# 1956–57 in Scottish football

The 1956–57 season was the 84th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 60th season of the Scottish Football League.

## Scottish League Division One

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Rangers | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 48 | 2.000 | 55 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 53 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 42 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 58 | 1.448 | 39 |
| 5 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 1.349 | 38 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 38 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 66 | 1.091 | 37 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 34 |
| 9 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 1.232 | 33 |
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 32 |
| 11 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 77 | 89 | 0.865 | 30 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 30 |
| 13 | Queen's Park | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 59 | 0.932 | 29 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 28 |
| 15 | East Fife | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 26 |
| 16 | Queen of the South | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 25 |
| 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 24 |
| 18 | Ayr United | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 89 | 0.539 | 19 |
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United

## Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Clyde | 36 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 39 | +83 | 64 | Promotion to the 1957–58 First Division |
| 2 | Third Lanark | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 105 | 51 | +54 | 51 | Promotion to the 1957–58 First Division |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Morton | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 80 | +18 | 42 | |
| 6 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 68 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 79 | 77 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 81 | 64 | +17 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 101 | 70 | +31 | 38 | |
| 10 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 79 | 57 | +22 | 38 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 36 | |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 34 | |
| 13 | Dundee United | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 75 | 80 | −5 | 34 | |
| 14 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 32 | |
| 15 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 99 | −33 | 27 | |
| 16 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 75 | 100 | −25 | 23 | |
| 17 | Montrose | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 124 | −70 | 21 | |
| 18 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 58 | 114 | −56 | 20 | |
| 19 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 56 | 121 | −65 | 17 | |
Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark

## Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Cup 1956–57 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 (rep.) | Kilmarnock |
| League Cup 1956–57 | Celtic | 3 – 0 (rep.) | Partick Thistle |
| Junior Cup | Banks o' Dee | 1 – 0 | Kilsyth Rangers |

## Other Honours
### National

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Fraserburgh | 6 – 1 * | Inverness Caledonian |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Vale of Leithen | 7 – 3 * | Peebles Rovers |

### County

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle | | |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Ayr United |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Clyde |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 6 – 2 | Airdrie |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 5 – 2 | Babcock & Wilcox |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 5 – 3 * | Alloa Athletic |
$^*$ - aggregate over two legs

### Highland League

Top Three :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 45 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 58 | +48 | 41 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 48 | +27 | 37 |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| 20 October 1956 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | Wales | 2–2 | BHC | Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly |
| 7 November 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | BHC | Alex Scott |
| 21 November 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Yugoslavia | 2–0 | Friendly | Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird |
| 6 April 1957 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | England | 1–2 | BHC | Tommy Ring |
| 8 May 1957 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Spain | 4–2 | WCQG9 | Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie |
| 19 May 1957 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A) | Switzerland | 2–1 | WCQG9 | Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins |
| 22 May 1957 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A) | West Germany | 3–1 | Friendly | Bobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie |
| 26 May 1957 | Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A) | Spain | 1–4 | WCQG9 | Gordon Smith |
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying - Group 9
* BHC = British Home Championship