Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
27 September 2017
| Championship Table at: 27 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Cardiff | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 | Leeds | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | Wolves | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 4 | Preston | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +7 | 19 |
| 5 | Ipswich | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | +6 | 18 |
| 6 | Sheff Utd | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +4 | 18 |
| 7 | Bristol C | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 17 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 9 | Middlesbro | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 10 | Norwich | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Fulham | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 14 |
| 12 | Millwall | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 13 |
| 13 | Sheff Wed | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
| 14 | QPR | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Derby | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Hull | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | READING | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 | Burton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Brentford | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 22 | Sunderland | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 23 | Birmingham | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 24 | Bolton | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -17 | 2 |