English Second Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 29th 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 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 46 | 39 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 37 | 1.35 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 37 | 1.31 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 52 | 35 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 57 | 35 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Fulham | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 63 | 59 | 32 | 1.07 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 31 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 31 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 1.28 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 57 | 28 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Bury | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 68 | 28 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 57 | 28 | 0.67 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 26 | 1.15 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 26 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 71 | 25 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Notts. County | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 67 | 20 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Hull City | 29 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 69 | 15 | 0.49 |
