Liverpool C were replaced by the two Welsh clubs, Merthyr Tydfil and Ebbw Vale, taking the competition to 27 clubs.
1 Oldham 32 28 2 2 - 396 121 58 90.62
2 Hunslet 32 25 1 6 - 389 248 51 79.68
3 Broughton Rangers 30 23 1 6 - 421 191 47 78.33
4 Wigan 32 23 1 8 - 501 181 47 73.43
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5 Halifax 34 22 1 11 - 483 275 45 66.17
6 Hull Kingston Rovers 32 21 0 11 - 460 307 42 65.62
7 Warrington 30 18 3 9 - 431 156 39 65.00
8 Wakefield Trinity 32 20 1 11 - 422 322 41 64.06
9 Salford 32 19 3 10 - 344 187 41 64.06
10 Batley 32 20 0 12 - 360 306 40 62.05
11 Keighley 32 17 1 14 - 320 356 35 54.68
12 Bradford Northern 32 17 0 15 - 313 350 34 53.12
13 Runcorn 30 15 0 15 - 255 219 30 50.00
14 Barrow 32 15 0 17 - 244 272 30 46.87
15 Huddersfield 32 14 1 17 - 439 330 29 45.31
16 Hull 34 15 0 19 - 349 323 30 44.11
17 Rochdale Hornets 30 13 0 17 - 232 290 26 43.33
18 Dewsbury 32 13 1 18 - 290 358 27 42.18
19 Leigh 30 11 1 18 - 279 362 23 38.33
20 Leeds 32 10 1 21 - 270 397 21 32.81
21 Swinton 30 9 1 20 - 180 316 19 31.66
22 York 30 9 0 21 - 284 437 18 30.00
23 Merthyr Tydfil 30 8 1 21 - 229 400 17 28.33
24 Widnes 30 6 4 20 - 179 335 16 26.66
25 St Helens 32 7 3 22 - 228 500 17 26.56
26 Ebbw Vale 30 6 2 22 - 153 426 14 23.33
27 Bramley 32 5 1 26 - 188 674 11 17.18
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off
Semifinals:
Hunslet 28 beat Broughton Rangers 3.
Oldham 12 beat Wigan 5.
Final:
Hunslet 7 drew with Oldham 7.
Final Replay:
Hunslet 12 beat Oldham 2.