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<br />
Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark
Cup honours
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!width=140|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Cup 1956–57
|Falkirk
|align=center|2 – 1 (rep.)
|Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left|League Cup 1956–57
|Celtic
|align=center|3 – 0 (rep.)
|Partick Thistle
|-
|align=left|Junior Cup
|Banks o' Dee
|align=center|1 – 0
|Kilsyth Rangers
|}
Other Honours
National
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!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup - North
|Fraserburgh
|6 – 1 *
|Inverness Caledonian
|-
|align=left|Scottish Qualifying Cup - South
|Vale of Leithen
|7 – 3 *
|Peebles Rovers
|}
County
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!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|Buckie Thistle
|
|
|-
|align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|Kilmarnock
|1 – 0
|Ayr United
|-
|align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|Hibernian
|2 – 1
|Hearts
|-
|align=left|Fife Cup
|Raith Rovers
|4 – 1
|Dunfermline Athletic
|-
|align=left|Glasgow Cup
|Rangers
|2 – 0
|Clyde
|-
|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|Motherwell
|6 – 2
|Airdrie
|-
|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|Morton
|5 – 2
|Babcock & Wilcox
|-
|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|Dumbarton
|5 – 3 *
|Alloa Athletic
|}
- aggregate over two legs
Highland League
Scotland national team
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!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffffdd
|20 October 1956
|Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)
|
|align=center|2–2
|BHC
|Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|7 November 1956
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|1–0
|BHC
|Alex Scott
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|21 November 1956
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|2–0
|Friendly
|Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|6 April 1957
|Wembley Stadium, London (A)
|
|align=center|1–2
|BHC
|Tommy Ring
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|8 May 1957
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|4–2
|WCQG9
|Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|19 May 1957
|St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A)
|
|align=center|2–1
|WCQG9
|Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|22 May 1957
|Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A)
|
|align=center|3–1
|Friendly
|Bobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|26 May 1957
|Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A)
|
|align=center|1–4
|WCQG9
|Gordon 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