Founded: 1871
Manager: Noel Hunt (since 6th December 2024) P:31 W:12. D10 L:9
Address: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Bennett Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0FL
Capacity: 24,161
Website: www.readingfc.co.uk
2024-2025:
W: 21 D: 12 L: 13 F: 68 A: 57 GD: +11 Points: 75
Home Record: W: 14 D: 4 L: 5 F: 37 A: 21 (Division rank: 5th)
Away Record: W: 7 D: 8 L: 8 F: 31 A: 36 (Division rank: 11th)
Final League Position: 7th
FA Cup: Third Round; Reading (Lewis Wing 77) 1-3 Burnley (Lyle Foster 71, Zian Flemming 100, 109)
Previous Rounds:
Reading 2-0 Fleetwood
Reading 5-3 Harborough
League Cup: First Round; Colchester (Tom Hopper 3, Jack Payne pen 55) 2-2 Reading (Charlie Savage 65, Lewis Wing 73) Colchester win 4-3 on penalties
Football League Trophy: Second Round; Walsall (Danny Johnson 90) 1-1 Reading (Tyler Sackey 72) - Walsall win 4-2 on penalties
Most Appearances: Charlie Savage - 51
Top Scorer: Harvey Knibbs - 16
Most Assists: Charlie Savage - 13
Most Yellow Cards: Amadou Salif Mbengue - 11
Most Red Cards: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan/Abraham Kanu/Ashqar Ahmed/Michael Stickland/David Button/Louie Holzman - 1
Last Five League Positions:
7th (League One
17th (League One)
22nd (Championship)
21st (Championship)
7th (Championship)
Head to Head Record
Barnsley Wins: 28
Draws: 24
Reading Wins: 32
Most Recent League Meetings
26/11/2024 Barnsley (Davis Keillor-Dunn 7, Josh Earl 72) 2-2 Reading (Sam Smith 50, 66 (League One)
03/05/2025 Reading (Lewis Wing 67, Billy Bodin 90) 2-4 Barnsley (Stephen Humphrys 52, Jon Russell 57, Davis Keillor-Dunn 79, 85) (League One)
Last Five Results v Barnsley:
LOST 4-2
DREW 2-2
DREW 2-2
LOST 3-1
DREW 1-1
Meet in 2025-2026 on: 13th September at Oakwell & 24th January at Select Car Leasing Stadium
2025-2026:
Up to 27th July:
Odds to win the League: 14/1
Odds for Promotion: 9/2
Top Six Finish: 2/1
Odds for Relegation: 17/2
Summer 2025 Transfers: (Up to 27th July)
In:
· Liam Fraser (from Crawley Town)
· Paudie O’Connor (from Lincoln City)
· Daniel Kyerewaa (from Preussen Munster)
· Jack Stevens (from Cambridge United)
· Finley Burns (from Manchester City, loan)
· Mark O’Mahoney (from Brighton and Hove Albion, loan)
· Matty Jacob (from Hull City, loan)
Out:
· Amadou Salif Mbengue (to QPR)
· Jayden Wareham (to Exeter City)
· David Button (to Ipswich Town)
· Michael Craig (to Leyton Orient)
· Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Released)
· Coniah Boyce-Clarke (Released)
· Harlee Dean (Released)
· Tom Carroll (Released)
· Adrian Akande (Released)
Pre-Season Results
Hungerford Town 1-5 Reading - W
Gillingham 0–0 Reading - D
Reading 2–1 Swindon Town - W
Reading 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur - L
Reading 1-1 Slough Town - D
Reading 0-4 Portsmouth - L
W:2 D:2 L:2
