Third Division South Table 1955/56

#	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leyton Orient	46	29	8	9	106	49	+57	66
2	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	29	7	10	112	50	+62	65
3	Ipswich Town	46	25	14	7	106	60	+46	64
4	Southend United	46	21	11	14	88	80	+8	53
5	Torquay United	46	20	12	14	86	63	+23	52
6	Brentford	46	19	14	13	69	66	+3	52
7	Norwich City	46	19	13	14	86	82	+4	51
8	Coventry City	46	20	9	17	73	60	+13	49
9	Bournemouth	46	19	10	17	63	51	+12	48
10	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	69	71	-2	48
11	Northampton Town	46	20	7	19	67	71	-4	47
12	Colchester United	46	18	11	17	76	81	-5	47
13	Shrewsbury Town	46	17	12	17	69	66	+3	46
14	Southampton	46	18	8	20	91	81	+10	44
15	Aldershot	46	12	16	18	70	90	-20	40
16	Exeter City	46	15	10	21	58	77	-19	40
17	Reading	46	15	9	22	70	79	-9	39
18	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	11	21	64	86	-22	39
19	Newport County	46	15	9	22	58	79	-21	39
20	Walsall	46	15	8	23	68	84	-16	38
21	Watford	46	13	11	22	52	85	-33	37
22	Millwall	46	15	6	25	83	100	-17	36
23	Crystal Palace	46	12	10	24	54	83	-29	34
24	Swindon Town	46	8	14	24	34	78	-44	30