2022–23 Scottish Championship
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2022 – 5 May 2023 |
| Champions | Dundee |
| Promoted | Dundee |
| Relegated | Hamilton Academical (via play-offs) Cove Rangers |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 504 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dipo Akinyemi 20 goals |
| Biggest home win | Dundee 7–0 Hamilton Academical (1 April 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Cove Rangers 0–6 Queen's Park (7 January 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Hamilton Academical 4–4 Cove Rangers (29 October 2022) Queen's Park 3–5 Dundee (5 May 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen's Park 6 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dundee Greenock Morton 10 games |
| Longest winless run | Cove Rangers 10 games |
| Longest losing run | Hamilton Academical 7 games |
| Highest attendance | 6,862 Dundee 0–0 Cove Rangers (28 April 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 471 Queen's Park 2–1 Cove Rangers (27 August 2022) Queen's Park 1–2 Greenock Morton (4 October 2022) |
| Total attendance | 397,031 |
| Average attendance | 2,205 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 5 May 2023. | |
The 2022–23 Scottish Championship (known as cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.
Ten teams contested the league: Arbroath, Ayr United, Cove Rangers, Dundee, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle, Queen's Park and Raith Rovers.
Teams
[edit]The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
To Championship[edit]Promoted from League One Relegated from the Premiership | From Championship[edit]Relegated to League One Promoted to the Premiership
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Stadia and locations
[edit]| Arbroath | Ayr United | Cove Rangers | Dundee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | Balmoral Stadium | Dens Park |
| Capacity: 6,600[1] | Capacity: 10,185[2] | Capacity: 3,023[3] | Capacity: 11,775[4] |
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| Greenock Morton |  Location of teams in 2022–23 Scottish Championship | Hamilton Academical | |
| Cappielow | New Douglas Park | ||
| Capacity: 11,589[5] | Capacity: 6,018[6] | ||
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| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Partick Thistle | Queen's Park | Raith Rovers |
| Caledonian Stadium | Firhill Stadium | Ochilview Park[7] | Stark's Park |
| Capacity: 7,512[8] | Capacity: 10,102[9] | Capacity: 3,746[10] | Capacity: 8,867[11] |
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Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath |  Dick Campbell | Thomas O'Brien | Macron | Megatech |
| Ayr United | Lee Bullen |  Sean McGinty | Hummel | Jewson (Home) Lindsay Mortgage Services (Away) |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Mitch Megginson | Adidas | ACE Group |
| Dundee |  Gary Bowyer | Ryan Sweeney | Macron | Crown Engineering Services |
| Greenock Morton | Dougie Imrie | Grant Gillespie | Joma | McGill's |
| Hamilton Academical | John Rankin | Brian Easton | Adidas | Active Access |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Billy Dodds | Sean Welsh | Puma | ILI Group |
| Partick Thistle | Kris Doolan | Ross Docherty | O'Neills | Just Employment Law |
| Queen's Park | Owen Coyle | Lee Kilday | Macron | Scotts |
| Raith Rovers | Ian Murray | Scott Brown | Joma | Dean Park Hotel (Home) Fife Letting Service (Away) |
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raith Rovers | John McGlynn | End of contract | 3 May 2022[12] | Pre-season | Ian Murray | 24 May 2022[13] |
| Dundee | Mark McGhee | 15 May 2022[14] | Gary Bowyer | 8 June 2022[15] | ||
| Queen's Park | John Potter | End of interim spell | 15 May 2022[16] | Owen Coyle | 1 June 2022[17] | |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Signed by Hartlepool United | 3 June 2022[18] | Jim McIntyre | 15 June 2022[19] | |
| Hamilton Academical | Stuart Taylor | Mutual consent | 23 June 2022[20] | John Rankin | 28 June 2022[21] | |
| Cove Rangers | Jim McIntyre | Sacked | 3 January 2023[22] | 8th | Paul Hartley | 5 January 2023[23] |
| Partick Thistle | Ian McCall | 12 February 2023[24] | 5th | Kris Doolan | 12 February 2023[24] |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 63 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 57 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | |
| 6 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Cove Rangers (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 31 | Relegation to League One |
Source: [25]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[26]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[26]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]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.
First half of season (Matches 1–18)
[edit]Second half of season (Matches 19–36)
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dipo Akinyemi | Ayr United | 20 |
| 2 | Simon Murray | Queen's Park | 15 |
| 3 |  Billy Mckay | Inverness CT | 13 |
| Brian Graham | Partick Thistle | ||
| 5 | Zach Robinson | Dundee | 12 |
Awards
[edit]| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
| August | Lee Bullen | Ayr United | Dipo Akinyemi | Ayr United |
| September/October | Dougie Imrie | Greenock Morton | Robbie Muirhead | Greenock Morton |
| November | Gary Bowyer | Dundee | Paul McMullan | Dundee |
| December | Owen Coyle | Queen's Park | Grant Savoury | Queen's Park |
| January | Billy Dodds | Inverness CT | Billy Mckay | Inverness CT |
| February | Dougie Imrie | Greenock Morton | Connor Shields | Queen's Park |
| March | Gary Bowyer | Dundee | Dipo Akinyemi | Ayr United |
| April | Billy Dodds | Inverness CT | Kyle Turner | Partick Thistle |
The SPFL Championship manager of the year was Gary Bowyer of Dundee.
The SPFL Championship player of the year was Dipo Akinyemi of Ayr United.
Championship play-offs
[edit]The semi-finals were contested by the teams placed second to fourth in League One, as well as the team placed ninth in the Championship. The winners advanced to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg.[28]
Qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Academical | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 3 |
| Alloa Athletic | 4 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]| 9 May 2023 | Airdrieonians | 6–2 | Falkirk | Airdrie |
| 19:45 | Devenny  8'McCabe 14', 90' (pen.)Smith 16'Taylor-Sinclair 31'Fordyce 41' | [29] | Donaldson 61' Kennedy 68' | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,272 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 9 May 2023 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Alloa |
| 19:45 | Donnelly 45' | [30] | Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Second leg
[edit]| 13 May 2023 | Falkirk | 0–1 (2–7 agg.) | Airdrieonians | Falkirk |
| 15:00 | [31] |
| Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 13 May 2023 | Hamilton Academical | 5–2 (5–3 agg.) | Alloa Athletic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | [32] | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Chris Graham |
Final
[edit]First leg
[edit]| 17 May 2023 | Airdrieonians | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Airdrie |
| 19:35 |
| [33] | Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
Second leg
[edit]| 20 May 2023 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (5–6 p) | Airdrieonians | Hamilton |
| 17:15 | Report |
| Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 3,429 Referee: Craig Napier | |
| Penalties | ||||
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