| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Buxton | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 48:17 | 31 | 47 | |
| 2. | South Shields | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 47:21 | 26 | 47 | |
| 3. | Morpeth | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35:21 | 14 | 41 | |
| 4. | FC United | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38:24 | 14 | 38 | |
| 5. | Scarborough | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35:23 | 12 | 37 | |
| 6. | Gainsborough | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 26:17 | 9 | 37 | |
| 7. | Matlock | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 31:15 | 16 | 36 | |
| 8. | Warrington | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36:24 | 12 | 35 | |
| 9. | Whitby | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27:20 | 7 | 33 | |
| 10. | Mickleover | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34:30 | 4 | 33 | |
| 11. | Ashton Utd | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26:22 | 4 | 33 | |
| 12. | Lancaster | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 17:16 | 1 | 33 | |
| 13. | Bamber Bridge | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35:30 | 5 | 32 | |
| 14. | Radcliffe | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 34:35 | -1 | 31 | |
| 15. | Stalybridge | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29:29 | 0 | 30 | |
| 16. | Hyde | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 29:34 | -5 | 29 | |
| 17. | Nantwich | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24:27 | -3 | 28 | |
| 18. | Stafford | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26:18 | 8 | 26 | |
| 19. | Atherton | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20:20 | 0 | 26 | |
| 20. | Witton | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27:37 | -10 | 23 | |
| 21. | Basford | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17:19 | -2 | 22 | |
| 22. | Grantham | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23:39 | -16 | 16 |