Bramley, Broughton Rangers, Hull Kingston Rovers, Liverpool S, Rochdale Hornets, Salford, Swinton, Warrington and Widnes returned. Workington Town also entered a team.
1 Wigan 36 29 2 5 - 783 219 60
2 Huddersfield 36 27 1 8 - 688 286 55
3 Wakefield Trinity 36 26 0 10 - 707 283 52
4 Bradford Northern 36 24 3 9 - 544 288 51
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5 Barrow 36 22 4 10 - 535 363 48
6 Dewsbury 36 23 0 13 - 396 210 46
7 Hunslet 36 21 4 11 - 525 306 46
8 Salford 36 23 0 13 - 415 342 46
9 Batley 36 21 4 11 - 418 403 46
10 Warrington 36 21 3 12 - 430 343 45
11 Castleford 36 22 0 14 - 326 298 44
12 Widnes 36 19 3 14 - 449 272 41
13 Featherstone Rovers 36 19 1 16 - 407 395 39
14 Halifax 36 19 0 17 - 374 374 38
15 Oldham 36 18 0 18 - 352 403 36
16 Broughton Rangers 36 16 3 17 - 352 399 35
17 Hull 36 16 2 18 - 482 451 34
18 Hull Kingston Rovers 36 15 3 18 - 375 459 33
19 Workington Town 36 15 0 21 - 358 421 30
20 St Helens 36 13 1 22 - 398 527 27
21 Swinton 36 9 5 22 - 338 528 23
22 Keighley 36 9 2 25 - 307 640 20
23 Leeds 36 9 1 26 - 351 581 19
24 Rochdale Hornets 36 9 1 26 - 221 513 19
25 Bramley 36 9 0 27 - 271 620 18
26 Liverpool S 36 5 2 29 - 263 700 12
27 York 36 4 1 31 - 328 769 9
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off
Semifinals:
Wigan 18 beat Bradford Northern 4.
Huddersfield 8 beat Wakefield Trinity 3.
Final:
Wigan 13 beat Huddersfield 4.