| DATE | OPPOSITION | ATT | COMP | SCORE | O | SCORERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/1956 | Queen of Sth | 9,500 | LCP | 0-0 | D | |
| 15/08/1956 | KILMARNOCK | 10,000 | LCP | 2-2 | D | Rodger (2) |
| 18/08/1956 | DUNFERMLINE | 8,000 | LCP | 2-0 | W | Gemmell (2) |
| 25/08/1956 | QUEEN OF STH | 9,000 | LCP | 1-1 | D | Rodger |
| 29/08/1956 | Kilmarnock | 10,000 | LCP | 4-1 | W | McGill (2), Devine, Gemmell |
| 01/09/1956 | Dunfermline | 12,000 | LCP | 0-2 | L | |
| 08/09/1956 | ABERDEEN | 15,000 | SD1 | 0-2 | L | |
| 15/09/1956 | Hearts | 16,000 | SD1 | 2-2 | D | Flavell, Dallas |
| 22/09/1956 | KILMARNOCK | 17,000 | SD1 | 2-0 | W | McGill, Lapsley (p) |
| 29/09/1956 | Falkirk | 8,000 | SD1 | 5-4 | W | Gemmell, Rodger, Humphries, Flavell, McGill |
| 06/10/1956 | RANGERS | 28,700 | SD1 | 1-2 | L | Lapsley |
| 13/10/1956 | Queen’s Park | 12,000 | SD1 | 0-5 | L | |
| 20/10/1956 | QUEEN OF STH | 10,000 | SD1 | 7-1 | W | Humphries (2), Devine (2), Holmes, McGill, Holmes |
| 27/10/1956 | RAITH ROVERS | 8,000 | SD1 | 3-3 | D | OG, McGill, Devine |
| 03/11/1956 | Dunfermline | 8,000 | SD1 | 2-0 | W | McGill, Dallas |
| 10/11/1956 | Ayr Utd | 10,000 | SD1 | 2-1 | D | Holmes, McGill |
| 17/11/1956 | DUNDEE | 9,000 | SD1 | 2-3 | L | Humphries (2) |
| 24/11/1956 | Motherwell | 10,000 | SD1 | 0-3 | L | |
| 01/12/1956 | Airdrie | 8,000 | SD1 | 1-4 | L | Humphries |
| 08/12/1956 | CELTIC | 21,500 | SD1 | 0-2 | L | |
| 15/12/1956 | Hibernian | 8,000 | SD1 | 1-1 | D | Humphries |
| 22/12/1956 | Partick This | 11,000 | SD1 | 0-2 | L | |
| 29/12/1956 | EAST FIFE | 8,500 | SD1 | 3-1 | W | Humphries, McGill (2) |
| 01/01/1957 | Kilmarnock | 18,055 | SD1 | 2-3 | L | Humphries, Devine |
| 02/01/1957 | HEARTS | 13,000 | SD1 | 0-2 | L | |
| 05/01/1957 | Aberdeen | 13,000 | SD1 | 0-4 | L | |
| 12/01/1957 | FALKIRK | 12,000 | SD1 | 0-0 | D | |
| 19/01/1957 | Rangers | 33,000 | SD1 | 0-1 | L | |
| 26/01/1957 | QUEEN’S PARK | 15,000 | SD1 | 4-1 | W | McKay (2), Gemmell, McCulloch |
| 02/02/1957 | PARTICK THIS | 25,363 | SCP5 | 1-1 | D | Holmes |
| 06/02/1957 | Partick This | 13,049 | SCP5/R1 | 2-2 | D | Holmes (2, 1 pen) |
| 09/02/1957 | Queen of Sth | 7,000 | SD1 | 0-2 | L | |
| 11/02/1957 | Partick This* | 12,569 | SCP5/R2 | 5-1 | W | Holmes, Lapsley, McCulloch (2), Telfer |
| 16/02/1957 | Dunfermline | 20,865 | SCP6 | 1-0 | W | Lapsley |
| 23/02/1957 | Raith Rovers | 8,000 | SD1 | 0-7 | L | |
| 02/03/1957 | Celtic | 49,000 | SCPQF | 1-2 | L | Holmes |
| 06/03/1957 | DUNFERMLINE | 4,000 | SD1 | 3-2 | W | Holmes (2, 1 pen), Gemmell |
| 09/03/1957 | AYR UTD | 12,000 | SD1 | 1-0 | W | Cowie |
| 16/03/1957 | Dundee | 9,000 | SD1 | 1-1 | D | McKay |
| 23/03/1957 | MOTHERWELL | 12,000 | SD1 | 4-0 | W | Bryceland (2), Flavell, Gemmell |
| 30/03/1957 | AIRDRIE | 10,000 | SD1 | 2-3 | L | Johnstone, Telfer (p) |
| 13/04/1957 | HIBERNIAN | 11,000 | SD1 | 4-2 | W | Holmes (2), Flavell, Bryceland |
| 17/04/1957 | Celtic | 7,000 | SD1 | 3-2 | W | Bryceland, Devine, Holmes |
| 20/04/1957 | PARTICK THIS | 5,000 | SD1 | 1-1 | D | Holmes (p) |
| 27/04/1957 | East Fife | 5,000 | SD1 | 2-5 | L | McKay, Devine |
| 11/05/1957 | FALKIRK | 4,000 | PCPF | 2-1 | W | Bryceland, Devine |
| KEY | |
| SD1 | 1st Division |
| LCP | League Cup |
| SCP | Scottish Cup |
| PLAYER | SD1 | GLS | SCP | GLS | LCP | GLS | PCP | GLS | TOTAL APP | TOTAL GLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHDEACON, Owen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 6 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| BUCHANAN, Archie | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| CAMERON, Hugh | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| COWIE, Richard | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Willie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| DALLAS, Billy | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| DEVINE, Willie | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
| DUNCAN, Jim | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| FLAVELL, Bobby | 21 | 5 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| FORSYTH, Campbell | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| HOLMES, Bobby | 29 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 12 |
| HUMPHRIES, Wilson | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 8 |
| JOHNSTONE, Willie | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 |
| LAIRD, David | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| LAPSLEY, David | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 |
| LEISHMAN, Tommy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LORNIE, Jim | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| McCULLOCH, Willie | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| McGILL, Dunky | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 11 |
| McKAY, Peter | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| McTURK, John | 14 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| MOORE, Neil | 4 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| NEILSON, Jackie | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| RODGER, Jim | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | 9 | 4 |
| STEVENSON, Jimmy | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| TELFER, Willie | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| THOMSON, Jimmy | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| WILSON, John | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| WILSON, Sam | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| APPEARANCES | SDA | SCP | LCP | PCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSYTH, Campbell | 33 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 45 |
| LAPSLEY, David | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 42 |
| TELFER, Willie | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 39 |
| HOLMES, Bobby | 29 | 5 | 5 | – | 39 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| DEVINE, Willie | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| JOHNSTONE, Willie | 23 | 5 | 1 | – | 29 |
| DALLAS, Billy | 20 | 5 | 2 | – | 27 |
| FLAVELL, Bobby | 21 | – | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| McGILL, Dunky | 21 | 1 | 4 | – | 26 |
| HUMPHRIES, Wilson | 22 | 1 | – | – | 23 |
| WILSON, Sam | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | 22 |
| McTURK, John | 14 | – | 4 | – | 18 |
| WILSON, John | 11 | 4 | – | 1 | 16 |
| McCULLOCH, Willie | 9 | 5 | – | – | 14 |
| McKAY, Peter | 12 | – | – | 1 | 13 |
| NEILSON, Jackie | 5 | – | 5 | – | 10 |
| BUCHANAN, Archie | 9 | – | – | 1 | 10 |
| RODGER, Jim | 4 | – | 5 | – | 9 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| MOORE, Neil | 4 | – | 3 | – | 7 |
| LAIRD, David | 1 | – | 2 | – | 3 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Willie | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| ARCHDEACON, Owen | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| DUNCAN, Jim | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| THOMSON, Jimmy | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| CAMERON, Hugh | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| COWIE, Richard | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| LORNIE, Jim | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| STEVENSON, Jimmy | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| LEISHMAN, Tommy | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| GOALSCORERS | SDA | SCP | LCP | PCP | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Bobby | 8 | 4 | – | – | 12 |
| McGILL, Dunky | 8 | – | 2 | – | 10 |
| HUMPHRIES, Wilson | 8 | – | – | – | 8 |
| DEVINE, Willie | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| GEMMELL, Tommy | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 8 |
| FLAVELL, Bobby | 5 | – | – | – | 5 |
| BRYCELAND, Tommy | 4 | – | – | 1 | 5 |
| McKAY, Peter | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| LAPSLEY, David | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| RODGER, Jim | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 |
| McCULLOCH, Willie | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| DALLAS, Billy | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| TELFER, Willie | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| JOHNSTONE, Willie | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| COWIE, Richard | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| POS | CLUB | P | W | D | L | F | A | GR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 48 | 2 | 55 |
| 2 | Hearts | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 48 | 1.688 | 53 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 42 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 58 | 1.448 | 39 |
| 5 | Celtic | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 1.349 | 38 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 38 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 66 | 1.091 | 37 |
| 8 | Partick This | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 34 |
| 9 | Hibernian | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 56 | 1.232 | 33 |
| 10 | Dundee | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 32 |
| 11 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 77 | 89 | 0.865 | 30 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 30 |
| 13 | Queen’s Park | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 59 | 0.932 | 29 |
| 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 28 |
| 15 | East Fife | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 82 | 0.72 | 26 |
| 16 | Queen of Sth | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 96 | 0.563 | 25 |
| 17 | Dunfermline | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 74 | 0.73 | 24 |
| 18 | Ayr Utd | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 89 | 0.539 | 19 |
GR (GOAL RATIO) used to separate clubs in the event of finishing on equal points, as opposed to the more accepted and traditional method of Goal Difference (GD). GR is calculated by diving F (Goals For) by A (Goals Against).
