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 |  Crusaders | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 55 |
| 2 |  Linfield | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 54 |
| 3 |  Glentoran | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 53 |
| 4 |  Coleraine | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 50 |
| 5 |  Cliftonville | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 50 |
| 6 |  Larne | 26 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 7 |  Glenavon | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -20 | 31 |
| 8 |  Carrick Rangers | 26 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 9 |  Ballymena United | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 |  Dungannon Swifts | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -39 | 22 |
| 11 |  Warrenpoint Town | 27 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 21 | -57 | 16 |
| 12 |  Institute | 27 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | -40 | 14 |