The Royals completed the signings of Adrian Mariappa and Chris Gunter on Tuesday, and McDermott has claimed that his squad is now ready for the new season.
"We're done and dusted. Mariappa's a fantastic character who has done really well for Watford over a long period," he told reporters.
Reading won the Championship last season.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Reading | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Stockport CountyStockport | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Exeter CityExeter | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 15 |
| 19 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 11 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 10 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 8 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 5 |
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