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2022–23 Scottish Championship
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.
| Season |
|---|
| 30 July 2022 – 5 May 2023 |
| Dundee |
| Dundee |
| Hamilton Academical (via play-offs)Cove Rangers |
| 180 |
| 504 (2.8 per match) |
| Dipo Akinyemi20 goals |
| Dundee 7–0 Hamilton Academical (1 April 2023) |
| Cove Rangers 0–6 Queen's Park (7 January 2023) |
| Hamilton Academical 4–4 Cove Rangers (29 October 2022)Queen's Park 3–5 Dundee (5 May 2023) |
| Inverness Caledonian ThistleQueen's Park6 games |
| DundeeGreenock Morton10 games |
| Cove Rangers10 games |
| Hamilton Academical7 games |
| 6,862 Dundee 0–0 Cove Rangers (28 April 2023) |
| 471 Queen's Park 2–1 Cove Rangers (27 August 2022)Queen's Park 1–2 Greenock Morton (4 October 2022) |
| 397,031 |
| 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.
The following teams changed division after the 2021–22 season.
| Arbroath | Ayr United | Cove Rangers | Dundee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | Balmoral Stadium | Dens Park |
| Capacity: 6,600 | Capacity: 10,185 | Capacity: 3,023 | Capacity: 11,775 |
| Cappielow | New Douglas Park | ||
| Capacity: 11,589 | Capacity: 6,018 | ||
| Caledonian Stadium | Firhill Stadium | Ochilview Park | Stark's Park |
| Capacity: 7,512 | Capacity: 10,102 | Capacity: 3,746 | Capacity: 8,867 |
| 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) |
| 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 | Pre-season | Ian Murray | 24 May 2022 |
| Dundee | Mark McGhee | 15 May 2022 | Gary Bowyer | 8 June 2022 | ||
| Queen's Park | John Potter | End of interim spell | 15 May 2022 | Owen Coyle | 1 June 2022 | |
| Cove Rangers | Paul Hartley | Signed by Hartlepool United | 3 June 2022 | Jim McIntyre | 15 June 2022 | |
| Hamilton Academical | Stuart Taylor | Mutual consent | 23 June 2022 | John Rankin | 28 June 2022 | |
| Cove Rangers | Jim McIntyre | Sacked | 3 January 2023 | 8th | Paul Hartley | 5 January 2023 |
| Partick Thistle | Ian McCall | 12 February 2023 | 5th | Kris Doolan | 12 February 2023 |
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.
| 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 |
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Academical | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2 |
| Airdrieonians | 3 |
| Alloa Athletic | 4 |
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