Additions
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1956 |  | Günter Leyk | DF | |||
| 07/1956 | | Lothar Bäcker | MF | |||
| 07/1956 | | Josef Bieletzki | MF | |||
| 07/1956 | | Eugen Fender | MF | |||
| 07/1956 | | Georg Gansleben | MF | |||
| 07/1956 | | Heinz Kuzniewski | FW |  | 1. SC Göttingen 05 | Göttingen 05 |
| 07/1956 | | Jupp Marx | FW |  | VfL 09 Geseke | VfL 09 Geseke |
| 07/1956 | | Hermann Otten | FW | |||
| 07/1956 | | Fritz Silken | MA |
Departures
| from | Name | Pos | Team | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/1956 | | Günter Sawitzki | GK |  | VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart |
| 07/1956 | | Gerhard Harpers | MF |  | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf |
| 07/1956 | | Werner Stolle | FW |  | Duisburger SpV | Duisburger SpV |
| 07/1956 | | Herbert Widmayer | MA |  | VfL Bochum | Bochum |