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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.70 | 59 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 2.00 | 57 | L0-1 | L2-6 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 1.67 | 54 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.51 | 53 | W2-1 | L0-4 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.32 | 52 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 6 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.19 | 48 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 1.47 | 46 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 1.29 | 46 | L1-4 | L3-5 | |
| 9 | Port Vale | 42 | 1.19 | 44 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 0.99 | 40 | L0-2 | L3-5 | |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.83 | 40 | D2-2 | D3-3 | |
| 12 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.96 | 39 | W3-2 | L1-4 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.77 | 39 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 42 | 0.76 | 39 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 15 | Notts County | 42 | 0.92 | 38 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 0.69 | 36 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 0.88 | 35 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Reading | 42 | 0.71 | 35 | |||
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 0.82 | 34 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0.65 | 34 | W4-0 | L0-3 | |
| 21 | Fulham | 42 | 0.76 | 33 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | South Shields | 42 | 0.51 | 23 | W5-1 | D0-0 | |
| Reading | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 18th | 14th | 18th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Drawn | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Lost | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 16th | 19th | 15th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-3-2 | 1-4-1 | 1-1-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 4-5 | 4-4 | 5-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 21st | 19th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 53 | 32 | 21 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 9th | 16th |
| Goals conceded | 75 | 22 | 53 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 19th | 17th | 18th |
| Goal difference | -22 | +10 | -32 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 18th | 21st | 12th |
| Goal total | 128 | 54 | 74 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 4 |
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| Home | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 4 |
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| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-3 | 6-3-2 | 1-1-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-12 | 10-6 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D0-0 |
W2-1 D0-0 D1-1 |
L1-4 D0-0 |
| Occurence | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Reading | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 18th | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 75 | -22 | .417 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 57 | 76 | -19 | .420 | |