| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Colchester United | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 52 | 2.48 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 48 | 2.29 |
| 3 | Barnet | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Altrincham | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Kettering Town | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Runcorn Halton | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 40 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Barrow | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | 1.81 |
| 8 | Macclesfield Town | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 37 | 1.76 |
| 9 | Telford United | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 36 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 33 | 1.57 |
| 11 | Merthyr Tydfil | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Bath City | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 14 | Boston United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 15 | Welling United | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 16 | Northwich Victoria | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 17 | Slough Town | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 31 | 1.48 |
| 18 | Stafford Rangers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 19 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 30 | 1.43 |
| 20 | Kidderminster Harr | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 22 | Fisher Athletic | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 18 | 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
