| Pos | Ch | Team | P | W | D | L | DIFF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kidderminster | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 86 |
| 2 | 1 | Brackley | 44 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 86 |
| 3 | -2 | Scunthorpe | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 84 |
| 4 | 0 | Chester | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 81 |
| 5 | 1 | Hereford | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 76 |
| 6 | 1 | King's Lynn | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 76 |
| 7 | 2 | Buxton | 44 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 74 |
| 8 | -3 | Chorley | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 |
| 9 | -1 | Ashton | 44 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 73 |
| 10 | 0 | Spennymoor | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 70 |
| 11 | 0 | Darlington | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 66 |
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 62 |
| 13 | 0 | Scarborough | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 57 |
| 14 | 1 | Alfreton | 44 | 14 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 55 |
| 15 | 2 | Marine | 44 | 15 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 55 |
| 16 | -2 | Leamington | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 54 |
| 17 | -1 | South Shields | 44 | 16 | 6 | 22 | -8 | 54 |
| 18 | 2 | Radcliffe | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 50 |
| 19 | -1 | Oxford | 44 | 12 | 14 | 18 | -17 | 50 |
| 20 | -1 | Southport | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | -16 | 49 |
| 21 | 0 | Needham Market | 44 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -29 | 39 |
| 22 | 0 | Rushall | 44 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -50 | 35 |
| 23 | 0 | Warrington | 44 | 6 | 12 | 26 | -34 | 30 |
| 24 | 0 | Farsley | 44 | 7 | 5 | 32 | -70 | 26 |