| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cork City | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 71 | DWDLW |
| 2 |  Bray Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 50 | LLDWW |
| 3 |  UCD | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 49 | DWDDL |
| 4 |  Cobh Ramblers | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 45 | WDDWL |
| 5 |  Longford Town | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 44 | WDLLW |
| 6 |  Athlone Town | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 44 | WWWDW |
| 7 |  Kerry | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42 | DWWLL |
| 8 |  Wexford | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 40 | LLWLW |
| 9 |  Treaty United | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 33 | DLLWL |
| 10 |  Finn Harps | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -35 | 25 | LLLWL |