| Clubs | P | W | D | L | FA | Point | |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 50-23 | 59 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 53-27 | 59 |
| 3 | Waterford | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 49-25 | 58 |
| 4 | Sporting Fingal | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 47-27 | 54 |
| 5 | Limerick | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41-38 | 44 |
| 6 | Monaghan United | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 24-45 | 34 |
| 7 | Longford | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 30-44 | 31 |
| 8 | Wexford Youths | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26-42 | 30 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 21-40 | 25 |
| 10 | Kildare County | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27-57 | 22 |