2025–26 Scottish Championship

Scottish Championship
Season2025–26
Dates1 August 2025 – 1 May 2026
Matches played11
Goals scored26 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerJosh McPake
3 goals
Biggest home winSt Johnstone 5–1 Partick Thistle (2 August 2025)
Biggest away winQueen's Park 1–3 Arbroath (9 August 2025)
Highest scoringSt Johnstone 5–1 Partick Thistle (2 August 2025)
Longest winning runRaith Rovers
St Johnstone
2 games
Longest unbeaten runRaith Rovers
3 games
Longest winless runAirdrieonians
Ayr United
Queen's Park
Ross County
2 games
Longest losing runAirdrieonians
Ayr United
Partick Thistle
Queen's Park
Ross County
1 game
Highest attendance6,511
Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic
(22 August 2025)
Lowest attendance836
Queen's Park v Arbroath
(9 August 2025)
Total attendance36,320
Average attendance3,302
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Scottish Championship (known as the William Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 1 August 2025.[1]

Ten teams contest the league: Airdrieonians, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers, Ross County and St Johnstone.

Teams

The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.

Stadia and locations

Airdrieonians Arbroath Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic
Excelsior Stadium Gayfield Park Somerset Park East End Park
Capacity: 10,101[2] Capacity: 6,056[3] Capacity: 10,185[4] Capacity: 11,480[5]
Greenock Morton
Location of teams in 2025–26 Scottish Championship
 Partick Thistle
Cappielow Firhill Stadium
Capacity: 11,589[6] Capacity: 10,887[7]
Queen's Park Raith Rovers Ross County St Johnstone
Lesser Hampden Stark's Park Victoria Park McDiarmid Park
Capacity: 990[8] Capacity: 8,867[9] Capacity: 6,541[10] Capacity: 10,696[11]
Championship football clubs in Glasgow

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Airdrieonians Vacant Scotland Aidan Wilson Joma Holemasters
Arbroath Scotland David Gold
Scotland Colin Hamilton 		Scotland Thomas O'Brien Macron Megatech
Ayr United Scotland Scott Brown England Ben Dempsey O'Neills Jewson
Dunfermline Athletic Northern Ireland Neil Lennon Scotland Kyle Benedictus Erreà Gamdom
Greenock Morton Scotland Dougie Imrie Scotland Grant Gillespie Joma Dalrada Technology
Partick Thistle Scotland Mark Wilson Scotland Lee Ashcroft O'Neills WrightKerr All Trades Limited
Queen's Park Scotland Sean Crighton Scotland Euan Murray Adidas City Facilities Management
Raith Rovers Scotland Barry Robson Scotland Scott Brown Joma Audio Emotion (Home)
Sephra (Away)
Ross County Scotland Don Cowie England Connor Randall Macron Ross-shire Engineering
St Johnstone Finland Simo Valakari Scotland Jason Holt Macron MandM

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Partick Thistle Scotland Brian Graham End of interim spell 30 May 2025[12] Pre-season Scotland Mark Wilson 30 May 2025[13]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Raith Rovers 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Promotion to the Scottish Premiership
2 St Johnstone 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Arbroath 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
5 Greenock Morton 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
6 Ross County 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
7 Ayr United 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
8 Queen's Park 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
9 Airdrieonians 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Partick Thistle 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. Source: [14]
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).[15]

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 AIR ARB AYR DNF GMO PAR QPA RAI ROS STJ
Airdrieonians — 25 Oct 22 Nov 11 Oct 4 Oct 8 Nov 23 Aug 20 Sep 2–2 6 Sep
Arbroath 30 Aug — 1–1 13 Sep 20 Sep 13 Dec 11 Oct 22 Nov 1 Nov 18 Oct
Ayr United 27 Sep 15 Nov — 1 Nov 18 Oct 6 Dec 30 Aug 0–1 13 Sep 13 Dec
Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 6 Dec TBC — 22 Nov 27 Sep 4 Oct 18 Oct 30 Aug 8 Nov
Greenock Morton 13 Dec 8 Nov 23 Aug 0–0 — 11 Oct 6 Dec 6 Sep 27 Sep 25 Oct
Partick Thistle 13 Sep 4 Oct TBC 15 Nov 1–1 — 1 Nov 30 Aug 18 Oct 22 Nov
Queen's Park 18 Oct 1–3 25 Oct 13 Dec 13 Sep 6 Sep — 8 Nov 22 Nov 27 Sep
Raith Rovers 15 Nov 27 Sep 11 Oct 2–0 1 Nov 25 Oct 1–1 — 13 Dec 13 Sep
Ross County 6 Dec 6 Sep 8 Nov 25 Oct 15 Nov 23 Aug 20 Sep 4 Oct — 0–1
St Johnstone 1 Nov 23 Aug 4 Oct 19 Sep 30 Aug 5–1 15 Nov 6 Dec 11 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. Source: [16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season (Matches 19–36)

Home \ Away AIR ARB AYR DNF GMO PAR QPA RAI ROS STJ
Airdrieonians — 14 Mar 25 Apr 28 Mar 28 Feb 18 Apr 20 Dec 3 Jan 24 Jan 14 Feb
Arbroath 27 Dec — 14 Feb 21 Feb 24 Jan 25 Apr 21 Mar 18 Apr 7 Mar 4 Apr
Ayr United 10 Jan 11 Apr — 7 Mar 21 Mar 4 Apr 3 Jan 31 Jan 21 Feb 1 May
Dunfermline Athletic 31 Jan 1 May 20 Dec — 4 Apr 14 Feb 28 Feb 14 Mar 3 Jan 18 Apr
Greenock Morton 1 May 28 Mar 27 Dec 10 Jan — 14 Mar 18 Apr 14 Feb 31 Jan 7 Mar
Partick Thistle 21 Feb 28 Feb 24 Jan 11 Apr 3 Jan — 1 May 20 Dec 28 Mar 21 Mar
Queen's Park 7 Mar 31 Jan 14 Mar 25 Apr 21 Feb 27 Dec — 4 Apr 11 Apr 10 Jan
Raith Rovers 21 Mar 10 Jan 28 Mar 27 Dec 11 Apr 7 Mar 24 Jan — 1 May 21 Feb
Ross County 4 Apr 20 Dec 18 Apr 21 Mar 25 Apr 10 Jan 14 Feb 28 Feb — 27 Dec
St Johnstone 11 Apr 3 Jan 28 Feb 24 Jan 20 Dec 31 Jan 28 Mar 25 Apr 14 Mar —
First match(es) will be played: 20 December 2025. Source: [16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 22 August 2025

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Josh McPake St Johnstone 3
2 Scotland Euan Henderson Airdrieonians 2
Scotland Dylan Easton Raith Rovers
England Akil Wright Ross County


References

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  2. ^ "Airdrieonians Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Arbroath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Ayr United Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Partick Thistle Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Queen's Park Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Ross County Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  11. ^ "St Johnstone Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Partick Thistle name Wilson as new manager". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Partick Thistle name Wilson as new manager". BBC Sport. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  15. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  16. ^ a b "William Hill Championship League Results". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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