| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherwell | 39 | 61 | +56 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 36 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 39 | 51 | +31 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 60 | 29 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 39 | 50 | +28 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 37 |
| 4 | 39 | 46 | +8 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 53 | |
| 5 | St. Johnstone | 39 | 42 | +9 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 60 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 39 | 42 | +6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 50 |
| 7 | 39 | 40 | +3 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 49 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 39 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 41 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 39 | 36 | -3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 52 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 39 | 36 | -10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 56 |
| 11 | Dumbarton | 39 | 35 | -12 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 61 |
| 12 | Raith Rovers | 39 | 29 | -28 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 59 |
| 13 | 39 | 24 | -39 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 77 | |
| 14 | Queen of the South | 39 | 18 | -49 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 93 |