| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 90 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harr | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 85 | 2.02 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 82 | 1.95 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 66 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Woking | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 64 | 1.52 |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 63 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Farnborough | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 8 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 60 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Telford United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 58 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 55 | 1.31 |
| 12 | Rushden and Diamonds | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 13 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 52 | 1.24 |
| 14 | Kettering Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 15 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Slough Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 17 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 68 | -11 | 50 | 1.19 |
| 18 | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 48 | 1.14 |
| 20 | Bath City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 21 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 67 | -26 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 22 | Altrincham | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 39 | 0.93 |
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
