| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 36 |
| 3 | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 36 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 22 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| 10 | Newry City | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 15 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 7 |
| 12 | Portadown | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 4 |