Scottish League Table for Sat 27 Oct 1956 |
| <-- 20 10 1956 | 1957 | 03 11 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1.3333 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2.6250 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Raith Rovers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1.3750 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2.0000 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | East Fife | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1.2353 | 9 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Aberdeen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1.4286 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | St Mirren | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1.0526 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Queen of the South | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -11 | .5217 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1.0769 | 7 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.0000 | 7 |
| 11 | 9 | -2 | Airdrieonians | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 24 | -3 | .8750 | 7 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Hibernian | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.0000 | 6 |
| 13 | 11 | -2 | Dundee | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.1111 | 5 |
| 14 | 12 | -2 | Celtic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Queens Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | .8000 | 4 |
| 16 | 18 | 2 | Ayr United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | .4545 | 4 |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | Falkirk | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | .5455 | 3 |
| 18 | 17 | -1 | Partick Thistle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | .4545 | 3 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 4 |
Airdrie | 1 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 3 |
Dunfermline | 4 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 0 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 0 |
Kilmarnock | 0 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 7 |
Queen o' Sth | 0 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 3 |
Raith Rov. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 2 |
Brechin C | 3 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 3 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
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L 2 |
Clyde | 5 |
St.Johnstone | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 6 |
Montrose | 0 |
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L 2 |
Dundee U | 0 |
Third Lanark | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stirling Alb | 4 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 2 |
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League Cup |
F |
Celtic | 0 |
Partick Thistle | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Berwick Rangers | 3 |
Nairn County | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Morton | 4 |
East Stirlingshire | 1 |
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