Liverpool S was replaced by Cardiff, Doncaster and Liverpool City.
1 Bradford Northern 36 28 1 7 - 758 325 57
2 Wigan 36 27 1 8 - 750 296 55
3 Hull 36 26 1 9 - 552 393 53
4 Huddersfield 36 26 0 10 - 785 446 52
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5 Oldham 36 25 1 10 - 558 331 51
6 Warrington 36 24 1 11 - 622 396 49
7 Leigh 36 23 2 11 - 489 365 48
8 Workington Town 36 23 0 13 - 540 344 46
9 Hunslet 36 22 1 13 - 559 404 45
10 Barrow 36 21 2 13 - 697 345 44
11 Doncaster 36 21 1 14 - 422 371 43
12 Widnes 36 20 2 14 - 491 395 42
13 Leeds 36 19 2 15 - 578 514 40
14 Swinton 36 18 3 15 - 432 382 39
15 Salford 36 18 2 16 - 454 386 38
16 Wakefield Trinity 36 19 0 17 - 596 518 38
17 Batley 36 18 1 17 - 440 498 37
18 Dewsbury 36 18 0 18 - 419 439 36
19 Whitehaven 36 16 4 16 - 280 356 36
20 St Helens 36 16 2 18 - 426 358 34
21 Halifax 36 16 2 18 - 474 403 34
22 Featherstone Rovers 36 14 2 20 - 431 470 30
23 Belle Vue Rangers 36 12 3 21 - 351 446 27
24 York 36 12 3 21 - 363 583 27
25 Hull Kingston Rovers 36 10 1 25 - 416 708 21
26 Rochdale Hornets 36 10 1 25 - 328 585 21
27 Bramley 36 10 1 25 - 300 577 21
28 Castleford 36 8 1 27 - 370 579 17
29 Keighley 36 8 1 27 - 351 617 17
30 Cardiff 36 5 0 31 - 342 1024 10
31 Liverpool City 36 4 0 32 - 199 915 8
[Table Error: FOR - AGAINST = 4]
(R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)
Championship Play-Off
Semifinals:
Wigan 13 beat Hull 9.
Bradford Northern 18 beat Huddersfield 15.
Final:
Wigan 13 beat Bradford Northern 6.