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| P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pt | ||
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 152 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 151 | 57 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 99 | 74 | +119 | 287 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 151 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 153 | 68 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 100 | 68 | +117 | 270 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 152 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 99 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 100 | 76 | +61 | 253 |
| 4 | St Patrick's Ath | 152 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 114 | 69 | 33 | 18 | 26 | 96 | 75 | +66 | 248 |
| 5 | Derry City | 116 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 85 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 94 | 57 | +74 | 195 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 151 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 94 | 96 | 24 | 15 | 36 | 90 | 135 | -47 | 180 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 152 | 19 | 21 | 37 | 84 | 127 | 20 | 16 | 39 | 84 | 131 | -90 | 154 |
| 8 | Bray Wanderers | 152 | 16 | 20 | 40 | 86 | 136 | 19 | 17 | 40 | 77 | 125 | -98 | 142 |
| 9 | UCD | 116 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 72 | 83 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 65 | 128 | -74 | 117 |
| 10 | Cork City | 80 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 43 | +10 | 112 |
| 11 | Galway United | 108 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 52 | 104 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 42 | 127 | -137 | 86 |
| 12 | Sporting Fingal | 36 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +22 | 62 |
| 13 | Shelbourne | 44 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -27 | 41 |
| 14 | Limerick | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +4 | 18 |
Points based on points system that applied at the time
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points











