| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Guisborough | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1117 | 230 | 887 | 23 | 1 | 126 | 24 |
| 2. | Hartlepool | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 838 | 350 | 488 | 18 | 2 | 108 | 20 |
| 3. | Darlington | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 939 | 478 | 461 | 21 | 1 | 100 | 22 |
| 4. | Bishop Auckland | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 879 | 451 | 428 | 19 | 4 | 99 | 23 |
| 5. | Ryton | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 779 | 508 | 271 | 17 | 4 | 86 | 21 |
| 6. | Gateshead | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 899 | 590 | 309 | 17 | 3 | 84 | 20 |
| 7. | Ashington | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 824 | 619 | 205 | 14 | 5 | 71 | 19 |
| 8. | Seaham | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 537 | 742 | -205 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 8 |
| 9. | Redcar | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 482 | 937 | -455 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 17 |
| 10. | North Shields | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 572 | 886 | -314 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
| 11. | Barnard Castle | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 531 | 753 | -222 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 10 |
| 12. | Whitby | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 553 | 902 | -349 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 15 |
| 13. | Sedgefield | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 450 | 900 | -450 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 11 |
| 14. | Winlaton Vulcans | 25 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 227 | 1281 | -1054 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 |