| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Linfield | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 52 | 2.89 |
| 2 | Cliftonville | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 46 | 2.56 |
| 3 | Portadown | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 43 | 2.39 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 40 | 2.22 |
| 5 | Coleraine | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 38 | 2.11 |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 40 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Glentoran | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 30 | 1.67 |
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 9 | Donegal Celtic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Glenavon | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 24 | 1.20 |
| 12 | Lisburn Distillery | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 19 | 0.95 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











