1956–57 in Scottish football


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-up
Scottish Cup 1956–57Falkirk2 – 1 Kilmarnock
League Cup 1956–57Celtic3 – 0 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 League">Highland Football League">Highland League

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer
20 October 1956Ninian Park, Cardiff 2–2BHCWillie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly
7 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow 1–0BHCAlex Scott
21 November 1956Hampden Park, Glasgow 2–0FriendlyJackie Mudie, Sammy Baird
6 April 1957Wembley Stadium, London 1–2BHCTommy Ring
8 May 1957Hampden Park, Glasgow 4–2WCQG9Jackie Mudie, John Hewie
19 May 1957St. Jakob Stadium, Basle 2–1WCQG9Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins
22 May 1957Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 3–1FriendlyBobby Collins, Jackie Mudie
26 May 1957Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid 1–4WCQG9Gordon Smith

Key: