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