Twenty-seven of 47 divisions have the top two within three points

Across the 47 divisions we follow, 512 league games were played between Wednesday 4 November and Wednesday 11 November, and the tables that emerged are tight almost everywhere. In 27 of those divisions the top two are separated by three points or fewer, and in five of them the leaders and the side in second are level on points: the National League South, Northern Premier League One East, North West Counties League Division One South, Northern League Division Two and Wessex League Division One.

Only four divisions have a leader eight or more points clear. Eight divisions have a new side on top, all of them clubs that were second a week ago, apart from Winchester City, who climbed from fourth in the Isthmian League South Central Division, and Didcot Town, up from third in Southern League Division One Central.

The clearest lead belongs to Wellingborough Town in Northern Premier League One Midlands at Step 4: 47 points from 17 games, 11 ahead of Sutton Coldfield Town, who have played the same number, and no chaser holds a game in hand. In the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East at Step 6, Cullompton Rangers have 40 from 14 to the 31 from 13 of Ilminster Town; even if every chaser won their games in hand, Ilminster Town would remain six behind. Infinity lead the Southern Combination League Division One by eight, on 43 from 16 against the 35 from 16 of AFC Walcountians, with Jarvis Brook seven back were the games in hand all won. The exception is Step 5's Northern Counties East League Premier Division, where Dearne and District have 44 points from 20 games and Barton Town 36 from 17: win all three and Barton Town would be a point ahead.

League tables: nonleaguematters.co.uk

Both Step 2 divisions are close. Ebbsfleet United and Maidstone United are level on 32 points in the National League South, though Ebbsfleet United have played 15 to Maidstone United's 16, with Farnham Town on 30 from 15. In the National League North South Shields lead on 32 from 15, three clear of Hereford, also from 15, while Oxford City have 27 from 14. At the foot, Slough Town are eight from safety in the South and Spennymoor Town six adrift in the North.

Redcar Athletic hold the narrowest lead at Step 3, a point ahead of Curzon Ashton in the Northern Premier League Premier Division after 18 games each, with Cleethorpes Town on 36 from 17. Welling United are the week's new leaders in the Isthmian League Premier Division on 36 from 16, two ahead of Enfield Town, who were top a week ago and have a game in hand. The other two divisions are wider: Real Bedford lead Southern League Premier Division Central by four from Bromsgrove Sporting, who have played two fewer and are 13 league games unbeaten, and Uxbridge lead Premier Division South by four from Poole Town from 16 games apiece.

Five of the eight Step 4 divisions have the top two within three points. Bradford Park Avenue and Dunston FC are level on 44 in Northern Premier League One East, Bradford Park Avenue from 18 games and unbeaten all season, Dunston FC from 17 and on 12 league wins in a row. A point separates the top two in three more: Whitstable Town from Hastings United in the Isthmian League South East Division, Winchester City from Jersey Bulls in the South Central Division, and Didcot Town from Winslow United in Southern League Division One Central. Bootle are seven clear in Northern Premier League One West, where 1874 Northwich have gone 17 league games without a win in 21st.

Seven of the 16 Step 5 divisions are close at the top, among them the Wessex League Premier Division, where Fareham Town lead by a point from Hamble Club despite playing five games fewer, and the Midland Football League Premier Division, where Abbey Hulton United have gone above Winsford United on 35 from 16 to 34 from 18. Heybridge Swifts top the Essex Senior League with 12 league wins in a row and remain unbeaten from 13. In the Western League Premier Division Clevedon Town lead Portishead Town by two from two games more. Eight sides at the step are still seeking a first league win, Arlesey Town and Wellington among them, the latter having lost all 19.

Eleven of the 17 Step 6 divisions have the top two within three points, including seven decided by a point or less, among them Stansted over Hoddesdon Town, who have four games in hand and are unbeaten; Gornal Athletic over Northfield Town; Brigg Town, 16 league games unbeaten, over Field Olympic; Bristol Telephones over AEK Boco; and, level on points, Billingham Town and Boldon Community Association in Northern League Division Two, with the unbeaten Jarrow two behind. Clipstone are seven clear in United Counties League Division One on 49 points from 18.