| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowestoft Town | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 78 |
| 2 | Bury Town | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 74 |
| 3 | Felixstowe Walton United | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 74 |
| 4 | Brentwood Town | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 73 |
| 5 | Bowers and Pitsea | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 73 |
| 6 | Heybridge Swifts | 37 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Brightlingsea Regent | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 8 | Basildon United | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 52 |
| 9 | Gorleston | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 50 |
| 10 | Maldon and Tiptree | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 49 |
| 11 | Wroxham | 37 | 13 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 48 |
| 12 | Redbridge | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 47 |
| 13 | Witham Town | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 45 |
| 14 | New Salamis | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -24 | 35 |
| 15 | Grays Athletic | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -23 | 33 |
| 16 | Walthamstow | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 17 | Ipswich Wanderers | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -37 | 29 |
| 18 | Enfield 1893 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -50 | 25 |
| 19 | Stowmarket Town | 36 | 0 | 6 | 30 | -91 | 6 |
| 20 | East Thurrock United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
