The much anticipated clash between the top two teams in the league did not disappoint. Despite the bitter cold, the numerous supporters from both sides were treated to a great contest. With the lead changing hands several times in the first fifty minutes, it was Hoppers who managed to gain the upper hand before the final whistle blew. Hoppers 19 – 13 Lymm.
League Table and Other Results:
Birkenhead Park 3 – 50 Hull
Ilkley 6 – 24 Harrogate
Kendal 15 – 32 Wirral
Kirkby Lonsdale 12 – 14 Sandal
Pocklington 18 – 20 Morley
Preston Grasshoppers 19 – 13 Lymm
Rossendale P – P Billingham
| North Premier | ||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Bonus pts | Adjust | |||||||
| Preston Grasshoppers | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 174 | 167 | 51 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Lymm | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 357 | 109 | 248 | 46 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Hull | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 350 | 146 | 204 | 43 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Harrogate | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 321 | 238 | 83 | 40 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Billingham | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 160 | 168 | 35 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Wirral | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 307 | 261 | 46 | 35 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Rossendale | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 214 | 260 | -46 | 25 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Kirkby Lonsdale | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 264 | 250 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Ilkley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 224 | 255 | -31 | 24 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Kendal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 263 | 263 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Sandal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 217 | 285 | -68 | 21 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Pocklington | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 143 | 448 | -305 | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Birkenhead Park | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 167 | 422 | -255 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Morley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 141 | 366 | -225 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
