Scottish League Table for Sat 31 Dec 1955 |
| <-- 24 12 1955 | 1956 | 02 01 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 2.0556 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Rangers | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 2.5333 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | -1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 2.2273 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Hibernian | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 1.5714 | 22 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Dundee | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1.2308 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Queen of the South | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 1.1935 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | -2 | Falkirk | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 1.1471 | 20 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Aberdeen | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1.5000 | 17 |
| 9 | 11 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1.0800 | 16 |
| 10 | 9 | -1 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 53 | -12 | .7736 | 15 |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | Raith Rovers | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 37 | -12 | .6757 | 15 |
| 12 | 10 | -2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 39 | -19 | .5128 | 15 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Motherwell | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | .9615 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | East Fife | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | -6 | .8235 | 13 |
| 15 | 16 | 1 | St Mirren | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | .8621 | 11 |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | Clyde | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 36 | -12 | .6667 | 10 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -14 | .6000 | 9 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 47 | -35 | .2553 | 5 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Clyde | 0 |
Rangers | 4 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
Motherwell | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dunfermline | 0 |
Kilmarnock | 3 |
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L 1 |
Falkirk | 3 |
Aberdeen | 6 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 6 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 2 |
East Fife | 2 |
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L 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 1 |
Celtic | 3 |
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L 1 |
Raith Rov. | 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 1 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 7 |
Airdrie | 2 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 2 |
Stranraer | 3 |
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L 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 4 |
Forfar Ath. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 0 |
Stenhousmuir | 1 |
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L 2 |
Ayr Utd. | 4 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
Morton | 2 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 2 |
Queen's Park | 0 |
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L 2 |
Dumbarton | 2 |
Dundee U | 0 |
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L 2 |
St.Johnstone | 2 |
E Stirling | 1 |
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L 2 |
Third Lanark | 9 |
Montrose | 0 |
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