| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 32 | 56 |
| 2 | Larne | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Linfield | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 22 | 52 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 21 | 50 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 49 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 23 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 30 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 27 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 25 |
| 10 | Newry City | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 20 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 60 | 17 |
| 12 | Portadown | 25 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 65 | 5 |