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