2016–17 Scottish Championship

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

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Promoted from Scottish League One

• Dunfermline Athletic
• Ayr United

Relegated from Scottish Premiership

• Dundee United

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Relegated to Scottish League One

• Alloa Athletic
• Livingston

Promoted to Scottish Premiership

• Rangers

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{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://uk.soccerway.com/national/scotland/first-division/20162017/regular-season/r35425/ Soccerway]

|team1=HIB |team2=FAL |team3=DUN |team4=GMO |team5=DNF |team6=QOS |team7=STM |team8=DUM |team9=RAI |team10=AYR

|result1=SP |result2=2PPO |result3=4PPO |result4=4PPO |result9=RPO |result10=REL

|win_AYR=7 |draw_AYR=12 |loss_AYR=17 |gf_AYR=33 |ga_AYR=62

|win_DUM=9 |draw_DUM=12 |loss_DUM=15 |gf_DUM=46 |ga_DUM=56

|win_DUN=15 |draw_DUN=12 |loss_DUN=9 |gf_DUN=50 |ga_DUN=42

|win_DNF=12 |draw_DNF=12 |loss_DNF=12 |gf_DNF=46 |ga_DNF=43

|win_FAL=16 |draw_FAL=12 |loss_FAL=8 |gf_FAL=58 |ga_FAL=40

|win_GMO=13 |draw_GMO=13 |loss_GMO=10 |gf_GMO=44 |ga_GMO=41

|win_HIB=19 |draw_HIB=14 |loss_HIB=3 |gf_HIB=59 |ga_HIB=25

|win_QOS=11 |draw_QOS=10 |loss_QOS=15 |gf_QOS=46 |ga_QOS=52

|win_RAI=10 |draw_RAI=9 |loss_RAI=17 |gf_RAI=35 |ga_RAI=52

|win_STM=9 |draw_STM=12 |loss_STM=15 |gf_STM=52 |ga_STM=56

|status_HIB=C,P

|status_RAI=R

|status_AYR=R

|name_AYR = Ayr United

|name_DUM = Dumbarton

|name_DUN = Dundee United

|name_DNF = Dunfermline Athletic

|name_FAL = Falkirk

|name_GMO = Greenock Morton

|name_HIB = Hibernian

|name_QOS = Queen of the South

|name_RAI = Raith Rovers

|name_STM = St Mirren

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

|res_col_header=PQR

|col_SP=green1 |text_SP=Promotion to Premiership

|col_2PPO=yellow1|text_2PPO=Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals

|col_4PPO=yellow2|text_4PPO=Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Championship play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to League One

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{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=tr

|toptext=The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.{{clear right}}

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|team2=Falkirk

|pos2=9/7/8/6/5/4/3/3/3/5/5/5/5/5/3/3/3/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

|team3=Dundee United

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|team4=Greenock Morton

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|team5=Dunfermline Athletic

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|team6=Queen of the South

|pos6=6/3/3/3/2/1/1/1/2/3/4/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/7/7/7/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/6/6/6

|team7=St Mirren

|pos7=7/9/9/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/9/8/9/8/7

|team8=Dumbarton

|pos8=8/5/5/5/6/8/9/9/9/9/9/8/8/9/8/9/8/8/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/8/7/7/8/8/7/7/9/7/7/8

|team9=Raith Rovers

|pos9=1/1/1/2/3/3/4/4/5/4/3/3/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/5/6/7/8/8/8/7/8/8/6/7/8/8/7/8/9/9

|team10=Ayr United

|pos10=10/10/10/10/7/6/6/7/7/6/7/7/7/7/7/8/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/9/10/10/10/10/10

|color_1 = #BBF3BB| text_1 =Leader - Promotion to 2017–18 Scottish Premiership

|color_2 = #FFFFBB| text_2 =Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals

|color_3-4 = #FFFFCC| text_3-4 =Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals

|color_9 = #FFCCCC| text_9 =Qualification to Championship play-offs

|color_10 = #FFBBBB| text_10 =Relegation to 2017–18 Scottish League One

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|updated=6 May 2017

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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.

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|team6=GMO|team7=HIB|team8=QOS|team9=RAI|team10=STM

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|match_AYR_DUN=0–1

|match_AYR_DNF=0–0

|match_AYR_FAL=0–1

|match_AYR_GMO=2–1

|match_AYR_HIB=0–3

|match_AYR_QOS=1–0

|match_AYR_RAI=0–2

|match_AYR_STM=1–1

|name_DUM=Dumbarton

|match_DUM_AYR=0–3

|match_DUM_DUN=1–0

|match_DUM_DNF=2–2

|match_DUM_FAL=2–1

|match_DUM_GMO=0–2

|match_DUM_HIB=0–1

|match_DUM_QOS=0–0

|match_DUM_RAI=0–0

|match_DUM_STM=1–1

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|match_DUN_AYR=3–0

|match_DUN_DUM=2–1

|match_DUN_DNF=1–0

|match_DUN_FAL=1–0

|match_DUN_GMO=2–1

|match_DUN_HIB=1–0

|match_DUN_QOS=1–1

|match_DUN_RAI=2–2

|match_DUN_STM=2–1

|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

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|match_DNF_DUM=4–3

|match_DNF_DUN=1–3

|match_DNF_FAL=1–1

|match_DNF_GMO=2–1

|match_DNF_HIB=1–3

|match_DNF_QOS=0–1

|match_DNF_RAI=0–0

|match_DNF_STM=4–3

|name_FAL=Falkirk

|match_FAL_AYR=2–0

|match_FAL_DUM=1–0

|match_FAL_DUN=3–1

|match_FAL_DNF=2–1

|match_FAL_GMO=1–1

|match_FAL_HIB=1–2

|match_FAL_QOS=2–2

|match_FAL_RAI=2–4

|match_FAL_STM=3–1

|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|match_GMO_AYR=2–1

|match_GMO_DUM=1–1

|match_GMO_DUN=0–0

|match_GMO_DNF=2–1

|match_GMO_FAL=1–1

|match_GMO_HIB=1–1

|match_GMO_QOS=1–0

|match_GMO_RAI=1–0

|match_GMO_STM=3–1

|name_HIB=Hibernian

|match_HIB_AYR=1–2

|match_HIB_DUM=2–0

|match_HIB_DUN=1–1

|match_HIB_DNF=2–1

|match_HIB_FAL=1–1

|match_HIB_GMO=4–0

|match_HIB_QOS=4–0

|match_HIB_RAI=1–1

|match_HIB_STM=2–0

|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|match_QOS_AYR=4–1

|match_QOS_DUM=1–2

|match_QOS_DUN=1–4

|match_QOS_DNF=2–2

|match_QOS_FAL=2–0

|match_QOS_GMO=0–5

|match_QOS_HIB=0–0

|match_QOS_RAI=3–1

|match_QOS_STM=2–3

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_AYR=1–1

|match_RAI_DUM=3–2

|match_RAI_DUN=0–0

|match_RAI_DNF=2–0

|match_RAI_FAL=0–2

|match_RAI_GMO=0–1

|match_RAI_HIB=0–0

|match_RAI_QOS=1–0

|match_RAI_STM=3–1

|name_STM=St Mirren

|match_STM_AYR=1–1

|match_STM_DUM=0–1

|match_STM_DUN=0–2

|match_STM_DNF=0–1

|match_STM_FAL=1–1

|match_STM_GMO=1–1

|match_STM_HIB=0–2

|match_STM_QOS=1–3

|match_STM_RAI=1–0

|source=[http://spfl.co.uk/championship/results/ Scottish Championship]

|update=7 February 2017

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|team1=AYR|team2=DUM|team3=DUN|team4=DNF|team5=FAL

|team6=GMO|team7=HIB|team8=QOS|team9=RAI|team10=STM

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|match_AYR_DUM=2–1

|match_AYR_DUN=0–0

|match_AYR_DNF=0–2

|match_AYR_FAL=1–4

|match_AYR_GMO=1–4

|match_AYR_HIB=0–4

|match_AYR_QOS=0–2

|match_AYR_RAI=1–0

|match_AYR_STM=0–2

|name_DUM=Dumbarton

|match_DUM_AYR=2–2

|match_DUM_DUN=1–0

|match_DUM_DNF=0–2

|match_DUM_FAL=0–1

|match_DUM_GMO=1–0

|match_DUM_HIB=0–1

|match_DUM_QOS=1–2

|match_DUM_RAI=4–0

|match_DUM_STM=2–2

|name_DUN=Dundee United

|match_DUN_AYR=2–1

|match_DUN_DUM=2–2

|match_DUN_DNF=1–0

|match_DUN_FAL=1–1

|match_DUN_GMO=1–1

|match_DUN_HIB=0–1

|match_DUN_QOS=3–3

|match_DUN_RAI=3–0

|match_DUN_STM=3–2

|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|match_DNF_AYR=0–1

|match_DNF_DUM=5–1

|match_DNF_DUN=1–1

|match_DNF_FAL=1–2

|match_DNF_GMO=3–1

|match_DNF_HIB=1–1

|match_DNF_QOS=1–1

|match_DNF_RAI=1–0

|match_DNF_STM=1–1

|name_FAL=Falkirk

|match_FAL_AYR=1–1

|match_FAL_DUM=2–2

|match_FAL_DUN=3–0

|match_FAL_DNF=2–0

|match_FAL_GMO=0–1

|match_FAL_HIB=1–2

|match_FAL_QOS=2–2

|match_FAL_RAI=1–0

|match_FAL_STM=2–2

|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|match_GMO_AYR=1–1

|match_GMO_DUM=2–1

|match_GMO_DUN=1–1

|match_GMO_DNF=0–1

|match_GMO_FAL=2–2

|match_GMO_HIB=1–1

|match_GMO_QOS=1–0

|match_GMO_RAI=2–0

|match_GMO_STM=1–4

|name_HIB=Hibernian

|match_HIB_AYR=1–1

|match_HIB_DUM=2–2

|match_HIB_DUN=3–0

|match_HIB_DNF=2–2

|match_HIB_FAL=2–1

|match_HIB_GMO=0–0

|match_HIB_QOS=3–0

|match_HIB_RAI=3–2

|match_HIB_STM=1–1

|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|match_QOS_AYR=0–0

|match_QOS_DUM=1–2

|match_QOS_DUN=4–2

|match_QOS_DNF=0–1

|match_QOS_FAL=0–2

|match_QOS_GMO=3–0

|match_QOS_HIB=0–1

|match_QOS_RAI=2–1

|match_QOS_STM=0–2

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_AYR=2–1

|match_RAI_DUM=1–3

|match_RAI_DUN=2–1

|match_RAI_DNF=0–2

|match_RAI_FAL=1–4

|match_RAI_GMO=2–0

|match_RAI_HIB=1–1

|match_RAI_QOS=1–1

|match_RAI_STM=2–0

|name_STM=St Mirren

|match_STM_AYR=6–2

|match_STM_DUM=1–1

|match_STM_DUN=3–2

|match_STM_DNF=0–0

|match_STM_FAL=1–2

|match_STM_GMO=1–1

|match_STM_HIB=2–0

|match_STM_QOS=0–3

|match_STM_RAI=5–0

|source=[http://spfl.co.uk/championship/results/ Scottish Championship]

|update=6 May 2017

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:{{note label|Hardie|1|note 1}}3 league goals scored whilst on loan with St Mirren

;Notes

• ⁴ Player scored 4 goals

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{{small|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/scottish-championship/46/statistics/discipline?season=2016&seasonType=1 |title=2016–17 Scottish Championship statistics – Player Discipline |publisher=ESPN |access-date=7 August 2017}}}}

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{{small|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/scottish-championship/46/statistics/fairplay?season=2016&seasonType=1 |title=2016–17 Scottish Championship statistics – Club Discipline |publisher=ESPN |access-date=7 August 2017}}}}

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• The Championship Manager of the Season was awarded to Jim Duffy.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/201617-award-for-morton-manager/ |title=2016/17 award for Morton manager |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://gmfc.net/2017/05/25/duffy-named-championship-manager-of-the-season/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429155853/https://gmfc.net/2017/05/25/duffy-named-championship-manager-of-the-season/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 April 2018 |title=Duffy wins Championship manager of the season |first=Jonathan |last=Mitchell |publisher=Greenock Morton FC |date=25 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017 }}

• The Championship Player of the Season was awarded to John McGinn.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/mcginn-claims-championship-award/ |title=McGinn claims Championship award |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017 |archive-date=1 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601073647/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/mcginn-claims-championship-award/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15306425.Hibernian_s_John_McGinn_named_Championship_player_of_the_season/ |title=Hibernian's John McGinn named Championship player of the season |first=Alasdair |last=Mackenzie |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017}}

The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:

• Goalkeeper: Cammy Bell (Dundee United)
• Defence: Nicky Devlin (Ayr United), Darren McGregor (Hibernian), Thomas O'Ware (Greenock Morton), Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian)
• Midfield: Stevie Mallan (St Mirren), John McGinn (Hibernian), Ross Forbes (Greenock Morton)
• Attack: Tony Andreu (Dundee United), Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South), Jason Cummings (Hibernian)

Raith Rovers the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One; Alloa Athletic, Airdrieonians and Brechin City.

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|nobars = 1

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|time = 19:45

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39833666 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Brechin City

|team2 = Raith Rovers

|goals1 = Caldwell {{goal|45+1|pen.}}

|goals2 = McManus {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Glebe Park

|location = Brechin

|attendance = 1,022

|referee = Don Robertson

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|nobars = 1

|date = 10 May 2017

|time = 19:45

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39833665 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Airdrieonians

|team2 = Alloa Athletic

|goals1 = Ryan {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Excelsior Stadium

|location = Airdrie

|attendance = 1,199

|referee = Stephen Finnie

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|nobars = 1

|date = 13 May 2017

|time = 15:00

|score = 3 – 3

|aggregatescore = 4 – 4

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39833664 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Raith Rovers

|team2 = Brechin City

|goals1 = Mvoto {{goal|68}}
McManus {{goal|90+1}}
Hardie {{goal|101}}

|goals2 = Caldwell {{goal|51}}
Trouten {{goal|84}}
Watt {{goal|115}}

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Thompson {{pengoal}}
B. Barr {{penmiss}}
McManus {{pengoal}}
Robertson {{penmiss}}

|penalties2 = Dyer {{pengoal}}
Watt {{penmiss}}
McLean {{penmiss}}
Trouten {{pengoal}}
Love {{pengoal}}
Jackson {{pengoal}}

|stadium = Stark's Park

|location = Kirkcaldy

|attendance =

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|nobars = 1

|date = 13 May 2017

|time = 15:00

|score = 1 – 0

|aggregatescore = 1 – 1

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39833667 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Alloa Athletic

|team2 = Airdrieonians

|goals1 = Robertson {{goal|50}}

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore = 4 – 3

|penalties1 = Taggart {{pengoal}}
Hetherington {{penmiss}}
Kirkpatrick {{pengoal}}
Graham {{pengoal}}
Waters {{pengoal}}

|penalties2 = Ryan {{pengoal}}
Leitch {{pengoal}}
Russell {{penmiss}}
MacDonald {{penmiss}}
McIntosh {{pengoal}}

|stadium = Recreation Park

|location = Alloa

|attendance =

|referee = Barry Cook

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The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship.

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|nobars = 1

|date = 17 May 2017

|time = 19:35

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39911188 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Brechin City

|team2 = Alloa Athletic

|goals1 = Ford {{goal|56}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Glebe Park

|location = Brechin

|attendance = 702

|referee = Euan Anderson

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|nobars = 1

|date = 20 May 2017

|time = 17:15

|score = 4 – 3

|aet = yes

|aggregatescore = 4 – 4

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/39985725 BBC Sport report]

|team1 = Alloa Athletic

|team2 = Brechin City

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Mackin {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Dale {{goal|34}}
McLean {{goal|54}}
Watt {{goal|78}}

|penaltyscore = 4 – 5

|penalties1 = Taggart {{pengoal}}
Spence {{penmiss}}
Kirkpatrick {{pengoal}}
Graham {{pengoal}}
Waters {{pengoal}}
Flannigan {{penmiss}}

|penalties2 = Dyer {{pengoal}}
Hill {{pengoal}}
Jackson {{penmiss}}
Trouten {{pengoal}}
Love {{pengoal}}
Dale {{pengoal}}

|stadium = Recreation Park

|location = Alloa

|attendance = 1,204

|referee = Nick Walsh

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