1956-57 in Scottish football

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The 1956–57 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Scotland.

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[edit] Scottish League Division One

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 Airdrieonians 34 13 4 17 77 89 -12 30
12 St. Mirren 34 12 6 16 58 72 -14 30
13 Queen's 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

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 Academical 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 Stirlingshire 36 5 7 24 56 121 -65 17

Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark

[edit] Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1956–57 Falkirk 2 – 1 (rep.) Kilmarnock
League Cup Celtic 3 – 0 (rep.) Partick Thistle
Junior Cup Banks o' Dee 1 – 0 Kilsyth Rangers

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
October 20, 1956 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) Flag of Wales Wales 2–2 BHC Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
November 7, 1956 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 1–0 BHC Alex Scott
November 21, 1956 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–0 F Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird
April 6, 1957 Wembley Stadium, London (A) Flag of England England 1–2 BHC Tommy Ring
May 8, 1957 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Flag of Spain Spain 4–2 WCQ Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie
May 19, 1957 St. Jakob Stadium, Basle (A) Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2–1 WCQ Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
May 22, 1957 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A) Flag of West Germany West Germany 3–1 F Bobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie
May 26, 1957 Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A) Flag of Spain Spain 1–4 WCQ Gordon Smith

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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