| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Halifax | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 878 | 399 | 479 | 17 | 1 | 112 | 4.48 |
| 2 |  Macclesfield | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 607 | 402 | 205 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 3.38 |
| 3 |  Bradford Bingley | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 680 | 451 | 229 | 10 | 4 | 84 | 3.23 |
| 4 | Fylde | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 599 | 506 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 65 | 2.5 |
| 5 |  Tynedale | 26 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 512 | 598 | -86 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 2.42 |
| 6 | New Brighton | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 530 | 523 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 2.38 |
| 7 | Darlington MP | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 505 | 531 | -26 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 2.35 |
| 8 | Darlington | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 532 | 642 | -110 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 2.12 |
| 9 |  Kendal | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 506 | 584 | -78 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 2.08 |
| 10 |  Blaydon | 25 | 11 | - | 14 | 439 | 508 | -69 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 2.12 |
| 11 | Cleckheaton | 26 | 10 | - | 16 | 458 | 646 | -188 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 1.96 |
| 12 |  Rugby Lions | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 532 | 523 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 1.88 |
| 13 | Dudley Kingwinsford | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 444 | 690 | -246 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 1.69 |
| 14 | Bedford Athletic | 26 | 6 | - | 20 | 468 | 687 | -219 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 1.15 |
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.