The City Ground

READING

Country:: England
Current Tier:: 3
Founded:: 1871
Official Site:: http://www.readingfc.co.uk
Wikipedia:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_F.C.

Grounds:: Elm Park, Madejski Stadium

COMPETITIVE RECORDS
Most goals scored: 6
6-3 (Wed Feb 11, 1903 Away, FA Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 5
5-0 (Sat Feb 22, 1930 Home, League Tier 2)

Most Goals Conceded: 5
2-5 (Fri Dec 26, 1930 Away, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 4
0-4 (Sat Sep 04, 1926 Away, League Tier 2)

Highest Attendance Home:: 29,302 (Sun Apr 26, 1998, League Tier 2)
Highest Attendance Away:: 22,899 (Tue Apr 17, 2012, League Tier 2)
Knocked Them Out Of Cups:: 2 time(s)
Knocked Us Out Of Cups:: 1 time(s)

TOP SCORERS AGAINST READING

7 goals:: Cyril Stocks (7 games from 1924-34)
3 goals:: Britt Assombalonga (3 games from 2014-17)
: Ben Osborn (11 games from 2010-20)
: Robert Earnshaw (6 games from 2008-11)
: Wally Ardron (4 games from 1949-55)

TOP SCORERS FOR READING

3 goals:: John Swift (8 games)
2 goals:: Jimmy Kebe (8 games)
: Matej Vydra (2 games)
: Scott Murray (2 games)
: Yann Kermorgant (4 games)

HAT TRICKS

Hat Tricks Scored By Us

Cyril Stocks:: Feb 22, 1930 (League Tier 2)

Scored By Reading

No hat tricks conceded

SUMMARY OF GAMES AGAINST READING

			Overall						Home						Away
Game	First Game	Last Game	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
COMPETITIVE
League Tier 1
League Tier 2	Sep 04, 1926	Mar 12, 2022	44	18	11	15	68	55	22	13	5	4	47	22	22	5	6	11	21	33
League Tier 3	Oct 22, 1949	Jan 20, 1951	4	1	2	1	5	4	2	-	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	-	3	1
Playoffs
FA Cup	Feb 07, 1903	Jan 09, 1960	3	2	1	-	7	3	2	1	1	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	6	3
League Cup
European Cup
Fairs Cup
UEFA Cup
Super Cup
Intercontinental Cup
Full Members Cup	Feb 03, 1988	Feb 03, 1988	1	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	2
EFL Trophy
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Anglo-Italian Cup
TOTAL (COMPETITIVE)	Feb 07, 1903	Mar 12, 2022	52	21	14	17	81	64	26	14	7	5	50	25	26	7	7	12	31	39

NON-COMPETITIVE
TOTAL (NON COMPETITIVE)

TOTAL (OVERALL)	Feb 07, 1903	Mar 12, 2022	52	21	14	17	81	64	26	14	7	5	50	25	26	7	7	12	31	39

COMPETITIVE GAMES AGAINST READING SINCE:

	Overall
Statistic	Last Game	H/A	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Mar 12, 2022	H	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days
Last win	Mar 12, 2022	H	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days
Last draw	Nov 20, 2021	A	1-1	1	3 years, 1 day
Last loss	Dec 05, 2020	A	0-2	3	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Scored	Mar 12, 2022	H	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days
Did not score	Dec 05, 2020	A	0-2	3	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Clean sheet	Mar 12, 2022	H	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	Mar 13, 2021	H	1-1	2	3 years, 8 months, 8 days
Opponent scored an own goal	Jan 11, 2020	A	1-1	5	4 years, 10 months, 10 days
Scored penalty	Apr 09, 2011	H	3-4	20	13 years, 7 months, 12 days
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty	Dec 05, 2020	A	0-2	3	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Saved penalty	Apr 09, 2011	H	3-4	20	13 years, 7 months, 12 days
Scored hat-trick	Feb 22, 1930	H	5-0	42	94 years, 8 months, 30 days
Conceded hat-trick	Dec 26, 1930	A	2-5	40	93 years, 10 months, 26 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card	Dec 05, 2020	A	0-2	3	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Opponent Red card	Nov 29, 2013	H	2-3	17	10 years, 11 months, 23 days

	Home		Away
Statistic	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time	Last Game	Score	Num Games	Time
GAMES
Last game	Mar 12, 2022	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days	Nov 20, 2021	1-1	0	3 years, 1 day
Last win	Mar 12, 2022	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days	Feb 28, 2015	3-0	7	9 years, 8 months, 24 days
Last draw	Mar 13, 2021	1-1	1	3 years, 8 months, 8 days	Nov 20, 2021	1-1	0	3 years, 1 day
Last loss	Nov 29, 2013	2-3	8	10 years, 11 months, 23 days	Dec 05, 2020	0-2	1	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Scored	Mar 12, 2022	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days	Nov 20, 2021	1-1	0	3 years, 1 day
Did not score	Aug 10, 2008	0-0	12	16 years, 3 months, 11 days	Dec 05, 2020	0-2	1	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Clean sheet	Mar 12, 2022	4-0	0	2 years, 8 months, 9 days	Feb 28, 2015	3-0	7	9 years, 8 months, 24 days
MISC GOALS
We scored an own goal	Mar 13, 2021	1-1	1	3 years, 8 months, 8 days		-		0 days
Opponent scored an own goal	Apr 09, 2011	3-4	10	13 years, 7 months, 12 days	Jan 11, 2020	1-1	2	4 years, 10 months, 10 days
Scored penalty	Apr 09, 2011	3-4	10	13 years, 7 months, 12 days	Oct 24, 1997	3-3	16	27 years, 28 days
Missed penalty	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conceded penalty		-		0 days	Dec 05, 2020	0-2	1	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Saved penalty	Apr 09, 2011	3-4	10	13 years, 7 months, 12 days		-		0 days
Scored hat-trick	Feb 22, 1930	5-0	21	94 years, 8 months, 30 days		-		0 days
Conceded hat-trick	Mar 29, 1928	5-3	23	96 years, 7 months, 23 days	Dec 26, 1930	2-5	20	93 years, 10 months, 26 days
DISCIPLINE
Red card	Nov 28, 2015	3-1	6	8 years, 11 months, 24 days	Dec 05, 2020	0-2	1	3 years, 11 months, 16 days
Opponent Red card	Nov 29, 2013	2-3	8	10 years, 11 months, 23 days		-		0 days

TRANSFERS BETWEEN FOREST AND READING

Bought (2) - £0			Loan In (1)			Sold (7) - £2,300,000			Loan Out (3)
Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until	Date	Player	Fee	Date	Player	Until
	Ronnie Blackman		Mar 2007	James Henry	May 2007		Tom Davies			Barry Butlin
Aug 2020	Tyler Blackett					May 1905	Alexander Newbigging		Mar 1997	Tommy Wright
						Dec 1908	William Birch		Jul 2022	Tyrese Fornah	May 2023
						1924	Walter Tinsley
						May 2012	Garath McCleary
						Jul 2012	Chris Gunter	£2,300,000
						Aug 2014	Simon Cox

ALL GAMES AGAINST READING (Competitive: 52, Other: 0)

#	Date	Season	Game	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
52	Sat Mar 12, 2022	2021-22	League Tier 2	H	4-0	28,182	Davis (1', 62'), Yates (75'), Surridge (80')
51	Sat Nov 20, 2021		League Tier 2	A	1-1	14,907	Zinckernagel (4')
50	Sat Mar 13, 2021	2020-21	League Tier 2	H	1-1	0	Thomas Holmes (49' OG)
49	Sat Dec 05, 2020		League Tier 2	A	0-2	2,000
48	Wed Jan 22, 2020	2019-20	League Tier 2	H	1-1	26,840	Grabban (80')
47	Sat Jan 11, 2020		League Tier 2	A	1-1	16,602	Watson (90+6')
46	Sat Jan 12, 2019	2018-19	League Tier 2	A	0-2	15,034
45	Sat Aug 11, 2018		League Tier 2	H	1-0	27,948	Soudani (68')
44	Tue Feb 20, 2018	2017-18	League Tier 2	H	1-1	21,846	Tomlin (85')
43	Tue Oct 31, 2017		League Tier 2	A	1-3	14,868	Osborn (86')
42	Sat Apr 22, 2017	2016-17	League Tier 2	H	3-2	20,323	Assombalonga (31', 47'), Carayol (53')
41	Sat Oct 29, 2016		League Tier 2	A	0-2	17,093
40	Tue Apr 05, 2016	2015-16	League Tier 2	A	1-2	15,678	Osborn (41')
39	Sat Nov 28, 2015		League Tier 2	H	3-1	18,128	O'Grady (20'), Oliveira (31', 49')
38	Sat Feb 28, 2015	2014-15	League Tier 2	A	3-0	18,586	Osborn (56'), Fryatt (70'), Gardner (80')
37	Sat Aug 23, 2014		League Tier 2	H	4-0	22,795	Antonio (17', 47'), Fryatt (54'), Assombalonga (64')
36	Wed Jan 01, 2014	2013-14	League Tier 2	A	1-1	19,873	Halford (36')
35	Fri Nov 29, 2013		League Tier 2	H	2-3	21,199	Cox (40'), Henderson (60')
34	Tue Apr 17, 2012	2011-12	League Tier 2	A	0-1	22,899
33	Tue Nov 01, 2011		League Tier 2	H	1-0	18,506	Tudgay (75')
32	Sat Apr 09, 2011	2010-11	League Tier 2	H	3-4	22,495	Boyd (38' pen), Earnshaw (51'), McGugan (88' pen)
31	Sat Aug 21, 2010		League Tier 2	A	1-1	17,324	Earnshaw (50')
30	Sat Jan 16, 2010	2009-10	League Tier 2	H	2-1	27,635	Anderson (11'), Earnshaw (41')
29	Sat Aug 08, 2009		League Tier 2	A	0-0	19,640
28	Sat Feb 28, 2009	2008-09	League Tier 2	A	1-0	21,196	McGugan (61')
27	Sun Aug 10, 2008		League Tier 2	H	0-0	21,571
26	Sat Apr 16, 2005	2004-05	League Tier 2	A	0-1	17,905
25	Sat Nov 20, 2004		League Tier 2	H	1-0	21,138	Taylor (26')
24	Sat Jan 17, 2004	2003-04	League Tier 2	H	0-1	23,116
23	Sat Aug 16, 2003		League Tier 2	A	0-3	16,833
22	Fri Apr 18, 2003	2002-03	League Tier 2	A	0-1	21,612
21	Sat Dec 21, 2002		League Tier 2	H	2-0	25,831	Johnson (4'), Harewood (67')
20	Sun Apr 26, 1998	1997-98	League Tier 2	H	1-0	29,302	Bart-Williams (87')
19	Fri Oct 24, 1997		League Tier 2	A	3-3	12,610	van Hooijdonk (3', 48' pen), Campbell (65')
18	Wed Feb 03, 1988	1987-88	Full Members Cup (3)	A	1-2	9,096	Webb (52')
17	Sat Jan 09, 1960	1959-60	FA Cup (3)	H	1-0	28,573	Iley (?)
16	Sat Jan 20, 1951	1950-51	League Tier 3	H	1-1	24,206	Leverton (?)
15	Sat Sep 16, 1950		League Tier 3	A	2-0	19,341	Ardron (?, ?)
14	Sat Mar 11, 1950	1949-50	League Tier 3	A	1-1	14,352	Capel (?)
13	Sat Oct 22, 1949		League Tier 3	H	1-2	21,688	Ardron (?)
12	Fri Dec 26, 1930	1930-31	League Tier 2	A	2-5	11,425	Howie (?), Heslop (?)
11	Thu Dec 25, 1930		League Tier 2	H	1-1	12,279	German (?)
10	Sat Feb 22, 1930	1929-30	League Tier 2	H	5-0	8,882	Stocks (?, ?, ?), Dickinson (?, ?)
9	Sat Oct 19, 1929		League Tier 2	A	1-0	13,324	Dent (?)
8	Sat Apr 06, 1929	1928-29	League Tier 2	A	3-0	10,315	Heathcock (?, ?), Thompson (?)
7	Sat Nov 24, 1928		League Tier 2	H	1-2	6,223	Jennings (?)
6	Thu Mar 29, 1928	1927-28	League Tier 2	H	5-3	2,572	Harrison (?), Stocks (?, ?), Townsend (?, ?)
5	Sat Oct 22, 1927		League Tier 2	A	2-0	7,785	McLachlan (?), Wadsworth (?)
4	Sat Jan 22, 1927	1926-27	League Tier 2	H	5-1	11,458	Gibson (?), Stocks (?, ?), Burton (?), Price (?)
3	Sat Sep 04, 1926		League Tier 2	A	0-4	17,548
2	Wed Feb 11, 1903	1902-03	FA Cup (1)	A	6-3	14,090	Iremonger (?), Forman (?), Calvey (?, ?), Morris (?, ?)
1	Sat Feb 07, 1903		FA Cup (1)	H	0-0	15,000

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories against Reading

Season	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
1927-28	Sat Oct 22, 1927	A	2-0	Thu Mar 29, 1928	H	5-3
1929-30	Sat Oct 19, 1929	A	1-0	Sat Feb 22, 1930	H	5-0
2014-15	Sat Aug 23, 2014	H	4-0	Sat Feb 28, 2015	A	3-0

Home and away losses against Reading

Season		Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score
2003-04		Sat Aug 16, 2003	A	0-3		Sat Jan 17, 2004	H	0-1

READING'S LEAGUE HISTORY

Season	Division	Club	Position	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1920-21	3	Reading	20	42	12	7	23	42	59	31	Re-elected
1921-22	3S	Reading	13	42	14	10	18	40	47	38
1922-23	3S	Reading	19	42	10	14	18	36	55	34
1923-24	3S	Reading	18	42	13	9	20	51	57	35
1924-25	3S	Reading	14	42	14	10	18	37	38	38
1925-26	3S	Reading	1	42	23	11	8	77	52	57	Promoted as Champions
1926-27	2	Reading	14	42	16	8	18	64	72	40
1927-28	2	Reading	18	42	11	13	18	53	75	35
1928-29	2	Reading	15	42	15	9	18	63	86	39
1929-30	2	Reading	19	42	12	11	19	54	67	35
1930-31	2	Reading	21	42	12	6	24	72	96	30	Relegated
1931-32	3S	Reading	2	42	23	9	10	97	67	55
1932-33	3S	Reading	4	42	19	13	10	103	71	51
1933-34	3S	Reading	3	42	21	12	9	82	50	54
1934-35	3S	Reading	2	42	21	11	10	89	65	53
1935-36	3S	Reading	3	42	26	2	14	87	62	54
1936-37	3S	Reading	5	42	19	11	12	76	60	49
1937-38	3S	Reading	6	42	20	11	11	71	63	51
1938-39	3S	Reading	5	42	16	14	12	69	59	46
1939-40	3S	Reading	1	3	2	1	0	8	2	5
1946-47	3S	Reading	9	42	16	11	15	83	74	43
1947-48	3S	Reading	10	42	15	11	16	56	58	41
1948-49	3S	Reading	2	42	25	5	12	77	50	55
1949-50	3S	Reading	10	42	17	8	17	70	64	42
1950-51	3S	Reading	3	46	21	15	10	88	53	57
1951-52	3S	Reading	2	46	29	3	14	112	60	61
1952-53	3S	Reading	11	46	19	8	19	69	64	46
1953-54	3S	Reading	8	46	20	9	17	86	73	49
1954-55	3S	Reading	18	46	13	15	18	65	73	41
1955-56	3S	Reading	17	46	15	9	22	70	79	39
1956-57	3S	Reading	13	46	18	9	19	80	81	45
1957-58	3S	Reading	5	46	21	13	12	79	51	55
1958-59	3	Reading	6	46	21	8	17	78	63	50
1959-60	3	Reading	11	46	18	10	18	84	77	46
1960-61	3	Reading	18	46	14	12	20	72	83	40
1961-62	3	Reading	7	46	22	9	15	77	66	53
1962-63	3	Reading	20	46	16	8	22	74	78	40
1963-64	3	Reading	6	46	21	10	15	79	62	52
1964-65	3	Reading	13	46	16	14	16	70	70	46
1965-66	3	Reading	8	46	19	13	14	70	63	51
1966-67	3	Reading	4	46	22	9	15	76	57	53
1967-68	3	Reading	5	46	21	9	16	70	60	51
1968-69	3	Reading	14	46	15	13	18	67	66	43
1969-70	3	Reading	8	46	21	11	14	87	77	53
1970-71	3	Reading	21	46	14	11	21	48	85	39	Relegated
1971-72	4	Reading	16	46	17	8	21	56	76	42
1972-73	4	Reading	7	46	17	18	11	51	38	52
1973-74	4	Reading	6	46	16	19	11	58	37	51
1974-75	4	Reading	7	46	21	10	15	63	47	52
1975-76	4	Reading	3	46	24	12	10	70	51	60	Promoted
1976-77	3	Reading	21	46	13	9	24	49	73	35	Relegated
1977-78	4	Reading	8	46	18	14	14	55	52	50
1978-79	4	Reading	1	46	26	13	7	76	35	65	Promoted as Champions
1979-80	3	Reading	7	46	16	16	14	66	65	48
1980-81	3	Reading	10	46	18	10	18	62	62	46
1981-82	3	Reading	12	46	17	11	18	67	75	62
1982-83	3	Reading	21	46	12	17	17	64	79	53	Relegated
1983-84	4	Reading	3	46	22	16	8	84	56	82	Promoted
1984-85	3	Reading	9	46	19	12	15	68	62	69
1985-86	3	Reading	1	46	29	7	10	67	51	94	Promoted as Champions
1986-87	2	Reading	13	42	14	11	17	52	59	53
1987-88	2	Reading	22	44	10	12	22	44	70	42	Relegated
1988-89	3	Reading	18	46	15	11	20	68	72	56
1989-90	3	Reading	10	46	15	19	12	57	53	64
1990-91	3	Reading	15	46	17	8	21	53	66	59
1991-92	3	Reading	12	46	16	13	17	59	62	61
1992-93	3	Reading	8	46	18	15	13	66	51	69
1993-94	3	Reading	1	46	26	11	9	81	44	89	Promoted as Champions
1994-95	2	Reading	2	46	23	10	13	58	44	79
1995-96	2	Reading	19	46	13	17	16	54	63	56
1996-97	2	Reading	18	46	15	12	19	58	67	57
1997-98	2	Reading	24	46	11	9	26	39	78	42	Relegated
1998-99	3	Reading	11	46	16	13	17	54	63	61
1999-00	3	Reading	10	46	16	14	16	57	63	62
2000-01	3	Reading	3	46	25	11	10	86	52	86
2001-02	3	Reading	2	46	23	15	8	70	43	84	Promoted
2002-03	2	Reading	4	46	25	4	17	61	46	79
2003-04	2	Reading	9	46	20	10	16	55	57	70
2004-05	2	Reading	7	46	19	13	14	51	44	70
2005-06	2	Reading	1	46	31	13	2	99	32	106	Promoted as Champions
2006-07	1	Reading	8	38	16	7	15	52	47	55
2007-08	1	Reading	18	38	10	6	22	41	66	36	Relegated
2008-09	2	Reading	4	46	21	14	11	72	40	77
2009-10	2	Reading	9	46	17	12	17	68	63	63
2010-11	2	Reading	5	46	20	17	9	77	51	77
2011-12	2	Reading	1	46	27	8	11	69	41	89	Promoted as Champions
2012-13	1	Reading	19	38	6	10	22	43	73	28	Relegated
2013-14	2	Reading	7	46	19	14	13	70	56	71
2014-15	2	Reading	19	46	13	11	22	48	69	50
2015-16	2	Reading	17	46	13	13	20	52	59	52
2016-17	2	Reading	3	46	26	7	13	68	64	85
2017-18	2	Reading	20	46	10	14	22	48	70	44
2018-19	2	Reading	20	46	10	17	19	49	66	47
2019-20	2	Reading	14	46	15	11	20	59	58	56
2020-21	2	Reading	7	46	19	13	14	62	54	70
2021-22	2	Reading	21	46	13	8	25	54	87	41
2022-23	2	Reading	22	46	13	11	22	46	68	44	Relegated
2023-24	3	Reading	16	46	16	11	19	68	69	53