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 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 73 |
| 2 |  Linfield | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 68 |
| 3 |  Cliftonville | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 66 |
| 4 |  Crusaders | 33 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 62 |
| 5 |  Glentoran | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 61 |
| 6 |  Coleraine | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 58 |
| 7 |  Glenavon | 32 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 38 |
| 8 |  Carrick Rangers | 33 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 37 |
| 9 |  Ballymena United | 32 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 32 |
| 10 |  Newry City | 33 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 24 | -35 | 23 |
| 11 |  Dungannon Swifts | 33 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 24 | -54 | 23 |
| 12 |  Portadown | 32 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 24 | -56 | 16 |