English Second Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 3rd September 1955
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3.20 |
| 2 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3.50 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2.67 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1.30 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.58 |
| 20 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.54 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0.36 |
