| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 71 | 18 | +53 | 74 | 2.47 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 71 | 2.37 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 60 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Lisburn Distillery | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 58 | 1.93 |
| 5 | Portadown | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 44 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 43 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Newry City | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 43 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Coleraine | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 40 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 36 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Donegal Celtic | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 35 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Glenavon | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Larne | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Institute | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Limavady United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 57 | -31 | 23 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Armagh City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 56 | -27 | 21 | 0.70 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










