| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altrincham | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 1.90 | 80 | 34 | L W W W D |
| 2 | Worksop Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 48 | 1.81 | 76 | 18 | D W L D W |
| 3 | Guiseley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 47 | 1.71 | 72 | 17 | W d L L D |
| 4 | Bamber Bridge | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 48 | 1.64 | 69 | 15 | W W D D L |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 58 | 1.55 | 65 | 11 | L W L L L |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 59 | 1.55 | 65 | 6 | W W L D W |
| 7 | Whitby Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 62 | 1.52 | 64 | 15 | D d W L L |
| 8 | Leigh Genesis | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 63 | 54 | 1.50 | 63 | 9 | W L d W W |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 48 | 1.40 | 59 | 13 | D L L D L |
| 10 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 63 | 1.40 | 59 | 8 | L W W L W |
| 11 | Winsford United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 52 | 1.36 | 57 | 4 | D L L D L |
| 12 | Runcorn FC Halton | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 46 | 49 | 1.31 | 55 | -3 | d W D d W |
| 13 | Wakefield Emley | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 47 | 49 | 1.26 | 53 | -2 | D L d W W |
| 14 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 64 | 1.21 | 51 | -8 | D W D L W |
| 15 | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 71 | 1.17 | 49 | -11 | D L d L W |
| 16 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 1.14 | 48 | -16 | D L L W L |
| 17 | Marine | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 61 | 69 | 1.12 | 47 | -8 | D L L d W |
| 18 | Spennymoor United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 71 | 1.12 | 47 | -19 | d L L d D |
| 19 | Lancaster City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 1.10 | 46 | -12 | D W L L L |
| 20 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 49 | 67 | 1.07 | 45 | -18 | L D L d D |
| 21 | Chorley | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 0.93 | 39 | -23 | W L d W W |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 77 | 0.86 | 36 | -30 | D D W D W |