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: RangersRelegated: Dunfermline Athletic, Ayr United
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Clyde, Third LanarkCup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Scottish Cup 1956–57 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
League Cup 1956–57 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle |
Junior Cup | Banks o' Dee | 1 – 0 | Kilsyth Rangers |
Other Honours
National
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Fraserburgh | 6 – 1 * | Inverness Caledonian |
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Vale of Leithen | 7 – 3 * | Peebles Rovers |
County
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Aberdeenshire Cup | Buckie Thistle | ||
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Ayr United |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Hearts |
Fife Cup | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
Glasgow Cup | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Clyde |
Lanarkshire Cup | Motherwell | 6 – 2 | Airdrie |
Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 5 – 2 | Babcock & Wilcox |
Stirlingshire Cup | Dumbarton | 5 – 3 * | Alloa Athletic |
- aggregate over two legs
Highland League">Highland Football League">Highland League
Scotland national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer | |
20 October 1956 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 2–2 | BHC | Willie Fernie, Lawrie Reilly | |
7 November 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 1–0 | BHC | Alex Scott | |
21 November 1956 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 2–0 | Friendly | Jackie Mudie, Sammy Baird | |
6 April 1957 | Wembley Stadium, London | 1–2 | BHC | Tommy Ring | |
8 May 1957 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 4–2 | WCQG9 | Jackie Mudie, John Hewie | |
19 May 1957 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basle | 2–1 | WCQG9 | Jackie Mudie, Bobby Collins | |
22 May 1957 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart | 3–1 | Friendly | Bobby Collins, Jackie Mudie | |
26 May 1957 | Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid | 1–4 | WCQG9 | Gordon Smith |
Key:
- = Home match
- = Away match
- WCQG9 = World Cup qualifying - Group 9
- BHC = British Home Championship