| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Southend Saxons | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 969 | 349 | 620 | 18 | 1 | 103 | 19 |
| 2. | Eton Manor | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1008 | 375 | 633 | 18 | 3 | 93 | 21 |
| 3. | Harlow | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 875 | 486 | 389 | 16 | 2 | 90 | 18 |
| 4. | Thurrock | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 701 | 544 | 157 | 13 | 1 | 70 | 14 |
| 5. | Brentwood | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 655 | 537 | 118 | 13 | 6 | 67 | 19 |
| 6. | Woodford | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 629 | 590 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 63 | 15 |
| 7. | Chelmsford | 22 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 492 | 802 | -310 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 10 |
| 8. | Holt | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 488 | 835 | -347 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 10 |
| 9. | Dagenham | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 558 | 748 | -190 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 13 |
| 10. | Stowmarket | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 418 | 809 | -391 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 10 |
| 11. | Saffron Walden | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 473 | 850 | -377 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 10 |
| 12. | Norwich | 22 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 521 | 862 | -341 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 15 |