| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li (until 14 May) Redwood Holdings (from 14 May) | |||
| Manager | Rubén Sellés (until 6 December)[1] Noel Hunt (from 6 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Select Car Leasing Stadium | |||
| League One | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round vsBurnley | |||
| EFL Cup | First round vsColchester United | |||
| EFL Trophy | Round of 32 vsWalsall | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Harvey Knibbs (14) All: Harvey Knibbs (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,481 (vsBarnsley, 3 May 2025, League One) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,022 (vsWest Ham United U21, 20 August 2024, EFL Trophy) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 12,535 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (vs.Mansfield Town (A), 21 April 2025, League One) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (vs.Wrexham (A), 24 August 2024, League One) 2–5 (vs.Bolton Wanderers (A), 21 September 2024, League One) 1–4 (vs.Stockport County (A), 29 October 2024, League One) 0–3 (vs.Blackpool (H), 14 December 2024, League One) | |||
| All statistics correct as of 3 May 2025. | ||||
The2024–25 season was the 154th season in the history ofReading and their second consecutive season inLeague One. In addition to thedomestic league, the club also participated in theFA Cup, theEFL Cup, and theEFL Trophy.
On 8 May 2024, Reading released their retained and release list for the end of the season.Femi Azeez,Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan,Jayden Wareham,Michael Craig,Jeriel Dorsett andJoel Pereira all had one-year optional extensions activated by the club, whilstKelvin Abrefa andTivonge Rushesha were offered new contracts with their current deals expiring on 30 June. Reading also confirmed thatMatthew Carson,Nesta Guinness-Walker,Sam Hutchinson andClinton Mola would all be leaving the club when their contracts expire on 30 June.[3]
On 23 May, Reading released their retained and released list for their Under 18 and Under 21 teams. For the Under 21 team, Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis,John Clarke, Jeremiah Okine-Peters,John Ryan andCharlie Wellens all had one-year contract extensions exercised,Adrian Akande, Matthew Rowley,Jack Senga,Michael Stickland andBasil Tuma had all been offered new contracts, whilst Hamid Abdel-Salam, Billie Clark,Jahmari Clarke, Harvey Collins, Ajani Giscombe, Geneiro Maragh, Harvey Maudner, Sam Paul and Ben Purcell would all leave the club. For the Under 18 team, Joseph Barough, Boyd Beacroft and Harrison Rhone all were offered new contracts, whilst Toby Mawer rejected a contract offer in order to accept a College Sponsorship place in the United States and Tyler Field, Matthew Goulding, William Gutierrez-Ramirez, Jayden Porter-Atkinson, Jack Timberlake and Aaron White would all leave the club.[4]
On 27 June, Reading announced that they had signed a new two-year contract withKelvin Abrefa.[5]
On 4 July, Reading announced that they had signed a new one-year contract withTivonge Rushesha after his previous one had expired at the end of theprevious season.[6]
On 5 July, Reading announced that they had signed new contracts withAdrian Akande, Matthew Rowley,Jack Senga,Michael Stickland andBasil Tuma, whilst Joseph Barough, Boyd Beacroft, Harrison Rhone, Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith, Jerae Jones andEmmanuel Osho had all signed their first professional contracts with the club.[7]
On 19 July, Reading announced thatJökull Andrésson had joinedUngmennafélagið Afturelding on loan until 31 October.[8]
On 12 August, Reading announced thatDean Bouzanis had joinedStevenage on loan until January.[9]
On 21 August, Reading announced the departure ofFemi Azeez toMillwall for a substantial undisclosed fee.[10]
On 30 August, Reading announced the loan signing ofChem Campbell fromWolverhampton Wanderers until 5 January 2025.[11]
On 25 October, Reading confirmed that Matthew Rowley had joinedTonbridge Angels on a one-month loan deal.[12]
On 4 November, Reading announced that they had mutually agreed to endJökull Andrésson's contract, that was due to expire in the summer of 2025, early.[13]
On 6 November, ManagerRubén Sellés was nominated forSky Bet League One Manager of the Month for October.[14]
On 29 November, Reading announced that Matthew Rowley had extended his loan deal withTonbridge Angels until the end of the season.[15]
On 6 December, Reading announced thatRubén Sellés had left the club to joinEFL Championship clubHull City, and thatUnder-21’s Head CoachNoel Hunt had been appointed as his replacement on a contract until June 2027.[1][2]
On 19 December, Reading announced that their postponed fixture at home toShrewsbury Town had been rearranged to 20:00hrs, 11 February 2025.[16]
On 10 January, Reading announced thatChem Campbell had returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season after his initial loan deal had expired on 5 January.[17]
On 14 January, Reading announced that Harrison Rhone had joinedMarlow on loan for one-month.[18]
On 31 January,Sam Smith left the club to sign forWrexham for a significant undisclosed fee.[19]
On 3 February, Reading announced the loan signing ofBilly Bodin fromBurton Albion until the end of the season,[20] thatTyler Bindon had been sold toNottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee whilst also being loaned back to Reading for the remainder of the season,[21] and thatDean Bouzanis had left the club after his contract was ended by mutual agreement.[22]
On 3 March, Reading announced the signing of free-agentTom Carroll on a contract until the end of the season.[23]
On 12 March, Reading announced that their away fixture atShrewsbury Town on 22 March, had been rearranged for 8 April at 19:45hrs due to international call-ups.[24]
On 16 April,Tyler Bindon was nominated for theEFL League One Young Player of the Season award alongsideLouie Barry andRichard Kone.[25]
Prior to the last match of the season, Reading announced that a sale in principle of the club and its facilities toRob Couhig's Redwood Holdings Limited.[26] After the match, a 4–2 home defeat toBarnsley,Tyler Bindon was announced as the clubs player of the season withJoel Pereira coming second andHarvey Knibbs third.[27]
On 14 May, Reading and theEFL, confirmed that Redwood Holdings Limited had completed their takeover of the club.[28][29]
On 16 May, Reading released their retained and released list, withDavid Button,Harlee Dean,Tom Carroll,Coniah Boyce-Clarke,Adrian Akande,Louie Holzman,Jack Senga,Charlie Wellens, James Sharlott, Kai Source and Verell George all leaving the club at the end of their contracts on 30 June. Reading confirmed that they had activated one-year extension clauses withMamadi Camará,Tom Norcott, Joseph Barough, Boyd Beacroft and Mathew Rowley. Whilst new contracts had been offered toMichael Craig,Jeriel Dorsett,Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan,Abraham Kanu,Amadou Mbengue,Joel Pereira,Tivonge Rushesha,Michael Stickland,Basil Tuma,Jayden Wareham,Andy Yiadom, Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis,John Clarke,John Ryan, Jeremiah Okine-Peters,Shay Spencer,Ashqar Ahmed, Carter Bowdery, Philip Duah, Sam Harrison, Luke Howard and Josh Welland.[30]
On 23 May, Reading announced that they had signed a new contract withLewis Wing, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028.[31]
On 12 June, Reading announced that they had signed a new contract withJoel Pereira, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2028.[32]
On 23 June, Reading announced that they had signed new one-year contracts withJohn Clarke andJohn Ryan.[33]
On 24 June, Reading announced thatMichael Stickland had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[34] The following day, 25 June, Reading also announced thatAndy Yiadom had signed a new one-year contract.[35]
On 26 June, Reading confirmed that bothAmadou Mbengue andJayden Wareham had turned down new contracts with the club, and would depart at the end of their contracts on 30 June.[36]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | David Button | GK | (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 36) | Unattached | 2023[38] | 2025[38] | 49 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Joel Pereira[a] | GK | (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 28) | Unattached | 2023[39] | 2028[32] | 54 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Coniah Boyce-Clarke[b] | GK | (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | 2025[40] | 7 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kelvin Abrefa[c] | DF | (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 21)[41] | Academy | 2020 | 2026[5] | 56 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Jeriel Dorsett[d] | DF | (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019[42] | 2025[3] | 45 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Harlee Dean | DF | (1991-07-26)26 July 1991 (aged 33) | Unattached | 2023[43] | 2025[43] | 40 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Andy Yiadom[e] | DF | (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 33) | Barnsley | 2018[44] | 2026[35] | 222 | 4 | ||
| 24 | Tyler Bindon | DF | (2005-01-27)27 January 2005 (aged 20) | on loan fromNottingham Forest | 2025[21] | 2025[21] | 91 | 5 | ||
| 27 | Amadou Mbengue[f] | DF | (2002-01-05)5 January 2002 (aged 23) | Unattached | 2022[45] | 2025[46] | 109 | 3 | ||
| 32 | Abraham Kanu | DF | (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 19)[47] | Academy | 2021 | 2025 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Emmanuel Osho | DF | (2006-09-26)26 September 2006 (aged 18)[48] | Academy | 2024[7] | 2026[7] | 6 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ben Elliott[g] | MF | (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 22) | Chelsea | 2023[49] | 2026[49] | 66 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Michael Craig[h] | MF | (2003-04-16)16 April 2003 (aged 22) | Unattached | 2022[50] | 2025[3] | 76 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Charlie Savage[i] | MF | (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 22) | Manchester United | 2023[51] | 2027[51] | 96 | 12 | ||
| 11 | Tom Carroll | MF | (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2025[23] | 2025[23] | 9 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Tivonge Rushesha | MF | (2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 22)[52] | Unattached | 2023[53] | 2025[6] | 33 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Mamadi Camará | MF | (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 21) | Feirense | 2020[54] | 2026[30] | 61 | 5 | ||
| 29 | Lewis Wing | MF | (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 29) | Unattached | 2023[55] | 2028[31] | 99 | 22 | ||
| 30 | Andre Garcia | MF | (2007-11-30)30 November 2007 (aged 17)[56] | Academy | 2024 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Harvey Knibbs | FW | (1999-04-26)26 April 1999 (aged 26) | Unattached | 2023[57] | 2026[57] | 100 | 32 | ||
| 9 | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | FW | (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 23) | Academy | 2021 | 2025[3] | 92 | 17 | ||
| 10 | Billy Bodin[j] | FW | (1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 33) | on loan fromBurton Albion | 2025[20] | 2025[20] | 16 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Jayden Wareham | FW | (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 21)[58] | Unattached | 2023[59] | 2025[3] | 55 | 7 | ||
| 20 | Chem Campbell[k] | FW | (2002-12-30)30 December 2002 (aged 22) | on loan fromWolverhampton Wanderers | 2025[17] | 2025[17] | 42 | 7 | ||
| U21 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Basil Tuma[l] | FW | (2005-04-24)24 April 2005 (aged 20)[60] | Academy | 2021 | 2025 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 33 | John Clarke | DF | (2004-04-24)24 April 2004 (aged 21)[61] | Port Vale | 2022[50] | 2026[33] | 4 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Louie Holzman | DF | (2003-11-16)16 November 2003 (aged 21)[62] | Academy | 2020 | 2025 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Jack Senga | MF | (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 21)[63] | Academy | 2020 | 2025 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Adrian Akande | FW | (2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (aged 21)[64] | Unattached | 2022[65] | 2025 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 38 | Michael Stickland | DF | (2003-11-09)9 November 2003 (aged 21)[66] | Academy | 2020 | 2026[34] | 10 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Ashqar Ahmed | DF | (2007-08-31)31 August 2007 (aged 17)[67] | Academy | 2023 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Charlie Wellens | MF | (2002-12-05)5 December 2002 (aged 22)[68] | Unattached | 2023[59] | 2025[4] | 3 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Tom Norcott | GK | (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 20)[69] | Academy | 2021 | 2026[30] | 2 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Boyd Beacroft | DF | (2005-11-22)22 November 2005 (aged 19)[70] | Academy | 2021 | 2026[30] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Jeremiah Okine-Peters | FW | (2004-12-16)16 December 2004 (aged 20)[71] | Academy | 2021 | 2025[4] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Tyler Sackey | MF | (2006-11-14)14 November 2006 (aged 18)[72] | Academy | 2024 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 46 | Jacob Borgnis | MF | (2004-09-06)6 September 2004 (aged 20)[73] | Academy | 2021 | 2025[4] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Shay Spencer | MF | (2005-10-13)13 October 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | 2025[74] | 5 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Joseph Barough | MF | (2006-04-03)3 April 2006 (aged 19)[75] | Academy | 2023 | 2026[30] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Sam Harrison | DF | (2006-10-24)24 October 2006 (aged 18)[76] | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 53 | Philip Duah | DF | (2006-11-13)13 November 2006 (aged 18)[77] | Academy | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 57 | John Ryan | DF | (2004-01-21)21 January 2004 (aged 21)[78] | Sassuolo | 2023[59] | 2026[33] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matthew Rowley | GK | (2004-07-30)30 July 2004 (aged 20)[79] | Academy | 2020 | 2026[30] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harrison Rhone | GK | (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (aged 19)[80] | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith | MF | (2005-11-22)22 November 2005 (aged 18)[81] | Academy | 2024[7] | 2027[7] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerae Jones | MF | (2007-05-22)22 May 2007 (aged 17)[82] | Academy | 2024[7] | 2027[7] | 0 | 0 | |||
| U18 | ||||||||||
| Denim Nnamudi | MF | (2006-07-07)7 July 2006 (aged 18)[83] | Academy | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 10 | Sam Smith | FW | (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 27) | Unattached | 2023[84] | 2026[84] | 74 | 29 | ||
| 11 | Femi Azeez | FW | (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 23) | Wealdstone | 2019[85] | 2025[3] | 89 | 11 | ||
| 25 | Jökull Andrésson | GK | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 23) | Academy | 2018[86] | 2025[87] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dean Bouzanis | GK | (1990-10-02)2 October 1990 (aged 34) | Sutton United | 2022[88] | 2025[88] | 9 | 0 | |||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2025 | MF | Tom Carroll | Unattached | Free | [23] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Chem Campbell | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 January 2025 | [11] | |
| 10 January 2025 | FW | Chem Campbell | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | [17] | |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Billy Bodin | Burton Albion | End of season | [20] | |
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Tyler Bindon | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [21] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2024 | FW | Femi Azeez | Millwall | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | Sam Smith | Wrexham | Undisclosed | [19] | |
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Tyler Bindon | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed | [21] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2024 | GK | Jökull Andrésson | Ungmennafélagið Afturelding | 31 October 2024 | [8] | |
| 12 August 2024 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | Stevenage | January 2025 | [9] | |
| 25 October 2024 | GK | Matthew Rowley | Tonbridge Angels | End of season[a] | [12][15] | |
| 14 January 2025 | GK | Harrison Rhone | Marlow | 14 February 2025 | [18] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 November 2024 | GK | Jökull Andrésson | Afturelding | 7 December 2024 | [13][89] | |
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | Charlton Athletic | 22 March 2025 | [22][90] | |
| 30 June 2025 | GK | David Button | Ipswich Town | 4 July 2025 | [30][91] | |
| 30 June 2025 | GK | James Sharlott | Salisbury | 4 August 2025 | [30][92] | |
| 30 June 2025 | GK | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | Aldershot Town | 25 November 2025 | [30][93] | |
| 30 June 2025 | DF | Harlee Dean | [30] | |||
| 30 June 2025 | DF | Louie Holzman | Eastleigh | 31 July 2025 | [30][94] | |
| 30 June 2025 | DF | Kai Source | Luton Town | 16 September 2025 | [30][95] | |
| 30 June 2025 | DF | Amadou Mbengue | Queens Park Rangers | 1 July 2025 | [30][36][96] | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | Jack Senga | Sarajevo B | 15 August 2025 | [30][97] | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | Tom Carroll | [30] | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | Charlie Wellens | Leyton Orient | 12 August 2025 | [30][98] | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | Michael Craig | Leyton Orient | 4 July 2025 | [30][99] | |
| 30 June 2025 | FW | Verell George | Slough Town | [30] | ||
| 30 June 2025 | FW | Jayden Wareham | Exeter City | 1 July 2025 | [30][36][100] | |
| 30 June 2025 | FW | Adrian Akande | Colchester United | 1 August 205 | [30][101] | |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | New Contract | 24 July 2025 | [102] |
On 22 May, Reading announced their first pre-season friendly, againstWatfordbehind closed doors.[103] A day later, the firstopen to public friendly was confirmed, againstQueens Park Rangers.[104] On 7 June, a trip to faceWoking was confirmed.[105] A fourth pre-season fixture was later added, at home toHull City.[106] On 21 June, Reading announced that they would travel to theCardiff City Stadium on 31 July to faceCardiff City.[107]
| 6 July 2024 | Watford | 0–2 | Reading | St Albans |
| 11:00BST (UTC+1) | Report | Akande Wareham | Stadium:Watford Football Club Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 19 July 2024 | Reading | 1–2 | Millwall | Wokingham |
| 12:00BST (UTC+1) | Ehibhatiomhan | Report | Esse Flemming | Stadium:Bearwood Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 23 July 2024 | Woking | 0–2 | Reading | Woking |
| 19:30BST (UTC+1) | Report | Wareham Ehibhatiomhan | Stadium:Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 2,635 |
| 27 July 2024 | Reading | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Azeez | Report | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 4,332 |
| 31 July 2024 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Reading | Cardiff |
| 19:30BST (UTC+1) | Robinson | Report | Azeez | Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3,077 |
| 3 August 2024 | Reading | 2–0 | Hull City | Reading |
| 15:00BST | Elliott Smith | Report | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 2,368 |
Didcot Town announced, on 24 May, a friendly against a Reading development side.[108]
| 13 July 2024 | Reading U21s | 0–2 | Hemel Hempstead Town | Wokingham |
| 11:00BST (UTC+1) | Report | Iaciofano | Stadium:Bearwood Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 27 July 2024 | Didcot Town | 0–7 | Reading U21s | Didcot |
| 14:00BST (UTC+1) | Report | Trialist A Trialist B Tuma Sackey George | Stadium:Loop Meadow |
| 30 July 2024 | Reading U21s | 1–0 | Millwall | Wokingham |
| 12:00BST (UTC+1) | Stadium:Bearwood Park |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League One | 10 August 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 045.65 |
| FA Cup | 2 November 2024 | 11 January 2025 | First round | Third round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 13 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 20 August 2024 | 10 December 2024 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | 54 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 85 | 68 | +17 | 046.30 | ||||
Last updated: 3 May 2025
Source:Soccerway
It was announced by theEFL the season would begin on the weekend of the 10 and 11 August 2024 and conclude on 3 May 2025.[109] Fixtures would be announced on the 26 June 2024.[110] On 26 June the schedule for the season was released, with Reading starting their season with an away trip toBirmingham City on 10 August, to be shown onSky Sports.[111]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 78 | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 75 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 70 | −3 | 68 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 67 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 75 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 |
Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source:Soccerway
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 15 | 17 | 112 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 163 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 264 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 385 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 August 20241 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
| 17:30BST (UTC+1) | May | Report | Wing Ehibhatiomhan | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 27,985 Referee:Will Finnie |
| Note: Live onSky Sports. | ||||
| 17 August 20242 | Reading | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Savage Ehibhatiomhan | Report | Kerr Aimson Sze | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 24 August 20243 | Wrexham | 3–0 | Reading | Wrexham |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Palmer Lee Cannon | Report | Smith Elliott | Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 31 August 20244 | Reading | 2–0 | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Mbengue Savage Smith Dean Abrefa | Report | Berry Godden Jones | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,778 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 14 September 20246 | Reading | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Report | James Kelman Galbraith Hemming Happe O'Neill Ball | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,952 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 21 September 20247 | Bolton Wanderers | 5–2 | Reading | Horwich |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Sheehan Santos Charles Baxter Dempsey Williams Arfield | Report | Wing Elliott Smith Knibbs | Stadium:Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,635 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge |
| 28 September 20248 | Reading | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
| 12:30BST (UTC+1) | Elliott Knibbs | Report | Pearson Spencer Headley Kasumu | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcast.[113] | ||||
| 1 October 20249 | Reading | 3–1 | Burton Albion | Reading |
| 20:00BST (UTC+1) | Campbell Ehibhatiomhan Smith Savage | Report | Williams Watt Orsi | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 8,774 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 5 October 202410 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Reading | Rotherham |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Nombe Odoffin James Dawson | Report | Wing Garcia Ehibhatiomhan Smith Craig | Stadium:New York Stadium Attendance: 8,907 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 19 October 202412 | Reading | 4–1 | Crawley Town | Reading |
| 12:30BST (UTC+1) | Mbengue Wing Savage Smith | Report | Forster Anderson Camará | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,243 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcast.[114] | ||||
| 22 October 202413 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Reading | Exeter |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Woods Niskanen | Report | Wareham Craig Mbengue | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 6,807 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 26 October 202414 | Reading | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | Reading |
| 12:30BST (UTC+1) | Smith Bindon | Report | Omochere Forde Hunt Moore | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,843 Referee: Simon Mather |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcast.[114] | ||||
| 29 October 20245 | Stockport County | 4–1 | Reading | Edgeley |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Collar Wootton Barry Touray | Report | Campbell Wing | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+. Match originally scheduled for 7 September, but post postponed on 20 August due to international call-ups.[115][116] | ||||
| 9 November 202415 | Stevenage | 1–1 | Reading | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Kemp | Report | Elliott Knibbs | Stadium:Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 November 202417 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Reading | Peterborough |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Fernandez | Report | Knibbs Bindon Mbengue | Stadium:London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,008 Referee: Scott Simpson |
| 26 November 202411[117] | Barnsley | 2–2 | Reading | Barnsley |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Keillor-Dunn Phillips Earl | Report | Smith | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+. Match originally scheduled for 12 October, but post postponed on 30 September due to international call-ups.[118][117][119] | ||||
| 3 December 202418 | Reading | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Reading |
| 20:00GMT (UTC) | Camará Wing Elliott | Report | Cousins | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Sam Allison |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 7 December 202419 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Reading | High Wycombe |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Lubala Onyedinma Bakinson Harvie | Report | Knibbs Pereira Smith | Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 7,651 Referee: David Rock |
| 14 December 202420 | Reading | 0–3 | Blackpool | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Mbengue Smith Garcia | Report | Morgan Apter Fletcher | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 21 December 202421 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Reading | Lincoln |
| 12:30GMT (UTC) | Cadamarteri House Hackett O'Connor | Report | Holzman Dean | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,396 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcast.[114] | ||||
| 26 December 202422 | Reading | 4–1 | Northampton Town | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Knibbs Smith Savage Camará | Report | Eaves McGeehan | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,283 Referee: Scott Simpson |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 29 December 202423 | Reading | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Camará Bindon Mbengue Wareham | Report | Evans McLaughlin | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,626 Referee: Martin Woods |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 1 January 202524 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Reading | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Kachunga Brophy | Report | Knibbs Holzman Smith Wing | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 4 January 202525 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Reading | Charlton |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Report | Mbengue Ahmed | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 15,526 Referee: Scott Oldham | |
| Note: Live onSky Sports+ | ||||
| 18 January 202527 | Reading | 1–3 | Stockport County | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Garcia Savage Smith | Report | Southam-Hales Connolly Pye Diamond | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 25 January 202528 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Reading | Leyton |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Markanday Kelman Donley | Report | Craig Smith | Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,774 Referee: Elliot Bell |
| 28 January 202529 | Burton Albion | 3–2 | Reading | Burton upon Trent |
| 19:45GMT (UTC) | Burrell Böðvarsson | Report | Ehibhatiomhan Garcia Craig Smith | Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 1 February 202530 | Reading | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Craig Knibbs | Report | Thomason Southwood Toal | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,508 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 8 February 202531 | Huddersfield Town | 0–0 | Reading | Huddersfield |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Spencer Kasumu | Report | Knibbs Campbell Ehibhatiomhan | Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,385 Referee: Scott Tallis |
| 11 February 202516 | Reading | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Reading |
| 20:00GMT (UTC) | Campbell Wareham | Report | Perry | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,975 Referee:Abigail Byrne |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 November, but postponed on 7 November due to international call-ups.[120][16] | ||||
| 15 February 202532 | Reading | 2–1 | Rotherham United | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Knibbs | Report | Humphreys James Nombe | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 22 February 202533 | Reading | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Reading |
| 12:30GMT (UTC) | Savage | Report | Paik | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,919 Referee:Alex Chilowicz |
| 1 March 202534 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Reading | Wigan |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Kerr | Report | Wareham Yiadom Bindon | Stadium:Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 4 March 202535 | Reading | 0–0 | Exeter City | Reading |
| 20:00GMT (UTC) | Report | Magennis Purrington Watts Aitchison A.MacDonald | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,955 Referee: Richard Eley |
| 8 March 202536 | Crawley Town | 1–1 | Reading | Crawley |
| 12:30GMT (UTC) | Watson Radcliffe Ibrahim Camará | Report | Ehibhatiomhan Campbell | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[121] | ||||
| 11 March 202526 | Reading | 2–0 | Wrexham | Reading |
| 20:00GMT (UTC) | Stickland Knibbs Wing Pereira Savage | Report | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,557 Referee: Edward Duckworth | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 January, but post postponed on 2 December due to both Reading and Wrexham participating in the Third Round of theFA Cup that same weekend,[122] and was later rearranged for 11 March.[123] | ||||
| 15 March 202537 | Reading | 1–1 | Stevenage | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Piergianni Wing Savage | Report | Piergianni | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,984 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 29 March 202539 | Reading | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Hughes Knibbs Savage Carroll | Report | Edun Odoh Poku Hayes | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,108 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 1 April 202540 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Reading | Blackpool |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Carey Casey Hamilton | Report | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,345 Referee: Aaron Bannister |
| 5 April 202541 | Reading | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Reading |
| 12:30BST (UTC+1) | Mbengue Knibbs Wareham | Report | Simons Kone Lowry Grimmer | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 15,228 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 8 April 202538 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–3 | Reading | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Perry Pierre | Report | Bindon Wing Camará Savage Ehibhatiomhan Campbell | Stadium:New Meadow Attendance: 4,956 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 March, but postponed on 12 March due to international call-ups.[24] | ||||
| 12 April 202542 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Reading | Northampton |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Guinness-Walker | Report | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,614 Referee: Greg Rollason |
| 18 April 202543 | Reading | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Mbengue Ehibhatiomhan Camará Yiadom | Report | Bayliss Collins House Hamilton Darikwa | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 16,388 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 21 April 202544 | Mansfield Town | 1–5 | Reading | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Baccus | Report | Wareham Williams Wing Garcia Bodin | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 8,377 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 26 April 202545 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Reading | Bristol |
| 12:30BST (UTC+1) | Sotiriou | Report | Mbengue Wing Campbell | Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,035 Referee: Simon Mather |
| 3 May 202546 | Reading | 2–4 | Barnsley | Reading |
| 15:00BST (UTC+1) | Yiadom Wing Bodin | Report | Humphrys Russell Connell Keillor-Dunn | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 21,481 Referee: Carl Brook |
On 14 October, the draw for the first round was made, with Reading being drawn at home toFleetwood Town.[124][125] On 3 November, Reading were drawn at home against7th tier sideHarborough Town.[126] On 2 December, they were drawn at home againstBurnley.[127][128]
| 2 November 2024First Round | Reading | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Rushesha Bindon Odubeko | Report | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 1 December 2024Second Round | Reading | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Harborough Town | Reading |
| 14:00GMT (UTC) | Kanu Camará Savage Akande Garcia Campbell | Report | Robinson O’Sullivan Sandro Tonge Malone | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 11 January 2025Third Round | Reading | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Reading |
| 15:00GMT (UTC) | Wing | Report | Rodriguez Foster Flemming | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,039 Referee: Andy Davies |
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Reading being drawn away againstColchester United.[129]
| 13 August 2024First round | Colchester United | 2–2 (4–3p) | Reading | Colchester |
| 19:45BST (UTC+1) | Hopper Payne Ihionvien Kelleher | Report | Kanu Savage Wing | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Neil Hair |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ihionvien Read Oni Gordon | Wareham Ehibhatiomhan Bindon Wing Mbengue | |||
In the group stage, Reading were drawn into Southern Group H alongsideCheltenham Town,Newport County andWest Ham United U21s.[130][131] In the round of 32, Reading were drawn away againstWalsall.[132]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance toRound 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | West Ham United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 20 August 20241 | Reading | 3–1 | West Ham United U21 | Reading |
| 19:00BST (UTC+1) | Abrefa Wareham Sackey | Report | Dean Akpata Robinson | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
| 5 November 20242 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Reading | Cheltenham |
| 19:00GMT (UTC+1) | Colwill Pett Liggett Shipley | Report | Akande | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,598 Referee: James Durkin |
| Note: Match was originally scheduled for 8 October, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[133][134] | ||||
| 12 November 20243 | Reading | 3–0 | Newport County | Reading |
| 19:00GMT (UTC) | Mbengue Garcia Knibbs Wareham | Report | Stadium:Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| 10 December 2024Round of 32 | Walsall | 1–1 (4–2p) | Reading | Walsall |
| 19:00GMT (UTC) | Weir Johnson | Report | Savage Button Ahmed Sackey Wareham | Stadium:Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Steven Copeland |
| Penalties | ||||
| Adomah Johnson Daniels Cleary | ||||
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 | David Button | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Kelvin Abrefa | 30 | 1 | 11+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Jeriel Dorsett | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Ben Elliott | 24 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Michael Craig | 35 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Harlee Dean | 24 | 0 | 7+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Harvey Knibbs | 47 | 16 | 41+2 | 14 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Charlie Savage | 51 | 7 | 40+5 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | 35 | 4 | 27+6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Billy Bodin | 16 | 2 | 3+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Tom Carroll | 9 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Tivonge Rushesha | 22 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Andy Yiadom | 14 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Jayden Wareham | 44 | 7 | 15+22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 20 | FW | Chem Campbell | 42 | 7 | 36+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Joel Pereira | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Tyler Bindon | 47 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Basil Tuma | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Amadou Mbengue | 37 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Mamadi Camará | 38 | 4 | 19+14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Lewis Wing | 50 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Andre Garcia | 43 | 0 | 29+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Abraham Kanu | 16 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Louie Holzman | 15 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 35 | MF | Jack Senga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | Adrian Akande | 21 | 1 | 4+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | Michael Stickland | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Ashqar Ahmed | 12 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 40 | MF | Charlie Wellens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 41 | GK | Tom Norcott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 42 | DF | Boyd Beacroft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 43 | FW | Jeremiah Okine-Peters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Tyler Sackey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| 47 | MF | Shay Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 49 | DF | Emmanuel Osho | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 50 | FW | Joe Barough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Sam Smith | 26 | 11 | 24+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Femi Azeez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 7 | Harvey Knibbs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Sam Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| MF | 29 | Lewis Wing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 4 | FW | 20 | Chem Campbell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| MF | 8 | Charlie Savage | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| FW | 19 | Jayden Wareham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | FW | 9 | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | 28 | Mamadi Camará | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Own goal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | DF | 24 | Tyler Bindon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | 4 | Ben Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 5 | Michael Craig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 10 | Billy Bodin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 44 | Tyler Sackey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15 | DF | 27 | Amadou Mbengue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 37 | Adrian Akande | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 2 | Kelvin Abrefa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 84 | ||||
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 | Joel Pereira | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | GK | 1 | David Button | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David Button | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | Kelvin Abrefa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Ben Elliott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Michael Craig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Harlee Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Harvey Knibbs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Charlie Savage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Tom Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Tivonge Rushesha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Andy Yiadom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Jayden Wareham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Chem Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Joel Pereira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Tyler Bindon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Amadou Mbengue | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Mamadi Camará | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Lewis Wing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Andre Garcia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Abraham Kanu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 | DF | Louie Holzman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 37 | FW | Adrian Akande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF | Michael Stickland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 39 | DF | Ashqar Ahmed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | Sam Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 88 | 6 | |||