| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cork City | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46:11 | 35 | 44 | |
| 2. | Dundalk | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31:16 | 15 | 38 | |
| 3. | Derry City | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23:15 | 8 | 32 | |
| 4. | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22:9 | 13 | 31 | |
| 5. | Bray | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28:19 | 9 | 30 | |
| 6. | Shamrock Rovers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22:14 | 8 | 28 | |
| 7. | Bohemians | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21:17 | 4 | 27 | |
| 8. | Galway | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21:21 | 0 | 25 | |
| 9. | St. Patricks | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30:23 | 7 | 24 | |
| 10. | Finn Harps | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 23 | |
| 11. | Wexford | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15:25 | -10 | 15 | |
| 12. | Longford | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11:35 | -24 | 4 |