The 1955–56 season was the 83rd season of competitive
football
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in Scotland and the 59th season of the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) is a defunct league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4&nbs ...
.
Overview
Following league reconstruction, the top tier was expanded from 16 to 18 teams with
Airdrieonians and
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...
being promoted. The second tier was expanded from 16 to 19 teams with
Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...
,
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...
,
East Stirlingshire,
Montrose and
Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...
joining the league from the third tier.
The leagues were rebranded at the start of season 1955–56. Division A was now the newly named Division One and Division B was now the newly named Division Two.
Division C was disbanded, with most of its members, which were
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players who are under contract to a club but who do not regularly play in matches for the club's primary team. Reserve teams usually include players who are part of the larger first-team squad but ...
s, moving to a separate
Scottish (Reserve) League).
The C Division – the “other clubs” division
Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
Scottish League Division One
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Clyde, Stirling Albion
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Queen's Park, Ayr United
Cup honours
Other Honours
County
- aggregate over two legs
- replay
Highland League
Scotland national team
1956 British Home Championship
Events
January
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* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
- Joint winners with , and
Key:
* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1955-56 In Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football