| # | English Southern Premier | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
| - | Gresley Rovers | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 40 | 85 | 35 | ||
| ^ | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 44 | 74 | 32 | Promoted | |
| - | Gloucester City | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 81 | 56 | 73 | 25 | ||
| - | Halesowen Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 54 | 73 | 23 | ||
| - | Kings Lynn | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 61 | 68 | 4 | ||
| - | Burton Albion | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 66 | 17 | ||
| - | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 52 | 66 | 9 | ||
| - | Sittingbourne | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 11 | ||
| - | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 8 | ||
| - | Worcester City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 59 | 2 | ||
| - | Atherstone United | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 58 | -1 | ||
| - | Salisbury City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 66 | 58 | -9 | ||
| - | Sudbury Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 0 | ||
| - | Gravesend and Northfleet | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 55 | -10 | ||
| - | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 66 | 51 | -4 | ||
| - | Hastings Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 60 | 51 | -11 | ||
| - | Crawley Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | 47 | -18 | ||
| - | Cambridge City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 65 | 46 | -8 | ||
| - | Ashford Town | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 53 | 79 | 45 | -26 | ||
| * | Baldock Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 90 | 41 | -38 | Relegated | |
| * | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 40 | -20 | Relegated | |
| * | Chelmsford City | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 49 | 70 | 32 | -21 | Relegated |