1 Bradford 34 25 2 7 - 303 96 52
2 Salford 34 25 2 7 - 366 108 52
3 Broughton Rangers 34 21 4 9 - 306 142 46
4 Hunslet 34 22 1 11 - 250 157 45
5 Oldham 34 20 3 11 - 215 110 43
6 Leeds 34 19 5 10 - 211 145 43
7 Warrington 34 17 3 14 - 214 153 37
8 Hull Kingston Rovers 34 17 2 15 - 191 167 36
9 Halifax 34 14 3 17 - 125 148 31
10 Wigan 34 11 6 17 - 177 174 28
11 Swinton 34 12 4 18 - 139 215 28
12 Batley 34 12 3 19 - 139 241 27
13 Hull 34 12 3 19 - 148 258 27
14 Widnes 34 11 5 18 - 126 243 27
15 Leigh 34 10 5 19 - 174 250 25
16 Runcorn 34 11 2 21 - 151 245 24
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17 Keighley 34 8 5 21 - 129 319 21 Demoted
18 Huddersfield 34 10 0 24 - 160 353 20 Demoted
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off:
Bradford 5 beat Salford 0.
Manningham and Stockport were replaced by Pontefract, reducing the competition to 17 teams. Birkenhead Wanderers dropped the Wanderers.
1 Wakefield Trinity 32 27 1 4 2 389 57 55 Promoted
2 St Helens 32 23 3 6 2 328 105 49 Promoted
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3 Holbeck 32 24 1 7 2 256 120 49
4 Rochdale Hornets 32 22 2 8 2 319 104 46
5 York 32 20 1 11 2 244 97 41
6 Brighouse Rovers 32 19 3 10 2 192 136 41
7 Castleford 32 18 3 11 2 185 194 39
8 Bramley 32 16 4 12 2 181 180 36
9 Barrow 32 16 3 13 2 219 162 35
10 Pontefract 32 14 6 12 2 174 150 34
11 Dewsbury 32 12 3 17 2 185 205 27
12 Millom 32 12 2 18 2 185 209 26
13 Lancaster 32 8 2 22 2 129 291 18
14 Birkenhead 32 7 0 25 2 75 334 14
15 South Shields 32 6 1 25 2 140 336 13
16 Morecambe 32 5 3 24 2 72 287 13
17 Normanton 32 4 0 28 2 105 411 8
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Promotion Play-Off:
St Helens 7 beat Holbeck 0.