footballsite - Football League Division 2 table 1955/56

		DIVISION 2 1955/56
		For full league and cup results click on by club required.
			P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Willie Gardiner (Leicester City) 34 goals The Second Division was an amazingly close-fought competition in 1955/56 with half the clubs in the division being separated by just 4 points at the end of the season. One of that group - Bristol Rovers - recorded one of their most memorable results. A 35.872 Eastville crowd saw them demolish Manchester United 4-0 in the Third Round of the FA Cup, the Busby Babes went on to become League champions at the end of the season. FA Cup results 1955/56	1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	13	8	101	62	55
	2	Leeds United	42	23	6	13	80	60	52
	3	Liverpool	42	21	6	15	85	63	48
	4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	65	48
	5	Leicester City	42	21	6	15	94	78	48
	6	Bristol Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	70	48
	7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	9	14	68	63	47
	8	Lincoln City	42	18	10	14	79	65	46
	9	Fulham	42	20	6	16	89	79	46
	10	Swansea Town	42	20	6	16	83	81	46
	11	Bristol City	42	19	7	16	80	64	45
	12	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	60	58	45
	13	Stoke City	42	20	4	18	71	62	44
	14	Middlesbrough	42	16	8	18	76	78	40
	15	Bury	42	16	8	18	86	90	40
	16	West Ham United	42	14	11	17	74	69	39
	17	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	11	19	69	96	35
	18	Barnsley	42	11	12	19	47	84	34
	19	Rotherham United	42	12	9	21	56	75	33
	20	Notts County	42	11	9	22	55	82	31
	21	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	8	24	54	87	28
	22	Hull City	42	10	6	26	53	97	26

		Plymouth relegated to Division 3 (South), Hull to Division 3 (North).