| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Tamworth | 45 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 93 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe | 45 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 37 | 45 | 85 |
| 3 | Brackley Town | 45 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 82 |
| 4 | Chorley | 45 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 78 | 49 | 29 | 80 |
| 5 | Alfreton TownAlfreton | 45 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 77 |
| 6 | Curzon AshtonCurzon Ashton | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 74 |
| 7 | Boston UnitedBoston | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 72 |
| 8 | South Shields | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 76 | 53 | 23 | 71 |
| 9 | Spennymoor TownSpennymoor | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 71 |
| 10 | Hereford UnitedHereford | 45 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 64 | -2 | 69 |
| 11 | Chester FCChester | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 68 |
| 12 | Scarborough AthleticScarborough Ath | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 54 | -1 | 64 |
| 13 | Warrington Town | 45 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 63 |
| 14 | Buxton | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 61 | 9 | 62 |
| 15 | Peterborough SportsP'boro Sports | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 62 | -8 | 58 |
| 16 | SouthportSouthport | 45 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 72 | -18 | 56 |
| 17 | King's Lynn TownKing's Lynn | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 55 |
| 18 | Darlington | 45 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 72 | -20 | 55 |
| 19 | Rushall Olympic | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 53 |
| 20 | Blyth Spartans | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 65 | 77 | -12 | 50 |
| 21 | Farsley CelticFarsley Celtic | 45 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 59 | -21 | 50 |
| 22 | Banbury UnitedBanbury | 45 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 83 | -45 | 38 |
| 23 | Gloucester CityGloucester City | 45 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 48 | 87 | -39 | 36 |
| 24 | Bishop's StortfordBishop's Stortford | 45 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 35 | 112 | -77 | 20 |
