| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Cliftonville | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 15 | +41 | 55 | 2.75 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 49 | 2.58 |
| 3 | Linfield | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 34 | 1.79 |
| 4 | Glentoran | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 33 | 1.74 |
| 5 | Portadown | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 32 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 29 | 1.61 |
| 7 | Glenavon | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 28 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Ballymena United | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 9 | Ballinamallard Utd | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 24 | 1.26 |
| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 22 | 1.22 |
| 11 | Donegal Celtic | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 18 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Lisburn Distillery | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 41 | -29 | 10 | 0.53 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










