| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Glentoran | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 42 | 2.10 |
| 2 | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 37 | 2.06 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 4 | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Institute | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 27 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Newry City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Bangor | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 19 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 16 | 0.84 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










