| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Larne | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28:13 | 15 | 36 | |
| 2. | Linfield | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36:14 | 22 | 32 | |
| 3. | Glentoran | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31:15 | 16 | 30 | |
| 4. | Cliftonville | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25:28 | -3 | 27 | |
| 5. | Coleraine | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23:16 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6. | Crusaders | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20:25 | -5 | 18 | |
| 7. | Glenavon | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20:24 | -4 | 17 | |
| 8. | Carrick Rangers | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16:33 | -17 | 14 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11:29 | -18 | 10 | |
| 10. | Newry City | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12:37 | -25 | 10 | |
| 11. | Dungannon | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10:48 | -38 | 7 | |
| 12. | Portadown | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9:48 | -39 | 4 |