| 1987 | Won | Lost |
| Lancashire Red Sox | 7 | 3 |
| London Warriors | 6 | 4 |
| Nottingham Knights | 5 | 5 |
| Southern Tigers | 5 | 5 |
| Humberside Bears | 4 | 6 |
| Mersey Mariners | 3 | 7 |
There was no playoff, so Lancashire won the first National League.
|
Red Sox |
Warriors |
Knights |
Tigers |
Bears | Mariners | |
| Red Sox | 5 - 4 | 11 - 4 | 15 - 8 | 12 - 1 | 13 - 6 | |
| Warriors | W - L | 9 - 10 | 17 - 13 | 22 - 0 | 19 - 15 | |
| Knights | 19 - 12 | 7 - 9 | 9 - 6 | 9 - 11 | 30 - 7 | |
| Tigers | 5 - 8 | 5 - 2 | 11 - 8 | 22 - 0 | W - L | |
| Bears | 3 - 11 | 11 - 7 | L - W | L - W | 14 - 7 | |
| Mariners | 4 - 3 | 1 - 12 | 6 - 3 | 11 - 9 | 6 - 22 |