Reading 2016/17

Reading finished 3rd of 24 in the 2016/17 Championship with 85 points (won 26, drawn 7, lost 13; scored 68, conceded 64). Highest position 3rd, after match 6; lowest 21st, after match 4. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 6 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Preston (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	6th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Wolves (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	15th
3	Wed 17 Aug 2016	Newcastle (away)	1–4 L	Lost	3	20th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Brighton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	4	21st
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	7	15th
6	Fri 9 Sep 2016	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	10	3rd
7	Tue 13 Sep 2016	Birmingham (home)	0–0 D	Drew	11	10th
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Barnsley (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	8th
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Huddersfield (home)	1–0 W	Won	17	4th
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Brentford (away)	1–4 L	Lost	17	8th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Derby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	18	8th
12	Sat 15 Oct 2016	QPR (away)	1–1 D	Drew	19	7th
13	Tue 18 Oct 2016	Aston Villa (home)	1–2 L	Lost	19	10th
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	22	8th
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	25	5th
16	Sat 5 Nov 2016	Wigan (away)	3–0 W	Won	28	4th
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Burton (home)	3–0 W	Won	31	3rd
18	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Bristol City (home)	2–1 W	Won	34	3rd
19	Sat 3 Dec 2016	Fulham (away)	0–5 L	Lost	34	3rd
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	3rd
21	Tue 13 Dec 2016	Leeds (away)	0–2 L	Lost	37	3rd
22	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Blackburn (away)	3–2 W	Won	40	3rd
23	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Norwich (home)	3–1 W	Won	43	3rd
24	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Bristol City (away)	3–2 W	Won	46	3rd
25	Thu 12 Jan 2017	QPR (home)	0–1 L	Lost	46	3rd
26	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Derby (away)	2–3 L	Lost	46	5th
27	Tue 24 Jan 2017	Fulham (home)	1–0 W	Won	49	3rd
28	Sat 28 Jan 2017	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	52	3rd
29	Tue 31 Jan 2017	Birmingham (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	3rd
30	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Ipswich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	56	3rd
31	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Barnsley (home)	0–0 D	Drew	57	4th
32	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Brentford (home)	3–2 W	Won	60	4th
33	Tue 21 Feb 2017	Huddersfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	60	4th
34	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Brighton (away)	0–3 L	Lost	60	5th
35	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	63	5th
36	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Newcastle (home)	0–0 D	Drew	64	5th
37	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Preston (away)	0–3 L	Lost	64	5th
38	Fri 17 Mar 2017	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	2–0 W	Won	67	4th
39	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Leeds (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	4th
40	Tue 4 Apr 2017	Blackburn (home)	3–1 W	Won	73	3rd
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Norwich (away)	1–7 L	Lost	73	4th
42	Sat 15 Apr 2017	Aston Villa (away)	3–1 W	Won	76	4th
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Rotherham (home)	2–1 W	Won	79	3rd
44	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–3 L	Lost	79	3rd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Wigan (home)	1–0 W	Won	82	3rd
46	Sun 7 May 2017	Burton (away)	4–2 W	Won	85	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.