| Section A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1 | Larne | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 80 | 21 | 87 |
| 2 | Linfield | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 39 | 84 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 37 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 79 | 42 | 74 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 39 | 64 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 70 | 43 | 57 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 64 | 46 |
| Section B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 72 | 50 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 69 | 44 |
| 9 | Loughgall | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 57 | 69 | 42 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 37 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 68 | 37 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 37 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 67 | 28 |
| 12 | Newry City | 37 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 95 | 17 |