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 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 83 |
| 2 |  Cliftonville | 37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 79 |
| 3 |  Glentoran | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 71 |
| 4 |  Crusaders | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 68 |
| 5 |  Larne | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 62 |
| 6 |  Coleraine | 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 51 |