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 |
