| # | English Northern Premier | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Burton Albion | 44 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 30 | 104 | 76 | Promoted | |
| - | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 55 | 89 | 31 | ||
| - | Lancaster City | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 80 | 57 | 78 | 23 | ||
| - | Worksop Town | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 74 | 51 | 78 | 23 | ||
| - | Emley | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 55 | 75 | 14 | ||
| - | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 89 | 64 | 72 | 25 | ||
| - | Runcorn | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 53 | 71 | 23 | ||
| - | Barrow | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 59 | 67 | 16 | ||
| - | Altrincham | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 58 | 66 | 8 | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 76 | 59 | 1 | ||
| - | Droylsden | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 78 | 59 | -13 | ||
| - | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 71 | 58 | -13 | ||
| - | Frickley Athletic* | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 63 | 69 | 58 | -6 | ||
| - | Gateshead | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 56 | -13 | ||
| - | Whitby Town | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 76 | 53 | -15 | ||
| - | Hucknall Town | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 68 | 51 | -18 | ||
| - | Marine | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 71 | 50 | -9 | ||
| - | Burscough | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 86 | 50 | -17 | ||
| - | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 76 | 49 | -15 | ||
| - | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 47 | -33 | ||
| * | Bishop Auckland | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 68 | 44 | -22 | Relegated | |
| * | Hyde United | 44 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 87 | 40 | -26 | Relegated | |
| * | Bamber Bridge* | 44 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 88 | 30 | -50 | Relegated |