| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Hull Ionians | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 837 | 647 | 190 | 18 | 3 | 113 | 21 |
| 2. | Chester | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 748 | 542 | 206 | 19 | 4 | 109 | 23 |
| 3. | Sedgley Park | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 883 | 641 | 242 | 19 | 6 | 101 | 25 |
| 4. | Huddersfield | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 806 | 664 | 142 | 13 | 7 | 98 | 20 |
| 5. | Tynedale | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 848 | 724 | 124 | 21 | 3 | 96 | 24 |
| 6. | Fylde | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 808 | 583 | 225 | 15 | 4 | 93 | 19 |
| 7. | Preston Grasshoppers | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 796 | 676 | 120 | 17 | 9 | 90 | 26 |
| 8. | Wharfedale | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 676 | 622 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 18 |
| 9. | Otley | 30 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 646 | 643 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 81 | 13 |
| 10. | Hinckley | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 729 | 680 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 81 | 17 |
| 11. | Stourbridge | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 868 | 860 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 77 | 23 |
| 12. | Leicester Lions | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 706 | 711 | -5 | 14 | 7 | 75 | 21 |
| 13. | Sheffield Tigers | 30 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 728 | 780 | -52 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 24 |
| 14. | Macclesfield | 30 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 631 | 973 | -342 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 19 |
| 15. | South Leicester | 30 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 664 | 1112 | -448 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 15 |
| 16. | Peterborough Lions | 30 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 497 | 1013 | -516 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 10 |