Scottish League Table for Sat 17 Oct 1959 |
| <-- 10 10 1959 | 1960 | 24 10 1959 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1.8667 | 14 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Third Lanark | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 1.9231 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | -2 | Rangers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1.6364 | 12 |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | St Mirren | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2.0769 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | -1 | Clyde | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1.2222 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | 3 | Motherwell | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | -2 | .8947 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1.3846 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | -1 | Ayr United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1.0588 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | Partick Thistle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | .6875 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | Aberdeen | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1.0000 | 7 |
| 10 | 13 | 3 | Hibernian | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.0000 | 7 |
| 12 | 14 | 2 | Dundee | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | .9231 | 7 |
| 13 | 15 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | .7647 | 7 |
| 14 | 10 | -4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1.0455 | 6 |
| 15 | 11 | -4 | Raith Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | .6250 | 6 |
| 16 | 17 | 1 | Airdrieonians | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -9 | .5500 | 5 |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | Stirling Albion | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | .5882 | 4 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Arbroath | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 29 | -21 | .2759 | 3 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Arbroath | 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 4 |
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L 1 |
Clyde | 1 |
Airdrie | 2 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 3 |
Ayr Utd. | 1 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 7 |
Dunfermline | 4 |
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L 1 |
Kilmarnock | 2 |
Aberdeen | 0 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 2 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
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L 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
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L 1 |
Rangers | 1 |
St. Mirren | 3 |
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L 1 |
Third Lanark | 4 |
Celtic | 2 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 2 |
Falkirk | 2 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 1 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 3 |
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L 2 |
E Stirling | 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Morton | 1 |
Dundee U | 1 |
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L 2 |
St.Johnstone | 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 0 |
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L 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 4 |
East Fife | 0 |
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L 2 |
Stranraer | 2 |
Queen's Park | 3 |
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