| Pts | P | V | E | D | GM | GR | DG | PtsC: | PC: | VC: | EC: | DC: | GMC: | GRC: | PtsF: | PF: | VF: | EF: | DF: | GMF: | GRF: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dundalk | 77 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 28 | +45 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 12 | a | ||
| 2 |  | Cork City | 70 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | a | ||
| 3 |  | Derry City | 62 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | a | ||
| 4 |  | Shamrock Rovers | 55 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | a | ||
| 5 |  | Sligo Rovers | 49 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | a | ||
| 6 |  | Bray Wanderers | 46 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | a | ||
| 7 |  | St. Patrick | 45 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | a | ||
| 8 |  | Bohemian | 41 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | a | ||
| 9 |  | Galway United | 38 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | a | ||
| 10 |  | Finn Harps | 32 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | a | ||
| 11 |  | Wexford Youths | 23 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 70 | -39 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 45 | a | ||
| 12 |  | Longford | 14 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 71 | -46 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 36 | a |
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