| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Linfield | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 85 | WLDWL |
| 2 |  Larne | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 63 | WWWLW |
| 3 |  Glentoran | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 61 | WDDWW |
| 4 |  Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 57 | LLLLL |
| 5 |  Coleraine | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 55 | WDWWW |
| 6 |  Crusaders | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 54 | LDLDW |
| 7 |  Cliftonville | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 58 | LDLLL |
| 8 |  Portadown | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 56 | LDDDL |
| 9 |  Ballymena United | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | -7 | 47 | DWDDW |
| 10 |  Glenavon | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 46 | WLDDD |
| 11 |  Carrick Rangers | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -27 | 32 | LWWDL |
| 12 |  Loughgall | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -49 | 22 | LWLDL |
N. Ireland