| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Linfield | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Larne | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 6 |
| 11 | Portadown | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 3 |