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1956–57 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1956–57 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Division One champions
data2Rangers
header3Division Two champions
data4Clyde
header5Scottish Cup winners
data6Falkirk
header7League Cup winners
data8Celtic
header9Junior Cup winners
data10Banks O' Dee
header11Teams in Europe
data12Rangers
header13Scotland national team
data14[1957 BHC](1957-british-home-championship), [1958 World Cup qualification](1958-fifa-world-cup-qualification)

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

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish Division One

Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1956–57 Scottish Division Two

Promoted: Clyde, Third Lanark

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
[Scottish Cup 1956–57](1956-57-scottish-cup)Falkirk2 – 1 (rep.)Kilmarnock
[League Cup 1956–57](1956-57-scottish-league-cup)Celtic3 – 0 (rep.)Partick Thistle
Junior CupBanks o' Dee1 – 0Kilsyth Rangers

Other Honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - NorthFraserburgh6 – 1 *Inverness Caledonian
Scottish Qualifying Cup - SouthVale of Leithen7 – 3 *Peebles Rovers

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupBuckie Thistle
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock1 – 0Ayr United
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian2 – 1Hearts
Fife CupRaith Rovers4 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Glasgow CupRangers2 – 0Clyde
Lanarkshire CupMotherwell6 – 2Airdrie
Renfrewshire CupMorton5 – 2Babcock & Wilcox
Stirlingshire CupDumbarton5 – 3 *Alloa Athletic
  • aggregate over two legs

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1940–59 results

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
20 October 1956Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)2–2[BHC](1957-british-home-championship)Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
7 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0[BHC](1957-british-home-championship)Alex Scott
21 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0FriendlyJackie Mudie, Sammy Baird
6 April 1957Wembley Stadium, London (A)1–2[BHC](1957-british-home-championship)Tommy Ring
8 May 1957Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)4–2[WCQG9](1958-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa-group-9)Jackie Mudie (3), John Hewie
19 May 1957St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (A)2–1[WCQG9](1958-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa-group-9)Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
22 May 1957Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (A)3–1FriendlyBobby Collins(2), Jackie Mudie
26 May 1957Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A)1–4[WCQG9](1958-fifa-world-cup-qualification-uefa-group-9)Gordon Smith

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying - Group 9
  • BHC = British Home Championship

References

  1. "1956/57 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.
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