Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
2 October 2017
| Championship Table at: 02 October 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +8 | 24 |
| 2 | Wolves | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +8 | 23 |
| 3 | Sheff Utd | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +5 | 21 |
| 4 | Bristol C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 | Leeds | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | +7 | 20 |
| 6 | Preston | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +7 | 19 |
| 8 | Ipswich | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +4 | 18 |
| 9 | Norwich | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Fulham | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 17 |
| 11 | Middlesbro | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 16 |
| 12 | Sheff Wed | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 16 |
| 13 | Nottm Forest | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Millwall | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 13 |
| 15 | Derby | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | QPR | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 17 | Hull | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | +3 | 12 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 19 | Brentford | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 20 | READING | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 21 | Burton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -17 | 9 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 7 |
| 24 | Bolton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -18 | 2 |