| Section A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 22 | 83 |
| 2 | Linfield | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 75 | 27 | 77 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 28 | 74 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 68 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 45 | 67 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 39 | 62 |
| Section B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 7 | Glenavon | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 52 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 45 | 74 | 40 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 55 | 39 |
| 10 | Newry City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 37 | 71 | 30 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 84 | 30 |
| 12 | Portadown | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 88 | 23 |