| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Losing Bonus | 4 Try bonus | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Sale FC | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 988 | 335 | 653 | 2 | 18 | 127 | 21 |
| 2. | Sedgley Park | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1111 | 674 | 437 | 4 | 25 | 126 | 30 |
| 3. | Tynedale | 29 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 994 | 658 | 336 | 7 | 19 | 107 | 27 |
| 4. | Stourbridge | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 909 | 723 | 186 | 2 | 22 | 107 | 25 |
| 5. | Hinckley | 29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 877 | 553 | 324 | 5 | 19 | 105 | 25 |
| 6. | Huddersfield | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 732 | 758 | -26 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 15 |
| 7. | Chester | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 599 | 646 | -47 | 3 | 10 | 73 | 13 |
| 8. | Macclesfield | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 663 | 708 | -45 | 4 | 11 | 68 | 16 |
| 9. | South Leicester | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 744 | 834 | -90 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 14 |
| 10. | Sheffield Tigers | 30 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 622 | 942 | -320 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 15 |
| 11. | Leicester Lions | 30 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 557 | 720 | -163 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 16 |
| 12. | Otley | 30 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 615 | 838 | -223 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 12 |
| 13. | Wharfedale | 30 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 631 | 755 | -124 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 12 |
| 14. | Blaydon | 30 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 684 | 1019 | -335 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 21 |
| 15. | Luctonians | 29 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 619 | 807 | -188 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 16 |
| 16. | Sheffield | 29 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 465 | 840 | -375 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 9 |