Table
| P | Pts | GF | GA | GD | w | d | l | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rot-Weiss Essen | 38 | 87 | 84 | 32 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 2. | Preußen Münster | 38 | 87 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 3. | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 78 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| 4. | Rot-Weiss Oberhausen | 38 | 75 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 7 |
| 5. | SC Fortuna Köln | 38 | 74 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 6. | SV Rödinghausen | 38 | 64 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 7. | 1. FC Köln II | 38 | 62 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
| 8. | SC Wiedenbrück | 38 | 55 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| 9. | FC Schalke 04 II | 38 | 47 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 13 | 8 | 17 |
| 10. | Rot-Weiss Ahlen | 38 | 47 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| 11. | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 38 | 46 | 59 | 62 | -3 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| 12. | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 44 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| 13. | Bor. Mönchengladbach II | 38 | 43 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 14. | SV Lippstadt 08 | 38 | 43 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 15. | SV Straelen | 38 | 43 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 16. | Bonner SC | 38 | 39 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 17. | FC Wegberg-Beeck | 38 | 31 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 18. | Sportfreunde Lotte | 38 | 30 | 36 | 63 | -27 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 19. | KFC Uerdingen | 38 | 27 | 39 | 96 | -57 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 20. | VfB Homberg | 38 | 26 | 30 | 64 | -34 | 6 | 8 | 24 |