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Reading
2026–27 season
OwnerRedwood Holdings
ManagerLeam Richardson
StadiumMadejski Stadium
League One6th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupThird round vs Brentford
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Marriott (8)
All: Jack Marriott (8)
Highest home attendance14,065
(vs Luton Town,
15 August 2026, League One)
Lowest home attendance2,652
(vs Wycombe Wanderers,
18 August 2026, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance12,011
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2026.

The 2026–27 season is Reading's 156th and their fourth consecutive season in EFL League One.

Season events

Pre-season

On 5 May, Reading released their retained and released list, with Mamadi Camará, Ben Elliott, Michael Stickland, Tivonge Rushesha and Andy Yiadom all leaving the club at the end of their contracts on 30 June. Reading confirmed that they had activated one-year extension clauses with Jeriel Dorsett, whilst new contracts had been offered to Kelvin Abrefa and Andy Rinomhota.

On 11 May, Reading announced that they had entered into a two-year footballing partnership with American youth football team Louisiana Fire SC. Also on 11 May, Reading released their retained and released list for their Under-21s. Jacob Borgnis, John Clarke, Miles Obodo, Jeremiah Okine-Peters, Basil Tuma and Jay Williams would all be released at the end of their contracts, whilst Carter Bowdery, Philip Duah, Sam Harrison, David Hicks, Luke Howard, Abraham Kanu, Harrison Rhone, John Ryan, Shay Spencer all had one-year extensions to their contracts activated, and Boyd Beacroft, Tom Norcott, Emmanuel Osho, Matt Rowley, Tyler Sackey and Joe Barough were all in talks regarding new contracts with the club.

On 12 May, Reading announced their retained and released list for their U18s, with Jacob Neptune and Ainsley Covus having one-year contract options activated, whilst Dennis Bossman, George Booth, Anthony Dove, Harley Irish and T’Shay St Louis had all been offered contracts to extend their stay with the club.

On 19 May, Reading announced that Harrison Rhone had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2028.

On 8 June, Matt Ritchie announced his retirement from football after a playing career at clubs such as: Portsmouth, Dagenham & Redbridge, Notts County, Swindon Town, AFC Bournemouth, Newcastle United and the Royals whilst he made 16 appearances for the Scotland national football team.

On 10 June, Reading announced that they would end their pre-season preparations with a home game against Charlton Athletic on 1 August which would see former player Harvey Knibbs return to the Select Car Leasing Stadium for the first time since he left for the Addicks in August 2025.

On 14 June, Reading announced that they had extended their contract with Andy Rinomhota for another season, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027.

On 22 June, Derrick Williams announced his retirement from football after a playing career at clubs such as: Aston Villa, Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers, LA Galaxy, D.C. United, Atlanta United and the Royals whilst he made 3 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national football team. Also later on the same day, Reading announced the signing of Kyreece Lisbie to a four-year contract after signing for undisclosed fee from EFL League Two club Colchester United joining his brother Kyrell Lisbie in the division who plays at fellow EFL League One club Peterborough United.

On 24 June, Reading announced that they had extended their contract with Kelvin Abrefa until the summer of 2028.

On 25 June, the EFL League One fixture list was released, with Reading starting their season at home to Luton Town on 15 August, and ending the season with a trip to Doncaster Rovers on 8 May. The next day, 26 June, Reading's away fixture against Oxford United scheduled for 29 August, over the August Bank Holiday weekend, was moved to 19:45hrs on 8 September at the request of Thames Valley Police.

On 29 June, with the squad returning to training, Reading announced that Rob Kelly had left his role as Assistant Manager to Leam Richardson due to personal circumstances.

On 30 June, Reading announced the singing of Udoka Godwin-Malife for an undisclosed fee from Burton Albion, on a contract until the summer of 2029. Later the same day, Reading announced that they had signed new one-year contracts with Matthew Rowley and Boyd Beacroft, a two-year contract with Tom Norcott and Emmanuel Osho, a three-year contract with Tyler Sackey and six-month contracts with Joe Barough and Dennis Bossman whilst they rehab from injury.

July

On 2 July, Reading announced the signing of Jacob Brown on a free-transfer after he'd left Luton Town, to a two-year contract.

On 3 July, Reading announced the appointment of John Coleman as Leam Richardson's new Assistant Manager, and that goalkeeper Tom Norcott had joined Derry City on loan until 1 January.

On 9 July, Reading announced that George Booth, Anthony Dove, Harley Irish and T'Shay St Louis had all signed new one-year contracts with the Under-18s, and that Callum Cliff had signed a one-year contract with the club after leaving Fulham's Academy.

On 10 July, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Josh Stokes from Bristol City.

On 11 July, Harrison Rhone joined Brackley Town on loan until January.

On 21 July, Reading announced that Select Car Leasing, their front of shirt sponsor for the previous five season, would now be their back of shirt sponsor whilst also retaining the naming rights to the stadium and featuring on the training kit, academy kit, junior replica kit and the Women's teams. On 23 July, Reading announce Mr Vegas as their new front of shirt sponsor for the 2026–27 season.

On 24 July, Reece Evans joined Bedford Town on loan until 31 August.

On 29 July, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan left the club to sign for Danish Superliga club Horsens for an undisclosed fee.

On 30 July, Reading confirmed that their final pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic had been moved to The Valley, and played behind-closed doors at 14:00hrs, due to the new pitch at the Madejski Stadium not being ready in time. Later the same day, Reading's home game against Leyton Orient scheduled for 20 October, was moved to 21 October at 20:00hrs to be shown on Sky Sports, whilst their home game against Bromley was brought forward to 12:30hrs on 21 November to be shown on Sky Sports +. At the same time Reading's away trip to Plymouth Argyle, on 31 October, and their trip to Burton Albion on 12 December, where both moved forward to 12:30 kickoffs to be shown on Sky Sports +.

On 31 July, Reading announced the signing of Matteo Dashi from Crystal Palace to a two-year contract and the singing of Torin Ntege from West Bromwich Albion to a one-year contract.

August

On 6 August, Reading announced their new squad numbers for the season, and that David Hicks had joined Bedford Town on loan until the end of August.

On 11 August, Readings League One fixture at home to Mansfield Town scheudled for 1 September, was pushed back 24hrsto 2 September. This was due to Sky Sports picking Chelsea vs Fulham for broadcast on Monday 24 August, and the knock on effect of players having 72hrs rest between matches, which then meant Luton Town's match against Mansfield was moved to 30 August as Luton face Chelsea on 27 August.

On 12 August, Shay Spencer joined Slough Town on loan until mid-October.

On 19 August, Reading announced the signing of George Earthy from West Ham United for an undisclosed fee, on a contract until the summer of 2029.

On 24 August, Reading announced the signing of Calum Logan to a two-year contract after he'd left Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the summer, and the signing of Kevin Mfuamba to a one-year contract following his departure from West Bromwich Albion also in the summer.

On 25 August, Reading announced the signing of Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong from Chelsea, to a two-year contract, and the signing of free-agent Conor Masterson, who had been training with the club, on a short-term contract until January.

On 28 August, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Josh Knight from Portsmouth, and that their Third Round match against Brentford had been scheduled for 15 September, whilst their League One match against Oxford United, scheduled for 8 September, had been postponed for a second time at the request of Oxford United.

On 31 August, Reading announced the signing of Jamie Reid from Stevenage for an undisclosed fee, on a contract until the summer of 2028.

September

On 3 September, Reading's away fixture against Oxford United was arranged for 4 November.

On 4 September, Reading announced that Kelvin Abrefa had joined Forest Green Rovers on a three-month loan deal, and that Reece Evans and David Hicks had both extended their loan deals with Bedford Town until January.

On 11 September, Jack Marriott's second goal against Luton Town on 15 August, was nominated for EFL League One Goal of the Month. On 18 September, the EFL announced that the goal had won the Goal of the Month.

On 21 September, Reading confirmed that their match against Wycombe Wanderers on 26 September would go ahead despite, Jeriel Dorsett, Andy Rinomhota and Charlie Savage being called up for international duty.

On 25 September, Abraham Kanu joined Wealdstone on a short-term loan deal until December.

October

On 5 October, Reading announced that they had signed a new contract with Sean Patton until the summer of 2028.

On 7 October, Jack Marriott was nominated for League One Player of the Month, whilst Leam Richardson was nominated for EFL League One Manager of the Month. Two days later, on 9 October, Marriott and Richardson were announced as the winners of the awards.

On 20 October, John Ryan joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan until the middle of January 2027.

Squad

As of match played 31 October 2026
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Joel Pereira Portugal GK (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 30) Unattached 2023 2028 113 0
25 Jack Stevens England GK (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 29) Cambridge United 2025 2027 12 0
48 Matthew Rowley England GK (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 22) Academy 2020 2027 0 0
Defenders
2 Udoka Godwin-Malife England DF (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 26) Burton Albion 2026 2029 14 1
3 Jeriel Dorsett Montserrat DF (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 24) Academy 2018 2027 98 3
5 Haydon Roberts England DF (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 24) Bristol City 2026 2028 27 1
15 Paudie O'Connor Republic of Ireland DF (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 29) Lincoln City 2025 2029 51 5
16 Benn Ward England DF (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 22) Accrington Stanley 2026 2029 19 1
20 Josh Knight England DF (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 29) on loan from Portsmouth 2026 2027 2 0
23 Conor Masterson Republic of Ireland DF (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 28) Unattached 2026 2027 4 0
39 Ashqar Ahmed England DF (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 19) Academy 2023 2027 28 0
42 Boyd Beacroft England DF (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 20) Academy 2021 2027 4 0
Midfielders
4 Andy Rinomhota Zimbabwe MF (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 29) Unattached 2025 2027 155 4
6 Liam Fraser Canada MF (1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 28) Unattached 2025 2027 46 3
8 Charlie Savage Wales MF (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 23) Manchester United 2023 2027 156 14
10 Lewis Wing England MF (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 31) Unattached 2023 2028 161 34
11 Daniel Kyerewaa Germany MF (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 25) Unattached 2025 2027 54 5
14 Randell Williams England MF (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 29) Unattached 2025 2027 33 3
17 George Earthy England MF (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 22) West Ham United 2026 2029 7 2
28 Josh Stokes England MF (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 22) on loan from Bristol City 2026 2027 11 1
32 Paddy Lane Northern Ireland MF (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25) Portsmouth 2025 2028 54 5
44 Tyler Sackey England MF (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 19) Academy 2024 2029 8 2
49 Emmanuel Osho England MF (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 20) Academy 2024 2028 10 0
Forwards
7 Jack Marriott England FW (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 32) Wrexham 2025 2028 34 25
9 Jamie Reid Northern Ireland FW (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 32) Stevenage 2026 2028 10 0
18 Jacob Brown Scotland FW (1998-04-10) 10 April 1998 (age 28) Unattached 2026 2028 18 5
19 Kyreece Lisbie England FW (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 22) Colchester United 2026 2030 16 5
22 Sean Patton Republic of Ireland FW (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 20) Derry City 2025 2028 8 1
U21
34 Joseph Barough England MF (2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 20) Academy 2023 2026 2 0
35 Carter Bowdery England MF (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 (age 19) Academy 2025 2027 0 0
37 Luke Howard England MF (2007-09-29) 29 September 2007 (age 19) Academy 2025 2027 3 0
38 Philip Duah Ghana DF (2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 19) Academy 2024 2027 3 0
40 Sam Harrison England DF (2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 20) Academy 2024 2027 0 0
45 Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith England MF (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 20) Academy 2024 2027 0 0
50 Jerae Jones England MF (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 19) Academy 2024 2027 2 0
51 Josh Welland England GK (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 19) Academy 2025 2027 0 0
52 Dennis Bossman England FW (2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 20) Academy 2023 2026 0 0
60 Scofield Lonmeni-Dekam England MF (2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 18) Liverpool 2026 0 0
63 Matteo Dashi Albania MF (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 19) Unattached 2026 2028 0 0
64 Torin Ntege England MF (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 20) Unattached 2026 2027 0 0
65 Kevin Mfuamba England MF (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 20) Unattached 2026 2028 0 0
66 Calum Logan England DF (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 19) Unattached 2026 2028 0 0
67 Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong England MF (2009-07-27) 27 July 2009 (age 17) Chelsea 2026 2028 0 0
U18
53 Harley Irish England DF Academy 2026 2027 0 0
54 T'Shay St. Louis Grenada MF (2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 18) Academy 2026 2027 0 0
56 George Booth Canada MF Academy 2026 2027 0 0
57 Callum Cliff England DF (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 19) Unattached 2026 2027 0 0
58 Toby Borgnis New Zealand GK (2008-09-30) 30 September 2008 (age 18) Academy 2025 0 0
59 Anthony Dove England DF (2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 18) Academy 2026 2027 0 0
61 Jacob Neptune England DF (2007-10-26) 26 October 2007 (age 19) Academy 2026 0 0
62 Ainsley Covus England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Josh Yensu England GK Academy 2026 0 0
Christian Cary England DF Academy 2026 0 0
Da'Jarn Martin-Grant England DF Academy 2026 0 0
Ryan Zie England DF Academy 2026 0 0
Ethan Heywood Canada DF (2009-10-05) 5 October 2009 (age 17) Academy 2026 0 0
Julian Garate Democratic Republic of the Congo MF (2010-01-28) 28 January 2010 (age 16) Academy 2026 0 0
Henry Agyekum England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Ryan Beacroft England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Elijah Gayle England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Kenaya Kaninda England MF (2010-05-05) 5 May 2010 (age 16) Academy 2026 0 0
Aaron Nour England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Matthias Ojo England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Lewis Otis England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Omari Zion England MF Academy 2026 0 0
Kai Russell Saint Lucia MF (2010-04-07) 7 April 2010 (age 16) Academy 2026 0 0
Dan Goulding Wales MF (2010-10-12) 12 October 2010 (age 16) Academy 2026 0 0
Lucas Daka Zambia MF Academy 2026 0 0
Tyler Adjei England FW (2010-07-17) 17 July 2010 (age 16) Academy 2026 0 0
Kallum Fuller-Thompson England FW Academy 2026 0 0
Larry Omoregie England FW Academy 2026 0 0
Away on loan
12 Kelvin Abrefa Ghana DF (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 22) Academy 2020 2028 83 2
31 Tom Norcott England GK (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 21) Academy 2021 2028 2 0
36 John Ryan Republic of Ireland DF (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 22) Sassuolo 2023 2027 6 0
41 Harrison Rhone England GK (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 20) Academy 2021 2028 0 0
43 David Hicks England MF (2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 20) Unattached 2025 2027 1 0
46 Abraham Kanu Sierra Leone DF (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 21) Academy 2021 2027 16 0
47 Shay Spencer England MF (2005-10-13) 13 October 2005 (age 21) Academy 2022 2027 9 0
55 Reece Evans Northern Ireland FW (2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 21) Unattached 2025 2027 2 0
Left during the season
9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Nigeria FW (2003-04-23)23 April 2003 (aged 22) Academy 2021 2027 139 27
  1. ^ Joel Pereira was born in Switzerland, but qualified to represent Portugal, representing them at youth level between 2012 and 2018.
  2. ^ Jeriel Dorsett was born in Enfield, England, but qualified to represent Montserrat and made his international debut for Montserrat in September 2023. He previously represented England at U18 level.
  3. ^ Andy Rinomhota was born in Leeds, England, but qualified to represent Zimbabwe making his senior debut in 2023.
  4. ^ Charlie Savage was born in Leicester, England, but qualified to represent Wales, representing them at U17, U18, U19, U21 and senior level.
  5. ^ Paddy Lane was born in England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland making his senior debut in 2022.
  6. ^ Jamie Reid was born in Torquay, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland, making his senior debut in 2024.
  7. ^ Jacob Brown was born in Halifax, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, making his senior debut in 2021.
  8. ^ Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, going on to make his debut for Ghana U20 in June 2022.

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2026 and List of English football transfers winter 2026–27
For those players sold, released or contract ended before the start of this season, see 2025–26 Reading F.C. season.

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
22 June 2026 FW England Kyreece Lisbie Colchester United Undisclosed
30 June 2026 DF England Udoka Godwin-Malife Burton Albion Undisclosed
2 July 2026 FW Scotland Jacob Brown Unattached Free
9 July 2026 DF England Callum Cliff Unattached Free
31 July 2026 MF Albania Matteo Dashi Unattached Free
31 July 2026 MF England Torin Ntege Unattached Free
19 August 2026 MF England George Earthy West Ham United Undisclosed
24 August 2026 DF England Calum Logan Unattached Free
24 August 2026 MF England Kevin Mfuamba Unattached Free
25 August 2026 MF England Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong Chelsea Undisclosed
25 August 2026 DF Republic of Ireland Conor Masterson Unattached Free
31 August 2026 FW Northern Ireland Jamie Reid Stevenage Undisclosed
  1. ^ a b Transfer announced on the shown date, becoming official on 1 July 2026.
  2. ^ Transfer fee believed to be between £500,000 and £750,000.
  3. ^ Transfer fee believed to be £500,000.
  4. ^ Transfer fee believed to be £600,000.

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
10 July 2026 MF England Josh Stokes Bristol City End of Season
28 August 2026 DF England Josh Knight Portsmouth End of Season

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
29 July 2026 FW Nigeria Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Horsens Undisclosed
  1. ^ Transfer fee believed to be £640,000

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 July 2026 GK England Tom Norcott Derry City 1 January 2027
11 July 2026 GK England Harrison Rhone Brackley Town 1 January 2027
24 July 2026 FW Northern Ireland Reece Evans Bedford Town 1 January 2027
6 August 2026 MF England David Hicks Bedford Town 1 January 2027
12 August 2026 MF England Shay Spencer Slough Town mid-October 2026
4 September 2026 DF Ghana Kelvin Abrefa Forest Green Rovers 4 December 2026
25 September 2026 DF Sierra Leone Abraham Kanu Wealdstone 19 December 2026
20 October 2026 DF Republic of Ireland John Ryan Hampton & Richmond Borough 20 January 2027

Trial

Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref.
July 2026 FW England George Cleveland Aylesbury United
August 2026 DF Republic of Ireland Conor Masterson Gillingham 25 August 2026
October 2026 GK Pakistan Adam Khan Blackburn Rovers

Contract extensions

Date from Position Nationality Name Contract expiry Ref.
5 May 2026 DF Montserrat Jeriel Dorsett 30 June 2027
11 May 2026 MF England Carter Bowdery
DF Ghana Philip Duah
DF England Sam Harrison
MF England David Hicks
MF England Luke Howard
DF Sierra Leone Abraham Kanu
GK England Harrison Rhone
DF Republic of Ireland John Ryan
MF England Shay Spencer
12 May 2026 DF England Jacob Neptune
MF England Ainsley Covus
19 May 2026 GK England Harrison Rhone 30 June 2028
14 June 2026 MF Zimbabwe Andy Rinomhota 30 June 2027
24 June 2026 DF Ghana Kelvin Abrefa 30 June 2028
30 June 2026 GK England Tom Norcott 30 June 2028
GK England Matthew Rowley 30 June 2027
DF England Boyd Beacroft
MF England Tyler Sackey 30 June 2029
MF England Emmanuel Osho 30 June 2028
MF England Joseph Barough 31 December 2026
FW England Dennis Bossman
8 July 2026 DF England Anthony Dove 30 June 2027
DF England Harley Irish
MF Canada George Booth
MF Grenada T'Shay St. Louis
5 October 2026 FW Republic of Ireland Sean Patton 30 June 2028

Friendlies

On 22 May, Reading announced that they would open their pre-season with a trip to the Cherrywood Road to face Farnborough on 11 July. Reading announced their second pre-season friendly on 8 June, a trip to face Woking at Kingfield Stadium on 25 July. On 10 June, Reading announced that they would end their pre-season preparations with a home game against Charlton Athletic on 1 August. On 12 June, Reading confirmed further fixtures away to Newport County and Crawley Town on 28 and 31 July. On 7 July, a pre-season training camp in Alicante, Spain was announced along with a friendly against Getafe.

11 July 2026 Farnborough 1–2 Reading Farnborough
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Robinson 80' Report Marriott 4'
Fraser 75'		 Stadium: Saunders Transport Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,754
17 July 2026 Getafe 1–0 Reading Oliva, Spain
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Satriano 82' Stadium: Oliva Nova Resort
25 July 2026 Woking 0–2 Reading Woking
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Sackey 67'
Brown 88'		 Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,498
28 July 2026 Newport County 0–4 Reading Newport
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Brown 11'
Stokes 50'
Jones 68', 89'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,718
31 July 2026 Crawley Town 0–1 Reading Crawley
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Beacroft 81' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
1 August 2026 Charlton Athletic 0–3 Reading Charlton
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Wing 45', 83'
Evans 67'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Note: Match originally scheduled to be played at the Madejski Stadium, but moved to The Valley and played behind closed-doors, due to Madejski pitch not being ready.

Development team

On 2 June, Windsor & Eton announced that they would be facing a Reading XI in a preseason friendly.

18 July 2026 Basingstoke Town 2–1 Reading XI Basingstoke
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Chiriac
Brown 		Report Stadium: Winklebury Football Complex
28 July 2026 Windsor & Eton 0–3 Reading XI Windsor
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Stag Meadow
28 July 2026 Swindon Supermarine 1–2 Reading XI South Marston, Swindon
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
  • Warre
Report
  • Lonmeni-Dekam
  • Trialist
Stadium: Hunts Copse
Attendance: 112

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 15 August 2026 Matchday 1 13 6 4 3 25 13 +12 046.15
FA Cup First Round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 8 August 2026 15 September 2026 First Round Third Round 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 033.33
EFL Trophy 18 August 2026 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 18 7 6 5 31 19 +12 038.89

Last updated: 31 October 2026
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2026–27 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Luton Town 13 7 2 4 26 20 +6 23 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Plymouth Argyle 14 7 2 5 21 19 +2 23
6 Reading 13 6 4 3 25 13 +12 22
7 Bradford City 13 6 4 3 10 8 +2 22
8 Cambridge United 14 5 6 3 21 21 0 21
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
13 6 4 3 24 12  +12 22 5 1 1 16 6  +10 1 3 2 8 6  +2

Last updated: 31 October 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1245678910111213143
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHHAA
ResultLDWWLWDDWLWWD
Position17171481489767656
Points014771011121515182122
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 25 June, the League One fixtures were revealed.

15 August 2026 1 Reading 3–4 Luton Town Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Marriott 8', 31', 38'
O'Connor Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Richards 6'
Palmer 50', 52'
Walsh Yellow card 72'
Kodua 90+6', Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,065
Referee: Leigh Doughty
22 August 2026 2 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Reading Wimbledon
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hippolyte Yellow card 19'
Johnson Yellow card 29'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 29'
Rinomhota Yellow card 38'
Savage Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Attendance: 8,334
Referee: Michael Barlow
2 September 2026 4 Reading 5–0 Mansfield Town Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Marriott 35', 58'
Ward 40'
Earthy 44'
Pereira Yellow card 72'
Brown 80'		 Report Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 9,607
Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 September.
5 September 2026 5 Reading 3–1 Blackpool Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Earthy 12'
Lisbie 49'
Brown 90+4'		 Report J.Williams Yellow card 16'
Clarkson 80'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,597
Referee: David Rock
12 September 2026 6 Cambridge United 2–1 Reading Cambridge
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Bennett 52'
Watts 62'
Ahadme Yellow card 66'
Perry Yellow card 80'		 Report Marriott 38'
Williams Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,129
Referee: Oliver Yates
19 September 2026 7 Reading 2–0 Notts County Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Marriott 49', 72'
Lisbie Yellow card 90+1'
Lane Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Mustapha Yellow card 24' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: Simon Mather
Referee: 12,049
26 September 2026 8 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Reading High Wycombe
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Casey Yellow card 30'
Wareham 61'
Harvie Yellow card 68'
Ings 90'		 Report O'Connor 47'
Lisbie Yellow card 68'
Brown 80'
Roberts Yellow card 88'
Ward Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 7,191
Referee: Tom Reeves
3 October 2026 9 Reading 1–1 Bradford City Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Rinomhota Yellow card 12'
Roberts Yellow card 18'
Godwin-Malife 66'		 Report Beesley 4'
Touray Yellow card 35'
Baldwin Yellow card 39'
Pointon Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,737
Referee: Paul Howard
10 October 2026 10 Milton Keynes Dons 1–5 Reading Denbigh
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ekpiteta Yellow card 73'
Collins 85'		 Report Roberts Yellow card 28'
Lane 38'
Bramall red-colored football 47' (o.g.)
Lisbie 64', 80'
Brown 87'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 13,857
Referee: Matthew Corlett
17 October 2026 11 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Reading Wigan
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gray Yellow card 52'
Hogan 71'
Carragher Yellow card 74'		 Report Rinomhota Yellow card 23'
Roberts Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: The Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Edward Duckworth
21 October 2026 12 Reading 1–0 Leyton Orient Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Stokes Yellow card 14'
Wing football with red X 32'
O'Connor Yellow card 48'
Lane 52'		 Report Connolly Yellow card 49' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 8,705
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 October, but was rescheduled to be shown on Sky Sports.
24 October 2026 13 Reading 2–1 Barnsley Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lisbie 54', 68'
O'Connor Yellow card 60'		 Report Yoganathan 7' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,670
Referee: Scott Oldham
31 October 2026 14 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Reading Plymouth
12:30 GMT (UTC) Evans Yellow card 25' Report Dorsett Yellow card 90+1'
Lisbie Yellow card 90+1'
Rinomhota Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,316
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15:00, but was rescheduled to be shown on Sky Sports +.
4 November 2026 3 Oxford United v Reading Littlemore
19:45 GMT (UTC) Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 August, but was rescheduled to 8 September following a request from Thames Valley Police. The match was again postponed on 28 August at the request of Oxford United.

FA Cup

Main article: 2026–27 FA Cup

On 19 October, Reading were drawn away to Peterborough United in the first round of the cup.

7 November 2026 First Round Peterborough United – Reading Peterborough
20:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: London Road Stadium
Note: Match selected for broadcast on TNT Sports.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Cup

Reading were drawn away to Bromley in the first round, Stevenage in the second round and then at home to Brentford in the third round.

8 August 2026 First Round Bromley 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Reading Bromley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Cheek 33'
Taylor Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90'
Archer Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Stokes 14'
Wing football with red X 70'
Williams Yellow card 90+11'		 Stadium: Copperjax Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Adeboyejo football with check mark
McKiernan football with check mark
Ifill football with check mark
Conteh football with check mark
Archer football with red X		 football with check mark Wing
football with check mark Savage
football with check mark Marriott
football with check mark Fraser
football with check mark Williams
25 August 2026 Second Round Stevenage 0–3 Reading Stevenage
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Butler Yellow card 29' Report Brown 9'
Lane 24'
Dorsett Yellow card 41'
Williams 85'		 Stadium: SPORTA Arena
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Richard Eley
15 September 2026 Third Round Reading 1–2 Brentford Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) O'Connor 72' Report Wilson 3'
Carvalho 45+1'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 13,489
Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Trophy

Group stage

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Trophy § Group stage

Reading were drawn against Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Chelsea U21 into Southern Group C.

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Wycombe Wanderers (A) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 4 +1 5
3 L1 Reading 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 −2 2
4 L2 Bristol Rovers (E) 2 0 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2026. Source: EFL
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
18 August 2026 1 Reading 1–1
(3–1 p)		 Wycombe Wanderers Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Savage Yellow card 56'
Fraser 76', Yellow card 87'		 Report Quitirna 71' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 2,652
Referee: Isaac Searle
Penalties
Savage football with check mark
Fraser football with check mark
Lane football with check mark		 Tezgel football with red X
Boyd-Munce football with check mark
Hagelskjær football with red X
Leahy football with red X
13 October 2026 2 Reading 0–2 Chelsea U21 Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Ezenwata 21', 25'
Bettoni Yellow card 79'
McMahon Yellow card 90+2'
Watson Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 1,667
Referee: George Laflin
10 November 2026 3 Bristol Rovers v Reading Horfield
19:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 31 October 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR Joel Pereira 16 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Udoka Godwin-Malife 14 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Montserrat MSR Jeriel Dorsett 11 0 6 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0
4 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Andy Rinomhota 13 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Haydon Roberts 13 0 10+1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF Canada CAN Liam Fraser 9 1 1+3 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 1
7 FW England ENG Jack Marriott 9 8 7+1 8 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF Wales WAL Charlie Savage 14 0 0+9 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Reid 10 0 4+5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG Lewis Wing 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF Germany GER Daniel Kyerewaa 16 0 2+9 0 0 0 2+1 0 1+1 0
14 MF England ENG Randell Williams 18 1 1+12 0 0 0 2+1 1 2 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paudie O'Connor 15 2 13 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
16 DF England ENG Benn Ward 11 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG George Earthy 7 2 4+1 2 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Jacob Brown 18 5 2+11 4 0 0 2+1 1 2 0
19 FW England ENG Kyreece Lisbie 16 5 13 5 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Josh Knight 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Masterson 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
25 GK England ENG Jack Stevens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
28 MF England ENG Josh Stokes 11 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
32 MF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy Lane 16 3 10+2 2 0 0 1+2 1 1 0
37 MF England ENG Luke Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
38 DF Ghana GHA Philip Duah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
39 DF England ENG Ashqar Ahmed 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
42 DF England ENG Boyd Beacroft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
44 MF England ENG Tyler Sackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
49 FW England ENG Emmanuel Osho 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
50 FW England ENG Jerae Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Players who featured but are away on loan:
43 MF England ENG David Hicks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
55 FW Northern Ireland NIR Reece Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played 31 October 2026
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW England 7 Jack Marriott 8 0 0 0 8
2 FW England 19 Kyreece Lisbie 5 0 0 0 5
FW Scotland 18 Jacob Brown 4 0 1 0 5
4 MF Northern Ireland 32 Paddy Lane 2 0 1 0 3
5 MF England 17 George Earthy 2 0 0 0 2
DF Republic of Ireland 15 Paudie O'Connor 1 0 1 0 2
7 DF England 16 Benn Ward 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 2 Udoka Godwin-Malife 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 28 Josh Stokes 0 0 1 0 1
MF England 14 Randell Williams 0 0 1 0 1
MF Canada 6 Liam Fraser 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 25 0 5 1 31

Clean sheets

As of match played 31 October 2026
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 GK Portugal 1 Joel Pereira 5 0 1 0 6
Total 5 0 1 0 6

Disciplinary record

As of match played 31 October 2026
Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Portugal GK Joel Pereira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Montserrat DF Jeriel Dorsett 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 Zimbabwe MF Andy Rinomhota 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 England DF Haydon Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 Canada MF Liam Fraser 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 Wales MF Charlie Savage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
14 England MF Randell Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
15 Republic of Ireland DF Paudie O'Connor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 England DF Benn Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 England FW Kyreece Lisbie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 England MF Josh Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Northern Ireland MF Paddy Lane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 22 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 26 0

Awards

Player awards

EFL League One Player of the Month

Month Player Result Ref.
September England Jack Marriott Won

EFL League One Goal of the Month

Month Player Opposition Result Ref.
August England Jack Marriott Luton Town Won

PFA League One Fans' Player of the Month

Month Player Result Ref.
September England Jack Marriott Won

Manager awards

EFL League One Manager of the Month

Month Manager Result Ref.
September England Leam Richardson Won

References

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