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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Halifax | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 87 |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 78 |
| 3 | Woking | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 74 |
| 4 | Rushden + Diamonds | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 74 |
| 5 | Morecambe | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 64 | 13 | 73 |
| 6 | Hereford United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 67 |
| 7 | Hednesford | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 50 | 9 | 66 |
| 8 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 64 |
| 9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 60 |
| 10 | Welling | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 60 |
| 11 | Yeovil | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 62 | 11 | 59 |
| 12 | Hayes | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 52 | 10 | 58 |
| 13 | Dover | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 70 | -10 | 55 |
| 14 | Kettering | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 52 |
| 15 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 51 |
| 16 | Southport | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 50 |
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 47 |
| 18 | Leek Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 44 |
| 19 | Farnborough | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 70 | -17 | 44 |
| 20 | Telford United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 75 | -22 | 42 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 87 | -36 | 35 |
| 22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 91 | -43 | 29 |