| # | National League | PTS | GP | W | T | L | GS | GC | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luton | 101 | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 102 | 35 | WLWWW |
| 2 |  Cambridge United | 82 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | WWLLL |
| 3 |  Gateshead | 79 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | WWDDW |
| 4 |  Grimsby | 78 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | WLDWD |
| 5 | FC Halifax Town | 77 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | WWWLD |
| 6 |  Braintree | 74 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 39 | WDWDD |
| 7 |  Kidderminster Harriers | 72 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 59 | WWWDD |
| 8 |  Barnet | 70 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 53 | DLWDD |
| 9 |  Woking | 68 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 69 | LWDLW |
| 10 |  Forest Green | 67 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 66 | WWDLD |
| 11 |  Alfreton Town | 67 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 74 | LLDLL |
| 12 |  Salisbury City | 67 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | WLLWD |
| 13 |  Nuneaton Town | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 60 | LLLDW |
| 14 |  Lincoln | 65 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 59 | DWWWD |
| 15 |  Macclesfield | 61 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 63 | DLLLW |
| 16 |  Welling United | 60 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 61 | LLLLW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 59 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 61 | WWDLD |
| 18 |  Southport | 53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 71 | DWDWL |
| 19 |  Aldershot Town | 51 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 62 | WDWWL |
| 20 | Hereford United | 51 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 63 | WLLWW |
| 21 |  Chester | 51 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 70 | WLDWD |
| 22 |  Dartford | 44 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 49 | 74 | WLLLL |
| 23 |  Tamworth | 39 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 81 | LLWWL |
| 24 |  Hyde United | 10 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 119 | LLLLL |
