| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Glentoran | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 78 | 22 | +56 | 90 | 2.37 |
| 2 | Portadown | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 89 | 36 | +53 | 80 | 2.11 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 73 | 1.92 |
| 4 | Linfield | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 63 | 1.66 |
| 5 | Omagh Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 51 | 1.34 |
| 6 | Ards | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Institute | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 75 | -31 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Cliftonville | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 67 | -26 | 36 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Crusaders | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 61 | -35 | 36 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Newry City | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 69 | -36 | 31 | 0.82 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
