2017–18 Scottish Championship
The 2017–18 Scottish Championship was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.
Ten teams contested the league: Brechin City, Dumbarton, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Greenock Morton, Inverness CT, Livingston, Queen of the South and St Mirren.
St Mirren won the league title, and promotion to the Premiership, after a 0–0 draw with Livingston on 14 April 2018.
Brechin City became the first team in 126 years to go through a Scottish league season without a win. Their total of 4 points was the lowest ever recorded in the Scottish second tier, the lowest in the three points for a win era and the joint-lowest in any Scottish division.
Prize money
In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The Championship winners would receive £533,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.To Championship
Promoted from Scottish League One- Brechin City
- Livingston
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
From Championship
- Ayr United
- Raith Rovers
- Hibernian
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League summary
League table
Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, 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 matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.| Leader - Promotion to 2018–19 Scottish Premiership | |
| Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals | |
| Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals | |
| Qualification to Championship play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2018–19 Scottish League One |
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Team \ Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St Mirren | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Livingston | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dundee United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Queen of the South | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Greenock Morton | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Falkirk | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Brechin City | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Source:
Updated: 28 April 2018
Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season and twice in the second half of the season, making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | 18 |
| 2 |  Scott McDonald | Dundee United | 15 |
| 3 | Nicky Clark | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 |
| 3 | Lewis Morgan | St Mirren | 14 |
| 5 | Gavin Reilly | St Mirren | 11 |
| 6 |  Kallum Higginbotham | Dunfermline Athletic | 10 |
| 6 | Cammy Smith | St Mirren | 10 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Falkirk | 4–1 | 26 08 2017 | |
| Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Dunfermline Athletic | 5–2 | 10 12 2017 | |
| Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Brechin City | 3–1 | 27 1 2018 | |
| Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Brechin City | 5–1 | 28 4 2018 | |
| Nicky Clark | Dunfermline Athletic | Brechin City | 3–0 | 20 3 2018 | |
| Nicky Clark | Dunfermline Athletic | Queen of the South | 3–1 | 31 3 2018 | |
| Nathan Austin | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dumbarton | 5–1 | 14 4 2018 |
Discipline
Player
Yellow cards
| Rank | Player | Club | Cards |
| 1 | Iain Vigurs | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 14 |
| 2 | Brad McKay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 13 |
| 3 | James Dale | Brechin City | 10 |
| 3 | Gary Harkins | Greenock Morton | 10 |
Red cards
Club
Yellow cards
| Rank | Club | Cards |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 76 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 72 |
| 3 | Brechin City | 69 |
Red cards
| Rank | Club | Cards |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 7 |
| 2 | Brechin City | 5 |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 5 |
| 2 | Livingston | 5 |