| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 73:19 | 54 | 71 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 76:33 | 43 | 63 | |
| 3. | Cliftonville | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 47:26 | 21 | 61 | |
| 4. | Portadown | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49:26 | 23 | 58 | |
| 5. | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50:39 | 11 | 48 | |
| 6. | Crusaders | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50:42 | 8 | 47 | |
| 7. | Coleraine | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 55:50 | 5 | 45 | |
| 8. | Dungannon | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41:41 | 0 | 44 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 46:40 | 6 | 43 | |
| 10. | Limavady | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39:54 | -15 | 35 | |
| 11. | Armagh | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 42:68 | -26 | 35 | |
| 12. | Newry City | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 39:52 | -13 | 31 | |
| 13. | Donegal | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33:51 | -18 | 27 | |
| 14. | Larne | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 33:60 | -27 | 26 | |
| 15. | Glenavon | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 40:58 | -18 | 25 | |
| 16. | Loughgall | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 23:77 | -54 | 11 |