| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 71:18 | 53 | 74 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 69:24 | 45 | 71 | |
| 3. | Cliftonville | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55:32 | 23 | 60 | |
| 4. | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50:28 | 22 | 58 | |
| 5. | Portadown | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 44:39 | 5 | 47 | |
| 6. | Ballymena | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42:41 | 1 | 44 | |
| 7. | Crusaders | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45:47 | -2 | 43 | |
| 8. | Newry City | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45:52 | -7 | 43 | |
| 9. | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41:50 | -9 | 40 | |
| 10. | Dungannon | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38:44 | -6 | 36 | |
| 11. | Donegal | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39:47 | -8 | 35 | |
| 12. | Glenavon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 37:51 | -14 | 30 | |
| 13. | Larne | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 44:71 | -27 | 25 | |
| 14. | Institute | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23:41 | -18 | 23 | |
| 15. | Limavady | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26:57 | -31 | 23 | |
| 16. | Armagh | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29:56 | -27 | 21 |