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 |  Linfield | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 81 |
| 2 |  Ballymena United | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 69 |
| 3 |  Crusaders | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 |
| 4 |  Glenavon | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 64 |
| 5 |  Cliftonville | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 58 |
| 6 |  Coleraine | 35 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 52 |
| 7 |  Glentoran | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 |  Institute | 35 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 18 | -20 | 41 |
| 9 |  Dungannon Swifts | 35 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 39 |
| 10 |  Warrenpoint Town | 35 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -30 | 34 |
| 11 |  Newry City | 36 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -35 | 23 |
| 12 |  Ards | 35 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | -34 | 20 |