League Table 96/97

Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PtS	Home	Away
1	Radcliffe Borough	42	26	7	9	77	33	+44	85	0-2	1-0
2	Leigh RMI	42	24	11	7	65	33	+32	83	0-0	1-1
3	Lincoln United	42	25	8	9	78	47	+31	83	2-1	2-2
4	Farsley Celtic	42	23	8	11	75	48	+27	77	3-4	1-2
5	Worksop Town	42	20	12	10	68	38	+30	72	2-1	1-0
6	SPS	42	19	11	12	66	54	+12	68	–	–
7	Bradford Park Avenue	42	20	8	14	58	50	+8	68	3-2	0-2
8	Ashton United	42	17	14	11	73	52	+21	65	2-2	2-1
9	Great Harwood Town	42	16	12	14	56	46	+10	60	2-4	0-1
10	Droylsden	42	15	14	13	69	67	+2	59	3-0	3-1
11	Matlock Town	42	16	10	16	61	69	-8	58	0-2	1-2
12	Whitley Bay	42	14	12	16	47	54	-7	54	2-0	0-1
13	Flixton	42	15	7	20	57	72	-15	52	3-2	2-1
14	Netherfield	42	12	14	16	54	56	-2	50	1-0	2-2
15	Eastwood Town	42	12	14	16	42	50	-8	50	1-0	2-2
16	Gretna	42	10	18	14	55	68	-13	48	2-2	1-1
17	Harrogate Town	42	12	8	21	55	76	-21	47	1-1	2-1
18	Congleton Town	42	12	9	21	47	64	-17	45	2-0	0-2
19	Workington	42	10	12	20	45	63	-18	42	3-0	2-2
20	Curzon Ashton	42	8	10	24	48	79	-31	34	2-2	1-3
21	Warrington Town	42	5	18	19	42	79	-37	33	5-0	2-1
22	Atherton Laburnum Rovers	42	7	9	26	45	85	-40	30	0-1	1-0