| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35:11 | 24 | 37 | |
| 2. | Glenavon | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29:27 | 2 | 28 | |
| 3. | Coleraine | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19:19 | 0 | 26 | |
| 4. | Omagh Town | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24:25 | -1 | 25 | |
| 5. | Glentoran | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6. | Crusaders | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22:25 | -3 | 19 | |
| 7. | Cliftonville | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24:29 | -5 | 19 | |
| 8. | Newry City | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20:29 | -9 | 19 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22:39 | -17 | 15 | |
| 10. | Portadown | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24:36 | -12 | 14 |