| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Glentoran | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 44 | 2.44 |
| 2 | Portadown | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 43 | 2.26 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 41 | 2.05 |
| 4 | Linfield | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 38 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Institute | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 6 | Ards | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Omagh Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 27 | 1.35 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Newry City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Crusaders | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 12 | Lisburn Distillery | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 13 | 0.68 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










