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 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 69 |
| 2 |  Coleraine | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 65 |
| 3 |  Crusaders | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 59 |
| 4 |  Cliftonville | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 |  Glentoran | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 58 |
| 6 |  Larne | 31 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 56 |
| 7 |  Glenavon | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 16 | -25 | 35 |
| 8 |  Carrick Rangers | 31 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 19 | -13 | 32 |
| 9 |  Dungannon Swifts | 31 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -40 | 30 |
| 10 |  Ballymena United | 31 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 27 |
| 11 |  Warrenpoint Town | 31 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -59 | 18 |
| 12 |  Institute | 31 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 20 | -49 | 15 |