Scottish League Table for Mon 16 Apr 1956 |
| <-- 13 04 1956 | 1956 | 18 04 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Rangers | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 23 | 59 | 3.5652 | 49 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 42 | 50 | 2.1905 | 43 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 80 | 41 | 39 | 1.9512 | 41 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | Hibernian | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 45 | 31 | 1.6889 | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | Celtic | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 1.7097 | 39 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Queen of the South | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 1.0351 | 33 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 73 | 84 | -11 | .8690 | 32 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1.0714 | 30 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Motherwell | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 52 | -7 | .8654 | 29 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Falkirk | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 71 | -14 | .8028 | 28 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | East Fife | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 64 | -8 | .8750 | 27 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 61 | -15 | .7541 | 27 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Dundee | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 59 | -9 | .8475 | 26 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 54 | -10 | .8148 | 26 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | St Mirren | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 63 | -16 | .7460 | 23 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 77 | -40 | .4805 | 20 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Clyde | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 67 | -22 | .6716 | 18 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 75 | -54 | .2800 | 11 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 8 |
Falkirk | 3 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
Hibernian | 1 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
St.Johnstone | 0 |
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