Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
22 November 2017
| Championship Table at: 22 November 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Wolves | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +16 | 38 |
| 2 | Cardiff | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | +12 | 37 |
| 3 | Sheff Utd | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +11 | 36 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +9 | 32 |
| 5 | Bristol C | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +9 | 31 |
| 6 | Derby | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 29 |
| 7 | Nottm Forest | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +7 | 26 |
| 9 | Leeds | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | +6 | 26 |
| 10 | Ipswich | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | +4 | 25 |
| 11 | Preston | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | +1 | 25 |
| 12 | Sheff Wed | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 24 |
| 13 | Brentford | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | +2 | 23 |
| 14 | Fulham | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Norwich | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | QPR | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Millwall | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 19 | READING | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 20 | Hull | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 22 | Burton | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -23 | 14 |
| 23 | Bolton | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 13 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 18 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 11 |