| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Barnet | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 57 | 2.59 |
| 2 | Colchester United | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 54 | 2.45 |
| 3 | Kettering Town | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 47 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Altrincham | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 7 | Runcorn Halton | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 8 | Telford United | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 39 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Boston United | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 10 | Northwich Victoria | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 34 | 1.70 |
| 11 | Macclesfield Town | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 12 | Barrow | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 34 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Welling United | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Stafford Rangers | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 17 | Bath City | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 18 | Slough Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 19 | Sutton United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Kidderminster Harr | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Yeovil Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 22 | Fisher Athletic | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 19 | 0.95 |
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
