Northern Ireland – ranked 24th by UEFA.
1. Linfield Belfast 22 18 2 2 58-16 38 -------------------------------------------------------
2. Glentoran Belfast 22 16 3 3 52-17 35 3. Distillery Belfast 22 13 4 5 51-29 30 4. FC Coleraine 22 12 2 8 43-32 26 5. Ballymena United 22 8 7 7 34-28 23 6. Ards Newtownards 22 8 5 9 30-37 21 7. Crusaders Belfast 22 7 6 9 24-45 20
8. FC Bangor 22 7 5 10 21-34 19
Back row (L-R): Jimmy Hill, Eamon McLaughlin, Raymond White, Noel Ward, Irwyn McKibbin, Danny Hale, Doug Wood.
Front row (L-R): Declan McDowell, Jim ‘Chang’ Smith, John Duffy, George O’Halloran, John Rowland.
Mascot: Gary Blake.
9. Derry City Londonderry 22 7 5 10 45-46 1910. Glenavon Lurgan 22 5 3 14 39-55 13 11. Cliftonville Belfast 22 3 6 13 26-53 12 12. FC Portadown 22 2 4 16 24-55 8 No promotion or relegation.
Champions: Linfield Belfast Cup Final: Distillery Belfast-Derry City Londonderry 3-0
Distillery captain Peter Rafferty and full back Derek Meldrum parade with the Cup.
Distillery won their 12th Cup – but their first since 1955-56 and also their last trophy so far. Back row (L-R): Tom Finney, Tommy Brannigan, Alan McCarroll, Roy McDonald, Peter Rafferty, Derek Meldrum, Martin O’Neill
Front row (L-R): Mervyn Law, George Lennox, Jim Savage, Joe Patterson, Peter Watson
Inset: Martin Donnelly