| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 47 | 2.35 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 47 | 2.35 |
| 3 | Glentoran | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 44 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Ballymena United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 34 | 1.89 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 6 | Glenavon | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Cliftonville | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Lisburn Distillery | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 22 | 1.38 |
| 10 | Portadown | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 11 | Donegal Celtic | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 19 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Newry City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 18 | 1.00 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










