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 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 |  Cliftonville | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 |  Glentoran | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 35 |
| 4 |  Crusaders | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 |  Linfield | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 6 |  Coleraine | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 |  Carrick Rangers | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 8 |  Glenavon | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 |  Ballymena United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 |  Newry City | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -16 | 15 |
| 11 |  Dungannon Swifts | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 14 | -32 | 7 |
| 12 |  Portadown | 17 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -40 | 1 |