| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 35:20 | 15 | 34 | |
| 2. | Cliftonville | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39:26 | 13 | 34 | |
| 3. | Portadown | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 32:19 | 13 | 32 | |
| 4. | Glentoran | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33:17 | 16 | 27 | |
| 5. | Coleraine | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27:18 | 9 | 27 | |
| 6. | Crusaders | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24:21 | 3 | 27 | |
| 7. | Ballymena | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30:25 | 5 | 26 | |
| 8. | Donegal | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23:31 | -8 | 26 | |
| 9. | Lisburn Distillery | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 27:32 | -5 | 19 | |
| 10. | Dungannon | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17:27 | -10 | 14 | |
| 11. | Carrick Rangers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18:44 | -26 | 12 | |
| 12. | Glenavon | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22:34 | -12 | 8 |