| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Linfield | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 18 | 74 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 24 | 71 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 32 | 60 |
| 4 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 58 |
| 5 | Portadown | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 39 | 47 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 44 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 47 | 43 |
| 8 | Newry City | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 52 | 43 |
| 9 | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 50 | 40 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 36 |
| 11 | Donegal Celtic | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 35 |
| 12 | Glenavon | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 51 | 30 |
| 13 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 71 | 25 |
| 14 | Institute | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 41 | 23 |
| 15 | Limavady United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 55 | 23 |
| 16 | Armagh City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 21 |