| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buxton | 42 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 1.83 | 77 | 23 | L W D W d |
| 2 | Warrington Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 24 | 1.79 | 75 | 17 | L W W D W |
| 3 | Scarborough Athletic | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 1.69 | 71 | 12 | W W W d L |
| 4 | Matlock Town | 42 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 1.62 | 68 | 18 | W L d W d |
| 5 | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 1.62 | 68 | 15 | L L W W D |
| 6 | FC United Of Manchester | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 32 | 1.57 | 66 | 14 | L W L L W |
| 7 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 1.50 | 63 | 9 | W L L D W |
| 8 | Morpeth Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 1.38 | 58 | 2 | D L L W L |
| 9 | Whitby Town | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 24 | 1.33 | 56 | 4 | L W W L d |
| 10 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 1.31 | 55 | 3 | D W W W W |
| 11 | Radcliffe | 42 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 1.21 | 51 | -1 | L W L W W |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 1.21 | 51 | -4 | W D W L L |
| 13 | Nantwich Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 1.19 | 50 | -10 | D W d D W |
| 14 | Ashton United | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 1.17 | 49 | -5 | L L L d D |
| 15 | Hyde United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 1.17 | 49 | -7 | W D L L W |
| 16 | Mickleover FC | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 1.10 | 46 | -11 | W W D L W |
| 17 | Basford United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 1.07 | 45 | -12 | L L W L L |
| 18 | Witton Albion | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 47 | 1.05 | 44 | -20 | W L W W W |
| 19 | Atherton Collieries | 42 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 1.02 | 43 | -8 | D L L D D |
| 20 | Grantham Town | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 1.00 | 42 | -18 | W D W L L |
| 21 | Lancaster City | 42 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 0.98 | 41 | -10 | L L L L d |
| 22 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 0.93 | 39 | -11 | W D L W D |