2015–16 Scottish Championship


The 2015–16 Scottish Championship 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 on 5 April 2016, while Alloa Athletic were relegated after a 0–0 draw against Livingston on 2 April 2016.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.

To Championship

Promoted from Scottish League One
Relegated from Scottish Premiership
Promoted to Scottish Premiership
Relegated to Scottish League One

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 and twice in the second half of the season, making a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Martyn WaghornRangers20
2 Jason CummingsHibernian18
3 John BairdFalkirk17
4 Denny JohnstoneGreenock Morton14
4 Kenny MillerRangers14
6 Derek LyleQueen of the South13
7 Liam BuchananLivingston11
7 Iain RussellQueen of the South11
7 Stevie MallanSt Mirren11

Discipline

Player

Yellow cards
Red cards

Club

Yellow cards
RankClubCards
1Queen of the South72
2Raith Rovers62
3Greenock Morton61
3Livingston61
Red cards
RankClubCards
1Alloa Athletic4
1Dumbarton4
1St Mirren4
4Queen of the South3
4Raith Rovers3

Attendances

Championship play-offs

, the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2015–16 Scottish League One; Ayr United, Peterhead, and Stranraer.

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