Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
18 January 2016
| Championship Table at: 18 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Middlesbro | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +24 | 55 |
| 2 | Hull | 27 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | +26 | 53 |
| 3 | Derby | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +17 | 49 |
| 4 | Burnley | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +18 | 48 |
| 5 | Brighton | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 15 | +5 | 47 |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | +11 | 45 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 27 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +5 | 45 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 27 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +6 | 43 |
| 9 | Cardiff | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | +4 | 40 |
| 10 | Wolves | 27 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Brentford | 27 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Nottm Forest | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | +4 | 35 |
| 13 | Preston | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 14 | READING | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | +1 | 34 |
| 15 | QPR | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 16 | Huddersfield | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 32 |
| 17 | Leeds | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 19 | Fulham | 27 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -4 | 28 |
| 20 | MK Dons | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 26 |
| 21 | Rotherham | 27 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 24 |
| 22 | Bristol C | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 24 |
| 23 | Charlton | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -32 | 20 |
| 24 | Bolton | 27 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -24 | 17 |