2015–16 Scottish Championship


The 2015–16 Scottish Championship was the 22nd 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 2014–15 [Scottish League One|Scottish League One]
Relegated from Scottish Premiership

From Championship

Promoted to Scottish Premiership
Relegated to Scottish League One

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.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

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

Championship play-offs

Livingston, 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.

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.