Man City (1) 3 Reading (2) 2 (3rd May 1997.. Last Game of Season)
Scorers Dickov 34, Heaney 78, Rosler 66; Meaker 2, Symons 33 og.
Reading: Mautone, Blatherwick, Bodin, Glasgow (Smith 70), Bernal, McPherson, Williams, Meaker (Lambert 72), Roach, Caskey, Lovell (Nogan 60).
Booked: Blatherwick, Meaker.
Att: 27,260

Reading (1) 2 Oldham (0) 0 (26th April 1997)
Scorers Lovell 81, Roache 28.
Reading: Mautone, Blatherwick, Bodin, Glasgow (Nogan 78), Bernal, McPherson, Williams, Lambert (Meaker 73), Roache, Lovell, Gooding (Caskey 63).
Booked: Bernal, Williams, Roache.
Att: 8,301

Crystal Palace (1) 3 Reading (0) 2 (23rd April 1997)
Scorers Hopkin 49, Linighan 13, Shipperley 69; Bodin 57, Williams 82.
Reading: Mautone, Booty (Williams 45), Hopkins, Caskey, Bernal, McPherson, Bodin, Holsgrove (Lambert 75), Nogan (Blatherwick 64), Lovell, Gooding.
Booked: Hopkins, Caskey.
Att: 12,552

Grimsby (1) 2 Reading (0) 0 (19th April 1997)
Scorers Southall 15, Widdrington 71.
Reading: Mautone, Booty, Hopkins, Caskey, Blatherwick, McPherson, Lambert (Glasgow 54), Meaker (Nogan 54), Williams, Lovell, Gooding (Roache 79).
Att: 4,392

Reading (0) 2 Wolverhampton (0) 1 (12th April 1997)
Scorers Lovell 90, 90; Atkins 75.
Reading: Mautone, Bernal, Hopkins, Parkinson (Caskey 31), Blatherwick, McPherson, Lambert (Williams 83), Meaker, Quinn (Glasgow 73), Lovell, Gooding.
Booked: Hopkins, Parkinson.
Att: 14,853

Stoke (0) 1 Reading (1) 1 (5th April 1997)
Scorers Forsyth 65; Lambert 1.
Reading: Mautone, Bernal, Bodin, Parkinson, Blatherwick, McPherson, Lambert, Williams (Meaker 63), Quinn (Holsgrove 81), Nogan (Lovell 56), Gooding.
Att: 9,961