| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Linfield | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37:15 | 22 | 35 | |
| 2. | Coleraine | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38:26 | 12 | 31 | |
| 3. | Portadown | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31:17 | 14 | 30 | |
| 4. | Cliftonville | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28:17 | 11 | 28 | |
| 5. | Dungannon | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28:26 | 2 | 28 | |
| 6. | Glentoran | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19:17 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7. | Crusaders | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31:27 | 4 | 24 | |
| 8. | Glenavon | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25:28 | -3 | 23 | |
| 9. | Ballymena | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17:19 | -2 | 20 | |
| 10. | Newry City | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16:29 | -13 | 16 | |
| 11. | Institute | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16:26 | -10 | 14 | |
| 12. | Lisburn Distillery | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19:41 | -22 | 13 |