| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Leeds Tykes | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 880 | 498 | 382 | 22 | 1 | 119 | 23 |
| 2. | Sheffield | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 933 | 523 | 410 | 21 | 2 | 111 | 23 |
| 3. | Lymm | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 915 | 737 | 178 | 22 | 0 | 98 | 22 |
| 4. | Fylde | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 777 | 661 | 116 | 17 | 6 | 83 | 23 |
| 5. | Tynedale | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 741 | 787 | -46 | 17 | 5 | 76 | 22 |
| 6. | Wharfedale | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 680 | 712 | -32 | 16 | 2 | 70 | 18 |
| 7. | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 651 | 677 | -26 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 25 |
| 8. | Hull Ionians | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 762 | 811 | -49 | 14 | 9 | 63 | 23 |
| 9. | Chester | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 758 | 835 | -77 | 13 | 5 | 62 | 18 |
| 10. | Otley | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 696 | 791 | -95 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 17 |
| 11. | Hull | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 663 | 849 | -186 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 15 |
| 12. | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 689 | 856 | -167 | 14 | 6 | 54 | 20 |
| 13. | Billingham | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 615 | 808 | -193 | 12 | 2 | 52 | 14 |
| 14. | Harrogate | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 652 | 867 | -215 | 16 | 10 | 52 | 26 |