| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Derry City | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 23 | 2.56 |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 21 | 2.10 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 4 | St Patrick's Ath | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 | 1.88 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Longford Town | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 8 | UCD | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Cork City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Waterford United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 11 | Bray Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -21 | 2 | 0.22 |
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies










