| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37:13 | 24 | 33 | |
| 2. | Glentoran | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34:12 | 22 | 33 | |
| 3. | Lisburn Distillery | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34:20 | 14 | 33 | |
| 4. | Cliftonville | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20:12 | 8 | 29 | |
| 5. | Portadown | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21:15 | 6 | 23 | |
| 6. | Coleraine | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19:22 | -3 | 21 | |
| 7. | Ballymena | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22:24 | -2 | 18 | |
| 8. | Glenavon | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20:24 | -4 | 18 | |
| 9. | Newry City | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 22:31 | -9 | 18 | |
| 10. | Crusaders | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20:27 | -7 | 17 | |
| 11. | Dungannon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15:21 | -6 | 15 | |
| 12. | Donegal | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13:26 | -13 | 14 | |
| 13. | Larne | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21:36 | -15 | 14 | |
| 14. | Institute | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11:22 | -11 | 12 | |
| 15. | Armagh | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12:30 | -18 | 8 | |
| 16. | Limavady | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10:32 | -22 | 8 |