NPL Premier Division
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Shields | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 85 |
| 2 |  Warrington Town | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 77 |
| 3 |  Bamber Bridge | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 73 |
| 4 |  Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 69 |
| 5 |  Matlock Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 68 |
| 6 |  Hyde United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 66 |
| 7 |  Radcliffe | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 66 |
| 8 |  FC United of Manchester | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 63 |
| 9 |  Marine AFC | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 61 |
| 10 |  Warrington Rylands | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 60 |
| 11 |  Lancaster City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 58 |
| 12 |  Stafford Rangers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 57 |
| 13 |  Guiseley AFC | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 55 |
| 14 |  Ashton United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 53 |
| 15 |  Whitby Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 52 |
| 16 |  Marske United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | -22 | 50 |
| 17 |  Morpeth Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 49 |
| 18 |  Atherton Collieries | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | -19 | 47 |
| 19 |  Nantwich Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 46 |
| 20 |  Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -14 | 42 |
| 21 |  Liversedge FC | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | -38 | 40 |
| 22 |  Belper Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -42 | 30 |