| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspatria | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 93 | 16 | 85 | ||
| Bradford & Bingley | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 95 | 14 | 38 | ||
| Rotherham | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 107 | 13 | 91 | ||
| Widnes | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 111 | 12 | 8 | ||
| Wigton | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 142 | 108 | 11 | 34 | ||
| Middlesborough | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 120 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Tynedale | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 | 141 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Hartlepool Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 172 | 9 | -39 | ||
| Hull Ionians | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 129 | 181 | 6 | -52 | ||
| Birkenhead Park | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 185 | 6 | -99 | ||
| Halifax | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 187 | 4 | -71 |