Season 1956-57

Manager Davie Meiklejohn
Final League Position 8th in the 1st Division
6th in Reserve League
Club Directory
Squad List
Team Group

Top Goalscorer George Smith with 19


Date
Opposition Competition Result Scorers Attendance










Aug 11 Falkirk League Cup (Section 4) 2-0 Davidson (Pen), Ewing 14,000

Aug 15 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN League Cup (Section 4) 3-1 MacKenzie, Ewing, Wright 21,000

Aug 18 HIBERNIAN League Cup (Section 4) 4-1 G.Smith (2), Davidson (Pen), Wright 25,000

Aug 25 FALKIRK League Cup (Section 4) 2-0 Ewing, Wright 20,000

Aug 29 Heart of Midlothian League Cup (Section 4) 2-2 Ewing, G.Smith 40,000

Sep 1 Hibernian League Cup (Section 4) 2-2 Wright, G.Smith 30,000

Sep 8 MOTHERWELL 1st Division 2-3 Davidson, Crowe 21,000

Sep 12 Cowdenbeath League Cup Quarter Final 1st Leg 2-1 G.Smith, Ewing 8,000

Sep 15 COWDENBEATH League Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg 2-1 G.Smith (2) 14,000

Sep 17 Rangers Glasgow Cup Semi-Final 0-5 41,000

Sep 22 QUEEN'S PARK 1st Division 0-0 15,000

Sep 26 Tottenham Hotspur Friendly 1-4 G Smith 26,000

Sep 29 Queen of the South 1st Division 0-3 8,000

Oct 6 Dundee League Cup Semi-Final 0-0 24,000
Played at Ibrox
Oct 9 Dundee League Cup Semi-Final Replay 3-2 Hogan, Wright, Davidson 20,000
Played at Ibrox
Oct 13 Rangers 1st Division 1-4 Ewing 35,000

Oct 17 NEWCASTLE UNITED Friendly 4-1 Hogan (2), Smith, Ewing 10,000

Oct 20 KILMARNOCK 1st Division 2-1 Ewing, Sharp 12,000

Oct 27 Celtic League Cup Final 0-0 58,974
Played at Hampden
Oct 31 Celtic League Cup Final Replay 0-3 31,156
Played at Hampden
Nov 3 Heart of Midlothian 1st Division 0-1 20,000

Nov 10 Airdrieonians 1st Division 1-0 Sharp 10,000

Nov 14 Newcastle United Friendly 0-5 10,000

Nov 17 HIBERNIAN 1st Division 3-0 Kerr, G.Smith, McIntosh 14,000

Nov 24 Celtic 1st Division 1-1 McIntosh 18,000

Nov 26 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Friendly 2-0 Wright, MacKenzie 7,000

Dec 1 Dunfermline Athletic 1st Division 1-2 Wright 7,000

Dec 8 FALKIRK 1st Division 2-1 Hogan, MacKenzie 15,000

Dec 15 East Fife 1st Division 1-2 Wright 3,000

Dec 22 ST MIRREN 1st Division 2-0 Wright, Ewing 11,000

Dec 25 RAITH ROVERS 1st Division 1-1 Ewing 12,000

Dec 29 Ayr United 1st Division 1-2 Wright 8,000

Jan 1 Queen's Park 1st Division 1-1 Crowe 8,000

Jan 2 ABERDEEN 1st Division 1-2 G.Smith 10,000

Jan 5 Motherwell 1st Division 2-2 Wright, McIntosh 15,000

Jan 12 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1st Division 2-1 Davidson, G.Smith 14,000

Jan 19 Raith Rovers 1st Division 3-0 Wright, G.Smith, Ewing 11,000

Jan 26 RANGERS 1st Division 0-3 35,000

Feb 2 St Mirren Scottish Cup 5th Round 1-1 G.Smith 25,363

Feb 6 ST MIRREN Scottish Cup 5th Round Replay 2-2 G.Smith, Mathers 13,049

Feb 9 Kilmarnock 1st Division 1-1 McIntosh 13,776

Feb 11 St Mirren Scottish Cup 5th Round 2nd Replay 1-5 McParland 12,569
After Extra-Time, Played at Hampden
Feb 23 Dundee 1st Division 1-5 McIntosh 5,000

Feb 30 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 1st Division 2-2 McIntosh, Gilmour 18,000

Mar 9 AIRDRIEONIANS 1st Division 1-1 McIntosh, Harvey 15,000

Mar 16 Hibernian 1st Division 0-2 15,000

Mar 30 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC 1st Division 3-0 McIntosh (2), Davidson 10,000

Apr 4 Brighton and Hove Albion Friendly 1-1 Hogan ?

Apr 8 Northampton Town Fowler & Patterson Testimonial 1-2 Davidson (Pen) ?

Apr 10 CELTIC 1st Division 3-1 G.Smith, Ewing, Hogan 12,000

Apr 13 EAST FIFE 1st Division 2-1 G.Smith, OG 8,298

Apr 20 St Mirren 1st Division 1-1 MacKenzie 5,000

Apr 22 DUNDEE 1st Division 5-0 MacKenzie, G.Smith (2), Wright (2) 7,000

Apr 24 Aberdeen 1st Division 0-2 7,000

Apr 27 AYR UNITED 1st Division 5-1 Gilmour, Ewing, McIntosh, Davidson, Harvey 6,000

Apr 29 Falkirk 1st Division 1-4 Gilmour 10,000

May 1 THIRD LANARK Glasgow Charity Cup 1st Round 1-1 MacKenzie 7,000
PT Lost on the toss of a coin









Others:














Aug 11 FALKIRK Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 3-0 ?


Aug 14 Heart of Midlothian Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 2-3 ?


Aug 18 Hibernian Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 1-2 ?


Aug 25 Falkirk Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 2-3 Walker, Crowe


Aug 29 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 0-1


Sep 1 HIBERNIAN Reserve League Cup (Section 4) 0-2


Sep 8 Third Lanark Scottish 2nd XI Cup 1st Round 4-4 ?


Sep 17 RANGERS Reserve League 0-2


Sep 22 Queen's Park Reserve League 0-2


Sep 29 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Reserve League 1-1 Mallon


Oct 3 THIRD LANARK Scottish 2nd XI Cup 1st Round Replay 5-0 Hogan, Steel, Walker, Mallon, Crawford


Oct 6 Raith Rovers Reserve League 4-1 Unknown x 4


Oct 12 RANGERS Reserve League 0-0


Oct 20 Kilmarnock Reserve League 3-1 Crawford, Unknown x 2


Oct 24 Motherwell Reserve League 1-2 Unknown


Oct 27 DUNDEE Reserve League 0-2


Nov 3 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN Reserve League 1-1 Unknown


Nov 10 AIRDRIEONIANS Reserve League 2-1 Mallon, Harvey


Nov 17 Hibernian Reserve League 1-2 Unknown


Nov 23 CELTIC Reserve League 3-2 Mallon, Crawford (2)


Dec 1 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC Reserve League 5-1 Unknown x 5


Dec 8 Falkirk Reserve League 0-4


Dec 15 EAST FIFE Reserve League 3-0 ?


Dec 22 St Mirren Reserve League 1-1 ?


Dec 29 AYR UNITED Reserve League 6-2 ?


Dec 31 QUEEN'S PARK Reserve League ? ?


Jan 12 Queen of the South Reserve League 0-1


Jan 19 RAITH ROVERS Reserve League 1-0 McNab


Jan 26 Rangers Reserve League 2-1 ?


Feb 2 KILMARNOCK Reserve League 4-1 Gilmour (4)


Feb 16 ST MIRREN Scottish 2nd XI Cup 3rd Round 5-3 Gilmour, Brown, 3 x Unknown


Feb 23 DUNDEE Reserve League 4-1 Gilmour, 3 x Unknown


Mar 2 Heart of Midlothian Reserve League 1-3 ?


Mar 9 Airdrieonians Reserve League 4-1 McParland, Wilson, ?, ?


Mar 16 HIBERNIAN Reserve League 4-2 Hogan, McParland (2), Wilson


Mar 20 CELTIC Scottish 2nd XI Cup Semi-Final 3-5 S Brown, Hogan, McGill


Mar 22 Celtic Reserve League 4-1 Mallon


Mar 30 Dunfermline Athletic Reserve League 4-4 S Brown (3), ?


Apr 6 FALKIRK Reserve League 2-0 Gilmour (2)


Apr 10 Aberdeen Reserve League 0-4


Apr 13 East Fife Reserve League 2-2 Gilmour, ?


Apr 20 ST MIRREN Reserve League 1-0 ?


Apr 24 ABERDEEN Reserve League 0-4


Apr 27 Ayr United Reserve League 4-2 ?


Apr 29 MOTHERWELL Reserve League 2-3 Brown, Mallon


? ? Untraced League Fixture Reserve League ? ?