| Club: | Rapid Wien |
| Season: | 1955–56 |
| Manager: | Franz Wagner, Alois Beranek |
| Mgrtitle: | Coaches |
| Stadium: | Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria |
| League: | Staatsliga A |
| League Result: | Champions (20th title) |
| Cup1: | European Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Cup2: | Mitropa Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Runner-up |
| League Topscorer: | Gerhard Hanappi (25) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gerhard Hanappi (30) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,000 |
| Prevseason: | 1954–55 |
| Nextseason: | 1956–57 |
The 1955–56 SK Rapid Wien season was the 58th season in club history.
| Nat. | Name | Age | League | European Cup | Mitropa Cup | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||||
 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 21 | 4 | 7 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| | 16 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 17 | 2 | 6 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| | 15 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||
| | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| | 26 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| | 25 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 30 | |||||||||||
| | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | |||||||||||
| | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||
| | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.08.1955 | 4-2 | 11,000 | |||||
| 03.09.1955 | 2-2 | 14,500 | |||||
| 11.09.1955 | 3-3 | 45,000 | |||||
| 18.09.1955 | 1-0 | 7,500 | |||||
| 25.09.1955 | 5-2 | 9,000 | |||||
| 02.10.1955 | 1-4 | 32,000 | |||||
| 08.10.1955 | 4-0 | 6,000 | |||||
| 23.10.1955 | 3-1 | 35,000 | |||||
| 06.11.1955 | 2-1 | 8,000 | |||||
| 13.11.1955 | A | 5-3 | 7,000 | ||||
| 26.11.1955 | 7-1 | 3,000 | |||||
| 04.12.1955 | 5-1 | 7,000 | |||||
| 10.12.1955 | A | 1-0 | 5,000 | ||||
| 07.03.1956 | 4-1 | 5,000 | |||||
| 18.04.1956 | 6-0 | 4,000 | |||||
| 11.03.1956 | 0-2 | 15,000 | |||||
| 18.03.1956 | 6-0 | 12,000 | |||||
| 08.04.1956 | A | 4-0 | 10,000 | ||||
| 22.04.1956 | 1-5 | 15,000 | |||||
| 06.05.1956 | A | 2-1 | 5,000 | ||||
| 10.05.1956 | 5-3 | 15,000 | |||||
| 12.05.1956 | A | 2-2 | 6,000 | ||||
| 27.05.1956 | 4-0 | 6,000 | |||||
| 31.05.1956 | 3-2 | 5,000 | |||||
| 03.06.1956 | A | 6-1 | 6,000 | ||||
| 09.06.1956 | 7-0 | 7,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.09.1955 | 6-1 | 12,000 | |||||
| 01.11.1955 | 0-1 | 15,000 | |||||
| 18.01.1956 | Milan  | 1-1 | 20,000 | ||||
| 12.02.1956 | Milan | 2-7 | 20,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.06.1956 | 3-0 | 20,000 | |||||
| 30.06.1956 | 1-3 | 55,000 | |||||
| 07.07.1956 | Vörös Lobogó  | 3-3 | 45,000 | ||||
| 14.07.1956 | Vörös Lobogó | 4-3 | 80,000 | ||||
| 21.07.1956 | Vasas | 3-3 | 55,000 | ||||
| 28.07.1956 | Vasas | 1-1 | 104,000 | ||||
| 04.08.1956 | Vasas | 2-9 | 104,000 |