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War Emergency League

Yorkshire Section

 1 Bradford Northern    28 21  0  7  -  574  302       42
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 2 Huddersfield         28 19  1  8  -  545  340       39
 3 Hull                 26 18  0  8  -  378  265       36
 4 Halifax              28 17  0 11  -  462  339       34
 5 Hunslet              28 16  1 11  -  430  339       33
 6 Castleford           28 16  1 11  -  364  300       33
 7 Featherstone Rovers  28 15  0 13  -  373  365       30
 8 Wakefield Trinity    28 14  0 14  -  479  314       28
 9 Leeds                28 14  0 14  -  390  330       28
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 13  0 14  -  343  434       26
11 Dewsbury             27 11  2 14  -  291  406       24
12 York                 28 10  3 15  -  349  467       23
13 Batley               27  8  0 19  -  255  406       16
14 Keighley             27  6  2 19  -  221  476       14
15 Bramley              28  4  0 24  -  248  617        8
  [Table Error: FOR - AGAINST = 2]
                                   (R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)

Lancashire Section

St Helens Rec dropped out and did not return after the war.

 1 Swinton              22 17  0  5  -  378  158       34
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 2 Salford              22 16  2  4  -  328  171       34
 3 Wigan                22 16  1  5  -  301  157       33
 4 Widnes               22 15  2  5  -  305  176       32
 5 Warrington           22 11  1 10  -  281  258       23
 6 St Helens            22 11  1 10  -  288  224       23
 7 Barrow               22 10  1 11  -  303  286       21
 8 Oldham               21  8  2 11  -  241  242       18
 9 Rochdale Hornets     21  8  0 13  -  197  306       16
10 Leigh                22  6  1 15  -  188  346       13
11 Liverpool S          22  4  3 15  -  152  350       11
12 Broughton Rangers    22  2  0 20  -  153  441        4
                                   (R.L.Yearbook 1995-96)


Championship Play-Off

    Swinton 13 beat Bradford Northern 21.
    Bradford Northern 16 beat Swinton 9.
        Bradford Northern won 37-22 on aggregate.