| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 1 May 2026 |
| Matches | 120 |
| Goals | 294 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Josh McPake 14 goals |
| Biggest home win | Raith Rovers 6–0 Ross County (13 December 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Arbroath 0–5 Dunfermline Athletic (13 September 2025) |
| Highest scoring | St Johnstone 4–3 Queen's Park (15 November 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Partick Thistle 5 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Partick Thistle St Johnstone 10 games |
| Longest winless run | Airdrieonians 11 games |
| Longest losing run | Ross County 4 games |
| Highest attendance | 6,894 Dunfermline Athletic v St. Johnstone (8 November 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 718 Queen's Park v Ross County (3 February 2026) |
| Total attendance | 343,416 |
| Average attendance | 2,862 |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 17 February 2026. | |
The2025–26 Scottish Championship (known as theWilliam Hill Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th season of theScottish Championship, the second tier ofScottish 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 andSt Johnstone.
The following teams changed division after the 2024–25 season.
To Championship[edit]Promoted fromLeague One Relegated from thePremiership | From Championship[edit]Relegated toLeague One Promoted to thePremiership
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| 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] |
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| Greenock Morton |   Glasgow Location of teams in2025–26 Scottish Championship | Partick Thistle | |
| Cappielow | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Capacity:11,589[6] | Capacity:10,887[7] | ||
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| 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] |
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| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians |  Aaron Taylor-Sinclair |  Aidan Wilson | Joma | Holemasters |
| Arbroath | David GoldColin Hamilton | Thomas O'Brien | Macron | Megatech |
| Ayr United | Scott Brown |  Ben Dempsey | O'Neills | Jewson |
| Dunfermline Athletic |  Neil Lennon | Kyle Benedictus | Erreà | Gamdom |
| Greenock Morton | Ian Murray | Grant Gillespie | Joma | Dalrada Technology |
| Partick Thistle | Mark Wilson | Lee Ashcroft | O'Neills | WrightKerr All Trades Limited |
| Queen's Park | Sean Crighton | Euan Murray | Adidas | City Facilities Management |
| Raith Rovers | Dougie Imrie | Scott Brown | Joma | Audio Emotion (Home) Sephra (Away) |
| Ross County | Stuart Kettlewell | Declan Gallagher | Macron | Ross-shire Engineering |
| St Johnstone |  Simo Valakari | Jason Holt | Macron | MandM |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partick Thistle | Brian Graham | End of interim spell | 30 May 2025[12] | Pre-season | Mark Wilson | 30 May 2025[13] |
| Airdrieonians | Rhys McCabe | Resigned | 15 August 2025[14] | 9th | Danny Lennon | 27 August 2025[15] |
| Ross County | Don Cowie | Sacked | 24 August 2025[16] | 10th | Tony Docherty | 3 September 2025 |
| Airdrieonians | Danny Lennon | Sacked | 22 October 2025 | 10th | Aaron Taylor-Sinclair | 24 October 2025 (interim) & 1 January 2026 (permanent) |
| Raith Rovers | Barry Robson | Sacked | 11 November 2025 | 6th | Dougie Imrie | 25 November 2025 |
| Greenock Morton | Dougie Imrie | JoinedRaith Rovers | 25 November 2025 | 7th | Ian Murray | 2 January 2026 |
| Ross County | Tony Docherty | Left by mutual consent | 14 December 2025 | 10th | Stuart Kettlewell | 30 December 2025 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Johnstone | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 49 | Promotion to theScottish Premiership |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 44 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Arbroath | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 37 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Ayr United | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 32 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 24 | |
| 9 | Airdrieonians | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 23 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 22 | Relegation toLeague One |
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.
| Home \ Away | AIR | ARB | AYR | DNF | GMO | PAR | QPA | RAI | ROS | STJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Arbroath | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Ayr United | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Greenock Morton | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Partick Thistle | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Queen's Park | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Raith Rovers | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 6–0 | 0–2 |
| Ross County | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 |
| St Johnstone | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | AIR | ARB | AYR | DNF | GMO | PAR | QPA | RAI | ROS | STJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | — | 14 Mar | 25 Apr | 28 Mar | 28 Feb | 18 Apr | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Arbroath | 1–1 | — | TBC | 21 Feb | 1–1 | 25 Apr | 21 Mar | 18 Apr | 7 Mar | 4 Apr |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | 11 Apr | — | TBC | 21 Mar | 4 Apr | TBC | 2–1 | 21 Feb | 1 May |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | 1 May | 2–3 | — | 4 Apr | TBC | 28 Feb | 14 Mar | 3 Mar | 18 Apr |
| Greenock Morton | 1 May | 28 Mar | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 13 Mar | 18 Apr | 0–0 | 2–1 | 7 Mar |
| Partick Thistle | 21 Feb | 28 Feb | 2–1 | 11 Apr | 3–2 | — | 1 May | 0–0 | 27 Mar | 20 Mar |
| Queen's Park | 7 Mar | 2–1 | 14 Mar | 25 Apr | 21 Feb | 2–2 | — | 4 Apr | 0–1 | TBC |
| Raith Rovers | 21 Mar | 2–3 | 27 Mar | 1–2 | 11 Apr | TBC | 4–1 | — | 1 May | 20 Feb |
| Ross County | 4 Apr | 0–2 | 18 Apr | 21 Mar | 25 Apr | 2–0 | 14 Feb | 28 Feb | — | 0–0 |
| St Johnstone | 11 Apr | 1–0 | 28 Feb | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 28 Mar | 25 Apr | 14 Mar | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh McPake | St Johnstone | 14 |
| 2 | Josh Fowler | Queen's Park St Johnstone | 10 |
| 3 | Euan Henderson | Airdrieonians | 9 |
| Andrew Tod | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 5 | Findlay Marshall | Arbroath | 8 |
| Dylan Easton | Raith Rovers | ||
| Jamie Gullan | St Johnstone | ||
| 8 | Mark McKenzie | Ayr United | 7 |
| Logan Chalmers | Partick Thistle | ||
| Ronan Hale | Ross County |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Simo Valakari | St Johnstone | Josh McPake | St Johnstone |
| September | ||||
| October | Mark Wilson | Partick Thistle | Findlay Marshall | Arbroath |
| November | Aidan Fitzpatrick | Partick Thistle | ||
| December | David GoldColin Hamilton | Arbroath | Josh McPake | St Johnstone |
| January | Mark Wilson | Partick Thistle | Tony Watt | Partick Thistle |
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