Reading

Reading have played 6 games in the 2026 season and stand 8th in English League One. They have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2, scoring 14 and conceding 7. Their most recent result was 2-0 at home to Notts County on 19 September.

They finished 12th in 2025 on 63 points, from 16 wins, 15 draws and 15 defeats. Across the last 3 completed seasons their best finish is 7th in 2024, and their average finish is 12.0.

Reading results this season

Reading in the English League One table

Where they sit, with the clubs immediately above and below.

Pos	Club	Played	For	Against	Diff	Points
5	Cambridge United	7	12	10	+2	12
6	Oxford United	6	13	7	+6	11
7	AFC Wimbledon	7	5	7	-2	11
8	Reading	6	14	7	+7	10
9	Stockport County	7	16	10	+6	10
10	Leyton Orient	7	13	9	+4	10
11	Stevenage	7	11	8	+3	9

The Reading squad

ESPN lists 32 players, read 2026-09-23. The squad holds 11 nationalities, most commonly England 19, Northern Ireland 2, Portugal 1.

Position	Players	Names
Goalkeepers	3	Joel Pereira (1), Jack Stephens (25), Matt Rowley (48)
Defenders	11	Paudie O’Conner (15), Benn Ward (16), Udoka Godwin-Malife (2), Conor Masterson (23), Josh Knight (26), Jeriel Dorsett (3), Phillip Duah (38), Ashqar Ahmed (39), Boyd Beacroft (42), Emmanuel Osho (49), Hayden Roberts (5)
Midfielders	11	Lewis Wing (10), Daniel Kyerewaa (11), Randell Williams (14), George Earthy (17), Joshua Stokes (28), Luke Howard (37), Andy Rinomhota (4), Tyler Sackey (44), T’Shay Saint-Louis (54), Liam Fraser (6), Charlie Savage (8)
Forwards	7	Jacob Brown (18), Kyreece Lisbie (19), Sean Patton (22), Paddy Lane (32), Jerae Jones (50), Jack Marriott (7), Jamie Reid (9)

Reading season by season

Every completed season ESPN holds for Reading in this competition, most recent first.

Season	Finished	Played	W-D-L	For	Against	Points
2025	12th	46	16-15-15	64	60	63
2024	7th	46	21-12-13	68	57	75
2023	17th	46	16-11-19	68	70	53

Where to go next

We publish predictions for selected Reading games, listed on soccer predictions.