List of Reading F.C. records and statistics

Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign^[1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005-06 Football League Championship campaign.^[2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.^[1][3]

Reading's progress through the English football league system from 1920 to present

The club's largest win was a 10–0 victory over Gibraltar on 10 July 2019 in a pre-season friendly. Their biggest league win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Third Division South.^[1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894.^[1]

The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991.^[1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club.^[1][4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively.^[1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31.^[1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States.^[1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1,103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record.^[5]

Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0.^[6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012.^[7]

The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £8 million received from Crystal Palace for Michael Olise in July 2021, beating the £7 million fee that 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurðsson in August 2010.^[8][1][9] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is George Pușcaș, for an estimated £8,000,000 from Internazionale on 7 August 2019.^[10]

Honours

League competitions English 2nd tier Winners (2): 2006, 2012 Runners Up (1): 1995 English 3rd tier Winners (3): 1926, 1986, 1994 Runners Up (5): 1932, 1935, 1949, 1952, 2002 English 4th tier Winners (1): 1979 Highest league finish Premier League 2007, 8th Place

Cup competitions FA Cup Semi-final: 1927, 2015 Quarter-final: 1901, 2010, 2011, 2016 EFL Cup Quarter-final: 1996, 1998 Full Members Cup Winners (1): 1988 London War Cup Winners (1): 1941 Football League Third Division South Cup Winners (1): 1938

Youth and reserve competitions Premier League Cup Winners (1): 2014 Runners Up (1): 2017 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup[11] Winners (5): 1879, 1892, 1995, 2022, 2024 Runners-Up (4): 1941, 1997, 1998, 2000

Managerial

• LMA Manager of the Year
  • Steve Coppell 2005–06, 2006–07
• LMA Championship Manager of the Year
  • Brian McDermott 2011–12^[12]

Player records

Appearances

• Most appearances: Martin Hicks (603; 1978–1991)^[13]
• Most league appearances: Martin Hicks (500; 1978–1991)^[1][13]

Goals

• Most goals: Trevor Senior (191; 1983–1987, 1988–1992)^[14]
• Most goals in a season: Trevor Senior (41; 1983–84)^[14]
• Most league goals: Ronnie Blackman (158; 1947–1954)^[1][14]
• Most league goals in a season: Ronnie Blackman (39; 1951–52)^[1][14]
• Most league goals in a game: Arthur Bacon (6 vs. Stoke City; 1930–31)^[14]
• Most penalties: Ray Reeves (21)^[14][15]

Goalkeeping

• Longest time without conceding a goal: Steve Death (1,103 minutes; 1978–79; former English league record)^[5][16]

Transfers

• Record transfer fee paid: George Pușcaș (£7,500,00 from Inter Milan August 2019)^[17]
• Record transfer fee received: Michael Olise (£8,000,000 to Crystal Palace; July 2021)^[18]

Internationals

• Most capped player (whilst at Reading): Kevin Doyle (Republic of Ireland)^{[1][quantify]}
• First Reading-based player to play in World Cup: Bobby Convey (2006; United States)^[19]

Appearances

The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions.^[13]

Pos.	Player	App.
1	Martin Hicks	603
2	Steve Death	537
3	Dick Spiers	505
4	Michael Gilkes	487
5	Stuart Beavon	481
6	Maurice Evans	459
7	Steve Richardson	457
8	Jimmy Wheeler	453
9	Phil Parkinson	426
10	Ady Williams	398

Goalscorers

The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions.^[14]

Pos.	Player	Gls
1	Trevor Senior	191
2	Jimmy Wheeler	168
3	Ronnie Blackman	167
4	Tony MacPhee	104
5	Tommy Tait	103
6	Denis Allen	95
7	Jimmy Quinn	94
8	Douggie Webb	93
9	Les Chappell	90
10	Pat Earles	85

Team records

• Biggest win: 9–0 v Exeter City (19 September 2023, Football League Trophy)^[1]
• Heaviest defeat: 18–0 v Preston North End (27 January 1894, FA Cup 1st round)^[1]
• Longest winning sequence at the start of a season: 13 victories in 1985–86.
• Most points in a single season in any English professional league: 106 points (2005–06)^[3]
• Longest winless sequence at the start of a season (club record): 6 (2 draws and 4 defeats), (2018–19)
• Heaviest home defeat: 7-0 vs Fulham, (11 January 2022)
• Longest winless sequence: 15 defeats (4 March 2023 - 8 August 2023)