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