| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Doncaster Knights | 26 | 25 | - | 1 | 1074 | 357 | 717 | - | - | 50 | 1.92 |
| 2 |  Dudley Kingwinsford | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 837 | 417 | 420 | - | - | 43 | 1.65 |
| 3 |  Liverpool St Helens | 26 | 18 | - | 8 | 742 | 584 | 158 | - | - | 36 | 1.38 |
| 4 | New Brighton | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 748 | 526 | 222 | - | - | 34 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Darlington MP | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 583 | 587 | -4 | - | - | 29 | 1.12 |
| 6 |  Tynedale | 26 | 14 | - | 12 | 530 | 528 | 2 | - | - | 28 | 1.08 |
| 7 |  Blaydon | 26 | 13 | - | 13 | 625 | 494 | 131 | - | - | 26 | 1 |
| 8 |  Nuneaton | 26 | 12 | - | 14 | 599 | 585 | 14 | - | - | 24 | 0.92 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe | 26 | 11 | - | 15 | 638 | 738 | -100 | - | - | 22 | 0.85 |
| 10 | Bedford Athletic | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 599 | 624 | -25 | - | - | 21 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Whitchurch | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 524 | 701 | -177 | - | - | 21 | 0.81 |
| 12 |  Morley | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 541 | 600 | -59 | - | - | 17 | 0.65 |
| 13 | Sandal | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 316 | 1009 | -693 | - | - | 7 | 0.27 |
| 14 | West Hartlepool | 26 | 3 | - | 23 | 412 | 1018 | -606 | - | - | 6 | 0.23 |
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.