| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Leeds Tykes | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 868 | 477 | 391 | 22 | 1 | 119 | 23 |
| 2. | Sheffield | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 900 | 502 | 398 | 20 | 2 | 106 | 22 |
| 3. | Lymm | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 843 | 709 | 134 | 21 | 0 | 93 | 21 |
| 4. | Fylde | 25 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 756 | 628 | 128 | 17 | 6 | 83 | 23 |
| 5. | Tynedale | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 720 | 775 | -55 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 22 |
| 6. | Wharfedale | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 665 | 676 | -11 | 16 | 2 | 70 | 18 |
| 7. | Hull Ionians | 25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 734 | 739 | -5 | 13 | 9 | 62 | 22 |
| 8. | Chester | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 737 | 794 | -57 | 13 | 5 | 62 | 18 |
| 9. | Sheffield Tigers | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 615 | 662 | -47 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 24 |
| 10. | Otley | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 651 | 743 | -92 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 15 |
| 11. | Billingham | 25 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 580 | 763 | -183 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 13 |
| 12. | Hull | 25 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 615 | 804 | -189 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 14 |
| 13. | Preston Grasshoppers | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 648 | 835 | -187 | 13 | 6 | 49 | 19 |
| 14. | Harrogate | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 607 | 832 | -225 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 25 |