English Second Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 5th November 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 | Swansea Town | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Fulham | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 1.26 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Port Vale | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 1.58 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 0.86 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 1.35 |
| 15 | Notts. County | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 14 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 0.81 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 12 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Bury | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 42 | 11 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 0.39 |
| 22 | Hull City | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 4 | 0.36 |



