Scottish Division Two 1956/57

Scottish Division Two 1956/57
master	Clyde FC
Climbers	Clyde Third Lanark FC
Teams	19th
Games	342
Gates	1508  (ø 4.41 per game)
Top scorer	Basil Keogh (Clyde FC)
← Division Two 1955/56 Division Two 1957/58 →
^ Division One 1956/57

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 51st time in 1956/57 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 51st edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1956/57 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 Clyde , who secured promotion to Division One together with the runner-up Third Lanark . The top scorer with 36 goals was Basil Keogh from FC Clyde.

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Clyde FC (A)	36	29	6th	1	122: 390	3.13	64: 80
2.	Third Lanark	36	24	3	9	105: 510	2.06	51:21
3.	Cowdenbeath FC	36	20th	5	11	087:650	1.34	45:27
4th	Greenock Morton	36	18th	7th	11	081:700	1.16	43:29
5.	Albion Rovers	36	18th	6th	12	098:800	1.23	42:30
6th	Brechin City	36	15th	10	11	072:680	1.06	40:32
7th	FC Stranraer	36	15th	10	11	079:770	1.03	40:32
8th.	Stirling Albion (A)	36	17th	5	14th	081:640	1.27	39:33
9.	Dumbarton FC	36	17th	4th	15th	101: 700	1.44	38:34
10.	FC Arbroath	36	17th	4th	15th	079:570	1.39	38:34
11.	Hamilton Academical	36	14th	8th	14th	069:680	1.01	36:36
12.	St. Johnstone FC	36	14th	6th	16	079:800	0.99	34:38
13.	Dundee United	36	14th	6th	16	075:800	0.94	34:38
14th	FC Stenhousemuir	36	13	6th	17th	071:810	0.88	32:40
15th	Alloa Athletic	36	11	5	20th	066:990	0.67	27:45
16.	Forfar Athletic	36	9	5	22nd	075: 100	0.75	23:49
17th	Montrose FC	36	7th	7th	22nd	054: 124	0.44	21:51
18th	Berwick Rangers	36	7th	6th	23	058: 114	0.51	20:52
19th	East Stirlingshire FC	36	5	7th	24	056: 121	0.46	17:55

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1956/57 season
	Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1955/56 season
(A)	Relegated from Division One

Web link

• Scottish Division Two 1956/57 at Statto.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 24, 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.