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
Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1956–57Falkirk2 – 1 (rep.)KilmarnockLeague Cup 1956–57Celtic3 – 0 (rep.)Partick ThistleJunior CupBanks o' Dee1 – 0Kilsyth Rangers
Other Honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup - NorthFraserburgh6 – 1 *Inverness CaledonianScottish Qualifying Cup - SouthVale of Leithen7 – 3 *Peebles Rovers
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupBuckie ThistleAyrshire CupKilmarnock1 – 0Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1HeartsFife CupRaith Rovers4 – 1 Dunfermline AthleticGlasgow CupRangers2 – 0ClydeLanarkshire CupMotherwell6 – 2AirdrieRenfrewshire CupMorton5 – 2Babcock & WilcoxStirlingshire CupDumbarton5 – 3 *Alloa Athletic - aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)20 October 1956Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)2–2BHCWillie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly7 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0BHCAlex Scott21 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0FriendlyJackie Mudie, Sammy Baird6 April 1957Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–2BHCTommy Ring8 May 1957Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)4–2WCQG9Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie19 May 1957St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A)2–1WCQG9Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins22 May 1957Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A)3–1FriendlyBobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie26 May 1957Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A)1–4WCQG9Gordon Smith
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying - Group 9 BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive