| Barrow | 1st | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1230 | 410 | Tommy DAWES | 25 | - | Steve HERBERT | 214 | - | Ian BALL | Craven Park | 3,330 | League Champions, Lancashire Cup |
| Batley | 13th | 13 | 24 | 0 | 510 | 791 | Terry CROOK | 25 | - | Carl GIBSON | 145 | - | Henry OULTON | Mount Pleasant | 925 | |
| Blackpool Borough | 5th | 20 | 14 | 3 | 638 | 535 | Tommy DICKENS | 19 | - | John STOCKLEY | 174 | - | Norman TURLEY | Borough Park | 825 | |
| Bramley | 8th | 16 | 18 | 3 | 610 | 605 | Maurice BAMFORD Peter JARVIS | 14 | - | David DYAS | 178 | - | Shaun KILNER | McLaren | 937 | |
| Cardiff City | 11th | 17 | 20 | 1 | 803 | 781 | David WATKINS | 16 | - | Tommy DAVID | 236 | - | Lynn HALLETT | Ninian Park | 681 | |
| Carlisle | 15th | 13 | 25 | 0 | 588 | 925 | John ATKINSON | 20 | - | Gary PEACHAM | 80 | - | Gary PEACHAM | Brunton Park | 875 | |
| Dewsbury | 14th | 12 | 25 | 0 | 558 | 787 | Tommy SMALES Jack ADDY | 16 | - | Mark KEYWORTH | 183 | - | Shaun DUNFORD | Crown Flatt | 702 | |
| Doncaster | 18th | 5 | 34 | 1 | 455 | 1208 | Clive SULLIVAN | 8 | - | Robin CHESTER | 96 | - | David NOBLE | Tattersfield | 289 | Wooden Spoon |
| Halifax | 4th | 23 | 12 | 2 | 751 | 605 | Colin DIXON | 17 | - | Keith WAITES | 224 | - | Malcolm AGAR | Thrum | 1,496 | |
| Huddersfield | 10th | 15 | 19 | 3 | 644 | 636 | Dave MORTIMER Mel BEDFORD Brian LOCKWOOD | 14 | - | Paul DIXON | 93 | - | Robert HIRST | Fartown | 692 | |
| Hunslet | 3rd | 25 | 13 | 0 | 955 | 662 | - | 27 | - | Graham KING | 241 | - | Eric FITZSIMONS | Elland Road | 1,641 | |
| Huyton | 16th | 10 | 26 | 2 | 486 | 847 | - | 15 | - | Ian SMITH | 81 | - | Peter WOOD | Alt Park (17), Canal St (1) | 180 | |
| Keighley | 17th | 9 | 27 | 3 | 486 | 824 | Geoff PEGGS | 13 | - | David MOLL | 90 | - | David CHOLMONDELEY | Lawkholme Lane | 872 | |
| Kent Invicta | 9th | 17 | 19 | 0 | 622 | 782 | - | 18 | - | Steve LANE Mark ELIA | 124 | - | Lyn HOPKINS | Lawkholme Lane (17), London Rd (2) | 852 | |
| Rochdale Hornets | 12th | 13 | 21 | 3 | 569 | 753 | Bill KIRKBRIDE | 21 | - | John STAPLETON | 178 | - | Steve TURNER | Athletic Ground | 559 | |
| Swinton | 6th | 25 | 16 | 0 | 849 | 531 | - | 19 | - | Danny WILSON | 180 | - | Ken JONES | Station Road | 1,309 | |
| Workington Town | 2nd | 25 | 11 | 2 | 756 | 564 | - | 20 | - | Howard BURNS | 92 | - | Lyn HOPKINS | Derwent Park | 1,131 | |
| York | 7th | 23 | 16 | 2 | 852 | 681 | - | 21 | - | Graham STEADMAN | 205 | - | Graham STEADMAN | Wigginton Rd | 1,604 | |