| Section A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 20 | 86 |
| 2 | Linfield | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 38 | 83 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 77 | 42 | 71 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 39 | 61 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 70 | 41 | 57 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 46 |
| Section B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 70 | 44 |
| 8 | Loughgall | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 42 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 69 | 41 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 66 | 37 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 67 | 25 |
| 12 | Newry City | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 91 | 17 |