Scottish Division Two 1955/56
| Scottish Division Two 1955/56 | |
| master | FC Queen's Park |
| Climbers | Queen's Park Ayr United FC |
| Teams | 19th |
| Games | 342 |
| Gates | 1,360 (ø 3.98 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Peter Price(Ayr United) |
| ← Division Two 1954/55 | |
| ^ Division One 1955/56 | |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 50th time in 1955/56 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 50th edition of the men's second highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1955/56 season, 19 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match 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 was won by FC Queen's Park , who secured promotion to Division One together with second-placed Ayr United . The league was increased from 16 to 19 teams before the start of the season. Since there was no relegated team from Division One, five new teams were added. Including the two-time Scottish champions, FC Dumbarton as well as FC Stranraer , FC East Stirlingshire , FC Montrose and the Berwick Rangers . The top scorer with 41 goals was Ayr United's Peter Price .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 23 | 8th | 5 | 78:28 | 2.79 | 54:18 |
| 2. | Ayr United | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 103: 55 | 1.87 | 51:21 |
| 3. | St. Johnstone FC | 36 | 21st | 7th | 8th | 86:45 | 1.91 | 49:23 |
| 4th | FC Dumbarton (N) | 36 | 21st | 5 | 10 | 83:62 | 1.34 | 47:25 |
| 5. | FC Stenhousemuir | 36 | 20th | 4th | 12 | 82:54 | 1.52 | 44:28 |
| 6th | Brechin City | 36 | 18th | 6th | 12 | 60:56 | 1.07 | 42:30 |
| 7th | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 80:85 | 0.94 | 39:33 |
| 8th. | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 14th | 10 | 78:65 | 1.20 | 38:34 |
| 9. | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15th | 6th | 15th | 71:69 | 1.03 | 36:36 |
| 10. | Third Lanark | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17th | 80:64 | 1.25 | 35:37 |
| 11. | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 13 | 7th | 16 | 86:84 | 1.02 | 33:39 |
| 12. | FC Stranraer (N) | 36 | 14th | 5 | 17th | 77:92 | 0.84 | 33:39 |
| 13. | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 67:73 | 0.92 | 31:41 |
| 14th | Berwick Rangers (N) | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 52:77 | 0.68 | 31:41 |
| 15th | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17th | 62:75 | 0.83 | 29:43 |
| 16. | East Stirlingshire FC (N) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 66:94 | 0.70 | 28:44 |
| 17th | Albion Rovers | 36 | 8th | 11 | 17th | 58:82 | 0.71 | 27:45 |
| 18th | FC Arbroath | 36 | 10 | 6th | 20th | 47:67 | 0.70 | 26:46 |
| 19th | FC Montrose (N) | 36 | 4th | 3 | 29 | 44: 133 | 0.33 | 11:61 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1955/56 season | |
| Promoted to Division One | |
| At the end of the 1954/55 season | |
| (N) | Promoted from an amateur league |
Web link
- Scottish Division Two 1955/56 at Statto.com
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 March 23, 2015 (English). 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.
