Wigan Highfield joined the competition.
1 Hull 36 30 0 6 - 587 304 60 83.33
2 Huddersfield 34 26 0 8 - 644 279 52 76.47
3 Swinton 36 27 0 9 - 467 240 54 75.00
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 36 26 1 9 - 597 231 53 73.61
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5 Wigan 36 25 2 9 - 721 262 52 72.22
6 Leigh 32 22 0 10 - 378 281 44 68.75
7 Oldham 36 24 0 12 - 389 236 48 66.66
8 Leeds 38 24 2 12 - 502 297 50 65.78
9 Rochdale Hornets 36 22 0 14 - 389 355 44 61.11
10 York 34 17 5 12 - 254 252 39 57.35
11 St Helens Rec 36 19 0 17 - 319 292 38 52.77
12 Featherstone Rovers 34 17 1 16 - 413 368 35 51.47
13 Wakefield Trinity 36 17 2 17 - 349 306 36 50.00
14 Batley 36 16 2 18 - 347 372 34 47.22
15 Warrington 36 17 0 19 - 348 410 34 47.22
16 Barrow 36 16 0 20 - 339 444 32 44.44
17 Salford 36 14 2 20 - 263 421 30 41.66
18 Hunslet 38 14 2 22 - 316 371 30 39.47
19 St Helens 34 13 0 21 - 364 427 26 38.23
20 Halifax 38 14 1 23 - 272 442 29 38.15
21 Dewsbury 36 12 3 21 - 337 440 27 37.50
22 Widnes 34 11 1 22 - 195 350 23 33.82
23 Keighley 38 12 1 25 - 236 449 25 32.89
24 Broughton Rangers 32 10 1 21 - 230 319 21 32.81
25 Wigan Highfield 32 7 1 24 - 208 432 15 23.43
26 Bradford Northern 34 6 1 27 - 180 676 13 19.11
27 Bramley 36 5 2 29 - 184 572 12 16.66
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off
Semifinals:
Huddersfield 16 beat Swinton 5.
Hull Kingston Rovers 16 beat Hull 2.
Final:
Hull Kingston Rovers 15 beat Huddersfield 5.