| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Droylsden | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 78 | 1.86 |
| 2 | Kettering Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 73 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Workington | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Hinckley United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 69 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Farsley Celtic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 68 | 1.62 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 67 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 8 | Hyde FC | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 65 | 1.55 |
| 9 | Worcester City | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 62 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 11 | Moor Green | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Scarborough | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 14 | Hucknall Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 16 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 17 | Barrow | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Leigh Genesis | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 19 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 81 | -17 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 20 | Redditch United | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 68 | -7 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 21 | Worksop Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 22 | Lancaster City | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 110 | -83 | 11 | 0.26 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










