League Second Division

1955/56

Game Week 35Sat, 28 Apr 1956

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Sheffiel..Sheffield Wednesday	42	42	21	13	8	101	62	+39	1.63	55	55
2	Leeds Un..Leeds United	42	42	23	6	13	80	60	+20	1.33	52	52
3	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	42	21	6	15	85	63	+22	1.35	48	48
4	Blackbur..Blackburn Rovers	42	42	21	6	15	84	65	+19	1.29	48	48
5	Leiceste..Leicester City	42	42	21	6	15	94	78	+16	1.21	48	48
6	Bristol ..Bristol Rovers	42	42	21	6	15	84	70	+14	1.20	48	48
7	Nottingh..Nottingham Forest	42	42	19	9	14	68	63	+5	1.08	47	47
8	Lincoln ..Lincoln City	42	42	18	10	14	79	65	+14	1.22	46	46
9	FulhamFulham	42	42	20	6	16	89	79	+10	1.13	46	46
10	Swansea ..Swansea City	42	42	20	6	16	83	81	+2	1.02	46	46
11	Bristol ..Bristol City	42	42	19	7	16	80	64	+16	1.25	45	45
12	Port ValePort Vale	42	42	16	13	13	60	58	+2	1.03	45	45
13	Stoke CityStoke City	42	42	20	4	18	71	62	+9	1.15	44	44
14	Middlesb..Middlesbrough	42	42	16	8	18	76	78	-2	0.97	40	40
15	BuryBury	42	42	16	8	18	86	90	-4	0.96	40	40
16	West Ham..West Ham United	42	42	14	11	17	74	69	+5	1.07	39	39
17	Doncaste..Doncaster Rovers	42	42	12	11	19	69	96	-27	0.72	35	35
18	BarnsleyBarnsley	42	42	11	12	19	47	84	-37	0.56	34	34
19	Rotherha..Rotherham United	42	42	12	9	21	56	75	-19	0.75	33	33
20	Notts Co..Notts County	42	42	11	9	22	55	82	-27	0.67	31	31
21	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	42	42	10	8	24	54	87	-33	0.62	28	28
22	Hull CityHull City	42	42	10	6	26	53	97	-44	0.55	26	26

Qualification

Relegation

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.

League table