| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 19 | 1.98 | 87 | 26 | W D W W W |
| 2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 23 | 1.75 | 77 | 21 | D D L W W |
| 3 | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 1.59 | 70 | 13 | D W D L L |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 30 | 1.55 | 68 | 12 | L L W L W |
| 5 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 31 | 1.55 | 68 | 9 | W W W W W |
| 6 | Whitby Town | 44 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 23 | 1.48 | 65 | 9 | L W L W L |
| 7 | Hucknall Town | 44 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 1.48 | 65 | 8 | W L W W W |
| 8 | Runcorn FC Halton | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 1.43 | 63 | 6 | D L W D d |
| 9 | Barrow | 44 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 1.43 | 63 | 6 | W L d W D |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 1.43 | 63 | 1 | W W L W L |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 1.39 | 61 | 3 | W W L L L |
| 12 | Droylsden | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 1.30 | 57 | -1 | D D d L L |
| 13 | Marine | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 27 | 1.23 | 54 | -4 | D W L L W |
| 14 | Lancaster City | 44 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 1.23 | 54 | -4 | D D W L D |
| 15 | Gateshead | 44 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 37 | 1.20 | 53 | -5 | L L L L W |
| 16 | Wakefield Emley | 44 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 1.16 | 51 | -3 | D W D d W |
| 17 | Altrincham | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 1.14 | 50 | -9 | W L W L W |
| 18 | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 42 | 1.05 | 46 | -14 | D W D L W |
| 19 | Ashton United | 44 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 1.02 | 45 | -9 | D D D D L |
| 20 | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 1.02 | 45 | -11 | L L W L L |
| 21 | Burscough | 44 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 1.00 | 44 | -8 | D L L L L |
| 22 | Hyde United | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 38 | 0.93 | 41 | -18 | L D D L D |
| 23 | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 46 | 0.82 | 36 | -28 | L L W L L |