English Second Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 30th March 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 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 50 | 46 | 1.66 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 62 | 42 | 1.24 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 84 | 68 | 41 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 41 | 1.15 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 53 | 40 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 56 | 40 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 54 | 40 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 57 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Swansea Town | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 64 | 39 | 1.09 |
| 10 | Fulham | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 37 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Bury | 36 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 79 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 57 | 33 | 1.12 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 65 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 79 | 30 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 70 | 29 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Notts. County | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 73 | 28 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 27 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 75 | 25 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Hull City | 34 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 39 | 79 | 18 | 0.49 |



