| Batley | 14th | 11 | 27 | 0 | 436 | 721 | Trevor LOWE Tommy SMALES | 10 | - | Henry OULTON | 213 | - | Henry OULTON | Mount Pleasant | 1,203 | |
| Blackpool Borough | 15th | 7 | 28 | 0 | 353 | 709 | Bob IRVING John MANTLE Tommy DICKENS | 11 | - | John STOCKLEY | 50 | - | Iain MACCORQUODALE | Borough Park | 854 | |
| Bramley | 12th | 13 | 22 | 0 | 407 | 574 | Keith HEPWORTH | 12 | - | David DYAS | 84 | - | Graham SWALE | McLaren | 1,060 | |
| Cardiff City | 8th | 17 | 16 | 1 | 581 | 582 | John MANTLE David WATKINS | 14 | - | Bob FLEAY | 247 | - | Steve FENWICK | Ninian Park | 2,271 | |
| Carlisle | 2nd | 29 | 7 | 0 | 681 | 345 | Allan AGAR | 23 | - | Mick MORGAN | 232 | - | Stephen FERRES | Brunton Park | 3,087 | |
| Dewsbury | 9th | 16 | 19 | 0 | 377 | 530 | Bernard WATSON | 9 | - | Ernest LOWE | 163 | - | Shaun DUNFORD | Crown Flatt | 1,213 | |
| Doncaster | 16th | 5 | 29 | 1 | 343 | 833 | Allan AGAR | 17 | - | John BUCKTON | 156 | - | David NOBLE | Tattersfield | 549 | |
| Halifax | 4th | 24 | 13 | 0 | 583 | 434 | Mick BLACKER | 16 | - | Graham GARROD | 236 | - | Malcolm AGAR | Thrum | 3,352 | |
| Huddersfield | 11th | 14 | 21 | 1 | 408 | 604 | Les SHEARD | 10 | - | Wilf GEORGE Terry BREARLEY | 55 | - | Robert HIRST | Fartown | 1,171 | |
| Hunslet | 6th | 18 | 16 | 1 | 504 | 536 | Paul DALEY | 12 | - | Graham KING | 194 | - | Eric FITZSIMONS | Elland Road | 763 | |
| Huyton | 17th | 5 | 30 | 0 | 330 | 784 | Geoff FLETCHER | 6 | - | John COOP | 88 | - | Peter GLOVER | Alt Park | 391 | Wooden Spoon |
| Keighley | 7th | 20 | 17 | 0 | 592 | 512 | Bakary DIABIRA | 21 | - | David MOLL | 195 | - | Graham BEALE | Lawkholme Lane | 1,752 | |
| Oldham | 1st | 34 | 5 | 0 | 822 | 350 | Frank MYLER | 26 | - | Ray ASHTON | 336 | - | Michael PARRISH | Watersheddings | 2,449 | League Champions |
| Rochdale Hornets | 13th | 11 | 24 | 1 | 386 | 551 | Terry FOGERTY | 7 | - | Mick NOLAN | 133 | - | Iain MACCORQUODALE | Athletic Ground | 972 | |
| Salford | 5th | 24 | 14 | 1 | 739 | 532 | Kevin ASHCROFT Alan McINNES | 17 | - | Malcolm YATES Maurice RICHARDS | 234 | - | Steve RULE | The Willows | 2,703 | |
| Swinton | 10th | 18 | 20 | 0 | 605 | 502 | Tom GRAINEY | 11 | - | John MELLOR | 148 | - | Paul MELLOR | Station Road | 1,763 | |
| Workington Town | 3rd | 27 | 11 | 0 | 900 | 398 | Tommy BISHOP | 27 | - | John JONES | 395 | - | Lyn HOPKINS | Derwent Park | 1,907 | |