| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Sheffield | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 642 | 273 | 369 | 16 | 0 | 84 | 16 |
| 2. | Macclesfield | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 773 | 493 | 280 | 15 | 1 | 80 | 16 |
| 3. | Tynedale | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 664 | 355 | 309 | 13 | 3 | 76 | 16 |
| 4. | Hull Ionians | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 602 | 384 | 218 | 14 | 3 | 67 | 17 |
| 5. | Darlington Mowden Park | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 652 | 561 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 67 | 17 |
| 6. | Fylde | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 556 | 465 | 91 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 15 |
| 7. | Wharfedale | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 519 | 533 | -14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 16 |
| 8. | Sheffield Tigers | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 430 | 413 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 13 |
| 9. | Billingham | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 452 | 638 | -186 | 12 | 1 | 45 | 13 |
| 10. | Otley | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 492 | 601 | -109 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 16 |
| 11. | Preston Grasshoppers | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 486 | 572 | -86 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 13 |
| 12. | Hull | 19 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 386 | 657 | -271 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 10 |
| 13. | Scunthorpe | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 327 | 652 | -325 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 11 |
| 14. | Rossendale | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 360 | 744 | -384 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 8 |