2019–20 Scottish Championship
The 2019–20 Scottish Championship (known as Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season in the current format of 10 teams in the second-tier of Scottish football. Ten teams contested the league: Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, Dundee, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Partick Thistle and Queen of the South.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2019 – 15 April 2020 |
| Champions | Dundee United |
| Promoted | Dundee United |
| Relegated | Partick Thistle |
| Matches played | 137 |
| Goals scored | 364 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lawrence Shankland (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dundee United 6–0 Greenock Morton (28 September 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Queen of the South 0–4 Greenock Morton (29 February 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Dundee United 6–2 Dundee (30 August 2019) Greenock Morton 4–4 Alloa Athletic (22 February 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches: Dundee United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches: Dundee United |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches: Queen of the South |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches: Dunfermline Athletic |
| Highest attendance | 14,108 Dundee United 6–2 Dundee (30 August 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 661 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Arbroath (24 August 2019) |
| Total attendance | 414,131 |
| Average attendance | 3,022(98) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2020. | |
The season began on 3 August 2019 and was scheduled to end on 2 May 2020. On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. On 8 April 2020, the SPFL proposed to end the 2019–20 season by utilising a points per game ratio to determine the final standings. The plan was approved on 15 April 2020, declaring that the season was over, as Dundee United were declared title winners with Partick Thistle relegated to League One. Partick Thistle joined Heart of Midlothian F.C. (which had been relegated from the Scottish Premiership under similar circumstances) in suing the Scottish Professional Football League on the grounds that their relegation was unfair; Partick was two points behind the second-to-last-place team but had played one less game. Ultimately, the lawsuit failed and Partick and Hearts were indeed relegated.