Founded: 1871
Manager:
Leam Richardson (since
28th October 2025) P:33 W:13 D9 L:11
Address:
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Bennett Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0FL
Capacity:
24,161
Website:
www.readingfc.co.uk
2025-2026:
W:
16 D: 15 L: 15 F: 64 A: 60 GD: +4 Points: 63
Home Record: W: 10 D: 7 L: 6 F: 33 A: 28 (Division rank: 12th)
Away Record: W: 6 D: 8 L: 9 F: 31 A: 32 (Division rank: 10th)
Final League Position: 12th
FA
Cup: First Round;
Reading (Lewis Wing 32, Mark O’Mahoney 68) 2-3 Carlisle (Regan Linney 90, 90,
94)
League
Cup: Third Round; Wrexham
(Nathan Broadhead 57, Sam Smith 70) 2-0 Reading
Previous Rounds:
First Round – Portsmouth (Olutayo Singerr 90) 1-2 Reading (Andre
Garcia 34, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 38)
Second Round – Reading (Liam Fraser 24, Mamadi Camara 70) 2-1
Wimbledon (Omar Bugiel 26)
Football
League Trophy: Finished 3rd in Southern Section Group D
Previous Results:
Swindon (Princewell Ehibhationhan 11, Ollie Palmer
24, Will Wright 47) 3-2 Reading (Lewis
Ward og 36, Jack Marriott 44)
Reading (Jacob Borgnis 64, Mark O’Mahoney pen 88,
Jeremiah Okine-Peters 90) 3-1 West Ham Under 21s (Callum Marshall 9)
Reading (Sean Patton 88) 1-0 MK Dons
Most
Appearances: Lewis
Wing - 48
Top
Scorer: Jack Marriott - 17
Most
Assists: Lewis Wing - 11
Most
Yellow Cards: Charlie Savage/Paudie O’Connor - 11
Most
Red Cards: N/A
Last
Five League Positions:
2025-2026 – 12th (League One)
2024-2025 - 7th (League One
2023-2024 - 17th (League One)
2022-2023 - 22nd (Championship)
2021-2022 - 21st (Championship)
Head
to Head Record
Barnsley
Wins: 29
Draws:
25
Reading
Wins: 32
Most
Recent League Meetings
13/09/2025 Barnsley (Josh Earl 9, Davis Keillor-Dunn 55, Adam
Phillips pen 59) 3-2 Reading (Jack Marriott 35, Daniel Kyerewaa 66) (League One)
24/01/2026
Reading (Haydon Roberts 32, Jack Marriott 84) 2-2
Barnsley (David McGoldrick 38, Adam Phillips 67) (League One)
Last Five Results v Barnsley:
DREW 2-2
LOST 3-2
LOST 4-2
DREW 2-2
DREW 2-2
Meet in 2026-2027 on: 24th October at Select Car Leasing
Stadium & 23rd January at Oakwell
2026-2027:
Up
to 2ND August:
Odds to win the League: 28/1
Odds for Promotion: 8/1
Top Six Finish: 4/1
Odds for Relegation: 11/2
Summer 2026 Transfers: (Up to 2nd August)
In:
Jacob Brown (from Luton Town)
Udoka Godwin-Malife (from Burton Albion)
Kyreece Lisbie (from Colchester United)
Josh Stokes (from Bristol City, loan)
Out:
Tivonge
Rushesha (to Radnik Bijelj)
Michael
Stickland (to Aldershot)
Kelvin
Ehibhatiomhan (to AC Horsens)
Ben
Elliott (Released)
Mamadi Camara
(Released)
Andy Yiadom
(Released)
Matt Ritchie
(Retired)
Derrick Williams
(Retired)
Pre-Season
Results
11/7/26
Farnborough 1–2 Reading – W
17/7/26
Getafe 1-0 Reading - L
25/7/26
Woking 0–2 Reading - W
28/7/26
Newport County 0–4 Reading - W
31/7/26
Crawley Town 0–1 Reading - W
1/8/26
Reading 0–3 Charlton Athletic - L
W:3 D:0 L:2
