Scottish League Table for Sat 21 Jan 1956 |
| <-- 14 01 1956 | 1956 | 28 01 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 2.4800 | 29 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Rangers | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 2.8125 | 28 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Hibernian | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 1.4848 | 27 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Celtic | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 1.8095 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | -2 | Aberdeen | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 1.9200 | 25 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Queen of the South | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 1.2432 | 24 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | Falkirk | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 1.0513 | 22 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 60 | -8 | .8667 | 21 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Dundee | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 39 | -3 | .9231 | 20 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 1.0968 | 19 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Motherwell | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.0000 | 18 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 42 | -13 | .6905 | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 45 | -23 | .4889 | 16 |
| 14 | 15 | 1 | St Mirren | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 34 | -3 | .9118 | 15 |
| 15 | 13 | -2 | East Fife | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | .7381 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 1 | Clyde | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | -14 | .6818 | 12 |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -18 | .5500 | 11 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 56 | -43 | .2321 | 8 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Clyde | 4 |
Dundee | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dunfermline | 0 |
Stirling Alb | 0 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 0 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 4 |
Airdrie | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 0 |
Hibernian | 1 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
St. Mirren | 1 |
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L 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 3 |
East Fife | 0 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 3 |
Stenhousmuir | 1 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 3 |
Hamilton Ac. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 2 |
Brechin C | 0 |
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L 2 |
Dundee U | 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Montrose | 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 4 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 2 |
Queen's Park | 5 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 6 |
E Stirling | 5 |
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L 2 |
Third Lanark | 3 |
Ayr Utd. | 2 |
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