League Table
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| 1 |  Larne | 38 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 90 |
| 2 |  Linfield | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 85 |
| 3 |  Cliftonville | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 75 |
| 4 |  Crusaders | 38 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 64 |
| 5 |  Glentoran | 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| 6 |  Carrick Rangers | 38 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 50 |
| 7 |  Dungannon Swifts | 38 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 47 |
| 8 |  Coleraine | 38 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -21 | 46 |
| 9 |  Loughgall | 38 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 45 |
| 10 |  Glenavon | 38 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 23 | -25 | 37 |
| 11 |  Ballymena United | 38 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -43 | 28 |
| 12 |  Newry City | 38 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 29 | -73 | 17 |