| Barrow | 13th | 10 | 23 | 1 | 555 | 916 | Tommy DAWES Tommy BISHOP | 10 | - | Les QUIRK Ralph McCONNELL | 57 | - | Steve TICKLE | Craven Park | 2,888 | |
| Bradford Northern | 8th | 21 | 17 | 2 | 791 | 624 | Peter FOX | 40 | - | Ellery HANLEY | 220 | - | Ellery HANLEY | Odsal | 5,159 | |
| Castleford | 12th | 16 | 20 | 2 | 788 | 620 | Malcolm REILLY | 12 | - | Kevin BEARDMORE | 80 | - | Robert BEARDMORE | Wheldon Road | 3,379 | |
| Featherstone Rovers | 9th | 18 | 18 | 0 | 532 | 570 | Allan AGAR | 9 | - | David HOBBS John GILBERT | 141 | - | Steve QUINN | Post Office Road | 2,535 | |
| Halifax | 10th | 17 | 19 | 2 | 631 | 678 | Colin DIXON Chris ANDERSON | 10 | - | Ron RYAN | 164 | - | Malcolm AGAR | Thrum | 3,918 | |
| Hull | 6th | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1123 | 765 | Arthur BUNTING | 16 | - | John MUGGLETON | 196 | - | Garry SCHOFIELD | Boulevard | 8,682 | |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 1st | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1141 | 559 | Roger MILLWARD | 34 | - | Gary PROHM | 212 | - | George FAIRBAIRN | Craven Park | 6,503 | League Champions, John Player Special Trophy |
| Hunslet | 15th | 9 | 25 | 1 | 550 | 1042 | Paul DALEY | 14 | - | Mal GRAHAM | 78 | - | Andrew KAY | Elland Road | 2,433 | |
| Leeds | 4th | 27 | 13 | 1 | 893 | 510 | Maurice BAMFORD Malcolm CLIFT | 13 | - | Tony CURRIE | 144 | - | David CREASSER | Headingley | 7,055 | |
| Leigh | 14th | 11 | 23 | 2 | 649 | 864 | John WOODS | 12 | - | David TAYLOR | 151 | - | John WOODS | Hilton Park | 3,939 | |
| Oldham | 5th | 19 | 15 | 1 | 651 | 553 | Frank MYLER | 13 | - | Des FOY | 224 | - | Michael PARRISH | Watersheddings | 4,487 | |
| St Helens | 2nd | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1267 | 644 | Billy BENYON | 22 | - | Mal MENINGA Barry LEDGER | 264 | - | Sean DAY | Knowsley | 7,672 | Lancashire Cup, Premiership Trophy |
| Warrington | 11th | 14 | 20 | 0 | 617 | 702 | Reg BOWDEN | 16 | - | Bob ECCLES | 96 | - | Brian CARBERT | Wilderspool | 4,106 | |
| Widnes | 7th | 21 | 17 | 1 | 714 | 647 | Eric HUGHES | 12 | - | Andy CURRIER | 102 | - | Mick BURKE | Naughton | 4,879 | |
| Wigan | 3rd | 31 | 11 | 1 | 1054 | 635 | Colin CLARKE Alan McINNES | 23 | - | Henderson GILL | 148 | - | Colin WHITFIELD | Central Park | 10,784 | Challenge Cup |
| Workington Town | 16th | 4 | 30 | 1 | 347 | 1040 | Bill SMITH | 7 | - | Ian THOMPSON | 101 | - | Garry SMITH | Derwent Park | 907 | Wooden Spoon |