ND1 League Table 2005/6
By Prof
April 30 2006
This is the year that anything other than first place could have spelt disaster for Quins but they can't be overhauled now. So NEC Harlequins are are Champions of National Division 1. Next season Quins will be playing back in the Premiership.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | NEC Harlequins | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1001 | 337 | +664 | 21 | 121 |
| 2 | Bedford Blues | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 906 | 542 | +346 | 22 | 100 |
| 3 | Cornish Pirates | 26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 682 | 560 | +122 | 14 | 90 |
| 4 | Earth Titans | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 715 | 613 | +102 | 17 | 79 |
| 5 | Plymouth Albion | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 639 | 537 | +102 | 19 | 75 |
| 6 | Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 594 | 602 | -8 | 15 | 71 |
| 7 | Nottingham | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 642 | 604 | +38 | 14 | 66 |
| 8 | Otley | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 540 | 627 | -87 | 10 | 52 |
| 9 | Doncaster | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 555 | 699 | -144 | 10 | 52 |
| 10 | Coventry | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 593 | 732 | -139 | 18 | 52 |
| 11 | London Welsh | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 536 | 700 | -164 | 11 | 45 |
| 12 | Newbury | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 636 | 940 | -304 | 10 | 42 |
| 13 | Sedgley Park | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 531 | 856 | -325 | 11 | 41 |
| 14 | Pertemps Bees | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 536 | 757 | -221 | 8 | 40 |
* Coventry were docked two points for fielding an unregistered player