| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cork City | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2. | Dundalk | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 3. | Bohemians | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 4. | Bray | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 5. | Derry City | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 6. | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 7. | Finn Harps | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 8. | Limerick | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 9. | St. Patricks | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 10. | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 11. | Galway | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 12. | Drogheda | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 |