League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | |
| 15 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 20 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Barnsley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Peterboro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Walsall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Fleetwood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Charlton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Acc. Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Southend | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Plymouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Wycombe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Bristol R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Burton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Oxford United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Reading's Results | |||
| Aug 14 | Birmingham City | 2 - 0 | H |
| Aug 11 | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 1 | A |
| Aug 3 | Derby County | 1 - 2 | H |
| Reading's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 18 | Bolton Wanderers | H | |
| Aug 22 | Blackburn Rovers | A | |
| Aug 25 | Aston Villa | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 20 | Ipswich | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 21 | Hull City | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 23 | QPR | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Reading | 2 | -2 | 0 |