Football League Second Division  1955/56

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 101 62 1.629 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Leeds United 42 23 6 13 80 60 1.333 52 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Liverpool 42 21 6 15 85 63 1.349 48 -
4th  Blackburn Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 65 1.292 48 -
5th  Leicester City 42 21 6 15 94 78 1.205 48 -
6th  Bristol Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 70 1.200 48 -
7th  Nottingham Forest 42 19 9 14 68 63 1.079 47 -
8th  Lincoln City 42 18 10 14 79 65 1.215 46 -
9th  Fulham 42 20 6 16 89 79 1.127 46 -
10th  Swansea Town 42 20 6 16 83 81 1.025 46 -
11th  Bristol City 42 19 7 16 80 64 1.250 45 -
12th  Port Vale 42 16 13 13 60 58 1.034 45 -
13th  Stoke City 42 20 4 18 71 62 1.145 44 -
14th  Middlesbrough 42 16 8 18 76 78 0.974 40 -
15th  Bury 42 16 8 18 86 90 0.956 40 -
16th  West Ham United 42 14 11 17 74 69 1.072 39 -
17th  Doncaster Rovers 42 12 11 19 69 96 0.719 35 -
18th  Barnsley 42 11 12 19 47 84 0.560 34 -
19th  Rotherham United 42 12 9 21 56 75 0.747 33 -
20th  Notts County 42 11 9 22 55 82 0.671 31 -
21st  Plymouth Argyle 42 10 8 24 54 87 0.621 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Hull City 42 10 6 26 53 97 0.546 26 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Huddersfield Town were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▼Sheffield United were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▲Leeds United were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▼Plymouth Argyle were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South
 ▼Hull City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North
 ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North
 ▲Leyton Orient were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South