| # | English National League | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Darlington | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 76 | 25 | 87 | 51 | Promoted | |
| - | Barnet | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 85 | 40 | ||
| - | Runcorn | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 79 | 62 | 70 | 17 | ||
| - | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 41 | 66 | 15 | ||
| - | Kettering Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 66 | 13 | ||
| - | Welling United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 64 | 12 | ||
| - | Yeovil Town | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 54 | 63 | 8 | ||
| - | Sutton United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 4 | ||
| - | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 4 | ||
| - | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 61 | 8 | ||
| - | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 59 | -2 | ||
| - | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 63 | 58 | -7 | ||
| - | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 67 | 54 | -3 | ||
| - | Barrow | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 67 | 52 | -16 | ||
| - | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 67 | 50 | -16 | ||
| - | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 1 | ||
| - | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 48 | -12 | ||
| - | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 67 | 47 | -19 | ||
| - | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 55 | 78 | 46 | -23 | ||
| * | Chorley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 67 | 45 | -25 | Relegated | |
| * | Farnborough Town | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 73 | 42 | -13 | Relegated | |
| * | Enfield | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 52 | 89 | 36 | -37 | Relegated |