 |
 |
|
|
| 02/01/1956 | Middlesbrough FC | - | Port Vale FC | 1:1 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Nottingham Forest | 2:2 | |||
| 14/01/1956 | West Ham United | - | Leeds United | 1:1 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | - | Doncaster Rovers | 5:2 | |||
| Port Vale FC | - | Notts County | 3:1 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | - | Bristol Rovers | 1:1 | |||
| Middlesbrough FC | - | Bury FC | 1:3 | |||
| Bristol City | - | Fulham FC | 2:1 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Plymouth Argyle | 2:1 | |||
| Barnsley FC | - | Leicester City | 0:1 | |||
| 21/01/1956 | Swansea Town | - | Sheffield Wednesday | 2:1 | ||
| Stoke City | - | Blackburn Rovers | 1:2 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | - | Lincoln City | 1:4 | |||
| Notts County | - | Rotherham United | 1:2 | |||
| Liverpool FC | - | Leicester City | 3:1 | |||
| Leeds United | - | Port Vale FC | 1:1 | |||
| Fulham FC | - | West Ham United | 3:1 | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | - | Nottingham Forest | 1:3 | |||
| Bury FC | - | Bristol City | 1:1 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | - | Hull City | 4:2 | |||
| Barnsley FC | - | Middlesbrough FC | 0:4 |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 63:42 | 21 | 33:23 |
| 2 |
|
Bristol Rovers | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 65:50 | 15 | 32:22 |
| 3 |
|
Bristol City | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 62:47 | 15 | 32:22 |
| 4 |
|
Leicester City | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 67:53 | 14 | 32:24 |
| 5 |
|
Leeds United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47:42 | 5 | 32:22 |
| 6 |
|
Swansea Town | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 50:49 | 1 | 32:22 |
| 7 |
|
Liverpool FC | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 57:40 | 17 | 30:22 |
| 8 |
|
Fulham FC | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 61:56 | 5 | 30:26 |
| 9 |
|
Port Vale FC | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37:34 | 3 | 30:24 |
| 10 |
|
Nottingham Forest | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 47:46 | 1 | 30:24 |
| 11 |
|
Stoke City | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 48:42 | 6 | 29:25 |
| 12 |
|
Lincoln City | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48:36 | 12 | 28:24 |
| 13 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 55:47 | 8 | 28:26 |
| 14 |
|
Middlesbrough FC | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 46:54 | -8 | 26:28 |
| 15 |
|
Rotherham United | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 39:48 | -9 | 25:29 |
| 16 |
|
Bury FC | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 52:64 | -12 | 25:31 |
| 17 |
|
Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 50:66 | -16 | 24:30 |
| 18 |
|
Barnsley FC | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34:52 | -18 | 24:32 |
| 19 |
|
West Ham United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 51:46 | 5 | 23:31 |
| 20 |
|
Notts County | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42:49 | -7 | 23:33 |
| 21 |
|
Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 33:59 | -26 | 17:39 |
| 22 |
|
Hull City | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 29:61 | -32 | 13:39 |
