| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southport | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.10 | 46 | 3 | L L L W L |
| 2 | Woking | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.10 | 46 | 3 | W L W W L |
| 3 | Rushden and Diamonds | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.10 | 46 | 3 | W L D D L |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.10 | 46 | 3 | W W W D W |
| 5 | Slough Town | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 | 46 | 2 | W W D D L |
| 6 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 | 46 | 2 | W L W W D |
| 7 | Kettering Town | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.05 | 44 | 3 | W L D D L |
| 8 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.05 | 44 | 3 | L W L L d |
| 9 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.05 | 44 | 2 | W L W L D |
| 10 | Hereford United | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.05 | 44 | 1 | L D D L W |
| 11 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.05 | 44 | 1 | W W L L L |
| 12 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.02 | 43 | 4 | D L L W D |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.02 | 43 | 2 | L D L D W |
| 14 | Welling United | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.02 | 43 | 0 | W W W W W |
| 15 | Morecambe | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.02 | 43 | 0 | D D W W L |
| 16 | AFC Telford | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.02 | 43 | 0 | L W W L D |
| 17 | Hayes and Yeading | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 42 | 0 | W W D d L |
| 18 | FC Halifax Town | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 42 | 0 | L D L W W |
| 19 | Gateshead | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | L D D W L |
| 20 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | L D L W D |
| 21 | Leek Town | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.98 | 41 | -5 | L D W D D |
| 22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 58 | 0.86 | 36 | -25 | L L L L D |