1956-10-06
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| Cup and International Matches |
| Scottish Cup Rd 3 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Buckie Thistle | 9 | 2 | Newton Stewart | NL | Victoria Park | 2,200 | |
| NL | Eyemouth United | 0 | 3 | Nairn County | NL | Warner Park | ||
| D 2 | Forfar Athletic | 3 | 1 | Arbroath | D 2 | Station Park | 3,900 | |
| NL | Fraserburgh | 0 | 2 | Forres Mechanics | NL | Bellslea Park | ||
| NL | Inverness Clachnacuddin | 1 | 4 | East Stirlingshire | D 2 | Grant Street Park | 2,000 | |
| NL | Inverness Thistle | 0 | 2 | Ross County | NL | Telford Street Park | ||
| NL | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 2 | 7 | Inverness Caledonian | NL | St Mary's Park | ||
| NL | Vale of Leithen | 0 | 2 | Albion Rovers | D 2 | Victoria Park | 1,000 | |
| League Cup Semi Final | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | Clyde | D 2 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 36,648 | |
| D 1 | Dundee | 0 | 0 | Partick Thistle | D 1 | Ibrox, Glasgow | 24,000 | |
| Scottish Division 1 |
| Scottish Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrieonians | 2 | 3 | Falkirk | Broomfield Park | 8,000 | |
| Ayr United | 0 | 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Somerset Park | 14,000 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 1 | Kilmarnock | East End Park | 7,000 | |
| East Fife | 4 | 3 | Aberdeen | Bayview Park | 7,000 | |
| Hibernian | 1 | 1 | Queen's Park | Easter Road | 16,000 | |
| Queen of the South | 1 | 5 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park | 7,000 | |
| St Mirren | 1 | 2 | Rangers | Love Street | 28,700 | |
| 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 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.71 | 9 | W | W | W | D | W | 1956-10-13 | East Fife | H |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | 2 | Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.67 | 7 | W | W | W | L | D | 1956-10-13 | Partick Thistle | H |
| 4 | 2 | Raith Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1.55 | 7 | W | D | W | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Hibernian | H |
| 5 | -1 | Aberdeen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.20 | 6 | L | W | L | W | W | 1956-10-13 | Airdrieonians | H |
| 6 | 3 | East Fife | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.20 | 6 | W | D | L | D | W | 1956-10-13 | Heart of Midlothian | A |
| 7 | -4 | Queen of the South | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | L | W | W | W | L | 1956-10-13 | Dundee | H |
| 8 | 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.14 | 5 | W | D | W | L | # | 1956-10-13 | Motherwell | A |
| 9 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 | 5 | L | W | L | W | D | 1956-10-13 | Aberdeen | A |
| 10 | -3 | St Mirren | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 | L | W | W | D | L | 1956-10-13 | Queen's Park | A |
| 11 | -1 | Kilmarnock | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.67 | 4 | L | D | L | W | D | 1956-10-13 | Ayr United | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | Hibernian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Raith Rovers | A |
| 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 | 3 | Falkirk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.61 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-10-13 | Celtic | H |
| 16 | -1 | Ayr United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.36 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1956-10-13 | Kilmarnock | A |
| 17 | 0 | Queen's Park | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.29 | 2 | D | L | D | L | L | 1956-10-13 | St Mirren | H |
| 18 | -2 | Partick Thistle | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-10-13 | Rangers | A |
| Scottish Division 2 |
| Scottish Division 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 0 | 2 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park | 1,500 | |
| St Johnstone | 1 | 2 | Alloa Athletic | Muirton Park | 4,000 | |
| Stenhousemuir | 3 | 1 | Dundee United | Ochilview Park | 1,500 | |
| Stirling Albion | 6 | 0 | Morton | Annfield Park | 3,000 | |
| Stranraer | 5 | 4 | Dumbarton | Stair Park | 2,200 | |
| Third Lanark | 6 | 1 | Montrose | Cathkin Park | 2,000 | |
| 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 | Cowdenbeath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2.11 | 12 | W | W | W | W | W | 1956-10-13 | Arbroath | H |
| 2 | 1 | Stirling Albion | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2.09 | 11 | W | W | L | D | D | 1956-10-13 | Clyde | A |
| 3 | 1 | Stranraer | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.44 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1956-10-13 | Alloa Athletic | A |
| 4 | -2 | St Johnstone | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.43 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Albion Rovers | A |
| 5 | 3 | Alloa Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1.21 | 10 | W | D | D | L | D | 1956-10-13 | Stranraer | H |
| 6 | 4 | Third Lanark | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.73 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1956-10-13 | Dumbarton | A |
| 7 | -2 | Dumbarton | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1.24 | 9 | L | W | L | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Third Lanark | H |
| 8 | -2 | 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 |
| 9 | -2 | Morton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.95 | 8 | L | L | W | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Stenhousemuir | H |
| 10 | 2 | Stenhousemuir | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.88 | 8 | W | L | D | W | D | 1956-10-13 | Morton | A |
| 11 | -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 |
| 12 | -1 | Dundee United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.21 | 6 | L | W | D | L | W | 1956-10-13 | Hamilton Academical | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Brechin City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.50 | 3 | L | W | D | L | L | 1956-10-20 | Stenhousemuir | H |
| 17 | 0 | Montrose | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0.35 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1956-10-13 | Berwick Rangers | A |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0.35 | 2 | L | L | L | W | L | 1956-10-13 | Montrose | H |
