Season | 2021β22 |
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Dates | 31 July 2021 β 29 April 2022 |
Champions | Kilmarnock |
Promoted | Kilmarnock |
Relegated |
Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 432 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Michael McKenna (15 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Greenock Morton 5β0
Dunfermline Athletic (8 January 2022) |
Biggest away win |
Hamilton Academical 1β6
Partick Thistle (15 October 2021) Greenock Morton 1β6 Inverness CT (11 December 2021) |
Highest scoring |
Raith Rovers 4β4 Hamilton Academical (31 July 2021) |
Longest winning run | Inverness CT 5 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Raith Rovers 13 games |
Longest winless run | Dunfermline Athletic 13 games |
Longest losing run | Queen of the South 6 games |
Highest attendance | 11,500 Kilmarnock 2β1 Arbroath (22 April 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 197 Queen of the South 0β3 Hamilton Academical (2 January 2022) |
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The 2021β22 Scottish Championship (known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 31 July.
Ten teams contested the league: Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.
The following teams changed division after the 2020β21 season.
Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premiership
Relegated to League One
Promoted to the Premiership
Arbroath | Ayr United | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock Morton |
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Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | East End Park | Cappielow |
Capacity: 6,600 [1] | Capacity: 10,185 [2] | Capacity: 11,480 [3] | Capacity: 11,589 [4] |
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Hamilton Academical | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
New Douglas Park | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Capacity: 6,018 [5] | Capacity: 7,750 [6] | ||
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Kilmarnock | Partick Thistle | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers |
Rugby Park | Firhill Stadium | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park |
Capacity: 17,889 [7] | Capacity: 10,102 [8] | Capacity: 8,690 [9] | Capacity: 8,867 [10] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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Arbroath |
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Macron | Megatech [11] |
Ayr United |
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Hummel [12] | Bitcoin BCH [13] |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Joma [14] | SRJ Windows [14] |
Greenock Morton |
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est 1874 | McGill's |
Hamilton Academical |
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Adidas | Cullen [15] |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
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Puma [16] | ILI Group [16] |
Kilmarnock |
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Hummel [17] | Brownings The Bakers [18] |
Partick Thistle |
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O'Neills | Just Employment Law [19] |
Queen of the South |
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Macron [20] | Rosefield Salvage [21] |
Raith Rovers |
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Joma [22] |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
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End of interim spell | 1 May 2021 | Pre-season |
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1 June 2021 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Resigned | 18 May 2021 |
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28 May 2021 | |
Hamilton Academical |
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11 August 2021 | 5th |
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20 August 2021 | |
Ayr United |
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9 September 2021 | 9th |
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9 September 2021 | |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Sacked | 31 October 2021 | 10th |
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12 November 2021 |
Greenock Morton |
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4 December 2021 | 8th |
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21 December 2021 | |
Kilmarnock |
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18 December 2021 | 5th |
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4 January 2022 | |
Ayr United |
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20 December 2021 | 8th |
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7 January 2022 | |
Queen of the South |
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13 February 2022 | 10th |
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13 February 2022 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kilmarnock (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 67 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 52 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 50 | |
6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 42 | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | |
8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 39 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | Relegation to League One |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it is added to the standings for round 16.
Leader and promotion to the Premiership | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final | |
Qualification for the Championship play-offs | |
Relegation to League One |
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 |
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Arbroath | 15 |
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Kilmarnock | 14 |
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Partick Thistle | 13 |
4 |
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Ayr United | 11 |
5 |
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Inverness CT | 10 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August |
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Inverness CT |
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Arbroath |
September |
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Arbroath |
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Arbroath |
October |
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Raith Rovers |
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Kilmarnock |
November |
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Partick Thistle |
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Raith Rovers |
December |
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Arbroath |
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Arbroath |
January |
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Greenock Morton |
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Greenock Morton |
February |
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Greenock Morton |
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Kilmarnock |
March |
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Kilmarnock |
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Kilmarnock |
April |
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Kilmarnock |
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Inverness CT |
The semi-finals will be contested by the teams placed second to fourth in Scottish League One, as well as the team placed ninth in the Scottish Championship. The winners will advance to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg. [27]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Queen's Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Airdrieonians | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Queen's Park ( a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | Airdrieonians ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Montrose | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4 May 2022 | Queen's Park | 0β0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
19:45 | Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Colin Steven |
3 May 2022 | Montrose | 1β0 | Airdrieonians | Montrose |
19:45 | Johnston ![]() |
Stadium:
Links Park Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Graham Grainger |
7 May 2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0β1 (0β1 agg.) | Queen's Park | Dunfermline |
15:00 |
Murray ![]() |
Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Craig Napier |
7 May 2022 | Airdrieonians | 6β4 (
a.e.t.) (6β5 agg.) | Montrose | Airdrie |
15:00 |
Smith ![]() Gallagher ![]() Afolabi ![]() G.McGill ![]() |
Ballantyne ![]() Milne ![]() Rennie ![]() |
Stadium:
Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Alan Newlands |
12 May 2022 | Queen's Park | 1β1 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
19:30 |
Murray ![]() |
McCabe ![]() |
Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
15 May 2022 | Airdrieonians | 1β2 (
a.e.t.) (2β3 agg.) | Queen's Park | Airdrie |
13:10 |
McCabe ![]() |
Smith ![]() Murray ![]() |
Stadium:
Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Steven McLean |
Season | 2021β22 |
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Dates | 31 July 2021 β 29 April 2022 |
Champions | Kilmarnock |
Promoted | Kilmarnock |
Relegated |
Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 432 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Michael McKenna (15 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Greenock Morton 5β0
Dunfermline Athletic (8 January 2022) |
Biggest away win |
Hamilton Academical 1β6
Partick Thistle (15 October 2021) Greenock Morton 1β6 Inverness CT (11 December 2021) |
Highest scoring |
Raith Rovers 4β4 Hamilton Academical (31 July 2021) |
Longest winning run | Inverness CT 5 games |
Longest unbeaten run | Raith Rovers 13 games |
Longest winless run | Dunfermline Athletic 13 games |
Longest losing run | Queen of the South 6 games |
Highest attendance | 11,500 Kilmarnock 2β1 Arbroath (22 April 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 197 Queen of the South 0β3 Hamilton Academical (2 January 2022) |
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All statistics correct as of 29 April 2022. |
The 2021β22 Scottish Championship (known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. The season began on 31 July.
Ten teams contested the league: Arbroath, Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South and Raith Rovers.
The following teams changed division after the 2020β21 season.
Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premiership
Relegated to League One
Promoted to the Premiership
Arbroath | Ayr United | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock Morton |
---|---|---|---|
Gayfield Park | Somerset Park | East End Park | Cappielow |
Capacity: 6,600 [1] | Capacity: 10,185 [2] | Capacity: 11,480 [3] | Capacity: 11,589 [4] |
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Hamilton Academical | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
New Douglas Park | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Capacity: 6,018 [5] | Capacity: 7,750 [6] | ||
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Kilmarnock | Partick Thistle | Queen of the South | Raith Rovers |
Rugby Park | Firhill Stadium | Palmerston Park | Stark's Park |
Capacity: 17,889 [7] | Capacity: 10,102 [8] | Capacity: 8,690 [9] | Capacity: 8,867 [10] |
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Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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Arbroath |
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Macron | Megatech [11] |
Ayr United |
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Hummel [12] | Bitcoin BCH [13] |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Joma [14] | SRJ Windows [14] |
Greenock Morton |
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est 1874 | McGill's |
Hamilton Academical |
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Adidas | Cullen [15] |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
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Puma [16] | ILI Group [16] |
Kilmarnock |
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Hummel [17] | Brownings The Bakers [18] |
Partick Thistle |
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O'Neills | Just Employment Law [19] |
Queen of the South |
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Macron [20] | Rosefield Salvage [21] |
Raith Rovers |
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Joma [22] |
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Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
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End of interim spell | 1 May 2021 | Pre-season |
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1 June 2021 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Resigned | 18 May 2021 |
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28 May 2021 | |
Hamilton Academical |
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11 August 2021 | 5th |
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20 August 2021 | |
Ayr United |
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9 September 2021 | 9th |
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9 September 2021 | |
Dunfermline Athletic |
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Sacked | 31 October 2021 | 10th |
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12 November 2021 |
Greenock Morton |
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4 December 2021 | 8th |
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21 December 2021 | |
Kilmarnock |
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18 December 2021 | 5th |
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4 January 2022 | |
Ayr United |
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20 December 2021 | 8th |
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7 January 2022 | |
Queen of the South |
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13 February 2022 | 10th |
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13 February 2022 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kilmarnock (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 67 | Promotion to the Premiership |
2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 52 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 50 | |
6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 42 | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | |
8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 39 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | Relegation to League One |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it is added to the standings for round 16.
Leader and promotion to the Premiership | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final | |
Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final | |
Qualification for the Championship play-offs | |
Relegation to League One |
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 |
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1 |
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Arbroath | 15 |
2 |
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Kilmarnock | 14 |
3 |
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Partick Thistle | 13 |
4 |
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Ayr United | 11 |
5 |
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Inverness CT | 10 |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August |
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Arbroath |
September |
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Arbroath |
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Arbroath |
October |
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Raith Rovers |
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Kilmarnock |
November |
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Partick Thistle |
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Raith Rovers |
December |
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Arbroath |
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Arbroath |
January |
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Greenock Morton |
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Greenock Morton |
February |
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Greenock Morton |
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Kilmarnock |
March |
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Kilmarnock |
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Kilmarnock |
April |
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Kilmarnock |
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Inverness CT |
The semi-finals will be contested by the teams placed second to fourth in Scottish League One, as well as the team placed ninth in the Scottish Championship. The winners will advance to the final, with the highest-ranked team hosting the second leg. [27]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Queen's Park | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Airdrieonians | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Queen's Park ( a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | Airdrieonians ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Montrose | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4 May 2022 | Queen's Park | 0β0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
19:45 | Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Colin Steven |
3 May 2022 | Montrose | 1β0 | Airdrieonians | Montrose |
19:45 | Johnston ![]() |
Stadium:
Links Park Attendance: 1,362 Referee: Graham Grainger |
7 May 2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0β1 (0β1 agg.) | Queen's Park | Dunfermline |
15:00 |
Murray ![]() |
Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Craig Napier |
7 May 2022 | Airdrieonians | 6β4 (
a.e.t.) (6β5 agg.) | Montrose | Airdrie |
15:00 |
Smith ![]() Gallagher ![]() Afolabi ![]() G.McGill ![]() |
Ballantyne ![]() Milne ![]() Rennie ![]() |
Stadium:
Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Alan Newlands |
12 May 2022 | Queen's Park | 1β1 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
19:30 |
Murray ![]() |
McCabe ![]() |
Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,899 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
15 May 2022 | Airdrieonians | 1β2 (
a.e.t.) (2β3 agg.) | Queen's Park | Airdrie |
13:10 |
McCabe ![]() |
Smith ![]() Murray ![]() |
Stadium:
Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Steven McLean |