| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sale | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 988 | 332 | 656 | 20 | 2 | 128 | 4.41 |
| 2 |  Sedgley Park | 30 | 24 | - | 6 | 1108 | 677 | 431 | 26 | 4 | 126 | 4.2 |
| 3 |  Tynedale | 29 | 20 | - | 9 | 997 | 656 | 341 | 21 | 6 | 107 | 3.69 |
| 4 |  Stourbridge | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 909 | 723 | 186 | 23 | 2 | 107 | 3.57 |
| 5 | Hinckley | 29 | 20 | - | 9 | 870 | 560 | 310 | 20 | 5 | 105 | 3.62 |
| 6 | Huddersfield | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 736 | 751 | -15 | 12 | 4 | 78 | 2.6 |
| 7 | Chester | 29 | 14 | - | 15 | 599 | 647 | -48 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 2.41 |
| 8 |  Macclesfield | 29 | 13 | - | 16 | 663 | 711 | -48 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 2.34 |
| 9 | South Leicester | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 749 | 834 | -85 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 2.34 |
| 10 | Sheffield Tigers | 29 | 11 | - | 18 | 603 | 929 | -326 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 2 |
| 11 | Leicester Lions | 29 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 547 | 697 | -150 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 2 |
| 12 |  Otley | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 610 | 838 | -228 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 1.9 |
| 13 |  Wharfedale | 30 | 11 | - | 19 | 631 | 755 | -124 | 7 | 5 | 56 | 1.87 |
| 14 |  Blaydon | 30 | 8 | - | 22 | 682 | 1019 | -337 | 16 | 5 | 53 | 1.77 |
| 15 | Luctonians | 29 | 9 | - | 20 | 619 | 804 | -185 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 1.79 |
| 16 | Sheffield | 29 | 7 | - | 22 | 465 | 843 | -378 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1.28 |
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.