| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Barnet | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 103 | 52 | +51 | 87 | 2.07 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 85 | 2.02 |
| 3 | Altrincham | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 87 | 46 | +41 | 82 | 1.95 |
| 4 | Kettering Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 80 | 1.90 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 75 | 46 | +29 | 74 | 1.76 |
| 6 | Telford United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 67 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Runcorn Halton | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 10 | Barrow | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 65 | -6 | 57 | 1.36 |
| 11 | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 57 | -2 | 54 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 75 | -10 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harr | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 15 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 72 | -18 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 52 | 92 | -40 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Boston United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 19 | Slough Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 45 | 1.07 |
| 20 | Bath City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 61 | -6 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 82 | -20 | 39 | 0.93 |
| 22 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 79 | -41 | 30 | 0.71 |
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
