| Top placed sides in Counties 2 North & South promoted | Max 5 subs inc. 1 front row. | |
| Second placed teams play-off. Winner plays-off against 3rd bottom of Counties 1. | 10 interchanges allowed | |
| Bottom 2 in each of North and South leagues relegated to Counties 3 |
Counties 2 North East South
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | Pts | ||
| 1 | Acklam | ||||||||||
| 2 | Billingham II | ||||||||||
| 3 | Darlington MP II | ||||||||||
| 4 | Hartlepool Rovers | ||||||||||
| 5 | Middlesbrough II | ||||||||||
| 6 | Peterlee & Horden II | ||||||||||
| 7 | Redcar | ||||||||||
| 8 | Sedgefield | ||||||||||
| 9 | Stockton II | ||||||||||
| 10 | Sunderland II | ||||||||||
| 11 | WEST STAGS | ||||||||||
| 12 | Yarm Eagles |