| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Wealdstone | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 62 | 1.48 |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 3 | Dartford | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Bath City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Altrincham | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Scarborough | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Enfield | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 8 | Kidderminster Harr | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 77 | +2 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 10 | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 65 | 71 | -6 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Kettering Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Maidstone Utd (old) | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Runcorn Halton | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Barnet | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 16 | Weymouth | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 17 | Boston United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 18 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 19 | Dagenham | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 20 | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 84 | -29 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 82 | -31 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 87 | -43 | 25 | 0.60 |
2 points for a home win and 3 points for an away win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
