| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crusaders | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 45:12 | 33 | 44 | |
| 2. | Cliftonville | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36:13 | 23 | 39 | |
| 3. | Larne | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29:5 | 24 | 37 | |
| 4. | Linfield | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34:11 | 23 | 36 | |
| 5. | Glentoran | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 37:9 | 28 | 34 | |
| 6. | Coleraine | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 34 | |
| 7. | Glenavon | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30:33 | -3 | 24 | |
| 8. | Carrick Rangers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25:32 | -7 | 23 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19:20 | -1 | 22 | |
| 10. | Dungannon | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12:28 | -16 | 16 | |
| 11. | Newry City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19:29 | -10 | 13 | |
| 12. | Portadown | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14:35 | -21 | 12 |