1956-57 in Scottish football

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Season 1956-1957 was the 60th season of Scottish League football.

Contents

[edit] Scottish League Division One

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Rangers 34 26 3 5 96 48 48 55
2 Hearts 34 24 5 5 81 48 33 53
3 Kilmarnock 34 16 10 8 57 39 18 42
4 Raith Rovers 34 16 7 11 84 58 26 39
5 Celtic 34 15 8 11 58 43 15 38
6 Aberdeen 34 18 2 14 79 59 20 38
7 Motherwell 34 16 5 13 72 66 6 37
8 Partick Thistle 34 13 8 13 53 51 2 34
9 Hibernian 34 12 9 13 69 56 13 33
10 Dundee 34 13 6 15 55 61 -6 32
11 Airdrie 34 13 4 17 77 89 -12 30
12 St Mirren 34 12 6 16 58 72 -14 30
13 Queens Park 34 11 7 16 55 59 -4 29
14 Falkirk 34 10 8 16 51 70 -19 28
15 East Fife 34 10 6 18 59 82 -23 26
16 Queen of the South 34 10 5 19 54 96 -42 25
17 Dunfermline Athletic 34 9 6 19 54 74 -20 24
18 Ayr United 34 7 5 22 48 89 -41 19

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United


[edit] Scottish League Division Two

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
1 Clyde 36 29 6 1 122 39 83 64
2 Third Lanark 36 24 3 9 105 51 54 51
3 Cowdenbeath 36 20 5 11 87 65 22 45
4 Greenock Morton 36 18 7 11 81 70 11 43
5 Albion Rovers 36 18 6 12 98 80 18 42
6 Brechin City 36 15 10 11 72 68 4 40
7 Stranraer 36 15 10 11 79 77 2 40
8 Stirling Albion 36 17 5 14 81 64 17 39
9 Dumbarton 36 17 4 15 101 70 31 38
10 Arbroath 36 17 4 15 79 57 22 38
11 Hamilton Acad 36 14 8 14 69 68 1 36
12 St Johnstone 36 14 6 16 79 80 -1 34
13 Dundee United 36 14 6 16 75 80 -5 34
14 Stenhousemuir 36 13 6 17 71 81 -10 32
15 Alloa Athletic 36 11 5 20 66 99 -33 27
16 Forfar Athletic 36 9 5 22 75 100 -25 23
17 Montrose 36 7 7 22 54 124 -70 21
18 Berwick Rangers 36 7 6 23 58 114 -56 20
19 East Stirling 36 5 7 24 56 121 -65 17

Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark

[edit] Cup Honours

Competition Winner
Scottish Cup Falkirk
Scottish League Cup Celtic

[edit] Scotland national team

Note that scores are written Scotland first

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers
October 20, 1956 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales 2-2 BHC Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
November 7, 1956 Hampden Park, Glasgow Northern Ireland 1-0 BHC Alex Scott
November 21, 1956 Hampden Park, Glasgow Yugoslavia 2-0 F Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird
April 6, 1957 Wembley Stadium, London England 1-2 BHC Tommy Ring
May 8, 1957 Hampden Park, Glasgow Spain 4-2 WCQ Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie
May 19, 1957 St. Jakob Stadium, Basle Switzerland 2-1 WCQ Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
May 22, 1957 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart West Germany 3-1 F Bobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie
May 26, 1957 Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid Spain 1-4 WCQ Gordon Smith

Key: BHC = British Home Championship, WCQ = World Cup Quallifier, F = Friendly; scores are written Scotland first

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