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 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 |  Coleraine | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 |  Crusaders | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 |  Larne | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 |  Cliftonville | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 |  Glentoran | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 7 |  Glenavon | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 |  Ballymena United | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 |  Warrenpoint Town | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 |  Carrick Rangers | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -22 | 13 |
| 11 |  Portadown | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -23 | 12 |
| 12 |  Dungannon Swifts | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -31 | 12 |