| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32:14 | 18 | 37 | |
| 2. | Glenavon | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25:20 | 5 | 28 | |
| 3. | Coleraine | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29:26 | 3 | 28 | |
| 4. | Glentoran | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23:31 | -8 | 20 | |
| 5. | Portadown | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24:36 | -12 | 18 | |
| 6. | Cliftonville | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18:31 | -13 | 18 | |
| 7. | Crusaders | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19:27 | -8 | 17 | |
| 8. | Newry City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19:33 | -14 | 15 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23:37 | -14 | 12 | |
| 10. | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14:36 | -22 | 9 |