Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
19 December 2016
| Championship Table at: 19 December 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Newcastle | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +28 | 49 |
| 2 | Brighton | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +21 | 48 |
| 3 | READING | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | +1 | 40 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Leeds | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | +4 | 38 |
| 6 | Sheff Wed | 22 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | +3 | 37 |
| 7 | Derby | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +8 | 36 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 34 |
| 9 | Fulham | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +10 | 33 |
| 10 | Norwich | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | +3 | 33 |
| 11 | Preston | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | +3 | 32 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 31 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | +2 | 31 |
| 14 | Brentford | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Ipswich | 22 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 16 | Bristol C | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | +1 | 27 |
| 17 | Nottm Forest | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 18 | Wolves | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 19 | QPR | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 21 | Burton | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -7 | 22 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 22 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 23 | Wigan | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -27 | 10 |