| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 42 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 41 | 2.28 |
| 3 | Portadown | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 34 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Glenavon | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Newry City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 23 | 1.28 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Cliftonville | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 16 | 0.89 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











