| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Preston Grasshoppers | 22 | 19 | - | 3 | 700 | 323 | 377 | - | - | 38 | 1.73 |
| 2 |  Hull Ionians | 22 | 17 | - | 5 | 616 | 265 | 351 | - | - | 34 | 1.55 |
| 3 |  Hull | 22 | 16 | - | 6 | 625 | 334 | 291 | - | - | 32 | 1.45 |
| 4 | West Park St Helens | 22 | 16 | - | 6 | 565 | 353 | 212 | - | - | 32 | 1.45 |
| 5 | Chester | 22 | 16 | - | 6 | 506 | 378 | 128 | - | - | 32 | 1.45 |
| 6 |  Morley | 22 | 12 | - | 10 | 415 | 397 | 18 | - | - | 24 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Birkenhead Park | 22 | 10 | - | 12 | 481 | 524 | -43 | - | - | 20 | 0.91 |
| 8 | Altrincham Kersal | 22 | 9 | - | 13 | 428 | 579 | -151 | - | - | 18 | 0.82 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 7 | - | 15 | 429 | 517 | -88 | - | - | 14 | 0.64 |
| 10 | Vale of Lune | 22 | 5 | - | 17 | 314 | 562 | -248 | - | - | 10 | 0.45 |
| 11 |  Liverpool St Helens | 22 | 4 | - | 18 | 254 | 654 | -400 | - | - | 8 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Sheffield | 22 | 1 | - | 21 | 256 | 703 | -447 | - | - | 2 | 0.09 |
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.