The format of the competition was changed so that all clubs played the same number of matches, and percentages were done away with.
1 Swinton 38 31 2 5 - 504 156 64
2 Leeds 38 29 1 8 - 695 258 59
3 Wigan 38 28 2 8 - 657 199 58
4 Oldham 38 27 4 7 - 464 178 58
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5 Huddersfield 38 27 2 9 - 545 272 56
6 Halifax 38 25 3 10 - 405 283 53
7 St Helens 38 25 1 12 - 502 344 51
8 Hunslet 38 24 2 12 - 573 278 50
9 Salford 38 23 3 12 - 420 256 49
10 Warrington 38 23 2 13 - 447 291 48
11 York 38 23 1 14 - 441 361 47
12 St Helens Rec 38 21 2 15 - 436 243 44
13 Hull Kingston Rovers 38 21 0 17 - 345 399 42
14 Wakefield Trinity 38 20 0 18 - 510 438 40
15 Wigan Highfield 38 17 3 18 - 398 435 37
16 Hull 38 17 2 19 - 398 428 36
17 Broughton Rangers 38 15 5 18 - 376 366 35
18 Dewsbury 38 14 2 22 - 418 406 30
19 Barrow 38 12 6 20 - 350 481 30
20 Castleford 38 15 0 23 - 351 539 30
21 Leigh 38 11 3 24 - 248 479 25
22 Widnes 38 11 2 25 - 245 450 24
23 Batley 38 11 1 26 - 245 505 23
24 Rochdale Hornets 38 10 2 26 - 330 557 22
25 Keighley 38 8 0 30 - 212 705 16
26 Featherstone Rovers 38 7 1 30 - 265 536 15
27 Bramley 38 5 3 30 - 251 636 13
28 Bradford Northern 38 4 1 33 - 227 809 9
[Table Error: FOR - AGAINST = -30]
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off
Semifinals:
Leeds 13 beat Wigan 0.
Swinton 16 beat Oldham 3.
Final:
Swinton 14 beat Leeds 7.