| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hearts | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63:24 | 39 | 57 | |
| 2. | Dundee FC | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 49:40 | 9 | 45 | |
| 3. | Raith | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45:36 | 9 | 43 | |
| 4. | Dunfermline | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38:34 | 4 | 39 | |
| 5. | Inverness | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 36:31 | 5 | 36 | |
| 6. | Queen of South | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 38:51 | -13 | 32 | |
| 7. | Arbroath | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28:34 | -6 | 30 | |
| 8. | Ayr | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 31:37 | -6 | 29 | |
| 9. | Morton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22:33 | -11 | 29 | |
| 10. | Alloa | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30:60 | -30 | 22 |