| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bray Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 25 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 3 | Cork City | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 5 | St Patrick's Ath | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Derry City | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 16 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Galway United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 18 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 15 | 0.83 |
| 11 | UCD | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 12 | Kilkenny City | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 43 | -37 | 3 | 0.17 |
3 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
