| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 67:16 | 51 | 73 | |
| 2. | Portadown | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 71:22 | 49 | 70 | |
| 3. | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45:30 | 15 | 55 | |
| 4. | Coleraine | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48:36 | 12 | 51 | |
| 5. | Glentoran | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48:27 | 21 | 50 | |
| 6. | Ballymena | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41:35 | 6 | 47 | |
| 7. | Limavady | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41:44 | -3 | 41 | |
| 8. | Ards | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36:46 | -10 | 38 | |
| 9. | Crusaders | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33:38 | -5 | 36 | |
| 10. | Dungannon | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36:48 | -12 | 36 | |
| 11. | Institute | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38:53 | -15 | 34 | |
| 12. | Newry City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35:53 | -18 | 33 | |
| 13. | Omagh Town | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37:58 | -21 | 31 | |
| 14. | Larne | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42:51 | -9 | 29 | |
| 15. | Cliftonville | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27:45 | -18 | 26 | |
| 16. | Glenavon | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24:67 | -43 | 16 |