| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Cork City | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 39 | 2.17 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 39 | 2.17 |
| 3 | St Patrick's Ath | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 36 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 35 | 1.94 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 33 | 1.83 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Longford Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 8 | Galway United | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 |
| 9 | UCD | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Derry City | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Bray Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Waterford United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 16 | 1.07 |
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
