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Reading's complete Football League record — 99 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

Sorted: Oldest season first Reset to season order
Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1920/21 Third Division 20 42 8 4 9 26 22 4 3 14 16 37 12 7 23 42 59 31 -17 0.711
2 1921/22 Third Division South 13 42 10 5 6 28 15 4 5 12 12 32 14 10 18 40 47 38 -7 0.851
3 1922/23 Third Division South 19 42 9 8 4 24 15 1 6 14 12 40 10 14 18 36 55 34 -19 0.654
4 1923/24 Third Division South 18 42 12 2 7 35 20 1 7 13 16 37 13 9 20 51 57 35 -6 0.894
5 1924/25 Third Division South 14 42 9 6 6 28 15 5 4 12 9 23 14 10 18 37 38 38 -1 0.973
6 1925/26 Third Division South 1 42 16 5 0 49 16 7 6 8 28 36 23 11 8 77 52 57 25 1.480
7 1926/27 Second Division 14 42 14 1 6 47 20 2 7 12 17 52 16 8 18 64 72 40 -8 0.888
8 1927/28 Second Division 18 42 9 8 4 32 22 2 5 14 21 53 11 13 18 53 75 35 -22 0.706
9 1928/29 Second Division 15 42 12 3 6 48 30 3 6 12 15 56 15 9 18 63 86 39 -23 0.732
10 1929/30 Second Division 19 42 10 7 4 31 20 2 4 15 23 47 12 11 19 54 67 35 -13 0.805
11 1930/31 Second Division 21 42 11 2 8 47 33 1 4 16 25 63 12 6 24 72 96 30 -24 0.750
12 1931/32 Third Division South 2 42 19 1 1 65 21 4 8 9 32 46 23 9 10 97 67 55 30 1.447
13 1932/33 Third Division South 4 42 14 5 2 68 30 5 8 8 35 41 19 13 10 103 71 51 32 1.450
14 1933/34 Third Division South 3 42 17 4 0 60 13 4 8 9 22 37 21 12 9 82 50 54 32 1.640
15 1934/35 Third Division South 2 42 16 5 0 59 23 5 6 10 30 42 21 11 10 89 65 53 24 1.369
16 1935/36 Third Division South 3 42 18 0 3 52 20 8 2 11 35 42 26 2 14 87 62 54 25 1.403
17 1936/37 Third Division South 5 42 14 5 2 53 23 5 6 10 23 37 19 11 12 76 60 49 16 1.266
18 1937/38 Third Division South 6 42 17 2 2 44 21 3 9 9 27 42 20 11 11 71 63 51 8 1.126
19 1938/39 Third Division South 5 42 12 6 3 46 23 4 8 9 23 36 16 14 12 69 59 46 10 1.169
20 1946/47 Third Division South 9 42 11 6 4 53 30 5 5 11 30 44 16 11 15 83 74 43 9 1.121
21 1947/48 Third Division South 10 42 10 5 6 37 28 5 6 10 19 30 15 11 16 56 58 41 -2 0.965
22 1948/49 Third Division South 2 42 17 1 3 48 18 8 4 9 29 32 25 5 12 77 50 55 27 1.540
23 1949/50 Third Division South 10 42 15 2 4 48 21 2 6 13 22 43 17 8 17 70 64 42 6 1.093
24 1950/51 Third Division South 3 46 15 6 2 57 17 6 9 8 31 36 21 15 10 88 53 57 35 1.660
25 1951/52 Third Division South 2 46 19 2 2 73 23 10 1 12 39 37 29 3 14 112 60 61 52 1.866
26 1952/53 Third Division South 11 46 17 3 3 53 18 2 5 16 16 46 19 8 19 69 64 46 5 1.078
27 1953/54 Third Division South 8 46 14 3 6 57 33 6 6 11 29 40 20 9 17 86 73 49 13 1.178
28 1954/55 Third Division South 18 46 7 10 6 32 26 6 5 12 33 47 13 15 18 65 73 41 -8 0.890
29 1955/56 Third Division South 17 46 10 2 11 40 37 5 7 11 30 42 15 9 22 70 79 39 -9 0.886
30 1956/57 Third Division South 13 46 13 4 6 44 30 5 5 13 36 51 18 9 19 80 81 45 -1 0.987
31 1957/58 Third Division South 5 46 14 5 4 52 23 7 8 8 27 28 21 13 12 79 51 55 28 1.549
32 1958/59 Third Division 6 46 16 4 3 51 21 5 4 14 27 42 21 8 17 78 63 50 15 1.238
33 1959/60 Third Division 11 46 13 3 7 49 34 5 7 11 35 43 18 10 18 84 77 46 7 1.090
34 1960/61 Third Division 18 46 13 5 5 48 29 1 7 15 24 54 14 12 20 72 83 40 -11 0.867
35 1961/62 Third Division 7 46 14 5 4 46 24 8 4 11 31 42 22 9 15 77 66 53 11 1.166
36 1962/63 Third Division 20 46 13 4 6 51 30 3 4 16 23 48 16 8 22 74 78 40 -4 0.948
37 1963/64 Third Division 6 46 15 5 3 49 26 6 5 12 30 36 21 10 15 79 62 52 17 1.274
38 1964/65 Third Division 13 46 12 8 3 45 26 4 6 13 25 44 16 14 16 70 70 46 0 1.000
39 1965/66 Third Division 8 46 13 5 5 36 19 6 8 9 34 44 19 13 14 70 63 51 7 1.111
40 1966/67 Third Division 4 46 13 7 3 45 20 9 2 12 31 37 22 9 15 76 57 53 19 1.333
41 1967/68 Third Division 5 46 15 5 3 43 17 6 4 13 27 43 21 9 16 70 60 51 10 1.166
42 1968/69 Third Division 14 46 13 3 7 41 25 2 10 11 26 41 15 13 18 67 66 43 1 1.015
43 1969/70 Third Division 8 46 16 3 4 52 29 5 8 10 35 48 21 11 14 87 77 53 10 1.129
44 1970/71 Third Division 21 46 10 7 6 32 33 4 4 15 16 52 14 11 21 48 85 39 -37 0.564
45 1971/72 Fourth Division 16 46 14 3 6 37 26 3 5 15 19 50 17 8 21 56 76 42 -20 0.736
46 1972/73 Fourth Division 7 46 14 7 2 33 7 3 11 9 18 31 17 18 11 51 38 52 13 1.342
47 1973/74 Fourth Division 6 46 11 9 3 37 13 5 10 8 21 24 16 19 11 58 37 51 21 1.567
48 1974/75 Fourth Division 7 46 13 6 4 38 20 8 4 11 25 27 21 10 15 63 47 52 16 1.340
49 1975/76 Fourth Division 3 46 19 3 1 42 9 5 9 9 28 42 24 12 10 70 51 60 19 1.372
50 1976/77 Third Division 21 46 10 5 8 29 24 3 4 16 20 49 13 9 24 49 73 35 -24 0.671
51 1977/78 Fourth Division 8 46 12 7 4 33 23 6 7 10 22 29 18 14 14 55 52 50 3 1.057
52 1978/79 Fourth Division 1 46 19 3 1 49 8 7 10 6 27 27 26 13 7 76 35 65 41 2.171
53 1979/80 Third Division 7 46 14 6 3 43 19 2 10 11 23 46 16 16 14 66 65 48 1 1.015
54 1980/81 Third Division 10 46 13 5 5 39 22 5 5 13 23 40 18 10 18 62 62 46 0 1.000
55 1981/82 Third Division 12 46 11 6 6 43 35 6 5 12 24 40 17 11 18 67 75 62 -8 0.893
56 1982/83 Third Division 21 46 10 8 5 37 28 2 9 12 27 51 12 17 17 64 79 53 -15 0.810
57 1983/84 Fourth Division 3 46 17 6 0 51 14 5 10 8 33 42 22 16 8 84 56 82 28 1.500
58 1984/85 Third Division 9 46 8 7 8 31 29 11 5 7 37 33 19 12 15 68 62 69 6 1.096
59 1985/86 Third Division 1 46 16 3 4 39 22 13 4 6 28 29 29 7 10 67 51 94 16 1.313
60 1986/87 Second Division 13 42 11 4 6 33 23 3 7 11 19 36 14 11 17 52 59 53 -7 0.881
61 1987/88 Second Division 22 44 5 7 10 20 25 5 5 12 24 45 10 12 22 44 70 42 -26 0.628
62 1988/89 Third Division 18 46 10 6 7 37 29 5 5 13 31 43 15 11 20 68 72 56 -4 0.944
63 1989/90 Third Division 10 46 10 9 4 33 21 5 10 8 24 32 15 19 12 57 53 64 4 1.075
64 1990/91 Third Division 15 46 11 5 7 34 28 6 3 14 19 38 17 8 21 53 66 59 -13 0.803
65 1991/92 Third Division 12 46 9 8 6 33 27 7 5 11 26 35 16 13 17 59 62 61 -3 0.951
66 1992/93 Division Two 8 46 14 4 5 44 20 4 11 8 22 31 18 15 13 66 51 69 15 1.294
67 1993/94 Division Two 1 46 15 6 2 40 16 11 5 7 41 28 26 11 9 81 44 89 37 1.840
68 1994/95 Division One 2 46 12 7 4 34 21 11 3 9 24 23 23 10 13 58 44 79 14 1.318
69 1995/96 Division One 19 46 8 7 8 28 30 5 10 8 26 33 13 17 16 54 63 56 -9 0.857
70 1996/97 Division One 18 46 13 7 3 37 24 2 5 16 21 43 15 12 19 58 67 57 -9 0.865
71 1997/98 Division One 24 46 8 4 11 27 31 3 5 15 12 47 11 9 26 39 78 42 -39 0.500
72 1998/99 Division Two 11 46 10 6 7 29 26 6 7 10 25 37 16 13 17 54 63 61 -9 0.857
73 1999/00 Division Two 10 46 10 9 4 28 18 6 5 12 29 45 16 14 16 57 63 62 -6 0.904
74 2000/01 Division Two 3 46 15 5 3 58 26 10 6 7 28 26 25 11 10 86 52 86 34 1.653
75 2001/02 Division Two 2 46 12 7 4 36 20 11 8 4 34 23 23 15 8 70 43 84 27 1.627
76 2002/03 Division One 4 46 13 3 7 33 21 12 1 10 28 25 25 4 17 61 46 79 15 1.326
77 2003/04 Division One 9 46 11 6 6 29 25 9 4 10 26 32 20 10 16 55 57 70 -2 0.964
78 2004/05 Division One 7 46 13 7 3 33 15 6 6 11 18 29 19 13 14 51 44 70 7 1.159
79 2005/06 Championship 1 46 19 3 1 58 14 12 10 1 41 18 31 13 2 99 32 106 67 3.093
80 2006/07 Premier League 8 38 11 2 6 29 20 5 5 9 23 27 16 7 15 52 47 55 5 1.106
81 2007/08 Premier League 18 38 8 2 9 19 25 2 4 13 22 41 10 6 22 41 66 36 -25 0.621
82 2008/09 Championship 4 46 12 5 6 40 17 9 9 5 32 23 21 14 11 72 40 77 32 1.800
83 2009/10 Championship 9 46 10 7 6 39 22 7 5 11 29 41 17 12 17 68 63 63 5 1.079
84 2010/11 Championship 5 46 12 7 4 43 25 8 10 5 34 26 20 17 9 77 51 77 26 1.509
85 2011/12 Championship 1 46 14 5 4 36 18 13 3 7 33 23 27 8 11 69 41 89 28 1.682
86 2012/13 Premier League 19 38 4 8 7 23 33 2 2 15 20 40 6 10 22 43 73 28 -30 0.589
87 2013/14 Championship 7 46 8 10 5 38 25 11 4 8 32 31 19 14 13 70 56 71 14 1.250
88 2014/15 Championship 19 46 8 5 10 24 25 5 6 12 24 44 13 11 22 48 69 50 -21 0.695
89 2015/16 Championship 17 46 8 9 6 25 20 5 4 14 27 39 13 13 20 52 59 52 -7 0.881
90 2016/17 Championship 3 46 16 5 2 35 16 10 2 11 33 48 26 7 13 68 64 85 4 1.062
91 2017/18 Championship 20 46 5 8 10 25 35 5 6 12 23 35 10 14 22 48 70 44 -22 0.685
92 2018/19 Championship 20 46 8 6 9 29 31 2 11 10 20 35 10 17 19 49 66 47 -17 0.742
93 2019/20 Championship 14 46 7 4 12 26 34 8 7 8 33 24 15 11 20 59 58 56 1 1.017
94 2020/21 Championship 7 46 12 4 7 37 27 7 9 7 25 27 19 13 14 62 54 70 8 1.148
95 2021/22 Championship 21 46 7 5 11 33 44 6 3 14 21 43 13 8 25 54 87 41* -33 0.620
96 2022/23 Championship 22 46 10 8 5 31 24 3 3 17 15 44 13 11 22 46 68 44* -22 0.676
97 2023/24 League One 17 46 12 5 6 39 24 4 6 13 29 46 16 11 19 68 70 53* -2 0.971
98 2024/25 League One 7 46 14 4 5 37 21 7 8 8 31 36 21 12 13 68 57 75 11 1.192
99 2025/26 League One 12 46 10 7 6 33 28 6 8 9 31 32 16 15 15 64 60 63 4 1.067
99 seasons: Career totals 4432 1211 512 493 3950 2312 549 596 1071 2556 3783 1760 1108 1564 6506 6095 5398†

* Points deduction applied in that season.

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.