title: 1955–56 Scottish Football League
text: # 1955–56 Scottish Football League
  
  Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1955–56.
  
  ## Scottish League Division One
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 27 | 3.148 | 52 |
  | 2 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 87 | 50 | 1.740 | 46 |
  | 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 47 | 2.106 | 45 |
  | 4 | Hibernian | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 45 |
  | 5 | Celtic | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 1.410 | 41 |
  | 6 | Queen of the South | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 73 | 0.945 | 37 |
  | 7 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 96 | 0.885 | 36 |
  | 8 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 1.156 | 34 |
  | 9 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 60 | 1.033 | 33 |
  | 10 | Motherwell | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 59 | 0.898 | 33 |
  | 11 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 75 | 0.773 | 33 |
  | 12 | East Fife | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 31 |
  | 13 | Dundee | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 0.862 | 30 |
  | 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 0.773 | 28 |
  | 15 | St Mirren | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 27 |
  | 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 82 | 0.512 | 26 |
  | 17 | Clyde | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 22 |
  | 18 | Stirling Albion | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 82 | 0.280 | 13 |
  
  ## Scottish League Division Two
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Queen's Park | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 28 | +50 | 54 | Promotion to the 1956–57 Division One |
  | 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 55 | +48 | 51 | Promotion to the 1956–57 Division One |
  | 3 | St Johnstone | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 49 | |
  | 4 | Dumbarton | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 47 | |
  | 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 44 | |
  | 6 | Brechin City | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 42 | |
  | 7 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 85 | −5 | 39 | |
  | 8 | Dundee United | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 38 | |
  | 9 | Morton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Third Lanark | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 35 | |
  | 11 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 86 | 84 | +2 | 33 | |
  | 12 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 77 | 92 | −15 | 33 | |
  | 13 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 31 | |
  | 14 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 31 | |
  | 15 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 29 | |
  | 16 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 94 | −28 | 28 | |
  | 17 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 82 | −24 | 27 | |
  | 18 | Arbroath | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 26 | |
  | 19 | Montrose | 36 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 44 | 133 | −89 | 11 | |
  
  * Association football
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