Scottish Division One 1956/57
| Scottish Division One 1956/57 | |
| master | Glasgow Rangers |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Glasgow Rangers |
| Cup winners | FC Falkirk |
| Relegated |
Dunfermline Athletic Ayr United |
| Teams | 18th |
| Games | 306 |
| Gates | 1,160 (ø 3.79 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Hugh Baird(Airdrieonians FC) |
| ← Division One 1955/56 | |
The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 57th time in 1956/57 . It was also the 60th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on September 8, 1956 and ended on April 30, 1957. In the 1956/57 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 game days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .
The championship won for the 30th time in their club history, the Glasgow Rangers . The Rangers qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1957/58 . Dunfermline Athletic and Ayr United were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Hugh Baird of Airdrieonians FC with 33 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 34 | 26th | 3 | 5 | 96:48 | 2.00 | 55:13 |
| 2. | Heart of Midlothian (P) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81:48 | 1.69 | 53:15 |
| 3. | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8th | 57:39 | 1.46 | 42:26 |
| 4th | Raith Rovers | 34 | 16 | 7th | 11 | 84:58 | 1.45 | 39:29 |
| 5. | Celtic Glasgow | 34 | 15th | 8th | 11 | 58:43 | 1.35 | 38:30 |
| 6th | Aberdeen FC (L) | 34 | 18th | 2 | 14th | 79:59 | 1.34 | 38:30 |
| 7th | Motherwell FC | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72:66 | 1.09 | 37:31 |
| 8th. | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 8th | 13 | 53:51 | 1.04 | 34:34 |
| 9. | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69:56 | 1.23 | 33:35 |
| 10. | Dundee FC | 34 | 13 | 6th | 15th | 55:61 | 0.90 | 32:36 |
| 11. | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 13 | 4th | 17th | 77:89 | 0.87 | 30:38 |
| 12. | FC St. Mirren | 34 | 12 | 6th | 16 | 58:72 | 0.81 | 30:38 |
| 13. | FC Queen's Park (N) | 34 | 11 | 7th | 16 | 55:59 | 0.93 | 29:39 |
| 14th | FC Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 8th | 16 | 51:70 | 0.73 | 28:40 |
| 15th | East Fife FC | 34 | 10 | 6th | 18th | 59:82 | 0.72 | 26:42 |
| 16. | Queen of the South | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19th | 54:96 | 0.56 | 25:43 |
| 17th | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 9 | 6th | 19th | 54:74 | 0.73 | 24:44 |
| 18th | Ayr United (N) | 34 | 7th | 5 | 22nd | 48:89 | 0.54 | 19:49 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1956/57 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1957/58 | |
| Relegated to Division Two | |
| At the end of the 1955/56 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Promoted from Division Two |
See also
Web links
- Scottish Division One 1956/57 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1956/57 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
