| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northwich Victoria | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 53:16 | 37 | 51 | |
| 2. | Droylsden | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 52:24 | 28 | 48 | |
| 3. | Stalybridge | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 51:23 | 28 | 48 | |
| 4. | Nuneaton | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 43:21 | 22 | 46 | |
| 5. | Harrogate | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35:16 | 19 | 46 | |
| 6. | Kettering | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 38:18 | 20 | 44 | |
| 7. | Stafford | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 36:17 | 19 | 41 | |
| 8. | Hucknall | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33:25 | 8 | 33 | |
| 9. | Barrow | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39:33 | 6 | 33 | |
| 10. | Alfreton | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 33 | |
| 11. | Worcester | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27:20 | 7 | 29 | |
| 12. | Lancaster | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 29:26 | 3 | 29 | |
| 13. | Worksop | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27:31 | -4 | 29 | |
| 14. | Hinckley | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31:28 | 3 | 28 | |
| 15. | Hyde | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39:37 | 2 | 27 | |
| 16. | Workington | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29:29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 17. | Leigh Genesis | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20:25 | -5 | 27 | |
| 18. | Gainsborough | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26:30 | -4 | 26 | |
| 19. | Moor Green | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28:33 | -5 | 24 | |
| 20. | Redditch | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29:34 | -5 | 23 | |
| 21. | Vauxhall | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28:37 | -9 | 21 | |
| 22. | Hednesford | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16:37 | -21 | 16 |