| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Cliftonville | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 95 | 38 | +57 | 91 | 2.39 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 83 | 2.18 |
| 3 | Linfield | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 69 | 48 | +21 | 62 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 57 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Portadown | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 1.45 |
| 6 | Ballinamallard Utd | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 53 | 1.39 |
| 7 | Coleraine | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 57 | -7 | 53 | 1.39 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 68 | -14 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 40 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Donegal Celtic | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 80 | -48 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Lisburn Distillery | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 90 | -61 | 19 | 0.50 |
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
