English Third Division (South) 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 28th January 1956
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 72 | 40 | 42 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 75 | 26 | 39 | 2.88 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 2.86 |
| 4 | Torquay United | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 33 | 36 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 36 | 36 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 53 | 36 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 29 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 47 | 34 | 1.02 |
| 8 | Southend United | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 52 | 33 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 54 | 32 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Southampton | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Brentford | 28 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 29 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 29 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Newport County | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 50 | 26 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 25 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 55 | 24 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Reading | 30 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 58 | 23 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 54 | 22 | 0.65 |
| 21 | Watford | 29 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 58 | 22 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Walsall | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 63 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Millwall | 28 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 67 | 19 | 0.72 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 28 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 17 | 0.41 |



