| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Bohemians | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 25 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Cork City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 18 | 1.13 |
| 5 | Longford Town | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 6 | Derry City | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 8 | St Patrick's Ath | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 10 | Dublin City | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 12 | 0.60 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies











