| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 33 | 2.19 | 92 | 51 | D d L D W |
| 2 | Hyde United | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.02 | 43 | 0 | W W L L L |
| 3 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.02 | 43 | -1 | D D W d d |
| 4 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 42 | 0 | W W D d L |
| 5 | Chorley | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | L D W W L |
| 6 | Shepshead Dynamo | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | d W D W L |
| 7 | Buxton | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | W L W D L |
| 8 | Wakefield Emley | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | D D W W W |
| 9 | Bangor City | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | d D L D L |
| 10 | Southport | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | L W d D W |
| 11 | Morecambe | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.98 | 41 | -1 | D W W W L |
| 12 | Droylsden | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.98 | 41 | -2 | L L L D L |
| 13 | Marine | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.98 | 41 | -2 | L L D W d |
| 14 | Horwich RMI | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.98 | 41 | -2 | L L D L W |
| 15 | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.98 | 41 | -3 | D W D W L |
| 16 | Goole Town | 42 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.98 | 41 | -7 | W W L L W |
| 17 | Leek Town | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.95 | 40 | -2 | D L L W D |
| 18 | Whitley Bay | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.95 | 40 | -4 | L D L D W |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.95 | 40 | -4 | W L W L W |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.95 | 40 | -4 | L D W D W |
| 21 | Mossley AFC | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.95 | 40 | -6 | W W L L L |
| 22 | Matlock Town | 42 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.95 | 40 | -7 | W L L D L |