| Pos. | CLUBS | P | W | D | L | GD | POINTS |
| 1 |  Larne
|
33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 73 |
| 2 |  Linfield
|
33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 68 |
| 3 |  Cliftonville
|
33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 66 |
| 4 |  Crusaders
|
33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 62 |
| 5 |  Glentoran
|
32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 61 |
| 6 |  Coleraine
|
33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 58 |
| 7 |  Glenavon
|
32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 38 |
| 8 |  Carrick Rangers
|
33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 37 |
| 9 |  Ballymena United
|
32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 32 |
| 10 |  Newry City
|
33 | 7 | 2 | 24 | -35 | 23 |
| 11 |  Dungannon Swifts
|
33 | 7 | 2 | 24 | -54 | 23 |
| 12 |  Portadown
|
32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | -56 | 16 |
