2013–14 Scottish Championship
# 2013–14 Scottish Championship

The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. This was 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.

Dundee won the title.

## 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

It was a close race for the championship, which offered automatic promotion to the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership. Dundee went into the final day in first place, but Hamilton Academical and Falkirk also had a chance of winning the championship.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 69 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical (O, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 66 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 40 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath (O) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Greenock Morton (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 26 | Relegation to League One |

## Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank

Scorer

Team

Goals

1

Rory Loy

Falkirk

20

2

Kane Hemmings

Cowdenbeath

18

3

Peter MacDonald

Dundee

17

Marc McNulty

Livingston

17

5

Anthony Andreu

Hamilton Academical

14

6

James Keatings

Hamilton Academical

13

Iain Russell

Queen of the South

13

8

Mickaël Antoine-Curier

Hamilton Academical

12

Gavin Reilly

Queen of the South

12

10

Greg Stewart

Cowdenbeath

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## 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.

## Championship play-offs

### Semi-finals

**Second leg**

Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.

Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Final

**Second leg**

Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.

