Scottish Championship 2014/15
| Scottish Championship 2014/15 | |
| master | Heart of Midlothian |
| Climbers | Heart of Midlothian |
| Relegation ↑ |
Hibernian Edinburgh Glasgow Rangers Queen of the South |
| Relegation ↓ | Alloa Athletic |
| Relegated | Cowdenbeath FC |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 + 6 relegation games |
| Gates | 540 (ø 3 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Jason Cummings(Hibernian Edinburgh) |
| ← Championship 2013/14 | |
| ^ Premiership 2014/15 | |
The Scottish Championship was held for the second time in 2014/15 as the second highest division of men's football in Scotland . The league followed the first-class Premiership and was above League One and Two , making it one of the four leagues in the Scottish Football League . The season was managed by the Scottish Football Association and began on August 9, 2014. The season ended with the 36th matchday on May 2, 2015. In the 2014/15 season, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team.
As relegated from last year's Premiership , Hibernian Edinburgh and Heart of Midlothian came into the championship , which is the first time in 124 years that not a single club from the Scottish capital Edinburgh played in the first division. The Edinburgh Derby was also played for the first time since it was first played in the 1895/96 season in the 2nd division. As a promoted from League One , the Glasgow Rangers came into the championship .
Thus, the 2014/15 season was played out with an exceptionally prominent field of participants. In addition to the three big traditional clubs Hibernian, Hearts and the Rangers, three other former European Cup participants as well as the multiple cup winner FC Falkirk played in the league: the Raith Rovers , Queen of the South and FC Livingston .
Last year's relegated from the Premiership Heart of Midlothian was able to make the promotion again seven game days before the end of the season. The top scorer was Jason Cummings of Hibernian Edinburgh with 18 goals .
societies
| society | city | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa | Recreation Park | 3,100 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | Cowdenbeath | Central Park | 4,370 |
| Dumbarton FC | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium | 2,020 |
| FC Falkirk | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 9,200 |
| Glasgow Rangers | Glasgow | Ibrox Stadium | 50,987 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Edinburgh | Tynecastle Stadium | 18.008 |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Easter Road | 20,421 |
| Livingston FC | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium | 10,006 |
| Queen of the South | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 6,412 |
| Raith Rovers | Kirkcaldy | Stark's Park | 10,104 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heart of Midlothian (A) | 36 | 29 | 4th | 3 | 96:26 | +70 | 91 |
| 2. | Hibernian Edinburgh (A) | 36 | 21st | 7th | 8th | 70:32 | +38 | 70 |
| 3. | Glasgow Rangers (N) | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 69:39 | +30 | 67 |
| 4th | Queen of the South | 36 | 17th | 9 | 10 | 58:41 | +17 | 60 |
| 5. | FC Falkirk | 36 | 14th | 11 | 11 | 48:48 | ± 0 | 53 |
| 6th | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 42:65 | −23 | 43 |
| 7th | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 9 | 7th | 20th | 36:79 | −43 | 34 |
| 8th. | Livingston FC 1 | 36 | 8th | 8th | 20th | 41:53 | −12 | 27 |
| 9. | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 6th | 9 | 21st | 34:56 | −22 | 27 |
| 10. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 7th | 4th | 25th | 31:86 | −55 | 25th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2014/15 season | |
| Promoted to the Premiership | |
| Participation in the promotion play-offs | |
| Participation in the relegation relegation | |
| Relegated to League One | |
| At the end of the 2013/14 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the Premiership |
| (N) | Promoted from League One |
Relegation
Participants in the relegation games are the ninth placed from this year's championship, Alloa Athletic , as well as the three teams from League One , FC Stranraer , Forfar Athletic and Brechin City . The winners of the first round play in the last round for a place for the following Scottish Championship season 2015/16 .
- First round
The games were played on May 6th and 9th, 2015.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 1: 2 | Alloa Athletic | 0: 2 | 1-0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 4: 1 | FC Stranraer | 3-0 | 1: 1 |
- Second round
The games will be played on May 13th and 17th, 2015.
| total | First leg | Return leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forfar Athletic | 3: 4 | Alloa Athletic | 3: 1 | 0: 3 |
List of goalscorers
| Pl. | Surname | team | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Jason Cummings
|
Hibernian Edinburgh | 18th |
| 2. |
Derek Lyle
|
Queen of the South | 15th |
| 3. |
Liam Buchanan
|
Alloa Athletic | 14th |
| 4th |
 Dominique Malonga
|
Hibernian Edinburgh | 13 |
|
Gavin Reilly
|
Queen of the South | ||
| 6th |
 Genero Zeefuik
|
Heart of Midlothian | 12 |
| 7th |
James Keatings
|
Heart of Midlothian | 11 |
 Osman Sow
|
Heart of Midlothian | ||
|
Jamie Walker
|
Heart of Midlothian | ||
|
Jordan White
|
Livingston FC | ||
| 11. |
John Baird
|
FC Falkirk | 10 |
|
Nicky Law
|
Glasgow Rangers | ||
|
Danny Mullen
|
Livingston FC | ||
|
Mark Stewart
|
Raith Rovers |
The Heart of Midlothian championship team
(Players with at least one stake were taken into account; stakes and goals are given in brackets)
| Heart of Midlothian | |
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Web links
- Official website of the Scottish Championship
- The Scottish Football League Championship Tables at spfl.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ^ SFL clubs vote in favor of merger with SPL. BBC Sport, June 12, 2013, accessed June 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Fixtures published next week. spfl.co.uk, June 11, 2013, accessed June 13, 2014 .
- ↑ Hearts seal Championship title. spfl.co.uk, March 22, 2015, accessed March 23, 2015 .
- ↑ bbc.co.uk: Livingston: SPFL deducts five points over tax breaches