| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 38:16 | 22 | 44 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38:22 | 16 | 37 | |
| 3. | Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 | 37 | |
| 4. | Newry City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 21:15 | 6 | 34 | |
| 5. | Glenavon | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28:14 | 14 | 30 | |
| 6. | Coleraine | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19:21 | -2 | 25 | |
| 7. | Ballymena | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22:22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8. | Portadown | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24:24 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9. | Cliftonville | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15:24 | -9 | 17 | |
| 10. | Omagh Town | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16:41 | -25 | 13 |