Patrick Reading

Patrick James Reading (born 29 May 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Partick Thistle.

Patrick Reading

Personal information
Full name	Patrick James Reading[1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 (age 26)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Partick Thistle
Number	3
Youth career
2012–2020	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Stevenage	1	(0)
2020–2025	Ayr United	144	(3)
2025–	Partick Thistle	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Scotland U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:01, 17 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Stevenage

Reading spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, before he joined Stevenage on 31 January 2020.^[2] Reading made his Stevenage debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City in League Two.^[3]

He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[4]

Ayr United

In July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with Ayr United.^[5] Reading scored his first goal for Ayr United in January 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat to Queen of the South.^[6]

In May 2022 Reading signed a two year extension to his deal with Ayr United.^[7]

On 24 May 2024, Reading signed a further two year extension to his Ayr United contract, extending his deal until 2026.^[8]

Partick Thistle

After five years with Ayr United, Reading joined fellow Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a free transfer in June 2025, signing a two year deal.^[9]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-21 level.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough U21	2017–18[12]	—			—		—		2[c]	1	2	1
Stevenage	2019–20[13]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Ayr United	2020–21[14]	Scottish Championship	21	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	1
	2021–22[15]	Scottish Championship	35	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	41	2
	2022–23[16]	Scottish Championship	36	0	4	0	3	0	3[d]	0	46	0
	2023–24[17]	Scottish Championship	24	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	32	0
	2024–25[18]	Scottish Championship	22	0	3	0	4	0	3[e]	0	32	0
	Total		138	3	14	0	17	0	6	0	175	3
Career total			139	3	14	0	17	0	8	1	178	4

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup