A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Promoted | Rangers |
| Relegated | Alloa Athletic Livingston |
| Europa League | Hibernian |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 483 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martyn Waghorn (20 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Queen of the South 6–0 Dumbarton[2] (19 March 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Dumbarton 0–6 Rangers[2] (2 January 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Raith Rovers 4–3 St Mirren[2] (5 March 2016) Rangers 4–3 Queen of the South[2] (26 March 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches:[2] Rangers |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches:[2] Hibernian |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches:[2] Alloa Athletic |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches:[2] Alloa Athletic |
| Highest attendance | 50,349[2] Rangers 1–1 Alloa Athletic (23 April 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 468[2] Dumbarton 3–1 Alloa Athletic (8 March 2016) |
| Total attendance | 1,331,484[2] |
| Average attendance | 7,397[2] |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 7 May 2016. | |
The 2015–16 Scottish Championship (referred to as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is 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,[3] while Alloa Athletic were relegated after a 0–0 draw against Livingston on 2 April 2016.[4]
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.
To ChampionshipPromoted from Scottish League One Relegated from Scottish Premiership |
From ChampionshipPromoted to Scottish Premiership Relegated to Scottish League One
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Stadia and locations
| Alloa Athletic | Dumbarton | Falkirk | Greenock Morton |
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| Recreation Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium | Falkirk Stadium | Cappielow Park |
| Capacity: 3,100[5] | Capacity: 2,020[6] | Capacity: 8,750[7] | Capacity: 11,589[8] |
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| Hibernian | Livingston | ||
| Easter Road | Almondvale Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,421[9] | Capacity: 9,865[10] | ||
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| Queen of the South | Raith Rovers | Rangers | St Mirren |
| Palmerston Park | Stark's Park | Ibrox Stadium | St Mirren Park |
| Capacity: 8,690[11] | Capacity: 8,867[12] | Capacity: 50,817[13] | Capacity: 8,023[14] |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic |  Jack Ross
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Pendle | Marshall Construction |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Aitken
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Joma | Baxter Ramsay |
| Falkirk | Peter Houston
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Puma | Central Demolition |
| Greenock Morton | Jim Duffy
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Nike | Millions Sweets |
| Hibernian |  Alan Stubbs
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Nike | Marathonbet |
| Livingston | David Hopkin
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Joma | Energy Assets |
| Queen of the South | Gavin Skelton (Caretaker)
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Joma | Palmerston Cafe |
| Raith Rovers | Ray McKinnon
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Puma | valmcdermid.com (Home shirt) D&G Autocare (Away shirt) |
| Rangers | Mark Warburton
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Puma | 32Red |
| St Mirren | Alex Rae
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Carbrini | JD Sports |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton | Ian Murray
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Signed by St Mirren | 22 May 2015[15] | Pre-season | Stevie Aitken
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27 May 2015[16] |
| St Mirren | Gary Teale
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Sacked | 22 May 2015[15] | Ian Murray
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22 May 2015[15] | |
| Raith Rovers | Laurie Ellis (interim)
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End of interim | 23 May 2015[17] | Ray McKinnon
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23 May 2015[17] | |
| Rangers | Stuart McCall (interim)
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End of interim | 15 June 2015[18] | Mark Warburton
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15 June 2015[18] | |
| Alloa Athletic | Danny Lennon
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Resigned | 7 December 2015[19] | 10th | Jack Ross
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15 December 2015[20] |
| St Mirren | Ian Murray
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Resigned | 12 December 2015[21] | 8th | Alex Rae
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18 December 2015[22] |
| Livingston | Mark Burchill
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Sacked | 21 December 2015[23] | 9th | David Hopkina
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23 December 2015[24][25] |
| Queen of the South | James Fowler
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Sacked | 19 April 2016[26] | 7th | Gavin Skelton (interim)
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19 April 2016[26] |
a.^ Initially interim, made permanent 5 January 2016