| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 88:23 | 65 | 75 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 60:28 | 32 | 63 | |
| 3. | Portadown | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 56:36 | 20 | 54 | |
| 4. | Dungannon | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 61:41 | 20 | 49 | |
| 5. | Cliftonville | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45:35 | 10 | 47 | |
| 6. | Newry City | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45:35 | 10 | 45 | |
| 7. | Ballymena | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 42:48 | -6 | 45 | |
| 8. | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44:38 | 6 | 44 | |
| 9. | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40:57 | -17 | 37 | |
| 10. | Limavady | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 42:49 | -7 | 36 | |
| 11. | Loughgall | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33:38 | -5 | 34 | |
| 12. | Larne | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 42:63 | -21 | 30 | |
| 13. | Glenavon | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35:59 | -24 | 30 | |
| 14. | Armagh | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 38:69 | -31 | 30 | |
| 15. | Institute | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 37:58 | -21 | 26 | |
| 16. | Ards | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31:62 | -31 | 20 |