| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hull Ionians | 30 | 23 | - | 7 | 837 | 642 | 195 | 18 | 3 | 113 | 3.77 |
| 2 |  Chester | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 748 | 542 | 206 | 19 | 4 | 109 | 3.63 |
| 3 |  Sedgley Park | 30 | 19 | - | 11 | 883 | 641 | 242 | 19 | 6 | 101 | 3.37 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 804 | 661 | 143 | 13 | 7 | 98 | 3.27 |
| 5 |  Tynedale | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 841 | 726 | 115 | 20 | 3 | 95 | 3.17 |
| 6 | Fylde | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 808 | 581 | 227 | 15 | 4 | 93 | 3.1 |
| 7 |  Preston Grasshoppers | 30 | 16 | - | 14 | 791 | 676 | 115 | 16 | 8 | 88 | 2.93 |
| 8 |  Otley | 30 | 17 | - | 13 | 646 | 637 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 85 | 2.83 |
| 9 |  Wharfedale | 30 | 16 | - | 14 | 674 | 622 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 2.73 |
| 10 | Hinckley | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 727 | 678 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 81 | 2.7 |
| 11 |  Stourbridge | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 868 | 860 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 77 | 2.57 |
| 12 | Leicester Lions | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 705 | 709 | -4 | 13 | 8 | 75 | 2.5 |
| 13 | Sheffield Tigers | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 725 | 780 | -55 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 2.07 |
| 14 |  Macclesfield | 30 | 7 | - | 23 | 633 | 973 | -340 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 1.57 |
| 15 | South Leicester | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 663 | 1109 | -446 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 1.53 |
| 16 | Peterborough | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 497 | 1013 | -516 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 0.93 |
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.