| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Radcliffe | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 47:27 | 20 | 43 | |
| 2. | Warrington Rylands | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 33:20 | 13 | 37 | |
| 3. | Macclesfield | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 32:26 | 6 | 35 | |
| 4. | Marine | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 39:21 | 18 | 33 | |
| 5. | Ilkeston | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 29:33 | -4 | 31 | |
| 6. | Ashton Utd | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32:37 | -5 | 30 | |
| 7. | Guiseley | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29:31 | -2 | 29 | |
| 8. | Hyde | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 31:24 | 7 | 28 | |
| 9. | Whitby | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30:27 | 3 | 28 | |
| 10. | Lancaster | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 32:36 | -4 | 26 | |
| 11. | Worksop | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29:36 | -7 | 25 | |
| 12. | Gainsborough | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24:39 | -15 | 23 | |
| 13. | Bamber Bridge | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 18 | |
| 14. | FC United | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 24:46 | -22 | 18 | |
| 15. | Matlock | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 24:46 | -22 | 16 | |
| 16. | Bradford PA | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23:45 | -22 | 15 | |
| 17. | Workington | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29:47 | -18 | 14 | |
| 18. | Morpeth | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 33:54 | -21 | 13 | |
| 19. | Atherton | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24:53 | -29 | 12 | |
| 20. | Basford | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16:40 | -24 | 10 | |
| 21. | Stafford | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16:48 | -32 | 10 | |
| 22. | Marske | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 |