| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harrogate | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 40:22 | 18 | 44 | |
| 2. | Altrincham | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 45:21 | 24 | 42 | |
| 3. | Droylsden | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 46:26 | 20 | 42 | |
| 4. | Southport | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35:20 | 15 | 42 | |
| 5. | Nuneaton | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 29:17 | 12 | 42 | |
| 6. | Worksop | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36:29 | 7 | 37 | |
| 7. | Redditch | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36:32 | 4 | 36 | |
| 8. | Worcester | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32:25 | 7 | 35 | |
| 9. | Stafford | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 33:20 | 13 | 34 | |
| 10. | Kettering | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 22:21 | 1 | 34 | |
| 11. | Lancaster | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23:22 | 1 | 31 | |
| 12. | Gainsborough | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27:22 | 5 | 29 | |
| 13. | Hucknall | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31:32 | -1 | 29 | |
| 14. | Hinckley | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29:31 | -2 | 29 | |
| 15. | Barrow | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32:39 | -7 | 29 | |
| 16. | Moor Green | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26:28 | -2 | 28 | |
| 17. | Vauxhall | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20:22 | -2 | 28 | |
| 18. | Runcorn | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24:26 | -2 | 27 | |
| 19. | Stalybridge | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30:36 | -6 | 27 | |
| 20. | Alfreton | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24:23 | 1 | 26 | |
| 21. | Ashton Utd | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27:39 | -12 | 20 | |
| 22. | Bradford PA | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20:37 | -17 | 14 |