| Date | Competition | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Report | Pictures | Notes |
| JAN | ||||||||
| 2nd | League Division A | Celtic | 0 |
1 |
Rangers | Report | Pictures | |
| 7th | League Division A | Aberdeen | 1 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 21st | League Division A | Raith Rovers | 1 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Celtic sign John Donnelly from Armadale Thistle |
| 28th | League Division A | Celtic | 1 |
1 |
Heart of Midlothian | Report | Pictures | |
| FEB | ||||||||
| 4th | Scottish Cup | Morton | 0 |
2 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 11th | League Division A | Motherwell | 2 |
2 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 18th | Scottish Cup | Ayr United | 0 |
3 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 25th | League Division A | Celtic | 4 |
1 |
Clyde | Report | Pictures | |
| MAR | ||||||||
| 3rd | Scottish Cup | Celtic | 2 |
1 |
Airdrieonians | Report | Pictures | Jimmy McIlroy transferred to Third Lanark |
| 7th | League Division A | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | First Scottish League floodlit game |
| 10th | League Division A | East Fife | 3 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 17th | League Division A | Celtic | 1 |
0 |
Dundee | Report | Pictures | |
| 24th | Scottish Cup SF |
Celtic | 2 |
1 |
Clyde | Report | Pictures | |
| 28th | League Division A | St Mirren | 0 |
2 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 31st | League Division A | Celtic | 3 |
1 |
Airdrieonians | Report | Pictures | |
| APR | ||||||||
| 7th |
Friendly |
Celtic |
3 |
1 |
Stirling Albion |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 10th | League Division A | Celtic | 1 |
1 |
Aberdeen | Report | Pictures | |
| 13th | League Division A | Kilmarnock | 0 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 16th |
Charity match for Cheshire Homes. | Celtic |
2 |
2 |
Manchester Utd |
Report | Pictures | |
| 21st | Scottish Cup Final |
Heart of Midlothian | 3 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Third year in succession as Scottish Cup finalists |
| 23rd | League Division A | Partick Thistle | 2 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Debut game for Jim Kennedy |
| 25th | League Division A | Celtic | 0 |
3 |
Hibernian | Report | Pictures | |
| 28th | League Division A | Celtic | 1 |
3 |
Queen of the South | Report | Pictures | |
| 30th | League Division A | Celtic | 1 |
0 |
Falkirk | Report | Pictures | Celtic release McPhail, Docherty, Rowan and Whyte |
| MAY | ||||||||
| 5th |
Glasgow Charity Cup | Celtic |
4 |
1 |
Clyde |
Report |
Pictures |
Celtic sign Billy McPhail from Clyde on a free transfer. |
| 9th |
Glasgow Charity Cup | Celtic |
0 |
0 |
Third Lanark |
Report |
Pictures |
Third Lanark won on a toss |
| 14th |
Friendly |
Coleraine |
1 |
2 |
Celtic |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 15th |
Charity match for De La Selle Orphan Home. | Coleraine Crusaders/Peter Docherty Select |
5 |
5 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Played at Celtic Park, Belfast |
| 17th |
Friendly |
Derry City |
1 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report |
Pictures |
- Alec Dowdells, Celtic and Scotland trainer and physiotherapist left Celtic for Leicester City on 12th July. Willie Johnstone replaced him
- Season Review
- League Table 1955-56
- Statistics 1955-56
- Scottish Cup 1955-56
- League Cup 1955-56
- Celtic Team Line-Up 1956-57
| Date | Competition | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Report | Pictures | Notes |
| AUG | ||||||||
| 11th | League Cup | Aberdeen | 1 |
2 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Billy McPhail’s debut |
| 15th | League Cup | Celtic | 2 |
1 |
Rangers | Report | Pictures | |
| 18th | League Cup | Celtic | 2 |
1 |
East Fife | Report | Pictures | |
| 21st |
Glasgow Cup |
Celtic |
3 |
4 |
Rangers |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 25th | League Cup | Celtic | 3 |
2 |
Aberdeen | Report | Pictures | |
| 29th | League Cup | Rangers | 0 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| SEP | ||||||||
| 1st | League Cup | East Fife | 0 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 8th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 2 |
0 |
Queen’s Park | Report | Pictures | Alec Boden leaves for Ayr Utd |
| 12th | League Cup | Celtic | 6 |
0 |
Dunfermline Athletic | Report | Pictures | |
| 15th | League Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 |
0 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 22nd | League Division 1 | Celtic | 0 |
2 |
Rangers | Report | Pictures | |
| 29th | League Division 1 | Motherwell | 1 |
0 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| OCT | ||||||||
| 6th | League Cup SF |
Celtic |
2 |
0 |
Clyde |
Report | Pictures | |
| 13th | League Division 1 | Falkirk | 0 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 20th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 1 |
1 |
Raith Rovers | Report | Pictures | |
| 27th | League Cup Final |
Celtic | 0 |
0 |
Partick Thistle | Report | Pictures | |
| 31st | League Cup Final Replay |
Celtic | 3 |
0 |
Partick Thistle | Report | Pictures | League Cup Winners |
| NOV | ||||||||
| 3rd | League Division 1 | Dundee | 2 |
1 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Bobby Collins breaks his ankle. |
| 10th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 4 |
0 |
East Fife | Report | Pictures | |
| 17th | League Division 1 | Ayr United | 1 |
3 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | Jimmy Walsh leaves to join Leicester City |
| 24th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 1 |
1 |
Partick Thistle | Report | Pictures | |
| DEC | ||||||||
| 1st | League Division 1 | Celtic | 1 |
1 |
Heart of Midlothian | Report | Pictures | |
| 3rd |
Friendly |
Leeds United |
3 |
4 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Played at Elland Road, Leeds |
| 8th | League Division 1 | St Mirren | 0 |
2 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 15th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 3 |
1 |
Dunfermline Athletic | Report | Pictures | |
| 22nd | League Division 1 | Airdrieonians | 3 |
7 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 29th | League Division 1 | Hibernian | 3 |
3 |
Celtic | Report | Pictures |