| # | Team | MP | W/W | W/D | W/L | D/W | D/D | D/L | L/W | L/D | L/L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 2. | Derry City | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| 3. | Dundalk | 36 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66 |
| 4. | St. Patricks | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 61 |
| 5. | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 49 |
| 6. | Bohemians | 36 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 46 |
| 7. | Shelbourne | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 41 |
| 8. | Drogheda | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 38 |
| 9. | UC Dublin | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 26 |
| 10. | Finn Harps | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 20 |