First Division 1996-1997
| P | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cara Partners | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 29 | 47 |
| 2 | Craig Gardners | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | CSO Celtic | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Youghal Yarns | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 33 |
| 5 | Dell EMC | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Hickeys | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 49 | 10 | 29 |
| 7 | Cork County Council | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 28 |
| 8 | Novartis | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Wilton Centre | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 25 |
| 10 | Motorola | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 20 |
| 11 | Postal United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 57 | -20 | 12 |
| 12 | Bank Of Ireland | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 9 |
