Scottish League Table for Sat 17 Mar 1956 |
| <-- 10 03 1956 | 1956 | 21 03 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Rangers | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 17 | 47 | 3.7647 | 39 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 31 | 45 | 2.4516 | 38 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 33 | 38 | 2.1515 | 37 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Hibernian | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 42 | 26 | 1.6190 | 34 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Celtic | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 1.6207 | 33 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Queen of the South | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 56 | 50 | 6 | 1.1200 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 80 | -10 | .8750 | 29 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Falkirk | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 59 | -5 | .9153 | 27 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 1.0769 | 26 |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | Motherwell | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 45 | -6 | .8667 | 24 |
| 11 | 10 | -1 | Dundee | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 48 | -8 | .8333 | 22 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | East Fife | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 56 | -10 | .8214 | 21 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 53 | -15 | .7170 | 21 |
| 14 | 15 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 48 | -10 | .7917 | 20 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | St Mirren | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 52 | -10 | .8077 | 19 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 67 | -37 | .4478 | 17 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Clyde | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 59 | -18 | .6949 | 16 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 71 | -54 | .2394 | 8 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Aberdeen | 1 |
Dunfermline | 0 |
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L 1 |
Airdrie | 1 |
Clyde | 8 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
Dundee | 0 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 1 |
Hibernian | 2 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 3 |
Motherwell | 4 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 1 |
Rangers | 1 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 6 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
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L 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 4 |
St. Mirren | 1 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 5 |
Albion Rov. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 2 |
St.Johnstone | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 3 |
Ayr Utd. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Dundee U | 6 |
Montrose | 3 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 3 |
Berwick Rgs | 0 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 1 |
Stenhousmuir | 0 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 5 |
E Stirling | 1 |
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L 2 |
Queen's Park | 0 |
Stranraer | 1 |
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