| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cork City | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2. | Dundalk | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 3. | Shamrock Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 4. | Derry City | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
| 5. | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 6. | Bray | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 7. | St. Patricks | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 8. | Limerick | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 9. | Galway | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 10. | Bohemians | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 11. | Finn Harps | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 12. | Drogheda | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |