| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Coleraine | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 34 | 1.89 |
| 4 | Portadown | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Crusaders | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 28 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Newry City | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Institute | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 16 | 0.84 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











