| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | London Broncos | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1021:152 | 32 | |
| 2. | Newcastle | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 759:220 | 28 | |
| 3. | Oldham | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 512:211 | 28 | |
| 4. | Barrow | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 500:285 | 28 | |
| 5. | Widnes | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 470:258 | 24 | |
| 6. | Doncaster | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 523:210 | 22 | |
| 7. | Sheffield | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 377:398 | 20 | |
| 8. | Midlands | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 350:408 | 17 | |
| 9. | Batley | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 477:415 | 16 | |
| 10. | Dewsbury | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 368:370 | 14 | |
| 11. | Salford | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 444:580 | 14 | |
| 12. | Rochdale | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 269:506 | 12 | |
| 13. | Whitehaven | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 314:509 | 11 | |
| 14. | Keighley | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 403:492 | 10 | |
| 15. | Hunslet | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 348:614 | 10 | |
| 16. | Goole Vikings | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 368:635 | 10 | |
| 17. | Workington | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 332:512 | 9 | |
| 18. | Swinton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 316:514 | 9 | |
| 19. | Halifax | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 428:450 | 2 | |
| 20. | Crusaders | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 254:1094 | -6 |