| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 46 | 2.42 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 41 | 2.16 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 5 | Portadown | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 30 | 1.58 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 32 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 25 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Glenavon | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | 1.37 |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 21 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Ballymena United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 21 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Newry City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 34 | -10 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Donegal Celtic | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 15 | 0.83 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











