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Reading
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1871Ground Madejski StadiumSeasons held 3
Reading's foundation is recorded in 1871, with Reading their home town. Before the Premier League era, their honours include Fourth and Third Division championships and the Full Members Cup. The later cup win came in 1987/88. Detailed league results here start at 1992/93, before Reading's first Premier League campaign.
A Second Division title is stored for 1993/94, during the years when Elm Park remained home. The ground history changes after 1997/98, with Madejski Stadium becoming the recorded venue.
A later Championship title preceded the club's Premier League entry. The title season was 2005/06, immediately before the first of Reading's campaigns at the top level in this record.
The opening Premier League season returned 55 points and a positive goal difference. Reading finished 8th, their best league placing in the archive. Reading's largest winning margin in the stored league results came at home to West Ham United, by 6–0.
During November, Reading began a run of 4 successive league wins that ended in December. An unbeaten run followed in the new year, beginning in January and extending into February. That later sequence reached 6 league matches.
The opening season's goal difference was also their best in the archive, with neither later Premier League campaign ending above an even balance. The following season ended lower, with fewer points and a negative goal difference. Their points return was 36, leaving Reading in the relegation places rather than the top half. Relegation ended the first Premier League spell.
The stored honours record a further Championship win before Reading's later return. Reading did not win a league match between the start of that Premier League campaign in August and the end of the recorded run in November. That run lasted 10 league matches.
The final points total was below the earlier relegation season's return, and the goal difference more negative. Their latest covered league season was 2012/13, ending in 19th place.
Coverage Premier League matches only, in the seasons the archive publishes; cups and European matches are not included. Team sheets (line-ups, minutes, cards) are held for 2025/26 only. History and all-time records refer to this archive's coverage, not the club's entire existence. Manager and ground histories may have gaps; no missing spells are inferred.
Sources Football Research Archive data, Wikidata (CC0), Facts from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Reading F.C.)Figures up to 16 Oct 2026Approved 17 Oct 2026
Current manager not recorded. Wikidata gives no head coach spell for Reading that is still open, so none is shown.
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1871Ground Madejski StadiumSeasons held 3
Reading finished as high as 8th and as low as 19th in 3 completed Premier League seasons held, and went down after 2007/08 and 2012/13.
| Season | Position | Clubs | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | 19th | 20 | 28 | Relegated |
| 2011/12 | Not held | 20 | Not held | Not in Premier League |
| 2010/11 | Not held | 20 | Not held | Not in Premier League |
| 2009/10 | Not held | 20 | Not held | Not in Premier League |
| 2008/09 | Not held | 20 | Not held | Not in Premier League |
| 2007/08 | 18th | 20 | 36 | Relegated |
| 2006/07 | 8th | 20 | 55 | Not held |
Data cutoff 16 Oct 2026, 11:07 BSTMetrics league position, points
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Q18729, revision 2554419154, checked 15 Oct 2026. The ground comes from the ground history below.
| Ground | When | Seasons here | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Park | until 1997/98 | None in the archive | Wikipedia, “Reading F.C.”, revision 1376831743 |
| Madejski StadiumAlso Select Car Leasing Stadium | from 1998/99 | 2006/07 to 2012/13 (3) | Wikidata Q18729, revision 2554419154Wikipedia, “Reading F.C.”, revision 1376831743 |
Dates come from Wikidata's home venue statements where they carry start and end dates, and otherwise from the club's English Wikipedia article. A move between seasons is dated by season. Matches count at a ground by these dates; the archive holds the venue of each match only for 2025/26.
League results for the 3 seasons below. It is not a complete club history: cups and European matches are not included.
| Season | Competition | Position | Ground | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 19th of 20 | Madejski Stadium | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 28 | PromotedRelegated |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 18th of 20 | Madejski Stadium | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 36 | Relegated |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 8th of 20 | Madejski Stadium | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | Promoted |
Positions and points are calculated by the archive from the results, after any sourced points adjustment (*). Promoted and relegated are inferred only by comparing adjacent seasons the archive publishes.