Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
18 September 2017
| Championship Table at: 18 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Leeds | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +11 | 17 |
| 2 | Wolves | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +5 | 17 |
| 3 | Cardiff | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 17 |
| 4 | Preston | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +6 | 15 |
| 5 | Ipswich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +4 | 15 |
| 6 | Sheff Utd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| 7 | Middlesbro | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +5 | 14 |
| 8 | Bristol C | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 9 | Sheff Wed | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 13 |
| 10 | Nottm Forest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Norwich | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | +1 | 10 |
| 14 | Fulham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 10 |
| 15 | Derby | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Millwall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 9 |
| 17 | Hull | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 18 | READING | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Burton | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 22 | Brentford | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 23 | Birmingham | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 24 | Bolton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 2 |