Scottish League Table for Sat 15 Dec 1956 |
| <-- 08 12 1956 | 1957 | 22 12 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 1.4286 | 24 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 1.8571 | 21 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Rangers | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 1.6522 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 1.4800 | 18 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Dundee | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1.7333 | 17 |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Aberdeen | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 1.3929 | 16 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | Celtic | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1.9000 | 15 |
| 8 | 5 | -3 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1.3000 | 15 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 41 | -1 | .9756 | 14 |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | East Fife | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 41 | -10 | .7561 | 14 |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | St Mirren | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 33 | -5 | .8485 | 13 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Hibernian | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 1.0357 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | .8000 | 11 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | .7778 | 10 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Queens Park | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | .8462 | 9 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Queen of the South | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 47 | -27 | .4255 | 9 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Falkirk | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 35 | -15 | .5714 | 8 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Ayr United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 42 | -23 | .4524 | 7 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Celtic | 3 |
Dunfermline | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 5 |
Ayr Utd. | 0 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 2 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 2 |
Aberdeen | 5 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 1 |
St. Mirren | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 3 |
Airdrie | 4 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 4 |
Queen's Park | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 5 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 6 |
Berwick Rgs | 3 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 2 |
Dumbarton | 3 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 6 |
Dundee U | 2 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 2 |
Brechin C | 3 |
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L 2 |
Montrose | 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
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L 2 |
St.Johnstone | 5 |
E Stirling | 0 |
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L 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 4 |
Stirling Alb | 3 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 2 |
Clyde | 3 |
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L 2 |
Third Lanark | 5 |
Morton | 1 |
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