# | English Northern Premier | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
^ | Southport | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 31 | 96 | 72 | Promoted | |
- | Winsford United | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 91 | 43 | 90 | 48 | ||
- | Morecambe | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 93 | 51 | 86 | 42 | ||
- | Marine | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 47 | 86 | 36 | ||
- | Leek Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 51 | 74 | 35 | ||
- | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 45 | 73 | 34 | ||
- | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 52 | 69 | 10 | ||
- | Barrow | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 55 | 65 | 16 | ||
- | Hyde United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 87 | 71 | 64 | 16 | ||
- | Bishop Auckland | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 52 | 62 | 11 | ||
- | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 63 | 66 | 59 | -3 | ||
- | Colwyn Bay | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 54 | 1 | ||
- | Horwich RMI | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 79 | 52 | -7 | ||
- | Buxton | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 49 | -15 | ||
- | Matlock Town* | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 79 | 47 | -23 | ||
- | Emley | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 62 | 91 | 45 | -29 | ||
- | Whitley Bay | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 96 | 41 | -39 | ||
- | Chorley | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 93 | 40 | -41 | ||
- | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 50 | 77 | 37 | -27 | ||
- | Droylsden | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 84 | 37 | -37 | ||
* | Mossley | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 95 | 29 | -42 | Relegated | |
* | Goole Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 105 | 27 | -58 | Relegated |