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 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 74 |
| 2 |  Coleraine | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 66 |
| 3 |  Glentoran | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 65 |
| 4 |  Larne | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 61 |
| 5 |  Cliftonville | 35 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 56 |
| 6 |  Glenavon | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 55 |
| 7 |  Crusaders | 35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 53 |
| 8 |  Ballymena United | 35 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 52 |
| 9 |  Warrenpoint Town | 35 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -31 | 33 |
| 10 |  Portadown | 35 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -29 | 30 |
| 11 |  Carrick Rangers | 35 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -51 | 23 |
| 12 |  Dungannon Swifts | 35 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 27 | -58 | 16 |