| Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | Form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athlone Town | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 53 | 55 | ||
| 2 | ![]() | Shelbourne | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 25 | 70 | 48 | |
| 3 | ![]() | Galway United | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 54 | 45 | |
| 4 | ![]() | Wexford | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 40 | 41 | |
| 5 | ![]() | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 51 | 37 | |
| 6 | ![]() | Peamount United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 40 | 36 | |
| 7 | ![]() | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 42 | 35 | |
| 8 | Treaty United | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 33 | ||
| 9 | ![]() | DLR Waves | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 57 | 25 | 18 | |
| 10 | ![]() | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 60 | 18 | 12 | |
| 11 | ![]() | Waterford | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 67 | 20 | 12 | |
| 12 | ![]() | Cork City | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 58 | 18 | 8 | |