| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36:16 | 20 | 42 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36:20 | 16 | 41 | |
| 3. | Portadown | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40:26 | 14 | 34 | |
| 4. | Coleraine | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35:16 | 19 | 33 | |
| 5. | Glenavon | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 33 | |
| 6. | Newry City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7. | Crusaders | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22:28 | -6 | 23 | |
| 8. | Ballymena | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 22:25 | -3 | 22 | |
| 9. | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23:29 | -6 | 20 | |
| 10. | Cliftonville | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22:27 | -5 | 19 |