| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 41 | 22 | 1.64 | 72 | 19 | L d D W W |
| 2 | Droylsden | 44 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 1.61 | 71 | 13 | W d D W W |
| 3 | Lancaster City | 44 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 13 | 1.59 | 70 | 17 | W d L D d |
| 4 | Alfreton Town | 44 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 1.59 | 70 | 15 | L W W d D |
| 5 | Barrow | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 25 | 1.55 | 68 | 11 | D L W W W |
| 6 | Worksop Town | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 36 | 27 | 1.52 | 67 | 9 | W L L W L |
| 7 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 29 | 1.52 | 67 | 8 | W L W L W |
| 8 | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 1.45 | 64 | 1 | W W W W D |
| 9 | Southport | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 25 | 1.36 | 60 | 6 | W d L L d |
| 10 | Altrincham | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 1.36 | 60 | 5 | W W W D L |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 1.34 | 59 | 5 | W d W W W |
| 12 | Radcliffe | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 39 | 1.34 | 59 | -1 | L L L d L |
| 13 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 1.30 | 57 | -2 | L W L L L |
| 14 | Marine | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 41 | 1.27 | 56 | -12 | L D d D L |
| 15 | Stalybridge Celtic | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 1.20 | 53 | -5 | D W L D W |
| 16 | Burscough | 44 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 1.18 | 52 | -8 | W d d W W |
| 17 | Ashton United | 44 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 35 | 1.16 | 51 | -6 | L d L W L |
| 18 | Runcorn FC Halton | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 1.14 | 50 | -7 | L W W W d |
| 19 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 1.11 | 49 | -7 | W L D L L |
| 20 | Whitby Town | 44 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 1.09 | 48 | -11 | L L L W W |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 1.05 | 46 | -3 | L d D d W |
| 22 | Spennymoor United | 44 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 51 | 0.89 | 39 | -27 | L W W d W |
| 23 | Wakefield Emley | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 0.86 | 38 | -20 | L L L L L |