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2013–14 Scottish Championship

Field	Value
logo	Scottish Championship.svg
pixels	250
competition	Scottish Championship
season	[2013–14](2013-14-in-scottish-football)
winners	Dundee
promoted	Dundee
Hamilton Academical
relegated	Greenock Morton
matches	170
total goals	476
league topscorer	Rory Loy (20 goals)
biggest home win	Hamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton
(3 May 2014)
biggest away win	Greenock Morton 1–5 Livingston
(23 November 2013)
Alloa Athletic 1–5 Dumbarton
(18 January 2014)
highest scoring	Hamilton Academical 10–2 Greenock Morton
(3 May 2014)
highest attendance	10,718
Dundee 2–1 Dumbarton
(3 May 2014)
lowest attendance	318
Cowdenbeath 3–0 Greenock Morton
(25 March 2014)
prevseason	[2012–13](2012-13-scottish-first-division)
nextseason	[2014–15](2014-15-scottish-championship)

Hamilton Academical (3 May 2014) (23 November 2013) Alloa Athletic 1–5 Dumbarton (18 January 2014) (3 May 2014) Dundee 2–1 Dumbarton (3 May 2014) Cowdenbeath 3–0 Greenock Morton (25 March 2014)

The 2013–14 Scottish Championship was the 20th 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	SCO Barry Smith	Pendle	Marshall Construction
Cowdenbeath	NIR Jimmy Nicholl	Uhlsport	Subsea Pressure Controls
Dumbarton	SCO Ian Murray	1872 (Club own brand)	Bet Butler
Dundee	SCO Paul Hartley	Puma	Kilmac Energy
Falkirk	SCO Gary Holt	Puma	Central Demolition
Greenock Morton	NIR Kenny Shiels	Puma	Millions Chews
Hamilton Academical	SCO Alex Neil	Nike	M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A)
Livingston		SCO John McGlynn	Adidas	Energy Assets Group
Queen of the South	SCO Jim McIntyre	Joma	Southwest Mechanical Services
Raith Rovers	SCO 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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Team	url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-championship/top-scorers
1	SCO Rory Loy	Falkirk	20
2	ENG Kane Hemmings	Cowdenbeath	18
3	SCO Peter MacDonald	Dundee	17
SCO Marc McNulty	Livingston	17
5	FRA Anthony Andreu	Hamilton Academical	14
6	SCO James Keatings	Hamilton Academical	13
SCO Iain Russell	Queen of the South	13
8	FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier	Hamilton Academical	12
SCO Gavin Reilly	Queen of the South	12
10	SCO Greg Stewart	Cowdenbeath	11

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.

First half of season

Second half of season

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

First leg

Bell

Second leg

O'Brien Cowdenbeath won 5–2 on aggregate.

El Bakhtaoui Dunfermline Athletic won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

O'Brien G. Stewart Cowdenbeath won 4–1 on aggregate.

References

(12 June 2013). "SFL clubs vote in favour of merger with SPL". BBC.
(May 2014). "Dundee win Scottish Championship". Scotsman.
"Alloa Athletic Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Cowdenbeath Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Dumbarton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Dundee Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Falkirk Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Greenock Morton Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Hamilton Academical Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Livingstone Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Queen of the South Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
"Raith Rovers Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League.
(1 May 2014). "Championship: Hamilton & Falkirk hope for Dundee slip-up". BBC.
"Scottish Championship Top Scorers". BBC.

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