| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PPG | Pts | GD | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witton Albion | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 31 | 2.33 | 93 | 50 | D W W W D |
| 2 | Stalybridge Celtic | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 1.93 | 77 | 18 | W d W W W |
| 3 | Morecambe | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 72 | 44 | 1.83 | 73 | 28 | W W W D D |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 44 | 1.73 | 69 | 25 | W d W L d |
| 5 | Southport | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 66 | 48 | 1.70 | 68 | 18 | L d D D W |
| 6 | Marine | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 39 | 1.63 | 65 | 17 | D W D W L |
| 7 | Buxton | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 61 | 1.55 | 62 | 5 | D L W D W |
| 8 | Bishop Auckland | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 1.53 | 61 | 6 | D D W L W |
| 9 | Leek Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 44 | 1.40 | 56 | 4 | d L L d D |
| 10 | Frickley Athletic | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 62 | 1.35 | 54 | 2 | L L L D W |
| 11 | Hyde United | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 63 | 1.33 | 53 | 10 | L W L L d |
| 12 | Goole Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 74 | 1.30 | 52 | -6 | L L L W W |
| 13 | Mossley AFC | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 68 | 1.23 | 49 | -13 | W W d L W |
| 14 | Droylsden | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 70 | 1.18 | 47 | -3 | L D L W W |
| 15 | Chorley | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 55 | 1.15 | 46 | 0 | W L D L L |
| 16 | Horwich RMI | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 81 | 1.13 | 45 | -19 | L L L W W |
| 17 | Matlock Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 70 | 1.08 | 43 | -18 | W L D L W |
| 18 | Bangor City | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 70 | 0.98 | 39 | -18 | d W D W L |
| 19 | South Liverpool | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 92 | 0.98 | 39 | -34 | D L L D L |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 84 | 0.95 | 38 | -27 | d L W L L |
| 21 | Shepshead Dynamo | 40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 38 | 83 | 0.63 | 25 | -45 | L D L L L |