| # | National League | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cheltenham | 101 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 30 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Forest Green | 89 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 42 | DDLLW |
| 3 |  Braintree | 81 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 38 | DWWWW |
| 4 |  Grimsby | 80 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 45 | LDWLL |
| 5 |  Dover | 80 | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 53 | WDDDL |
| 6 |  Tranmere | 78 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | LWLWW |
| 7 |  Eastleigh | 75 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 53 | WWDLL |
| 8 |  Wrexham | 69 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 56 | LLWLL |
| 9 |  Gateshead | 67 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 70 | LDLWL |
| 10 |  Macclesfield | 66 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 48 | DDWLD |
| 11 |  Barrow | 65 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 71 | DLDDW |
| 12 |  Woking | 61 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 68 | DWLWW |
| 13 |  Lincoln | 61 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 68 | LWDLL |
| 14 |  Bromley | 60 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 72 | WDLLL |
| 15 |  Aldershot Town | 56 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 72 | LWLLW |
| 16 |  Southport | 55 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | DWDWL |
| 17 |  Chester | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 67 | 71 | LLWWW |
| 18 |  Torquay | 51 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 76 | LWWDL |
| 19 |  Boreham Wood | 50 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 49 | LLWWW |
| 20 | Guiseley AFC | 49 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 70 | LWLLW |
| 21 |  FC Halifax Town | 48 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 82 | LLDWD |
| 22 |  Altrincham | 44 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 73 | DLLWL |
| 23 |  Kidderminster Harriers | 40 | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 71 | WWDDW |
| 24 | Welling United | 35 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 73 | WLLLL |
