mar 30 Jan 30 Apr 9 Jan 6 Mar
Livingston 3 Apr 27 Feb 19 Dec 20 Mar 23 Jan — 17 Apr 13 Feb 24 Apr 26 Dec
Partick Thistle 27 Feb 19 Dec 24 Apr 10 Apr 3 Apr 9 Jan — 26 Dec 13 Feb 20 Mar
Queen's Park 24 Apr 2 Jan 27 Mar 30 Jan 27 Feb 10 Apr 13 Mar — 19 Dec 23 Jan
Raith Rovers 2 Jan 23 Jan 20 Mar 30 Apr 10 Apr 20 Feb 27 Mar 6 Mar — 30 Jan
Stenhousemuir 13 Feb 24 Apr 27 Feb 9 Jan 19 Dec 13 Mar 2 Jan 3 Apr 17 Apr —
First match(es) will be played: 19 December 2026. Source: [14]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 29 August 2026

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Robbie Muirhead Livingston 3
Scotland Anton Dowds Raith Rovers
3 Scotland Lewis O'Donnell Stenhousemuir 2
4 26 players 1

Source:[15]

Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April

References

  1. ↑ "SPFL Fixtures for 2026/27". SPFL. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Livingston Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Partick Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Queen's Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Stenhousemuir Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  14. 1 2 "William Hill Championship League Results". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "BBC Top Scorers". BBC. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
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