Current Holders: Buxton
| | HOME | | AWAY | |||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Farsley AFC | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +42 | 90 (C) |
| 2 | South Shields | 40 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | +45 | 87 |
| 3 | Warrington | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +36 | 84 |
| 4 | Nantwich | 40 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 35 | +11 | 69 |
| 5 | Buxton | 40 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +15 | 66 |
| 6 | Gainsborough | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 14 | +12 | 65 |
| 7 | Basford United | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | +15 | 61 |
| 8 | Scarborough A | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +14 | 61 |
| 9 | Witton | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 19 | +4 | 58 |
| 10 | Hyde | 40 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | +5 | 53 |
| 11 | Whitby | 40 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -11 | 49 |
| 12 | Lancaster | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 33 | -19 | 49 |
| 13 | Hednesford | 40 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 41 | -12 | 48 |
| 14 | Stafford | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 42 | -8 | 47 |
| 15 | Matlock | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 46 | -21 | 44 |
| 16 | Bamber Br. | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -5 | 42 |
| 17 | Stalybridge | 40 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 35 | -16 | 42 |
| 18 | Grantham | 40 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | -33 | 42 |
| 19 | Mickleover S | 40 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -24 | 41 |
| 20 | Marine | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -15 | 40 (R) |
| 21 | Workington | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -35 | 29 (R) |
