| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Drogheda United | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 68 | 2.06 |
| 2 | St Patrick's Ath | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 61 | 1.85 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 58 | 1.76 |
| 4 | Cork City | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 55 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 51 | 1.55 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 41 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Derry City | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 37 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Galway United | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 35 | 1.06 |
| 10 | Bray Wanderers | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 34 | 1.03 |
| 11 | UCD | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 31 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Waterford United | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 47 | -24 | 30 | 0.91 |
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
