| # | Team | MP | W | WO | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff | 56 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 234:149 | 85 | |
| 2. | Manchester | 56 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 216:169 | 75 | |
| 3. | Sheffield | 56 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 217:140 | 71 | |
| 4. | Nottingham | 56 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 203:177 | 71 | |
| 5. | Belfast | 56 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 227:200 | 70 | |
| 6. | Guildford | 56 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 215:173 | 69 | |
| 7. | Fife | 56 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 218:172 | 68 | |
| 8. | Coventry | 56 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 189:186 | 55 | |
| 9. | Glasgow | 56 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 161:186 | 54 | |
| 10. | Dundee | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 167:233 | 48 | |
| 11. | Milton Keynes | 56 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 180:229 | 42 | |
| 12. | Edinburgh | 56 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 118:331 | 11 |