| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cork City | 33 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| 2. | Dundalk | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 69 |
| 3. | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| 4. | Derry City | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 51 |
| 5. | Bohemians | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47 |
| 6. | Bray | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 |
| 7. | Limerick | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 40 |
| 8. | St. Patricks | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 39 |
| 9. | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| 10. | Galway | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 35 |
| 11. | Finn Harps | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| 12. | Drogheda | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 |