| Team | PLD | W | L | D | F | A | PTS |
| Wigan | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 762 | 222 | 42 |
| Leeds | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 662 | 369 | 38 |
| Halifax | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 658 | 390 | 36 |
| St Helens | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 673 | 459 | 29 |
| Bradford | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 498 | 450 | 24 |
| Castleford | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 446 | 522 | 21 |
| London | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 415 | 476 | 20 |
| Sheffield | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 495 | 541 | 18 |
| Hull | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 421 | 574 | 16 |
| Warrington | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 411 | 645 | 15 |
| Salford | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 319 | 575 | 13 |
| Huddersfield | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 288 | 825 | 4 |
Teams by Points ForWigan: 762St Helens: 673 Leeds: 662 Halifax: 658 Bradford: 498 Sheffield: 495 Castleford: 446 Hull: 421 London: 415 Warrington: 411 Salford: 319 Huddersfield: 288 |
Teams by Points AgainstHuddersfield: 825Warrington: 645 Salford: 575 Hull: 574 Sheffield: 541 Castleford: 522 London: 476 St Helens: 459 Bradford: 450 Halifax: 390 Leeds: 369 Wigan: 222 |
Teams by Points For - AgainstWigan: 540Leeds: 293 Halifax: 268 St Helens: 214 Bradford: 48 Sheffield: -46 London: -61 Castleford: -76 Hull: -153 Warrington: -234 Salford: -256 Huddersfield: -537 |
Top Try ScorersAnthony Sullivan: 20Francis Cummins: 17 Tony Smith: 15 Gary Connolly: 15 Paul Newlove: 14 Keith Senior: 14 Iestyn Harris: 13 Danny Arnold: 13 Gavin Clinch: 13 Paul Johnson: 12 Sean Long: 12 Bright Sodje: 12 Martin Moana: 12 Tevita Vaikona: 12 |
Top Goal ScorersAndy Farrell: 115Iestyn Harris: 100 Sean Long: 73 Steve McNamara: 73 Martin Pearson: 64 Bobbie Goulding: 44 Mark Aston: 42 Lee Briers: 41 Terry Matterson: 32 Graeme Hallas: 29 |
Top point ScorersIestyn Harris: 255Andy Farrell: 254 Sean Long: 197 Steve McNamara: 153 Martin Pearson: 144 Lee Briers: 103 Bobbie Goulding: 98 Gavin Clinch: 94 Mark Aston: 86 Danny Orr: 82 |
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