Scottish League Table for Fri 18 Dec 1959 |
| <-- 12 12 1959 | 1960 | 19 12 1959 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Heart Of Midlothian | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 1.6897 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Rangers | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 2.3889 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Hibernian | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 38 | 26 | 1.6842 | 22 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Motherwell | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1.0000 | 20 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Dundee | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 1.4000 | 19 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Raith Rovers | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 1.3600 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Clyde | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 1.0313 | 19 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 29 | -1 | .9655 | 19 |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | Ayr United | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 36 | -1 | .9722 | 16 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 39 | -11 | .7179 | 16 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | St Mirren | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 1.3030 | 15 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Celtic | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1.2333 | 15 |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 49 | -21 | .5714 | 15 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | Third Lanark | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | .8974 | 12 |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | Aberdeen | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 38 | -14 | .6316 | 12 |
| 16 | 16 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 50 | -6 | .8800 | 10 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | .5938 | 8 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Arbroath | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 53 | -37 | .3019 | 8 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Arbroath | 3 |
Motherwell | 1 |
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