| Section A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Linfield | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 35 | 74 |
| 2 | Coleraine | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 35 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 62 | 30 | 65 |
| 4 | Larne | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 61 |
| 5 | Cliftonville | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 39 | 56 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 46 | 53 |
| Section B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 55 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 41 | 52 |
| 9 | Warrenpoint Town | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 66 | 33 |
| 10 | Portadown | 35 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 71 | 30 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 35 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 82 | 23 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 35 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 75 | 16 |