| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 55 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 24 | 45 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 43 |
| 4 | Linfield | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Dungannon Swifts | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 37 |
| 6 | Cliftonville | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 31 |
| 7 | Bangor | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 28 |
| 8 | Portadown | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 28 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 25 |
| 10 | Crusaders | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 24 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 20 |
| 12 | Glenavon | 23 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 47 | 12 |