| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Crusaders | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 5 | Dungannon Swifts | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 29 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Portadown | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Lisburn Distillery | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 10 | Newry City | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Ballymena United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 17 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Institute | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 15 | 0.79 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










