1956-09-29
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| Cup and International Matches |
| Scottish Cup Rd 2 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 2 | Albion Rovers | 6 | 0 | Peebles Rovers | NL | Cliftonhill | 2,000 | |
| NL | Inverness Clachnacuddin | 3 | 2 | Elgin City | NL | Grant Street Park | ||
| Scottish Division 1 |
| Scottish Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 3 | 1 | Hibernian | Pittodrie | 18,000 | |
| Falkirk | 4 | 5 | St Mirren | Brockville Park | 8,000 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2 | 1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Park | 30,000 | |
| Kilmarnock | 1 | 1 | East Fife | Rugby Park | 10,000 | |
| Motherwell | 1 | 0 | Celtic | Fir Park | 21,000 | |
| Queen of the South | 3 | 0 | Partick Thistle | Palmerston Park | 8,000 | |
| Queen's Park | 0 | 2 | Airdrieonians | Hampden Park | 8,933 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2 | 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Stark's Park | 15,000 | |
| Rangers | 3 | 1 | Ayr United | Ibrox Park | 27,000 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Motherwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2.00 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1956-10-13 | Dunfermline Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.43 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1956-10-06 | Ayr United | A |
| 3 | 0 | Queen of the South | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.33 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Raith Rovers | H |
| 4 | 1 | Aberdeen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1956-10-06 | East Fife | A |
| 5 | 2 | Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.60 | 5 | W | W | L | D | # | 1956-10-06 | St Mirren | A |
| 6 | -2 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.20 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1956-10-06 | Queen of the South | A |
| 7 | 2 | St Mirren | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.13 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Rangers | H |
| 8 | 2 | Airdrieonians | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.09 | 5 | W | L | W | D | # | 1956-10-06 | Falkirk | H |
| 9 | -1 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.14 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1956-10-06 | Aberdeen | H |
| 10 | 1 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 4 | D | L | W | D | # | 1956-10-06 | Dunfermline Athletic | A |
| 11 | -5 | Dundee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.20 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1956-10-13 | Queen of the South | A |
| 12 | 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1956-10-06 | Kilmarnock | H |
| 13 | -1 | Hibernian | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1956-10-06 | Queen's Park | H |
| 14 | 0 | Celtic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-10-13 | Falkirk | A |
| 15 | 0 | Ayr United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.44 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Heart of Midlothian | H |
| 16 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-10-13 | Rangers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Queen's Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.17 | 1 | L | D | L | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Hibernian | A |
| 18 | 0 | Falkirk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.50 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Airdrieonians | A |
| Scottish Division 2 |
| Scottish Division 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloa Athletic | 2 | 2 | East Stirlingshire | Recreation Ground | 1,500 | |
| Clyde | 2 | 1 | Arbroath | Shawfield Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 3 | 0 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park | 2,000 | |
| Dumbarton | 4 | 0 | Berwick Rangers | Boghead Park | 3,000 | |
| Dundee United | 2 | 2 | Stranraer | Tannadice Park | 4,000 | |
| Forfar Athletic | 2 | 1 | Third Lanark | Station Park | 1,600 | |
| Montrose | 1 | 1 | Hamilton Academical | Links Park | 1,500 | |
| Morton | 2 | 3 | St Johnstone | Cappielow Park | 4,000 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Cowdenbeath | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.89 | 10 | W | W | W | W | L | 1956-10-06 | Brechin City | A |
| 2 | 1 | St Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.58 | 10 | W | W | L | W | W | 1956-10-06 | Alloa Athletic | H |
| 3 | -2 | Stirling Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.55 | 9 | W | L | D | D | W | 1956-10-06 | Morton | H |
| 4 | 0 | Stranraer | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.50 | 9 | D | L | W | L | W | 1956-10-06 | Dumbarton | H |
| 5 | 4 | Dumbarton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.42 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1956-10-06 | Stranraer | A |
| 6 | -4 | Albion Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.88 | 8 | W | W | D | W | D | 1956-10-13 | St Johnstone | H |
| 7 | -1 | Morton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.36 | 8 | L | W | L | W | L | 1956-10-06 | Stirling Albion | A |
| 8 | 0 | Alloa Athletic | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1.17 | 8 | D | D | L | D | W | 1956-10-06 | St Johnstone | A |
| 9 | 2 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.40 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1956-10-13 | Stirling Albion | H |
| 10 | -3 | Third Lanark | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.30 | 7 | L | L | W | D | W | 1956-10-06 | Montrose | H |
| 11 | -1 | Stenhousemuir | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.73 | 6 | L | D | W | D | L | 1956-10-06 | Dundee United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Hamilton Academical | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.71 | 6 | D | W | L | L | D | 1956-10-13 | Dundee United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Dundee United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 4 | D | L | W | D | # | 1956-10-01 | Berwick Rangers | H |
| 14 | 3 | Forfar Athletic | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.62 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1956-10-13 | East Stirlingshire | H |
| 15 | -1 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.63 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1956-10-06 | Cowdenbeath | H |
| 16 | 0 | East Stirlingshire | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.60 | 3 | D | L | W | L | L | 1956-10-13 | Forfar Athletic | A |
| 17 | 2 | Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0.40 | 3 | D | L | L | L | L | 1956-10-06 | Third Lanark | A |
| 18 | -3 | Arbroath | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0.58 | 2 | L | W | L | L | L | 1956-10-13 | Cowdenbeath | A |
| 19 | -1 | Berwick Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.41 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1956-10-01 | Dundee United | A |
