Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
14 December 2016
| Championship Table at: 14 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Brighton | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +20 | 45 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +25 | 43 |
| 3 | READING | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Leeds | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 35 |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 34 |
| 7 | Birmingham | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Norwich | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | +4 | 33 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +10 | 32 |
| 10 | Derby | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +7 | 32 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 28 |
| 12 | Preston | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | +2 | 28 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | +1 | 28 |
| 14 | Brentford | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Bristol C | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | +2 | 27 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 17 | Ipswich | 21 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 18 | QPR | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 21 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Wolves | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 22 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 10 |