English Second Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 11th February 1956
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 68 | 43 | 37 | 1.58 |
| 2 | Swansea Town | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 1.10 |
| 3 | Bristol City | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 49 | 34 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 52 | 34 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 72 | 56 | 34 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 44 | 33 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 33 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 1.31 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 49 | 31 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 31 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Fulham | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 63 | 59 | 31 | 1.07 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 39 | 28 | 1.23 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 57 | 28 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Bury | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 66 | 26 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 26 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 68 | 25 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 55 | 25 | 0.64 |
| 19 | West Ham United | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 24 | 1.11 |
| 20 | Notts. County | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 57 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 64 | 19 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Hull City | 27 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 65 | 13 | 0.46 |
