| # | English National League | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Boston United | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 84 | 42 | Promoted | |
| - | Dagenham and Redbridge | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 23 | ||
| - | Yeovil Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 13 | ||
| - | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 46 | 67 | 22 | ||
| - | Barnet | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 48 | 67 | 16 | ||
| - | Morecambe | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | 62 | -4 | ||
| - | Farnborough Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 12 | ||
| - | Margate | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 6 | ||
| - | Telford United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 5 | ||
| - | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | ||
| - | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 55 | -3 | ||
| - | Scarborough* | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 63 | 55 | -8 | ||
| - | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 55 | -13 | ||
| - | Chester City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 3 | ||
| - | Southport | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 49 | 53 | 4 | ||
| - | Leigh RMI | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 53 | -2 | ||
| - | Hereford United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 53 | 52 | -3 | ||
| - | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | 51 | -22 | ||
| - | Woking | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 48 | -11 | ||
| * | Hayes | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | 44 | -27 | Relegated | |
| * | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 43 | -29 | Relegated | |
| * | Dover Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 39 | -24 | Relegated |