Scottish League Table for Sat 29 Dec 1956 |
| <-- 25 12 1956 | 1957 | 01 01 1957 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 1.4839 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 1.6538 | 23 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Rangers | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 1.6923 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | -1 | Raith Rovers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 1.5357 | 21 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Dundee | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1.5556 | 19 |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1.3478 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | Celtic | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 1.8125 | 18 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Aberdeen | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 1.2647 | 16 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | East Fife | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 44 | -10 | .7727 | 16 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Hibernian | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 1.0938 | 15 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 51 | -5 | .9020 | 15 |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | St Mirren | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 36 | -5 | .8611 | 15 |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | Partick Thistle | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | .8571 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 36 | -8 | .7778 | 12 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Queens Park | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | .8929 | 11 |
| 16 | 17 | 1 | Falkirk | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 40 | -17 | .5750 | 10 |
| 17 | 18 | 1 | Ayr United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 45 | -24 | .4667 | 9 |
| 18 | 16 | -2 | Queen of the South | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 54 | -33 | .3889 | 9 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Aberdeen | 2 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
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L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 2 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dunfermline | 3 |
Airdrie | 3 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 3 |
Celtic | 3 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
Falkirk | 3 |
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L 1 |
Queen's Park | 1 |
Kilmarnock | 2 |
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L 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 4 |
Queen o' Sth | 0 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 3 |
East Fife | 1 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 5 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 0 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
St.Johnstone | 5 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 3 |
Morton | 2 |
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L 2 |
Clyde | 5 |
Dumbarton | 3 |
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L 2 |
E Stirling | 0 |
Hamilton Ac. | 5 |
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L 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 4 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stirling Alb | 3 |
Third Lanark | 0 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 0 |
Montrose | 2 |
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