| Pos. | CLUBS | P | W | D | L | GD | POINTS |
| 1 |  Cliftonville
|
25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 53 |
| 2 |  Larne
|
24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 52 |
| 3 |  Linfield
|
25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 49 |
| 4 |  Crusaders
|
25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 49 |
| 5 |  Coleraine
|
25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 |  Glentoran
|
22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 41 |
| 7 |  Ballymena United
|
23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 30 |
| 8 |  Glenavon
|
23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 |  Carrick Rangers
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 24 |
| 10 |  Newry City
|
24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | -22 | 19 |
| 11 |  Dungannon Swifts
|
25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | -40 | 17 |
| 12 |  Portadown
|
24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | -51 | 5 |
