| # | English Northern Premier | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| ^ | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 97 | 44 | 100 | 53 | Promoted | |
| - | Barrow | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 84 | 52 | 84 | 32 | ||
| - | Vauxhall Motors | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 46 | 76 | 35 | ||
| - | Stalybridge Celtic | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 77 | 51 | 76 | 26 | ||
| - | Worksop Town | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 82 | 67 | 72 | 15 | ||
| - | Harrogate Town | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 63 | 71 | 12 | ||
| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 44 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 3 | ||
| - | Hucknall Town | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 72 | 62 | 66 | 10 | ||
| - | Droylsden | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 52 | 64 | 10 | ||
| - | Whitby Town | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 80 | 69 | 63 | 11 | ||
| - | Marine | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 3 | ||
| - | Wakefield and Emley | 44 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 60 | -3 | ||
| - | Runcorn | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 69 | 74 | 60 | -5 | ||
| - | Altrincham | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 63 | 60 | -5 | ||
| - | Gainsborough Trinity | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 1 | ||
| - | Ashton United | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 79 | 58 | -8 | ||
| - | Lancaster City | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 75 | 57 | -4 | ||
| - | Burscough | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 51 | -7 | ||
| - | Blyth Spartans | 44 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 67 | 87 | 51 | -20 | ||
| - | Frickley Athletic | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 78 | 47 | -33 | ||
| * | Gateshead | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 60 | 81 | 41 | -21 | Relegated | |
| * | Colwyn Bay | 44 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 52 | 99 | 24 | -47 | Relegated | |
| * | Hyde United | 44 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 40 | 98 | 23 | -58 | Relegated |