News 2013/2014
87 articles · 1 Jun 2013 – 31 May 2014Hector And Taylor Extend Contracts
Michael Hector and Jake Taylor have signed new contracts to keep them at Reading Football Club until the summer of 2016. Both players broke through to the first team…
Read more →Le Fondre Departure Confirmed
Adam Le Fondre has completed his signing for Championship side Cardiff City. The transfer fee is believed to be two million pounds, which may seem a reasonable fee for a…
Read more →Le Fondre Looks Set To Leave
Adam Le Fondre looks set to leave Reading Football Club after reports circulated that the Royals have accepted an offer from Cardiff City. Le Fondre is expected to…
Read more →Obita Stars For England U21
Reading player of the season Jordan Obita made a big impact on his England Under-21 debut last night. Obita completed the full 90 minutes and scored the opener for…
Read more →End Of Season Awards 2013-2014
Reading's season ended in disappointment last Saturday as they missed out on the play-offs in the final few minutes of the season - but it was one of the better…
Read more →Five Players Leave As Exodus Begins
After Reading finished the Championship season in seventh place, missing out on the play-offs, the departure of key players has began. The club have confirmed that the…
Read more →Reading Finish Seventh After Draw
Reading finished seventh, and missed out on the play-offs, after they failed to beat Burnley at the Madejski Stadium on the final day of the season. Brighton secured…
Read more →Royals Face Burnley Aiming For Play-Offs
Reading face Burnley at the Madejski Stadium this weekend knowing that victory will guarantee us a place in the Championship play-offs. The Royals enter the final game…
Read more →Wigan Secure Play-Off Spot
Wigan have secured a play-off spot this evening after a 1-0 away win at Birmingham. The result means there is now only one play off position up for grabs on the final…
Read more →One Game From Play-Off Finish
Reading find themselves on the verge of a play-off finish after a vital 3-1 away victory at Doncaster Rovers. Once again, Reading's play-off rivals failed to pick up…
Read more →Come On Yeovil - Two Games To Go
The end of the season is just eight days away now, and all Reading fans will be looking out for Yeovil to do us some favours tonight as they travel to Brighton. With two…
Read more →Reading Eventually Win At Home
Reading finally won a game at home - on the eighth attempt - to keep hopes of finishing in the play-offs alive. The Royals were 2-0 winners over Middlesbrough thanks to…
Read more →Defeated Royals Still Control Destiny
Ninth placed Reading still find themselves in touch of a play-off finish despite a heavy defeat at Wigan last Friday. Out of form Reading are still in control of their…
Read more →Reading Travel To Wigan Needing Win
Reading's tough run in continues on Friday night as the Royals travel to FA Cup semi-finalists Wigan Athletic. A Reading win would keep them in the play off positions…
Read more →Final Run In - Who Plays Who
After sitting in sixth place practically all season, the Royals find themselves still hanging in there with four games left to play. The Royals were five points clear of…
Read more →Back To Sixth With Point Against Leicester
Reading put in a reasonable showing at home against promoted Leicester City, to pick up a valuable point and sneak back into sixth place, with four games of the season…
Read more →Bournemouth Deliver Play-Off Blow
Reading's play-off ambitions took a serious set-back with an away defeat against play-off rivals Bournemouth. Bournemouth's 3-1 victory moved them to just two points…
Read more →Three More Away Points As Royals Create Gap
Reading find themselves sitting in sixth place with a five point cushion after another weekend in which results went Reading's way. All the teams in the hunt for sixth…
Read more →Reading Cling To Sixth
Reading somehow managed to cling onto the magical sixth place in the Championship table this weekend. Despite another poor showing at home, Reading had other teams…
Read more →Home Woes Continue As Barnsley Win
Reading's terrible home form continued last night with a very poor quality performance against bottom of the table Barnsley. The visitors were the better side and…
Read more →Back To Sixth With Another Away Win
Reading continued their impressive away form with another victory this weekend to move back into that vital sixth position. This time the Royals defeated Birmingham City…
Read more →Best Behaved Fans Deserve Apology Too
The fall out from the Reading Chronicle's rather strange article on football hooliganism continues with a number of national papers joining the debate to blast the…
Read more →Royals Look To Continue Away Form
This weekend sees a clash between two sides who are better away from home. Luckily for Reading it is them that are on the road as they look to continue an excellent run…
Read more →Bizarre Hooliganism Headline Back-Fires
The Reading Chronicle has left themselves open for ridicule after a bizarre front page article about Reading's non-existent football hooligan problem. The story, a work…
Read more →Royals Drop Out Of Play-Offs
Reading dropped out of the play-off positions this weekend with a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Derby County. Reading's last home victory was back in January and…
Read more →Time For Consistency As Derby Visit
Following the big win at Leeds United mid-week it's time to see how realistic Reading's chances of promotion are this season, as third placed Derby County visit the…
Read more →More Misery For Brian
Life doesn't get any easier for former Reading manager Brian McDermott. Exactly a year after he was harshly kicked out of Reading Football Club he looks to have a very…
Read more →Ten Man Brighton Take A Point
The week before Reading failed to defeat eight man Yeovil at the Madejski Stadium - so perhaps a 1-1 draw away against a reduced numbers Brighton is a sign of…
Read more →Reading Fail To Beat Eight Man Yeovil
Yeovil Town secured a vital point in their bid to avoid relegation to League One with a shock 1-1 draw with Reading at the Madejski Stadium. The result itself, given…
Read more →Royals Ineffective Against Blackburn
Reading's inconsistent season continued this weekend with a second straight home defeat. Once again the Royals failed to score at home for the second fixture - despite…
Read more →Gorkss Is Next To Get Red Overturned
Reading made it two in a row, on successful red card appeals, as Kaspars Gorkss escaped a four match ban when his red card was overturned. Gorkss was shown a straight…
Read more →Reading Win At QPR
Reading pulled off a great win at automatic promotion chasing side QPR this weekend. The home side, third in the table, were firm favourites for victory but were well…
Read more →Jason Roberts To Retire
Although it won't come as a surprise to anyone, Reading striker Jason Roberts is set to retire from professional football due to his long term hip injury. Roberts had…
Read more →Pearce Available For QPR Match
Defender Alex Pearce will be available for Sunday's visit to QPR in the Championship, after successfully appealing last weekend's red card. Pearce would have missed the…
Read more →Royals Win Pearce Appeal
All those who thought Alex Pearce's challenge against Sheffield Wednesday, that led to his dismissal, should never have been a red card were right. The club have…
Read more →Quiet Transfer Deadline Day Expected
It's expected to be a very quiet day for Reading Football Club on transfer deadline day, with the Royals not expected to make any new signings. With the club takeover…
Read more →Three More For Le Fondre As Blackpool Thrashed
Adam Le Fondre made it consecutive home hat-tricks as his three goals helped Reading on their way to another big home win the Championship. Following on from the 7-1…
Read more →Inconsistent Season Continues At Ipswich
Reading's inconsistent season continued this weekend, after a 7-1 home victory over Bolton was swiftly followed by a 0-2 defeat at Ipswich Town. It was Ipswich's first…
Read more →Goal Drought Ends As Royals Hit Seven
Reading's goal drought ended in unexpected style as the Royals thrashed Bolton Wanderers 7-1 at the Madejski Stadium this weekend. This was the first time since November…
Read more →Royals Back In League Action
Reading return to league action this weekend as they travel to Watford in the Championship. Reading were busy getting knocked out of the FA Cup away at Brighton last…
Read more →Adkins Denies West Brom Move
Reading manager Nigel Adkins has denied he is set to move to Premier League strugglers West Bromwich Albion. Adkins is currently one of the favourites to get the job…
Read more →Run Ends As Royals Salvage Late Point
Reading ended a run of three straight league defeats with a late injury time goal at home against Nottingham Forest. Drenthe, a substitute on the hour mark, supplied the…
Read more →Royals Slump To Fourth Defeat In Five
Reading's miserable run of form continued over Christmas, with two more defeats, to make it three consecutive losses and four defeats in five league games. The Royals…
Read more →Royals Struggle To Win
Billy Sharp scored the winner for Reading on his full league debut - scoring after just 13 minutes. Williams set up Sharp who started alongside Pogrebnyak, with Le…
Read more →Home Point Against QPR
Reading were forced to share points with Madejski Stadium visitors Queens Park Rangers, despite taking the lead through Garath McCleary just over an hour into the match.…
Read more →Thrashed At Sheffield Wednesday
Reading suffered a huge defeat at Sheffield Wednesday - going down by five goals to two. Pavel Pogrebnyak was on the score sheet with a first half goal when Reading were…
Read more →Points Shared With Millwall
Reading dropped two points when Millwall secured a late, but deserved draw, with a last minute penalty. The Royals had led for most of the game after Obita's free-kick…
Read more →Reading Look To Continue Home Form
Reading's season so far has been all about the home league form. At the Madejski we're undefeated in six games with four wins and two draws. Those six games have seen…
Read more →Royals Back To Winning Ways
Reading returned to winning ways this weekend with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Doncaster Rovers at the Madejski Stadium. Reading's two in-form players Danny Guthrie and…
Read more →Royals Return To Action
Reading are back in league action this weekend after two weeks off due to the International break. The Royals will be looking to continue their fine home form, after the…
Read more →Unbeaten Run Ends
Reading's unbeaten run of six games came to an end with a 1-2 away defeat at league leaders Burnley. The game saw the return to action for Bridge and McAnuff but Reading…
Read more →Royals Travel To League Leaders
Reading are set for a real test this weekend as they travel to Championship leaders Burnley. It's been an interesting season for the Royals so far. The statistics show…
Read more →Evening With John Motson
The Reading FC Former Players Association are holding an evening with John Motson to raise money for the Berkshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre. Every year the…
Read more →Winning Run Ends At Barnsley
Reading's winning league run ended with a 1-1 draw against bottom of the table Barnsley this evening. Reading traveled to Barnsley on the back of three straight…
Read more →Royals Look For Fourth Straight Win
Reading travel to Barnsley tonight looking for their fourth straight league victory after a 2-0 Championship win against Birmingham at the weekend. Danny Guthrie,…
Read more →Sharp Comes In On Loan
Reading have finally confirmed, after months of speculation, the signing of 27 year old striker Billy Sharp from Southampton. With the transfer window closed the signing…
Read more →Pogrebnyak Scores Two As Royals Win
Reading recording their most comfortable win of the season with a 3-1 away win at Derby County in the Championship. It was the first time Reading had won by more than a…
Read more →Baird To Sign On Free
Reading are set to complete the signing of former Southampton and Fulham defender Chris Baird. Baird spent six years at Fulham after signing in the summer of 2007 for…
Read more →Late Le Fondre Goal Steals Win
Adam Le Fondre stole a win for Reading against Brian McDermott's Leeds United, with a late goal deep into injury time. Le Fondre's headed goal, in the 96th minute from…
Read more →Welcome Back Brian McDermott
Tonight sees the return of Brian McDermott as he brings his Leeds United side to the Madejski Stadium, in what should be a very interesting Championship fixture.…
Read more →Dull No Score Draw Against Brighton
Reading's mediocre return to the Championship continued with a 0-0 home draw against Brighton at the Madejski Stadium. In a poor game, neither side impressed and what…
Read more →Seaside Rendezvous
Familiarity, they say, breeds contempt. Seperated by some 90 miles of M4, M25 and M23, Reading vs Brighton & Hove Albion would seem to be just another football match…
Read more →Royals Fail To Impress Against Oman
The few that bothered to turn up to Reading's weekend friendly against International side Oman were left disappointed with a poor showing from the Royals. Reading were…
Read more →Disappointment As Transfer Window Shuts
Reading have failed to make any additional new signings as the transfer windows closed last night. The lack of signings follows recent statements from the club about the…
Read more →Mariappa Joins Kebe At Palace
Adrian Mariappa has joined Jimmy Kebe at Crystal Palace as the two players complete moves to the Premier League club. Both players were widely rumoured to be leaving the…
Read more →Three Points For Unconvincing Royals
Reading secured a vital three points in the Championship to pick up our first win since the opening day of the season. But it was far from convincing, as Yeovil were the…
Read more →Money For Nothing
Count out your coupons and root around for your Club Card. Reading’s entirely mediocre start to the new season careered violently into chaos midweek with a 6-goal League…
Read more →Three Away Fixtures Start At Blackpool
Reading travel to Blackpool in the league this weekend, as a run of three away fixtures get underway. The Blackpool game will be seen as the toughest of the three with…
Read more →Brothers In Arms
There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply sitting about in pubs. I must go down to the pub again, I’m a lonely passer by! And I all ask…
Read more →Karacan Man Of Match In Watford Draw
Jem Karacan put in his best performance of the season as Reading drew 3-3 at home against Watford in a entertaining match at the Madejski Stadium. There was…
Read more →True Colours
Strutting around in their pin-striped suits, Reading were only a pair of braces away from being the Gordon Gekko of the Championship at Bolton last weekend. Perhaps we…
Read more →Reading To Play Oman In Friendly
Reading have produced some ammunition this week for the club versus country debate this week. However instead of discussion on if you should put your support into…
Read more →Points Shared At Bolton
Reading and Bolton shared the points as an entertaining Championship game ended 1-1 at the Reebok. For the second time this season the Royals had to come back from…
Read more →Royals Travel To Peterborough In League Cup
Reading will travel to Peterborough in the second round of the league cup, or, interestingly initialed, Capital One Cup as it is known this season. The Royals made it…
Read more →(Just Like) Starting Over
In days gone by, the advent of a new football season always felt to me like an episode of Bullseye; familiar entertainment, but the most sure-fire way of telling that it…
Read more →Reading Get Off To Winning Start
Reading started their new Championship season with a 2-1 home victory against Ipswich Town in front of a crowd of over twenty thousand this weekend. The Royals struggled…
Read more →Win Sean Morrison Signed Boots
The Reading FC Former Players' Association are running a new competition to give you a chance to win a pair of Sean Morrison's signed boots. The Association has recently…
Read more →Dean Wilkins Appointed Coach
Former Brighton manager Dean Wilkins has been appointed as first team coach, as Reading FC form a strong management team ready for life in the Championship. Reading now…
Read more →Wycombe Off And League Date Changes
Reading's pre-season friendly at Wycombe Wanderers, that was scheduled for Saturday 13 July has been called off. Wycombe's pitch won't be ready in time for the game so…
Read more →Danny Williams Signs From Hoffenheim
Reading have completed the signing of German side Hoffenheim's midfielder Danny Williams. German born Williams featured for the German under 15 team before getting a…
Read more →McCarthy And Robson-Kanu Win HNA? Awards
Alex McCarthy and Hal Robson-Kanu are the winners of the 2012/2013 Hob Nob Anyone? end of season awards. Alex McCarthy enjoyed a fantastic season after coming into the…
Read more →Royston Is A Royal: Drenthe Signs
Royston Drenthe has completed his transfer to Reading Football club, subject to clearance from the Russian Football Association, after weeks of speculation about his…
Read more →Pearce Signs New Contract
Reading defender Alex Pearce has signed a new contract to keep him at Reading for another two seasons. Pearce was widely expected to be making an exit after a season…
Read more →Reading Kick-Off With Ipswich At Home
The 2013/2014 fixtures for Reading's new season in the Championship have been released this morning. The Championship season kicks-off on 3 August 2013 and runs until 3…
Read more →End Of Season Awards - Vote Now
The dust has finally settled on a disappointing 2012/2013 season in which Reading returned, and then immediately left, the Premier League. It wasn't so painful this time…
Read more →Wayne Bridge Signing Confirmed
Reading have completed the signing of full back Wayne Bridge on a free transfer from Manchester City. Just four years ago Bridge was a player worth 12 million pounds as…
Read more →Royals Line Up Pre-Season Friendlies
Reading's pre-season campaign will feature a home friendly against Swansea City and trips to Bristol City and Bristol Rovers as the Royals prepare for life in the…
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