| # | Team | MP | W | WO | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield | 54 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 228:113 | 91 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 54 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 210:151 | 77 | |
| 3. | Belfast | 54 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 182:147 | 71 | |
| 4. | Manchester | 54 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 142:154 | 61 | |
| 5. | Guildford | 54 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 160:165 | 58 | |
| 6. | Coventry | 54 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 147:185 | 52 | |
| 7. | Dundee | 54 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 169:198 | 51 | |
| 8. | Fife | 54 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 166:202 | 51 | |
| 9. | Nottingham | 54 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 165:195 | 50 | |
| 10. | Glasgow | 54 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 175:234 | 49 |