| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Caldy | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1040 | 435 | 605 | 21 | 2 | 129 | 4.45 |
| 2 | Sale | 30 | 26 | - | 4 | 997 | 487 | 510 | 18 | 2 | 124 | 4.13 |
| 3 | Leicester Lions | 29 | 21 | - | 8 | 773 | 558 | 215 | 16 | 4 | 104 | 3.59 |
| 4 |  Sedgley Park | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 891 | 658 | 233 | 15 | 4 | 101 | 3.37 |
| 5 | Chester | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 660 | 550 | 110 | 16 | 7 | 93 | 3.1 |
| 6 |  Tynedale | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 744 | 750 | -6 | 15 | 4 | 89 | 2.97 |
| 7 | South Leicester | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 762 | 706 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 84 | 2.8 |
| 8 |  Stourbridge | 30 | 16 | - | 14 | 684 | 685 | -1 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 2.77 |
| 9 | Hinckley | 30 | 14 | - | 16 | 630 | 712 | -82 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 2.43 |
| 10 |  Wharfedale | 29 | 11 | - | 18 | 621 | 736 | -115 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 2.07 |
| 11 |  Otley | 29 | 11 | - | 18 | 621 | 807 | -186 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 1.93 |
| 12 | Sheffield Tigers | 30 | 10 | - | 20 | 668 | 856 | -188 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 1.7 |
| 13 | Luctonians | 29 | 8 | - | 21 | 636 | 808 | -172 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 1.76 |
| 14 |  Harrogate | 30 | 9 | - | 21 | 477 | 730 | -253 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 1.57 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe | 30 | 9 | - | 21 | 472 | 927 | -455 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 1.43 |
| 16 |  Preston Grasshoppers | 29 | 4 | - | 25 | 568 | 839 | -271 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 0.97 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
PF = Points for,
PA = Points against,
PD = Points difference,
L<7 = Losing bonus points collected,
P/M = Points / match.