| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Caldy | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 752 | 538 | 214 | 14 | 1 | 111 | 3.96 |
| 2 | Sale | 28 | 22 | - | 6 | 812 | 558 | 254 | 14 | 4 | 106 | 3.79 |
| 3 |  Rosslyn Park | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 871 | 556 | 315 | 18 | 6 | 102 | 3.64 |
| 4 |  Cambridge | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 762 | 548 | 214 | 18 | 3 | 99 | 3.54 |
| 5 |  Cinderford | 26 | 18 | - | 8 | 750 | 539 | 211 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 3.54 |
| 6 | Rams | 27 | 16 | - | 11 | 696 | 580 | 116 | 15 | 7 | 86 | 3.19 |
| 7 | Chinnor | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 757 | 772 | -15 | 18 | 7 | 75 | 2.68 |
| 8 | Taunton | 28 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 741 | 952 | -211 | 17 | 4 | 65 | 2.32 |
| 9 |  Moseley | 28 | 12 | - | 16 | 551 | 732 | -181 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 2.18 |
| 10 | Bishops Stortford | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 638 | 663 | -25 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 2.26 |
| 11 |  Plymouth Albion | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 684 | 779 | -95 | 15 | 7 | 60 | 2.14 |
| 12 | Darlington MP | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 656 | 763 | -107 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 2.11 |
| 13 | Leeds Tykes | 27 | 9 | - | 18 | 603 | 757 | -154 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 2.11 |
| 14 |  Blackheath | 28 | 7 | - | 21 | 578 | 714 | -136 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 1.79 |
| 15 | Tonbridge Juddians | 27 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 494 | 894 | -400 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 1.15 |
| 16 | Old Elthamians | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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.