| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Portadown | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 33:20 | 13 | 36 | |
| 2. | Linfield | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28:19 | 9 | 31 | |
| 3. | Glentoran | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21:12 | 9 | 28 | |
| 4. | Coleraine | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34:38 | -4 | 25 | |
| 5. | Omagh Town | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 25:37 | -12 | 22 | |
| 6. | Newry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25:39 | -14 | 20 | |
| 7. | Glenavon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15:29 | -14 | 18 | |
| 8. | Cliftonville | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18:23 | -5 | 17 | |
| 9. | Crusaders | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14:33 | -19 | 17 | |
| 10. | Ards | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11:32 | -21 | 14 |