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1955–56 Scottish Division Two

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Scottish Second Division
Season1955–56
ChampionsQueen's Park
PromotedQueen's Park
Ayr United

The 1955–56 Scottish Division Two was won by Queen's Park who, along with second placed Ayr United, were promoted to Division One. Montrose finished bottom.

In the summer of 1955, the Scottish League expanded from 32 clubs to 37 clubs. The five new teams from the Scottish Division C were: Berwick Rangers, Dumbarton, East Stirlingshire, Montrose and Stranraer (Division C was disbanded, with most of its members, which were reserve teams, moving to a separate Scottish (Reserve) League).[1][2][3]

Table

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Pos Team 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
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
Source: "1955-1956 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

References

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  1. ^ "1950s - East Stirlingshire FC". Archived from the original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  2. ^ Scottish Reserve League Competitions Part 2 1945-1955, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 1 November 2020
  3. ^ The C Division – the “other clubs” division, Alan Bell, via Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database