| P | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | Points | GD | |
| Hibernian | 39 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 58 | +45 |
| Dundee | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 52 | +24 |
| St Johnstone | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 52 | +20 |
| Raith | 39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 50 | +17 |
| Motherwell | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 49 | +14 |
| Ayr | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 45 | +17 |
| Hamilton | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 37 | +4 |
| Dumbarton | 39 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 37 | -1 |
| Falkirk | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 34 | -13 |
| Clydebank | 39 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 33 | -11 |
| East Stirling | 39 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 28 | -18 |
| Dunfermline | 39 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 27 | -17 |
| Stirling | 39 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 23 | -29 |
| Berwick | 39 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 21 | -52 |
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