Scottish League Table for Mon 02 Jan 1956 |
| <-- 31 12 1955 | 1956 | 03 01 1956 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Celtic | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 1.9474 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Rangers | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 2.6000 | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 2.1250 | 23 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Hibernian | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 1.5333 | 23 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Queen of the South | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 1.2903 | 22 |
| 6 | 5 | -1 | Dundee | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 1.1333 | 20 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Falkirk | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1.1143 | 20 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Aberdeen | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 1.5417 | 19 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 1.0741 | 17 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 53 | -9 | .8302 | 17 |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | East Fife | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | -3 | .9118 | 15 |
| 12 | 11 | -1 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 40 | -15 | .6250 | 15 |
| 13 | 12 | -1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 42 | -22 | .4762 | 15 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Motherwell | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 | .8621 | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | St Mirren | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | .8710 | 12 |
| 16 | 17 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 35 | -13 | .6286 | 11 |
| 17 | 16 | -1 | Clyde | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 37 | -13 | .6486 | 10 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 47 | -34 | .2766 | 7 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Airdrie | 3 |
Motherwell | 0 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 0 |
Rangers | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 2 |
Aberdeen | 4 |
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L 1 |
East Fife | 3 |
Raith Rov. | 0 |
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L 1 |
Hibernian | 2 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 2 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 1 |
Clyde | 0 |
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L 1 |
Queen o' Sth | 3 |
Dunfermline | 0 |
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L 1 |
St. Mirren | 2 |
Kilmarnock | 2 |
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L 1 |
Stirling Alb | 1 |
Falkirk | 0 |
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L 2 |
Arbroath | 0 |
Forfar Ath. | 4 |
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L 2 |
Ayr Utd. | 3 |
Morton | 1 |
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L 2 |
Brechin C | 3 |
Montrose | 1 |
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L 2 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
Berwick Rgs | 1 |
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L 2 |
E Stirling | 3 |
Dumbarton | 1 |
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L 2 |
Hamilton Ac. | 2 |
Albion Rov. | 2 |
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L 2 |
Queen's Park | 3 |
Third Lanark | 1 |
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L 2 |
St.Johnstone | 2 |
Dundee U | 0 |
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L 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 2 |
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