| 5 | Down 1 |  ST Mirren | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8:9 | -1 | 10 | Drew 3:3 v Motherwell (H) · 30 AugWon 1:0 v Kilmarnock (A) · 2 SeptLost 1:2 v Celtic (H) · 5 SeptLost 0:1 v Rangers (A) · 9 SeptLost 0:3 v Dundee Utd (H) · 19 Sept |
| 6 | Up 1 |  ST Johnstone | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 | Lost 1:2 v Heart OF Midlothian (A) · 29 AugDrew 1:1 v Dundee (A) · 2 SeptWon 2:1 v Hibernian (H) · 6 SeptLost 0:1 v Celtic (H) · 9 SeptDrew 1:1 v Falkirk (H) · 19 Sept |
| 7 | Up 1 |  Aberdeen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7:8 | -1 | 8 | Lost 0:1 v Rangers (H) · 30 AugLost 0:3 v Celtic (A) · 2 SeptDrew 0:0 v Kilmarnock (H) · 5 SeptWon 4:0 v Motherwell (A) · 15 SeptDrew 1:1 v Hibernian (A) · 19 Sept |
| 8 | Up 3 |  Dundee Utd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 | Lost 0:2 v Dundee (H) · 22 AugWon 4:0 v Kilmarnock (A) · 29 AugLost 0:3 v Motherwell (A) · 2 SeptDrew 1:1 v Falkirk (H) · 5 SeptWon 3:0 v ST Mirren (A) · 19 Sept |
| 9 | Down 4 |  Motherwell | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 | Drew 3:3 v ST Mirren (A) · 30 AugWon 3:0 v Dundee Utd (H) · 2 SeptLost 0:1 v Rangers (A) · 5 SeptLost 0:4 v Aberdeen (H) · 15 SeptLost 1:2 v Dundee (A) · 19 Sept |
