Runcorn were replaced by St Helens Recreational.
1 Huddersfield 34 29 0 5 - 759 215 58 85.29
2 Hull 34 25 1 8 - 587 276 51 75.00
3 Leeds 32 23 0 9 - 445 208 46 71.87
4 Widnes 30 21 1 8 - 250 115 43 71.67
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5 Barrow 32 22 1 9 - 477 202 45 70.31
6 Halifax 34 23 1 10 - 390 168 47 69.12
7 Rochdale Hornets 34 22 1 11 - 363 203 45 66.18
8 Oldham 34 21 1 12 - 333 226 43 63.23
9 Dewsbury 32 18 2 12 - 299 262 38 59.37
10 Warrington 30 15 2 13 - 236 198 32 53.33
11 St Helens Rec 28 13 3 12 - 329 196 29 51.79
12 Batley 32 15 2 15 - 223 319 32 50.00
13 Wigan 32 15 1 16 - 281 266 31 48.44
14 Leigh 28 12 2 14 - 175 228 26 46.43
15 Salford 32 14 1 17 - 202 269 29 45.31
16 St Helens 30 12 2 16 - 278 285 26 43.33
17 Swinton 30 12 1 17 - 201 274 25 41.67
18 Wakefield Trinity 32 11 4 17 - 229 494 26 40.62
19 Hull Kingston Rovers 32 10 2 20 - 250 325 22 34.37
20 Bramley 30 8 4 18 - 163 372 20 33.33
21 York 30 8 1 21 - 213 422 17 28.33
22 Hunslet 34 9 0 25 - 167 384 18 26.47
23 Broughton Rangers 32 7 2 23 - 184 460 16 25.00
24 Bradford Northern 32 7 1 24 - 177 479 15 23.44
25 Keighley 32 6 0 26 - 106 471 12 18.75
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off:
Semifinals:
Huddersfield 7 beat Widnes 5.
Hull 11 beat Leeds 0.
Final:
Hull 3 beat Huddersfield 2.