Reading FC League Table: As It Stood
1 October 2019
| Championship Table at: 01 October 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Pl | HW | HD | HL | HF | HA | AW | AD | AL | AF | AA | GD | POINTS | ||
| 1 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +9 | 20 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +6 | 19 |
| 4 | Fulham | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +10 | 18 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | +7 | 18 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +7 | 18 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +6 | 16 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Hull City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +1 | 13 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Brentford | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 11 |
| 16 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 20 | Millwall | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 | READING | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 5 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 5 |
| 24 | Stoke City | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 2 |