The top seven clubs in each county league resigned to form the new Northern Rugby League.
1 Broughton Rangers 26 21 1 4 - 285 112 43
2 Salford 26 15 3 8 - 235 125 31*
3 Runcorn 26 15 2 9 - 185 101 30*
4 Swinton 26 16 0 10 - 226 121 28**
5 Halifax 26 12 4 10 - 142 165 28
6 Bradford 26 14 1 11 - 201 157 27*
7 Warrington 26 14 0 12 - 162 150 26*
8 Hull 26 11 2 13 - 166 193 24
9 Oldham 26 10 2 14 - 190 169 22
10 Leigh 26 11 0 15 - 158 162 22
11 Hunslet 26 13 0 13 - 164 207 22**
12 Batley 26 8 4 14 - 136 198 20
13 Huddersfield 26 8 2 16 - 122 262 18
14 Brighouse Rovers 26 3 1 22 - 74 324 7
* Salford, Runcorn, Bradford and Warrington each had
2 points deducted for a breach of the professional rules.
** Swinton and Hunslet each had 4 points deducted for
breaches of the professional rules.
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
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