Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
17 October 2016
| Championship Table at: 17 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Norwich | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +8 | 26 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +14 | 25 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +5 | 25 |
| 4 | Brighton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +7 | 22 |
| 5 | Bristol C | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 | Birmingham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 | Sheff Wed | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | READING | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Brentford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 18 |
| 10 | Fulham | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | +3 | 16 |
| 12 | Wolves | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 | Leeds | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 14 | QPR | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Nottm Forest | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 16 | Burton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 18 | Preston | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Derby | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Wigan | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 23 | Blackburn | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -16 | 6 |