| Section A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Linfield | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 24 | 83 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 61 | 29 | 82 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 68 | 44 | 71 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 36 | 68 |
| 5 | Larne | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 39 | 62 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 45 | 51 |
| Section B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 54 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 52 | 53 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 46 | 86 | 35 |
| 10 | Carrick Rangers | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 67 | 34 |
| 11 | Portadown | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 72 | 25 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 38 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 79 | 21 |