| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Darlington | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 87 | 2.07 |
| 2 | Barnet | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 81 | 41 | +40 | 85 | 2.02 |
| 3 | Runcorn Halton | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 70 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Kettering Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Welling United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Sutton United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 62 | 1.48 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 59 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harr | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 67 | -3 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Barrow | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 15 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 17 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 19 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 46 | 1.10 |
| 20 | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 67 | -25 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 21 | Farnborough | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 73 | -13 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Enfield | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 89 | -37 | 36 | 0.86 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
