| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Town | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 76 |
| 2 | Kettering Town | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 73 |
| 3 | AFC Telford United | 40 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 72 |
| 4 | Halesowen Town | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 72 |
| 5 | Stamford | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 68 |
| 6 | Harborough Town | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 65 |
| 7 | Stratford Town | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 63 |
| 8 | Spalding United | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 62 |
| 9 | Stourbridge | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 60 |
| 10 | Leiston | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 59 |
| 11 | Royston Town | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 55 |
| 12 | Alvechurch | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 53 |
| 13 | Banbury United | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | -4 | 53 |
| 14 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 51 |
| 15 | St Ives Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 48 |
| 16 | Bishop's Stortford | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 48 |
| 17 | AFC Sudbury | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 47 |
| 18 | Redditch United | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 46 |
| 19 | Barwell | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | -12 | 46 |
| 20 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | -50 | 36 |
| 21 | Hitchin Town | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 34 |
| 22 | Biggleswade Town | 40 | 4 | 13 | 23 | -33 | 25 |