| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Glentoran | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 73:22 | 51 | 74 | |
| 2. | Linfield | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 78:23 | 55 | 72 | |
| 3. | Portadown | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 64:29 | 35 | 58 | |
| 4. | Dungannon | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 57:39 | 18 | 50 | |
| 5. | Limavady | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 52:36 | 16 | 48 | |
| 6. | Coleraine | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 62:47 | 15 | 47 | |
| 7. | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49:42 | 7 | 47 | |
| 8. | Ballymena | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40:37 | 3 | 45 | |
| 9. | Institute | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36:50 | -14 | 36 | |
| 10. | Newry City | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38:63 | -25 | 35 | |
| 11. | Cliftonville | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 29:44 | -15 | 34 | |
| 12. | Loughgall | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34:53 | -19 | 30 | |
| 13. | Larne | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 31:60 | -29 | 28 | |
| 14. | Ards | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 33:54 | -21 | 26 | |
| 15. | Crusaders | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27:48 | -21 | 24 | |
| 16. | Omagh Town | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 32:88 | -56 | 17 |