| Cup Competition | ||||||||
| Scottish FA Cup Final 1956 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 1 | Celtic | D 1 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 133,399 | |
| Scottish FA Cup Semi-Finals 1956 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Clyde | D 1 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 64,904 | |
| D 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | 0 | Raith Rovers | D 1 | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 58,448 | |
| D 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 0 | Raith Rovers | D 1 | Easter Road, Edinburgh | 54,233 | Replay |
| Scottish League Cup Final 1956 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | St Mirren | D 1 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 44,139 | |
| Scottish League Cup Semi-Finals 1956 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| D 1 | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | Rangers | D 1 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 79,763 | |
| D 1 | St Mirren | 3 | 3 | Motherwell | D 1 | Ibrox, Glasgow | 19,000 | |
| D 1 | St Mirren | 2 | 0 | Motherwell | D 1 | Parkhead, Glasgow | 22,000 | Replay |
| Final Table for season 1955-56 |
| Scottish Division 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ptn |  |
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Ave Gate | SFA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rangers | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 3.15 | 52 | 36,294 | Rd 7 | SF | |
| 2 | -1 | Aberdeen | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 1.74 | 46 | 19,059 | Rd 5 | Winner | |
| 3 | 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 2.11 | 45 | 23,588 | Winner | QF | |
| 4 | 1 | Hibernian | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 1.72 | 45 | 20,224 | Rd 5 | SE3 | European Cup SF |
| 5 | -3 | Celtic | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 1.41 | 41 | 21,588 | Final | SE4 | |
| 6 | 7 | Queen of the South | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 0.95 | 37 | 8,471 | Rd 7 | SE4 | |
| 7 | D 2 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 55 | 0.89 | 36 | 9,324 | Rd 7 | SE1 | |
| 8 | 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1.16 | 34 | 12,600 | Rd 6 | SE1 | |
| 9 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 1.03 | 33 | 13,693 | Rd 7 | SE2 | |
| 10 | 5 | Motherwell | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 0.90 | 33 | 11,559 | Rd 5 | SF | |
| 11 | 3 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 0.77 | 33 | 9,118 | SF | SE2 | |
| 12 | -1 | East Fife | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 0.88 | 31 | 7,753 | Rd 5 | SE2 | |
| 13 | -5 | Dundee | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 0.86 | 30 | 12,912 | Rd 6 | SE1 | |
| 14 | -2 | Falkirk | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 0.77 | 28 | 9,912 | Rd 5 | SE4 | |
| 15 | -9 | St Mirren | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 0.81 | 27 | 13,000 | Rd 6 | Final | |
| 16 | D 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 0.51 | 26 | 8,989 | Rd 5 | SE3 | |
| 17 | -10 | Clyde | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 0.68 | 22 | 10,559 | SF | SE3 | |
| 18 | -2 | Stirling Albion | 34 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 55 | 0.28 | 13 | 6,647 | Rd 6 | SE6 | |
| Scottish Division 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ptn | |
Scottish Division 2 | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Ave Gate | SFA Cup | ||
| 1 | 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 2.79 | 54 | 6,888 | Rd 6 | SE6 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 1.87 | 51 | 5,639 | Rd 6 | SE6 | |
| 3 | 4 | St Johnstone | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 1.91 | 49 | 6,006 | Rd 5 | QF | |
| 4 | NL | Dumbarton | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 1.34 | 47 | 3,917 | Rd 4 | QF | |
| 5 | 1 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 1.52 | 44 | 1,222 | Rd 6 | SE8 | |
| 6 | 10 | Brechin City | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 1.07 | 42 | 1,861 | Rd 6 | SE8 | |
| 7 | 7 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 56 | 0.94 | 39 | 2,378 | Rd 5 | SE5 | |
| 8 | 5 | Dundee United | 36 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 1.20 | 38 | 5,083 | Rd 5 | SE7 | |
| 9 | 0 | Morton | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 1.03 | 36 | 2,428 | Rd 5 | PO9 | |
| 10 | -5 | Third Lanark | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 1.25 | 35 | 4,750 | Rd 5 | SE8 | |
| 11 | -8 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 60 | 1.02 | 33 | 2,856 | Rd 5 | QF | |
| 12 | NL | Stranraer | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 0.84 | 33 | 1,726 | Rd 4 | SE9 | |
| 13 | 2 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 0.92 | 31 | 1,639 | Rd 5 | SE5 | |
| 14 | NL | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 0.68 | 31 | 2,266 | Rd 5 | SE9 | |
| 15 | -5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 0.83 | 29 | 1,328 | Rd 5 | SE7 | |
| 16 | NL | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 0.70 | 28 | 1,206 | Rd 4 | SE9 | |
| 17 | -6 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 0.71 | 27 | 2,028 | Rd 4 | SE7 | |
| 18 | -6 | Arbroath | 36 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 0.70 | 26 | 2,461 | Rd 5 | SE5 | |
| 19 | NL | Montrose | 36 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 84 | 0.33 | 11 | 1,297 | Rd 4 | SE9 | |
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