Reading Historical Standings 25th Mar 1997

Nationwide Championship 1996/1997
Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Bolton Wanderers 40 84   15 4 1 50 18   9 8 3 36 30
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 65   8 4 7 23 19   11 4 5 32 22
3 Barnsley 37 64   10 4 4 33 18   7 9 3 27 25
4 Sheffield United 39 62   10 5 4 39 21   7 6 7 27 26
5 Crystal Palace 37 59   8 4 5 31 16   8 7 5 37 22
6 Ipswich Town 39 58   10 6 3 36 22   5 7 8 18 25
7 Port Vale 40 57   7 9 4 30 23   7 6 7 19 24
8 Portsmouth 38 56   9 4 5 23 17   7 4 9 24 25
9 Norwich City 39 55   8 8 4 25 17   7 2 10 30 42
10 Stoke City 38 54   12 2 5 27 19   3 7 9 17 29
11 38 53   8 7 4 33 24   6 4 9 17 24
12 Queens Park Rangers 39 53   8 4 8 26 23   6 7 6 24 28
13 Swindon Town 39 52   11 5 3 36 18   4 2 14 15 37
14 Manchester City 38 50   10 4 5 27 17   4 4 11 21 32
15 Oxford United 39 50   12 3 4 35 20   2 5 13 19 35
16 Reading 38 50   11 7 2 32 21   2 4 12 16 32
17 Charlton Athletic 38 50   9 6 4 31 25   5 2 12 15 29
18 Birmingham City 37 47   9 5 5 27 18   3 6 9 15 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 39 47   5 7 8 33 30   6 7 6 28 34
20 Huddersfield Town 39 45   9 5 6 26 19   2 7 10 16 36
21 Bradford City 38 38   7 5 7 24 30   2 6 11 16 31
22 Grimsby Town 38 36   4 7 9 23 33   4 5 9 27 37
23 Oldham Athletic 37 35   4 6 9 20 27   4 5 9 18 23
24 39 34   6 8 6 28 28   1 5 13 9 43