Carling Premiership
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| Linfield | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 29 | 85 | |
| Portadown | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 71 | |
| Cliftonville | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 69 | |
| Coleraine | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 38 | 66 | |
| Crusaders | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 47 | 64 | |
| Glentoran | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 52 | 57 | |
| Ballymena Utd | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 71 | 50 | |
| Donegal Celtic | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 80 | 41 | |
| Dgn Swifts | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 71 | 35 | |
| Glenavon | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 71 | 34 | |
| Lis Distillery | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 84 | 32 | |
| Carrick Rangers | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 50 | 91 | 31 | |