Scottish League Table for Sat 20 Oct 1956 |
| <-- 13 10 1956 | 1957 | 27 10 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | Heart Of Midlothian | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1.2000 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1.7500 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | -2 | Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2.0000 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1.4615 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | East Fife | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1.3846 | 9 |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Aberdeen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1.4286 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | Queen of the South | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | .7500 | 8 |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | St Mirren | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1.0625 | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | -2 | Airdrieonians | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.0000 | 7 |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1.0000 | 6 |
| 11 | 15 | 4 | Dundee | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1.1111 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Celtic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Hibernian | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1.0000 | 5 |
| 15 | 12 | -3 | Queens Park | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | .8000 | 4 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Falkirk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | .6000 | 3 |
| 17 | 18 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | .4545 | 3 |
| 18 | 17 | -1 | Ayr United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -15 | .2857 | 2 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Airdrie | 3 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 4 |
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L 1 |
Ayr Utd. | 1 |
Aberdeen | 6 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 3 |
Queen's Park | 1 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 1 |
Falkirk | 1 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 1 |
Motherwell | 1 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
Kilmarnock | 1 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 7 |
Queen o' Sth | 1 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 1 |
St.Johnstone | 0 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
Clyde | 3 |
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L 2 |
Stirling Alb | 3 |
Montrose | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Alloa Athletic | 4 |
Forfar Athletic | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Buckie Thistle | 2 |
Hamilton Academical | 3 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Cowdenbeath | 3 |
Inverness Caledonian | 5 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Dundee United | 5 |
Third Lanark | 2 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
East Stirlingshire | 1 |
Morton | 1 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Forres Mechanics | 3 |
Albion Rovers | 0 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Nairn County | 5 |
Berwick Rangers | 5 |
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Scottish Cup |
R4 |
Stranraer | 3 |
Ross County | 0 |
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