| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Shields | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43:20 | 23 | 47 | |
| 2. | Bamber Bridge | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 40:22 | 18 | 47 | |
| 3. | Warrington | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35:18 | 17 | 42 | |
| 4. | Matlock | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33:18 | 15 | 39 | |
| 5. | Stafford | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32:23 | 9 | 36 | |
| 6. | Warrington Rylands | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 28:20 | 8 | 36 | |
| 7. | Hyde | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30:16 | 14 | 34 | |
| 8. | Lancaster | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24:19 | 5 | 34 | |
| 9. | Radcliffe | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30:28 | 2 | 33 | |
| 10. | FC United | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39:30 | 9 | 32 | |
| 11. | Marine | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31:24 | 7 | 31 | |
| 12. | Gainsborough | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35:21 | 14 | 30 | |
| 13. | Morpeth | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32:30 | 2 | 30 | |
| 14. | Guiseley | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26:26 | 0 | 30 | |
| 15. | Ashton Utd | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 29:34 | -5 | 27 | |
| 16. | Atherton | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20:25 | -5 | 25 | |
| 17. | Whitby | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22:30 | -8 | 25 | |
| 18. | Marske | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30:40 | -10 | 24 | |
| 19. | Stalybridge | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27:36 | -9 | 20 | |
| 20. | Nantwich | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18:28 | -10 | 19 | |
| 21. | Belper Town | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20:42 | -22 | 14 | |
| 22. | Liversedge | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18:44 | -26 | 13 |