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67 articlesReading Keep In Touch With Play-Offs
Going into the second half of the season, Reading climbed back to the fringes of the promotion race with a hard-earned three points at home to Swansea. Reading learned…
Read more →Defeat At Birmingham
Defensive errors were Reading's downfall as they were beaten at Birmingham despite having most of the game. Reading were the strongest side for long periods but ended up…
Read more →Ince Aims For Reading Xmas Present With The Play Off Spots In Reach
Having been tipped for a potential relegation battle ahead of the 2022/23 Championship campaign, Reading manager Paul Ince has enjoyed a good first half of the season at…
Read more →Reading Return With Win
Reading resumed their season following the World Cup break with a dogged performance to end Coventry City's run of four successive victories with narrow victory courtesy…
Read more →Reading Get Watford In FA Cup
Reading have been drawn at home against Watford in the third round of the FA Cup. The game will take place at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday 7 January 2023.
Read more →Reading Go Into World Cup Break Back In Top Half
Reading will go into the World Cup break on the back of an important win after a late, late own goal gave the Royals victory at Hull City. Reading's form has been poor…
Read more →Royals Need A Break As We Head Into International Nonsense
It is turning into a very up and down and pretty inconsistent year again for Reading FC manager Paul Ince as he continues to try and get the club on an upward curve…
Read more →Slide Down The Table Continues
Reading's slide down the table continues to gather pace after another defeat on the road - this time away at Watford. Reading extended their poor run to just one win in…
Read more →After Defeat As Reading Now One Win In Eight
After such a poor performance it is important to keep Reading's recent run of disappointing defeats, and their slide into mid table, in perspective. The absurdity of…
Read more →Reading Denied Points At Leaders Burnley
Reading left Turf Moor with nothing despite going ahead in the second half and having a clear penalty denied. The home side, sitting top of the Championship table,…
Read more →Burnley Is A Test As The Royals Get Back To Winning Ways
It has been a mixed old start to the 2022/23 Championship campaign for Reading FC and manager Paul Ince. 16 games into the season, we have recently ended our run of…
Read more →Reading End Winless Run
Shane Long and Andy Carroll, Reading's former Premier League strikers, came off the bench combining to create and score a stoppage time goal which had Premier League…
Read more →Some of Readings Best Managers in History
Reading Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in English football having been established in 1871. Known as the ‘Royals’ due to their location in the Royal County of…
Read more →Royals Down To Ninth After Third Straight Defeat
Reading squandered a two goal lead at Swansea City to end up on the wrong end of a 3-2 score line, which made it three straight defeats. After a promising start to the…
Read more →Reading Suffer Another Defeat
Rejuvenated by the appointment of interim manager Richard Beale following the sacking of manager Steve Bruce at the beginning of the week, the Baggies produced a perfect…
Read more →Impressive Defensive Display Holds Norwich
Slowly but surely Reading are establishing their credibility as a top six side in this league. This was a solid, rather than spectacular, performance against one of the…
Read more →Reading Enjoy Easy Home Win Over Huddersfield
A good crowd at the SLC Stadium, boosted by the presence of hundreds of young fans taking advantage of the reduced prices, sat in the sunshine and enjoyed seeing Reading…
Read more →Could 30 Year Old Defender Be Set For Third Royals Spell
As we come out of the September international break and football resumes this weekend, Reading continue to sit in third place in the Championship table, just five points…
Read more →Carroll Returns On Short Term Contract
Striker Andy Carroll has completed his return to Reading after a time training with the first team. Carroll has signed a short term four month deal that will see him…
Read more →Home Run Ended By Sunderland
Last night, Reading's unbeaten home run came to an end in spectacular fashion. Sunderland dominated possession from start to finish, scored two goals in quick succession…
Read more →Watford Away Game Postponed
Reading's away game scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) at Watford has been postponed. All of this weekend's FA affiliated fixtures have been postponed following the death…
Read more →Reading Bounce Back Again With Good Win
Reading once again bounced back from a heavy away defeat in Yorkshire to extend their 100% home record to four games with a well-earned victory over struggling Stoke…
Read more →Rahman Returns On Season Long Loan
Baba Rahman has returned to the club after his loan spell with Reading last season. The Chelsea left-back re-joins on a loan that will run until the end of the current…
Read more →Brief Stay At Top Of The Table Over
Reading's brief stay at the top of the Championship was ended emphatically by Sheffield United who jumped over the Royals to the top of the table. It was a second 0-4…
Read more →Reading Go Top Of The Championship
Reading are surprise Championship leaders in the early season after victory at Millwall made it four wins from six league games. The Royals were firm favourites for…
Read more →Who Are the New Royals?
So far, Reading FC has been busy in the transfer market this summer, bringing in eight new players. Major changes at the club were needed after last season saw the…
Read more →Sublime Fornah Strike Earns Three Points
A sublime strike from Tyrese Fornah in the twenty-eighth minute was enough to ensure Reading continued their impressive home form so far this season. For much of the…
Read more →Reading Bounce Back From Rotherham Defeat
Blackburn Rovers arrived at The Select Car Leasing Stadium this evening sitting comfortably on top of the league with maximum points from their opening four games. They…
Read more →Guinness-Walker Gets One Year Deal
Reading have signed left back Nesta Guinness-Walker on a one year contract. The player joins on a free transfer after he left AFC Wimbledon in the summer. Twenty two…
Read more →Plough Lane Trip For Royals
Reading are off to AFC Wimbledon this evening for a pre-season friendly against the League Two side, who were relegated from League One last season. The friendly will…
Read more →Reading Get Home Draw In West Ham Friendly
Reading secured a surprise home draw against Premier League West Ham United on Saturday as the game finished 1-1 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. The game looked a…
Read more →A Royal Return Had Long Been Rumoured
It has been another couple of busy days for fans of Reading as preparations continue for the coming 2022/23 Championship season, and hot on the heels of the announcement…
Read more →Long Return Finally Confirmed
The rumour that has been running for years has finally been confirmed, as free agent Shane Long has returned to Reading FC to sign a one year contract. The rumour…
Read more →Hendrick Follows Fornah To Sign On Loan
Reading continue to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season despite limitations on incoming transfers due to our financial situation. Mangager Paul Ince has been…
Read more →Most memorable moments in Reading Football Club's history
Football is regarded to be the biggest sport in the world, and when it comes to England, one can see that there are many football clubs. One in particular that has a…
Read more →Reading Start Pre-Season With Win
Reading started their pre-season with a 2-0 victory over Colchester United in a warm up fixture at the Royals' training ground this weekend. Despite having a much…
Read more →Dean Bouzanis Signs On A Three Year Deal
After the arrival of goalkeeper Joe Lumley on loan from Middlesbrough last week, the Royals have added a further keeper. There now looks to be strong competition for the…
Read more →Will It Be A Royal Year For Ince As Lumley Settles In
Having avoided relegation almost by the skin of our teeth in the 2021/22 Championship campaign, the coming season is going to be a big year for both Reading and manager…
Read more →Andy Rinomhota Joins Cardiff City
Cardiff City have confirmed they have picked up out of contract midfielder Andy Rinomhota. Reading were unable to match the contract demands of Rinomhota and…
Read more →New Reading FC Fixture List In Full
Sat 30 July Blackpool Championship A Sat 6 August Cardiff City Championship H Sat 13 August Rotherham Championship A Tue 16 August Blackburn Rovers Championship H Sat 20…
Read more →Reading Start Season With Trip To Blackpool
Reading will start the new 2022/2023 Championship season with an away trip to Blackpool on Saturday 30 July. The season kicks off early, in July, due to the winter world…
Read more →Laurent And Ince Swap Clubs
Reading have been unable to retain the services of midfielder Josh Laurent who will now move to Stoke City on a free transfer as his contract expires. The club's…
Read more →Swift Joins West Brom
John Swift will join Championship club West Bromwich Albion after his contract expires at Reading this summer. The Royals have been unable to offer Swift a new contract…
Read more →Swift, Morrison And Hoilett All To Leave
The club have revealed more details of on-going contract negotations, with the majority of the first team squad out of contract this summer. With the club in huge…
Read more →Just How Good Was Adam Le Fondre
When Adam Le Fondre was snapped up for just £350k for League Two’s Rotherham United (and off the back of 58 goals in just over 100 games), nothing much was expected of…
Read more →Season Tickets Prices Frozen Again
After a disappointing 2021/2022 season, Reading Football Club have frozen season ticket prices for next season's Championship football. Season ticket price increases are…
Read more →Ince Permanent Manager As Bowen Returns
Paul Ince has been appointed permanent Reading manager despite winning just 4 of his 14 games in charge after arriving at the club to replace Veljko Paunovic. Ince has…
Read more →Final Home Game Ends In Dull Defeat
Reading signed off in their final home game of the season with a disappointing defeat to mid table West Bromwich Albion. With neither side having any significant…
Read more →Reading Take Big Step Towards Survival
Reading took another huge step towards consolidating their status as a Championship side next season with victory over a Stoke side which looked distinctly jaded for…
Read more →Reading Fight For Vital Point At Bournemouth
A superb strike by Tom Ince in the eighty-third minute salvaged crucial point for the Royals against high flying Bournemouth. More significantly, the performance which…
Read more →A More Winnable April For Reading Fans
It's been another tough old season for Reading fans and the more lofty success of almost hitting the Play-Offs in 2020/21 are definitely in the rear view mirror as…
Read more →Lucas Joao Voted Championship Player Of Month
Lucas Joao has been named as the Championship Player of the month for February, after scoring five goals in the month as Reading won twice out of six games. Although his…
Read more →Goalkeeper Nyland Signs Until End Of Season
Reading have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Orjan Nyland who arrives to replace Arsenal loan keeper Karl Hein who has returned to his club after injury. Nyland…
Read more →Ince Avoids Press After Home Defeat
Reading's status as a Championship club is beginning to look distinctly precarious. Another goal conceded from a set piece (apparently the twentieth this season)…
Read more →Royals Hold Out For Another Win
On Saturday Paul Ince joked that Reading had 'played like Barcelona' in the first half at Deepdale. Last night, after a first half performance which was more akin to…
Read more →Pauno Goes Out With A Win - Ince Takes Charge
Reading FC have confirmed the departure of manager Veljko Paunovic, shortly after he guided his team to a vital 3-2 away victory at Preston this afternoon. Pauno signs…
Read more →Peterborough Away - A Defeat Means Relegation
If there was ever a "six pointer" it's tonight's Championship visit to Peterborough United. Reading must avoid a ninth consecutive defeat in all competitions to keep…
Read more →Free Agent Brandon Barker Signs
Reading have completed the signing of Brandon Barker until the end of the season. Barker was without a club after leaving Rangers by mutual consent last month. He is a…
Read more →Big Crowd, Decent Entertainment But More Disappointment
A crowd of over 20,000 fans turned up at the Select Car Leasing Stadium for the first time since under that name, to celebrate the 150 years of football at Reading FC.…
Read more →150 Year Celebration Game Unlikely To Be A Party
It's all been kicking off ahead of the visit of Coventry City this Saturday afternoon. The game is the rearranged 150th birthday celebration game, however it doesn't…
Read more →How are Reading’s squad looking after the January transfer window?
There are two transfer windows in the English football leagues which give clubs the opportunity to add players to their squad and release others. It's always an exciting…
Read more →Ince In, Moore And Puscas Out
Reading secured the loan signing of forward player Tom Ince from Stoke City on transfer deadline day, who joins the Royals until the end of the season. Meanwhile out of…
Read more →Improvement But Four Conceeded And Zero Points
After a highly entertaining first half in which Reading shared six goals with a team pushing for promotion, Reading fell behind for the third time to a tremendous strike…
Read more →Downward Spiral Continues After Latest Defeat
The mood inside the Select Car Leasing Stadium yesterday evening at the final whistle was almost as worrying as the performance of the latest 'patched up' team charged…
Read more →Rafael Out, Moore Finished As Chaos Continues
The chaos continues at Reading after yet another disappointing weekend. Yet again, Reading dropped all three points despite leading 1-0 at Middlesbrough with just six…
Read more →Fulham Humiliate Reading
Reading's season continues to unravel at an alarming rate with a humiliating defeat at the hands of high flying Fulham. Given Reading's remarkable growing list of…
Read more →FA Cup Embarrassment
Reading sunk to new low after Kidderminster pulled off a deserved victory to dump the Royals out of the FA Cup in the third round. Reading were second best to a side a…
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