| # | Team | MP | W | WO | LO | L | G | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff | 46 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 162:138 | 64 | |
| 2. | Sheffield | 49 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 211:154 | 63 | |
| 3. | Coventry | 48 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 180:158 | 61 | |
| 4. | Belfast | 48 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 149:125 | 60 | |
| 5. | Nottingham | 46 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 147:124 | 58 | |
| 6. | Guildford | 47 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 146:146 | 53 | |
| 7. | Glasgow | 48 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 141:181 | 41 | |
| 8. | Manchester | 49 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 119:151 | 41 | |
| 9. | Dundee | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 146:179 | 39 | |
| 10. | Fife | 49 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 124:169 | 34 |