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 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 87 |
| 2 |  Linfield | 37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 84 |
| 3 |  Cliftonville | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 74 |
| 4 |  Crusaders | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 |  Glentoran | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 57 |
| 6 |  Carrick Rangers | 37 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 47 |
| 7 |  Coleraine | 37 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 15 | -16 | 46 |
| 8 |  Dungannon Swifts | 37 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 44 |
| 9 |  Loughgall | 37 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 19 | -11 | 42 |
| 10 |  Glenavon | 37 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 22 | -24 | 37 |
| 11 |  Ballymena United | 37 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -40 | 28 |
| 12 |  Newry City | 37 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 28 | -70 | 17 |