Season 1955-56


Manager Davie Meiklejohn
Final League Position 9th in the 1st Division
4th in Reserve League
Club Directory
Squad List
Team Group

Top Goalscorer


Date
Opposition Competition Result Scorers Attendance










Aug 13 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN League Cup Section 2 0-2 30,000

Aug 17 East Fife League Cup Section 2 3-2 Wright (2), MacKenzie 7,000

Aug 20 RAITH ROVERS League Cup Section 2 4-0 McParland (2),Crowe, Sharp 15,000

Aug 24 QUEEN'S PARK Glasgow Cup 1st Round 4-1 McParland (2), Davidson (Pen), OG (Savage) ?

Aug 27 Heart of Midlothian League Cup Section 2 1-2 Wright 30,000

Aug 31 EAST FIFE League Cup Section 2 2-1 Wright (2) 9,000

Sep 3 Raith Rovers League Cup Section 2 1-0 MacKenzie 7,000

Sep 9 Celtic Glasgow Cup Semi-Final 0-2 ?

Sep 10 Dunfermline Athletic 1st Division 1-1 McParland 9,000

Sep 24 Clyde 1st Division 1-1 MacKenzie 10,000

Oct 1 East Fife 1st Division 0-1 7,000

Oct 8 Kilmarnock 1st Division 1-0 Davidson (Pen) 12,000

Oct 15 RANGERS 1st Division 1-3 Sharp 30,000

Oct 22 Falkirk 1st Division 1-2 MacKenzie 10,000

Oct 29 RAITH ROVERS 1st Division 1-2 Sharp 15,500

Nov 5 ST MIRREN 1st Division 2-0 McInnes,Ewing 12,000

Nov 12 Stirling Albion 1st Division 4-2 G.Smith (2), Harvey, Davidson 5,000

Nov 14 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Friendly 1-0 Kerr 14,000

Nov 19 DUNDEE 1st Division 1-2 Ewing 10,000

Nov 26 Hibernian 1st Division 1-5 Wright 15,000

Dec 3 Motherwell 1st Division 1-3 Wright 8,000

Dec 10 AIRDRIEONIANS 1st Division 1-3 Sharp 9,000

Dec 17 Celtic 1st Division 1-5 McParland 20,500

Dec 24 Queen of the South 1st Division 2-3 Crowe, Kerr 7,500

Dec 31 EAST FIFE 1st Division 2-2 MacKenzie, Davidson 10,000

Jan 2 CLYDE 1st Division 1-0 Ewing 12,000

Jan 7 Heart of Midlothian 1st Division 0-5 22,000

Jan 28 KILMARNOCK 1st Division 1-1 Ewing 12,000

Feb 4 ALLOA ATHLETIC Scottish Cup 5th Round 2-0 Crowe (2) 8,015

Feb 11 Rangers 1st Division 0-1 45,000

Feb 18 BRECHIN CITY Scottish Cup 6th Round 3-1 Gibb, G.Smith, Ewing 15,872

Feb 25 FALKIRK 1st Division 3-2 Wright, Crowe, Kerr 14,000

Mar 3 Raith Rovers Scottish Cup QF Round 1-2 Crowe 18,264

Mar 7 Raith Rovers 1st Division 3-2 Ewing, Crowe,MacKenzie 4,000

Mar 10 St Mirren 1st Division 3-1 Sharp (2), Kerr 14,000

Mar 12 Newcastle United Friendly 1-1 Ewing 13,,700

Mar 17 STIRLING ALBION 1st Division 6-1 Sharp (3), Mathers, Ewing, Wright 10,000

Mar 24 Dundee 1st Division 0-3 7,500

Mar 31 HIBERNIAN 1st Division 1-1 Davidson 23,000

Apr 2 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN 1st Division 2-0 Wright, Sharp 26,000

Apr 7 MOTHERWELL 1st Division 2-1 Sharp, Ewing 15,000

Apr 9 NEWCASTLE UNITED Friendly 1-1 McKenzie 15,000

Apr 11 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC 1st Division 1-1 Wright 5,000

Apr 18 Airdrieonians 1st Division 3-3 McKenzie (2), Wright 4,500

Apr 23 CELTIC 1st Division 2-0 Crawford, OG (Haughney) 15,000

Apr 25 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1st Division 9-1 Sharp (3), Crawford (2), Wright (2), McKenzie, Ewing 15,000

Apr 28 Aberdeen 1st Division 4-0 McKenzie, Mathers, Ewing, Wright 16,000

Apr 30 ABERDEEN 1st Division 0-2 9,500

May 2 Inverness Select Friendly 1-2 Ewing ?

May 3 Nairn County Friendly 6-3 Crowe (2), Smith, Mallon (3) ?

May 5 Elgin City Friendly 4-1 Crawford (4) ?

May 8 Queen's Park Glasgow Charity Cup Semi-Final 2-0 Harvey,Thomson ?

May 12 Third Lanark Glasgow Charity Cup Final 2-4 Davidson,Sharp ?
Played at Hampden








Others:














Aug 13 Heart of Midlothian Reserve League Cup Section 2 2-2 Unknown x 2


Aug 17 EAST FIFE Reserve League Cup Section 2 3-2 McInnes (2), Henderson


Aug 20 Raith Rovers Reserve League Cup Section 2 2-1 McInnes, Unknown


Aug 27 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN Reserve League Cup Section 2 6-1 Crawford (3), Donlevy (2, 1 Pen), Bell


Aug 31 East Fife Reserve League Cup Section 2 4-4 Donlevy (2), Hogan, Ewing


Sep 3 RAITH ROVERS Reserve League Cup Section 2 4-0 Unknown x 4


Sep 8 KILMARNOCK Reserve League Cup Semi-Final 2-2 ?


Sep 10 DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC Reserve League 4-0 Henderson (2), Donlevy, Crawford


Sep 17 Kilmarnock Reserve League Cup Semi-Final 2-2 G Smith, Donlevy


Sep 24 CLYDE Reserve League 3-1 Thomson, Unknown, Crows


Oct 1 Raith Rovers 2nd XI Cup, 2nd Round 5-1 Unknown


Oct 8 KILMARNOCK Reserve League 6-0 Trialist (2), Harvey, Unknown x 3


Oct 15 Rangers Reserve League 1-2 Donlevy (pen)


Oct 22 FALKIRK Reserve League 1-1 Crowe


Oct 29 Raith Rovers Reserve League 2-2 Unknown x 2


Nov 5 St Mirren Reserve League 2-1 Donlevy, Unknown


Nov 12 STIRLING ALBION Reserve League 4-2 Mather, Hogan (2), Crowe


Nov 19 Dundee Reserve League 1-4 Hogan


Nov 26 HIBERNIAN Reserve League 0-2


Nov 30 ROYAL SCOTS Friendly 3-4 McParland (2), Hastings 2,000

Dec 3 MOTHERWELL Reserve League 2-2 McDonald, Donlevy


Dec 10 Airdrieonians Reserve League 6-1 Crawford (2), McParland, Hogan, Unknown x 2


Dec 17 CELTIC Reserve League 4-2 Hastings (2), Hogan, Ewing


Dec 24 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH Reserve League 2-1 Unknown x 2


Dec 31 East Fife Reserve League 5-3 Thomson (2), McInnes, McDonald, Donlevy


Jan 2 Clyde Reserve League 0-1


Jan 7 HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN Reserve League 2-1 Walker, Unknown


Jan 21 ABERDEEN Reserve League 3-4 Brown, Sharp, Hastings


Jan 28 Motherwell 2nd XI Cup 3rd Round 2-2 Hastings, Brown


Feb 4 Aberdeen Reserve League 0-6


Feb 8 MOTHERWELL 2nd XI Cup 3rd Round Replay 6-0 L Thomson (4), Walker, Sharp 5,000

Feb 11 RANGERS Reserve League 2-1 Mathers, Walker


Feb 15 FALKIRK Reserve League Cup Final Brown 5,000

Feb 18 Stirling Albion Reserve League 0-2


Feb 22 Falkirk Reserve League Cup Final Replay 0-3 4,000

Feb 29 Rangers 2nd XI Cup Semi-Final 0-0


Mar 3 RAITH ROVERS Reserve League 3-1 Thomson, Unknown x 2


Mar 9 RANGERS 2nd XI Cup Semi-Final 6-3* Walker (4), Hogan, Crawford

After extra-time
Mar 14 ST MIRREN Reserve League 2-0 Walker, Hogan


Mar 24 DUNDEE Reserve League 1-3 Walker


Mar 30 Hibernian Reserve League 1-0 Crawford


Apr 3 Kilmarnock Reserve League 0-2


Apr 7 Motherwell Reserve League 3-0 ?


Apr 13 ABERDEEN 2nd XI Cup Final 1st Leg 1-4 Hogan


Apr 16 Aberdeen 2nd XI Cup Final 2nd Leg 1-2 Smith 8,000

Apr 20 CELTIC Reserve League 2-1 Crowe, Hogan


Apr 23 Dunfermline Athletic Reserve League 2-1 Thomson, Hogan


Apr 25 Queen of the South Reserve League 2-2 Crowe, Hastings


Apr 28 EAST FIFE Reserve League 5-2 OG (Davis), Crowe, Hogan (2), Trialist


? ? Dunfermline Athletic Reserve League – Postponed 14.01.1956 ?


? ? AIRDRIEONIANS Reserve League 4-1 Walker (2), Trialist (2)


? ? Untraced Fixture Reserve League ?


? ? Untraced Fixture Reserve League ?