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Leading League goalscorer:
Geoff Horsfield
 (Halifax Town)
 30 goals

Stevenage gave eventual cup finalists Newcastle United a tough time in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. At Broadhall Way a crowd of 8040 witnessed an evenly fought contest with Alan Shearer and Giuliano Grazioli scoring in the 1-1 draw. In front of 36,705 at St James' Park  Stevenage gave the Premier League side another tough match, losing only by a 2-1 margin.

 

   1 Halifax Town 42 25 12 5 74 43 87 Promoted
    2 Cheltenham Town 42 23 9 10 63 43 78
    3 Woking 42 22 8 12 72 46 74
    4 Rushden & Diamonds 42 23 5 14 79 57 74
    5 Morecambe 42 21 10 11 77 64 73
    6 Hereford United 42 18 13 11 56 49 67
    7 Hednesford Town 42 18 12 12 59 50 66
    8 Slough Town 42 18 10 14 58 49 64 Relegated
    9 Northwich Victoria 42 15 15 12 63 59 60
    10 Welling United 42 17 9 16 64 62 60
    11 Yeovil Town 42 17 8 17 73 63 59
    12 Hayes 42 16 10 16 62 52 58
    13 Dover Athletic 42 15 10 17 60 70 55
    14 Kettering Town 42 13 13 16 53 60 52
    15 Stevenage Borough 42 13 12 17 59 63 51
    16 Southport 42 13 11 18 56 58 50
    17 Kidderminster Harriers 42 11 14 17 56 63 47
    18 Farnborough Town 42 12 8 22 56 70 44
    19 Leek Town 42 10 14 18 52 67 44
    20 Telford United 42 10 12 20 53 76 42
    21 Gateshead 42 8 11 23 51 87 35 Relegated
    22 Stalybridge Celtic 42 7 8 27 48 93 29 Relegated
   
   

Promoted Halifax Town were promoted to the Football League, replacing Doncaster Rovers in Division 3

RelegatedSlough Town dropped down to the Ryman Isthmian League after being expelled from the Conference as their Wexford Park ground was not up to Conference standards. Gateshead and Stalybridge were both relegated to the Unibond Northern Premier League. Replacing the three relegated clubs were Barrow from the Unibond NPL, Forest Green Rovers from the Dr Martens Southern League and Kingstonian from the Rymans Isthmian League.