| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hebburn Town | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 54:32 | 22 | 54 | |
| 2. | Hednesford | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 40:21 | 19 | 54 | |
| 3. | FC United | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 40:26 | 14 | 51 | |
| 4. | Stockton | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 48:34 | 14 | 48 | |
| 5. | Warrington Rylands | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 40:33 | 7 | 47 | |
| 6. | Bamber Bridge | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 45:32 | 13 | 44 | |
| 7. | Gainsborough | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34:26 | 8 | 43 | |
| 8. | Lancaster | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 35:32 | 3 | 41 | |
| 9. | Ashton Utd | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33:38 | -5 | 39 | |
| 10. | Warrington | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34:45 | -11 | 39 | |
| 11. | Guiseley | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 31:40 | -9 | 36 | |
| 12. | Leek | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 37:42 | -5 | 35 | |
| 13. | Cleethorpes | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39:31 | 8 | 34 | |
| 14. | Ilkeston | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 39:42 | -3 | 34 | |
| 15. | Rushall | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 35:47 | -12 | 33 | |
| 16. | Prescot | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29:32 | -3 | 32 | |
| 17. | Whitby | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27:33 | -6 | 32 | |
| 18. | Hyde | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 40:52 | -12 | 29 | |
| 19. | Morpeth | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 27:35 | -8 | 28 | |
| 20. | Stocksbridge | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 28:43 | -15 | 26 | |
| 21. | Workington | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26:45 | -19 | 22 |