| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 85 | 2.24 |
| 2 | Portadown | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 71 | 1.87 |
| 3 | Cliftonville | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 62 | +21 | 69 | 1.82 |
| 4 | Coleraine | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 66 | 1.74 |
| 5 | Crusaders | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 64 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Glentoran | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 57 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 71 | -5 | 50 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Donegal Celtic | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 80 | -36 | 41 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 71 | -29 | 35 | 0.92 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 34 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 84 | -28 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 50 | 91 | -41 | 31 | 0.82 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
