| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrith | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1014 | 274 | 740 | 19 | 95 |
| 2 | Morpeth | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 842 | 285 | 557 | 18 | 90 |
| 3 | Northern | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 646 | 302 | 344 | 16 | 85 |
| 4 | Percy Park | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 743 | 463 | 280 | 17 | 77 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 668 | 452 | 216 | 17 | 69 |
| 6 | Durham City | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 585 | 370 | 216 | 12 | 68 |
| 7 | Aspatria | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 518 | 576 | -58 | 9 | 43 |
| 8 | Consett | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 431 | 747 | -316 | 8 | 38 |
| 9 | Keswick | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 366 | 685 | -319 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Stockton | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 368 | 849 | -481 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | South Shields Westoe | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 282 | 846 | -564 | 4 | 28 |
| 12 | Carlisle | 22 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 319 | 933 | -614 | 10 | 7 |
