| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crusaders | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 568:236 | 28 | |
| 2. | Workington | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 502:270 | 27 | |
| 3. | Swinton | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 385:328 | 24 | |
| 4. | Dewsbury | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 464:342 | 21 | |
| 5. | Midlands | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 432:333 | 19 | |
| 6. | Rochdale | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 529:335 | 18 | |
| 7. | Goole Vikings | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 353:399 | 16 | |
| 8. | Whitehaven | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 384:420 | 15 | |
| 9. | Keighley | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 362:422 | 12 | |
| 10. | Newcastle | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 98:992 | 0 |