Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1956–57.
Scottish League Division One
[edit]Pos | Team | 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 |
Scottish League Division Two
[edit]Pos | Team | 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 | |
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 |
Source: "1956-1957 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.