| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cork City | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36:9 | 27 | 38 | |
| 2. | Dundalk | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 35:10 | 25 | 37 | |
| 3. | Shamrock Rovers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30:18 | 12 | 33 | |
| 4. | Derry City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33:24 | 9 | 30 | |
| 5. | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20:14 | 6 | 26 | |
| 6. | Bray | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28:27 | 1 | 25 | |
| 7. | St. Patricks | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 24 | |
| 8. | Limerick | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24:23 | 1 | 24 | |
| 9. | Galway | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27:23 | 4 | 23 | |
| 10. | Bohemians | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17:23 | -6 | 20 | |
| 11. | Finn Harps | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15:28 | -13 | 13 | |
| 12. | Drogheda | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9:27 | -18 | 11 |