| # | Team | MP | W | WO | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belfast | 54 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 207:122 | 84 | |
| 2. | Cardiff | 54 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 195:122 | 75 | |
| 3. | Nottingham | 54 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 186:145 | 72 | |
| 4. | Sheffield | 54 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 196:138 | 72 | |
| 5. | Guildford | 54 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 168:151 | 64 | |
| 6. | Manchester | 54 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 158:154 | 61 | |
| 7. | Coventry | 54 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 167:176 | 57 | |
| 8. | Glasgow | 54 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 147:164 | 57 | |
| 9. | Dundee | 54 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 121:247 | 31 | |
| 10. | Fife | 54 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 118:244 | 28 |