| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 18 | 72 |
| 2 | Linfield | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 25 | 65 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 63 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 23 | 61 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 37 | 59 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 30 | 57 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 38 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 62 | 37 |
| 9 | Ballymena United | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 32 |
| 10 | Newry City | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 64 | 23 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 71 | 23 |
| 12 | Portadown | 32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 78 | 16 |