| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentwood Town | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 87 |
| 2 | Bury Town | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 86 |
| 3 | Felixstowe Walton United | 41 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 82 |
| 4 | Waltham Abbey | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 79 |
| 5 | Brightlingsea Regent | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 74 |
| 6 | Tilbury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 72 |
| 7 | Witham Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 70 |
| 8 | Grays Athletic | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 68 |
| 9 | Gorleston | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 67 |
| 10 | Cambridge City | 41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 60 |
| 11 | Redbridge | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 56 |
| 12 | Heybridge Swifts | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | -13 | 50 |
| 13 | Mildenhall Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 49 |
| 14 | Maldon and Tiptree | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 48 |
| 15 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 46 |
| 16 | Wroxham | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 44 |
| 17 | Haringey Borough | 42 | 9 | 16 | 17 | -14 | 43 |
| 18 | Newmarket Town | 41 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -32 | 38 |
| 19 | Ipswich Wanderers | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -45 | 29 |
| 20 | Basildon United | 41 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -43 | 28 |
| 21 | Sporting Bengal United | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | -65 | 26 |
| 22 | Walthamstow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
