| # | English Northern League Division One | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Buxton | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 94 | 37 | 101 | 57 | Promoted | |
| - | Cammell Laird | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 105 | 56 | 94 | 49 | ||
| Eastwood Town | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 89 | 43 | 87 | 46 | Promoted | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 47 | 82 | 30 | ||
| - | Colwyn Bay | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 65 | 77 | 9 | ||
| - | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 49 | 76 | 33 | ||
| - | Goole | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 72 | -4 | ||
| - | Kidsgrove Athletic | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 80 | 70 | 11 | ||
| - | Rossendale United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 59 | 70 | 5 | ||
| - | Woodley Sports | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 89 | 71 | 68 | 18 | ||
| - | Ossett Albion | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 5 | ||
| - | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 72 | 78 | 68 | -6 | ||
| - | Bamber Bridge | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 3 | ||
| - | Alsager Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 75 | 61 | -3 | ||
| - | Skelmersdale United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 77 | 61 | -5 | ||
| - | Clitheroe | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 3 | ||
| - | Brigg Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 72 | 58 | -15 | ||
| - | Gresley Rovers | 46 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 75 | 55 | -16 | ||
| - | Belper Town | 46 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 86 | 55 | -28 | ||
| - | Shepshed Dynamo | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 96 | 52 | -34 | ||
| - | Wakefield | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 49 | -23 | ||
| - | Warrington Town | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 84 | 47 | -20 | ||
| - | Chorley | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 99 | 36 | -47 | ||
| - | Bridlington Town | 46 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 39 | 94 | 23 | -55 |