| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glentoran | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36:13 | 23 | 41 | |
| 2. | Linfield | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30:23 | 7 | 26 | |
| 3. | Newry City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31:31 | 0 | 26 | |
| 4. | Crusaders | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21:24 | -3 | 25 | |
| 5. | Glenavon | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21:21 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6. | Cliftonville | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16:23 | -7 | 18 | |
| 7. | Ballymena | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18:20 | -2 | 17 | |
| 8. | Portadown | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17:23 | -6 | 15 | |
| 9. | Coleraine | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15:32 | -17 | 14 | |
| 10. | Omagh Town | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9:38 | -29 | 8 |