| Pixels: | 250 |
| Competition: | Ladbrokes Championship |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Hibernian |
| Promoted: | Hibernian |
| Relegated: | Ayr United Raith Rovers |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 469 |
| League Topscorer: | Jason Cummings Stephen Dobbie (19 goals)[1] [2] |
| Biggest Home Win: | [3] (29 April 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (15 October 2016) |
| Highest Scoring: | (24 December 2016) (1 April 2017) |
| Longest Wins: | 5 matches: Dundee United Hibernian Queen of the South |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches: Dundee United |
| Longest Winless: | 15 matches: Ayr United Raith Rovers |
| Longest Losses: | 7 matches: Queen of the South |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,764 (6 May 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 600 (19 November 2016) |
| Attendance: | 808,085 |
| Average Attendance: | 4,489 (2,908[4]) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Updated: | 7 May 2017 |
The 2016–17 Scottish Championship (known as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.[5]
Hibernian won the league title and promotion after a 3–0 win against Queen of the South on 15 April 2017.[6]
The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.
Promoted from Scottish League One
Relegated from Scottish Premiership
Relegated to Scottish League One
Promoted to Scottish Premiership
| Ayr United | Dumbarton | Dundee United | Dunfermline Athletic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Park | Dumbarton Football Stadium | Tannadice Park | East End Park | |
| Capacity: 10,185[7] | Capacity: 2,020[8] | Capacity: 14,223[9] | Capacity: 11,904[10] | |
| Falkirk | Greenock Morton | |||
| Falkirk Stadium | Cappielow Park | |||
| Capacity: 7,937[11] | Capacity: 11,589[12] | |||
| Hibernian | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers | St. Mirren | |
| Easter Road | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park | Paisley 2021 Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,421[13] | Capacity: 8,690[14] | Capacity: 9,031[15] | Capacity: 8,023[16] | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | Ian McCall | Nicky Devlin | Adidas | Bodog | |
| Dumbarton | Stephen Aitken | Darren Barr | Joma | Turnberry Homes | |
| Dundee United | Ray McKinnon |  Seán Dillon | Nike | McEwan Fraser Legal | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | Allan Johnston | Andy Geggan | Joma | SRJ Windows | |
| Falkirk | Peter Houston | Mark Kerr | Puma | Central Demolition | |
| Greenock Morton | Jim Duffy | Lee Kilday | Vision Outsourcing | Millions | |
| Hibernian | Neil Lennon | David Gray | Nike | Marathonbet | |
| Queen of the South | Gary Naysmith | John Rankin | Macron | KBT Pharmacy | |
| Raith Rovers | John Hughes | Jason Thomson | Puma | valmcdermid.com (Home shirt) Myeloma UK (Away shirt) | |
| St Mirren | Jack Ross | Stephen McGinn | Carbrini | JD Sports |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United |  | Sacked | 4 May 2016[17] | Pre-season | 12 May 2016[18] | ||
| Raith Rovers | Resigned | 11 May 2016[19] | 20 May 2016[20] | ||||
| Hibernian | Signed by Rotherham United | 1 June 2016[21] | 8 June 2016[22] | ||||
| St Mirren | Sacked | 18 September 2016[23] | 10th | (interim) | 18 September 2016 | ||
| St Mirren | (interim) | End of interim | 4 October 2016 | 10th | 4 October 2016[24] | ||
| Queen of the South | Resigned | 7 November 2016[25] | 6th | (caretaker) | 7 November 2016 | ||
| Queen of the South | (caretaker) | End of interim | 5 December 2016[26] | 6th | 5 December 2016 | ||
| Raith Rovers | Sacked | 7 February 2017[27] | 8th | John Hughes | 10 February 2017[28] |
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.
3 league goals scored whilst on loan with St Mirren
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton | 4–3 | [29] | |||
| Ayr United | Dumbarton | 3–0 | [30] | |||
| Nicky Clark4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumbarton | 5–1 | [31] | ||
| St Mirren | Raith Rovers | 5–0 | [32] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Toshney | Dundee United | 2 | |
| Lewis Martin | Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| Marvin Bartley | Hibernian | |||
| 4 | 22 players | 1 | ||
| Rank | Club | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 88 | |
| 2 | Dundee United | 72 | |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 64 |
| Rank | Club | Cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | |
| 2 | Hibernian | 5 | |
| 3 | Dundee United | 4 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Neil Lennon | Hibernian | Jason Cummings | Hibernian | [33] |
| September | Peter Houston | Falkirk | Cammy Bell | Dundee United | |
| October | Jim Duffy | Greenock Morton | Thomas O'Ware | Greenock Morton | |
| November | Ray McKinnon | Dundee United | John McGinn | Hibernian | |
| December | Stephen Aitken | Dumbarton | Mark Docherty | Dumbarton | |
| January | Neil Lennon | Hibernian | Ross Forbes | Greenock Morton | |
| February | Peter Houston | Falkirk | Jason Cummings | Hibernian | |
| March | Jack Ross | St Mirren | Efe Ambrose | Hibernian | |
| April | Jack Ross | St Mirren | Stevie Mallan | St Mirren | |
| PFA Scotland Team of the Year[34] [35] |
The PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year was:[34] [35]
Raith Rovers the second bottom team, entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in 2016–17 Scottish League One; Alloa Athletic, Airdrieonians and Brechin City.
The winners of the semi-finals will compete against one another over two legs, with the winner competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship.
