Scottish League Table for Sat 22 Dec 1956 |
| <-- 15 12 1956 | 1957 | 25 12 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 1.4828 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 1.8261 | 23 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Raith Rovers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 1.6400 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Rangers | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 1.5385 | 19 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Celtic | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2.0000 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Dundee | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1.5294 | 17 |
| 7 | 8 | 1 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1.3182 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | -2 | Aberdeen | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 1.3226 | 16 |
| 9 | 10 | 1 | East Fife | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 41 | -8 | .8049 | 16 |
| 10 | 12 | 2 | Hibernian | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 1.1034 | 14 |
| 11 | 9 | -2 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 48 | -5 | .8958 | 14 |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | St Mirren | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 35 | -7 | .8000 | 13 |
| 13 | 14 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | .8889 | 12 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | .7576 | 11 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Queens Park | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -4 | .8462 | 9 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Queen of the South | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 50 | -29 | .4200 | 9 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Falkirk | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | -19 | .5128 | 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 |
Aberdeen | 2 |
Motherwell | 3 |
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L 1 |
Airdrie | 3 |
Celtic | 7 |
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L 1 |
Dunfermline | 1 |
Hibernian | 3 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 2 |
Dundee | 0 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 0 |
Raith Rov. | 4 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
Queen o' Sth | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 3 |
Rangers | 2 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
St. Mirren | 0 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 2 |
Third Lanark | 0 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
Stenhousmuir | 4 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 6 |
Stranraer | 0 |
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L 2 |
Clyde | 3 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 8 |
Albion Rov. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dundee U | 3 |
E Stirling | 1 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 1 |
Stirling Alb | 2 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 1 |
Montrose | 0 |
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L 2 |
St.Johnstone | 4 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
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