Scottish League Table for Sat 08 Dec 1956 |
| <-- 01 12 1956 | 1957 | 15 12 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 1.6087 | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 1.8421 | 19 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.4800 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Rangers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 1.6500 | 17 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1.4375 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Dundee | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1.4000 | 15 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Aberdeen | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1.3077 | 14 |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | Celtic | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1.7778 | 13 |
| 9 | 13 | 4 | Airdrieonians | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 38 | -2 | .9474 | 12 |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | St Mirren | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 32 | -5 | .8438 | 12 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | East Fife | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 40 | -11 | .7250 | 12 |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | Hibernian | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 1.0370 | 11 |
| 13 | 11 | -2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 | .8519 | 11 |
| 14 | 16 | 2 | Partick Thistle | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | .8125 | 10 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Queens Park | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | .9091 | 9 |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | Queen of the South | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 47 | -27 | .4255 | 9 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Falkirk | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | -12 | .6000 | 8 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Ayr United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -18 | .5135 | 7 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Airdrie | 5 |
Hibernian | 3 |
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L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 2 |
East Fife | 2 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
Dunfermline | 0 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
Motherwell | 2 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
Falkirk | 1 |
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L 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 0 |
Kilmarnock | 3 |
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L 1 |
Queen's Park | 0 |
Aberdeen | 2 |
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L 1 |
Raith Rov. | 5 |
Rangers | 1 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 0 |
Celtic | 2 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
Morton | 3 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 1 |
Third Lanark | 3 |
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L 2 |
Clyde | 9 |
Montrose | 0 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 5 |
Alloa Ath. | 2 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 3 |
Dundee U | 2 |
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L 2 |
E Stirling | 0 |
Stenhousmuir | 2 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 3 |
Albion Rov. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
St.Johnstone | 0 |
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