| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shelbourne | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26:17 | 9 | 33 | |
| 2. | Dundalk | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 30:15 | 15 | 31 | |
| 3. | Limerick | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23:20 | 3 | 29 | |
| 4. | Sporting Fingal | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25:21 | 4 | 26 | |
| 5. | Waterford | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 23 | |
| 6. | Longford | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15:25 | -10 | 21 | |
| 7. | Wexford | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17:24 | -7 | 19 | |
| 8. | Monaghan United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15:35 | -20 | 18 | |
| 9. | Kildare County | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16:41 | -25 | 15 | |
| 10. | Athlone | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8:32 | -24 | 10 |