| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Darlington | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 38 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Barnet | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Yeovil Town | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Runcorn Halton | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 26 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Kettering Town | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Sutton United | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Welling United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Boston United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Altrincham | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Northwich Victoria | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 23 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Farnborough | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Telford United | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Barrow | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Stafford Rangers | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Kidderminster Harr | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 20 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Chorley | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 45 | -25 | 18 | 0.82 |
| 21 | Fisher Athletic | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 14 | 0.64 |
| 22 | Enfield | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 63 | -38 | 11 | 0.50 |
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
