Premier Division

Standings

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	YKG
1	Shamrock Rovers	36	19	9	8	56	33	+23	66	1.150
2	Derry City	36	18	9	9	52	39	+13	63	1.090
3	Shelbourne	36	15	14	7	48	37	+11	59	1.060
4	Bohemians	36	16	6	14	48	39	+9	54	0.970
5	St Patrick's Athl.	36	13	13	10	42	32	+10	52	1.120
6	Drogheda United	36	12	15	9	38	38	0	51	0.910
7	Waterford	37	12	6	19	43	61	-18	42	1.030
8	Sligo Rovers	36	11	8	17	42	54	-12	41	0.940
9	Galway United	36	9	12	15	37	44	-7	39	1.000
10	Cork City	36	4	12	20	33	61	-28	24	0.880
11	Bray Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0.850

YKG — club strength. The club's points per game over its previous five seasons, expressed as a percentile within the league and mapped onto 0.85–1.15. The table describes this season; YKG describes the past, and it is the opponent-strength multiplier in player scores. * marks a value carried over from a lower division.