Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
4 January 2018
| Championship Table at: 04 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Wolves | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +30 | 61 |
| 2 | Derby | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +18 | 49 |
| 3 | Cardiff | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | +11 | 47 |
| 4 | Bristol C | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +9 | 47 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +14 | 44 |
| 6 | Leeds | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +9 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheff Utd | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | +9 | 42 |
| 8 | Middlesbro | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +9 | 41 |
| 9 | Preston | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +4 | 40 |
| 10 | Fulham | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +5 | 39 |
| 11 | Brentford | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | +4 | 37 |
| 12 | Ipswich | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 13 | Norwich | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Nottm Forest | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 32 |
| 15 | Millwall | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -1 | 30 |
| 16 | Sheff Wed | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 17 | QPR | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | READING | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 26 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Bolton | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 21 | Hull | 26 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -5 | 24 |
| 22 | Burton | 26 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Birmingham | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -20 | 23 |
| 24 | Sunderland | 26 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 22 |