| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dundalk | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 |
| 2. | Derry City | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 3. | Shamrock Rovers | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 4. | Cork City | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 5. | St. Patricks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 6. | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 7. | Bray | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 8. | Bohemians | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 9. | Galway | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 10. | Longford | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 11. | Finn Harps | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 12. | Wexford | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 |