| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 37 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Portadown | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 33 | 2.20 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 32 | 2.13 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 31 | 2.07 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Lisburn Distillery | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Dungannon Swifts | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Limavady United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Armagh City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Coleraine | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Newry City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 16 | 1.07 |
| 12 | Ballymena United | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Glenavon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Larne | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Donegal Celtic | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 16 | Loughgall | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 41 | -33 | 4 | 0.27 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










