| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Glentoran | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 32 | 2.29 |
| 2 | Linfield | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 31 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | 1.79 |
| 4 | Lisburn Distillery | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 22 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 15 | 1.07 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 17 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 8 | Portadown | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Crusaders | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 10 | Donegal Celtic | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 11 | Newry City | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | -21 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 12 | Glenavon | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Limavady United | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 40 | -28 | 9 | 0.56 |
| 14 | Larne | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 39 | -25 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 15 | Armagh City | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 6 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Institute | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 5 | 0.31 |
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
