| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Cliftonville | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 37 |
| 2 | Linfield | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Larne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 32 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 19 |
| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 18 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 12 |
| 11 | Portadown | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 8 |
| 12 | Warrenpoint Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 6 |