| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49:9 | 40 | 44 | |
| 2. | Cliftonville | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37:17 | 20 | 38 | |
| 3. | Glentoran | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35:11 | 24 | 37 | |
| 4. | Coleraine | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24:13 | 11 | 34 | |
| 5. | Larne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 32 | |
| 6. | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 33:18 | 15 | 29 | |
| 7. | Glenavon | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 28:27 | 1 | 25 | |
| 8. | Ballymena | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24:22 | 2 | 22 | |
| 9. | Portadown | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19:26 | -7 | 15 | |
| 10. | Warrenpoint | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19:29 | -10 | 12 | |
| 11. | Carrick Rangers | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20:33 | -13 | 11 | |
| 12. | Dungannon | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11:33 | -22 | 9 |