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 |  Crusaders | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 87 |
| 2 |  Coleraine | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 87 |
| 3 |  Glenavon | 36 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 67 |
| 4 |  Linfield | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
| 5 |  Cliftonville | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 |  Glentoran | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 51 |
| 7 |  Ballymena United | 36 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 47 |
| 8 |  Dungannon Swifts | 36 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 39 |
| 9 |  Ards | 36 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 21 | -39 | 39 |
| 10 |  Warrenpoint Town | 36 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 30 |
| 11 |  Ballinamallard United | 36 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 25 | -53 | 19 |
| 12 |  Carrick Rangers | 36 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 27 | -49 | 17 |