News 2025/2026

37 articles · 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2026

Gloomy End Of Season As Royals Finish With Defeat

The overcast skies and deluge of rain perfectly reflected the gloomy atmosphere inside The Select Car Leasing stadium at the end of the final game of a generally…

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Summer Changes Are Afoot For Reading After Promotion Disappointment

As we edge ever closer to the month of May, it seems that Reading will now miss out on a late promotion attempt via the Wembley Play Off route, as four League One…

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Another Team Promoted At Reading

Reading's dismal end to the season continued with a defeat which finished off any lingering hopes of reaching the playoffs for another season. Four defeats, a draw and…

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Season Over After Defeat At Doncaster

Reading's season was effectively ended this weekend with a 0-1 away defeat at Doncaster Rovers. The result leaves the Royals in ninth place in the League One table and…

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Vote For Player Of The Season

With the 2025/2026 season coming to a close it's time to vote for your player of the season. The Royals look set for a finish just outside the play-off positions, but…

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Play-Off Hopes Fade After Late Defeat

For the second time in four days Reading demonstrated a vulnerability to concede late goals and it has probably denied an injury-stricken squad a shot at gaining an…

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Navigating the Rebuild and the Road to Stability

It’s been a long road from the dark days of 1994 when we first started this site at the University of East Anglia. Back then, we were just happy to have a digital…

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Reading Back In Top Six With Comfortable Win

Under new manager Caldwell, struggling Wigan had recently begun to pick up points to boost hopes of avoiding the drop, and this afternoon they dominated possession…

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Late Goal See Royals Drop Out Of Play-Offs

Reading suffered another play-off set back with 1-0 defeat away at Stevenage, that saw them drop to 8th and two places outside the play-off spots. Stevenage were the…

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Late Ehibhatiomhan Goal Puts Reading Top 6

Ehibhatiomhan came off the bench to get on the end of a cross to score the vital winner to put Reading into the League One play-off positions. A cross that hit a Burton…

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Play Offs Start To Slip Away

Roared on by a huge contingent of travelling fans, Argyle initially threatened to overwhelm Reading with route one tactics which entailed their team getting as many…

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Reading Snatch Late And Unlikely Victory

Energised by late substitutions Reading snatched a dramatic and unlikely victory after going into stoppage time a goal down to top six opponents Bradford City. After…

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Marriott Hattrick Rescues Reading

Jack Marriott's finishing has transformed Reading's season, and today he gave an exemplary lesson in the art of finishing which deprived Wycombe of a deserved victory…

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Garcia Out And Young In

The final days of the January transfer window have seen talented youngester Andre Garcia leave the club and Kadan Young arrive on loan from Premier League side Aston…

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Another Disappointing Draw

This week, although the teams shared four goals, there was a strong resemblance to the mood of last season's encounter. Since only six of the players in City's squad…

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New Signings Impress In Home Draw

Liam Richardson must have been delighted with the impact of his new signings Ryan Nyambe and Haydon Roberts. In match dominated in terms of possession by Reading, left…

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Roberts and Nyambe Signings Completed

Reading have completed the signings of Haydon Roberts and Ryan Nyambe. Haydon Roberts, a rare permanent signing, has signed a contract to stay with the club until the…

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Vastly Improved Reading Beat Luton

This was a vastly improved Reading home performance compared to their dismal failure against lowly Peterborough last week. There is still work to be done in terms of…

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Dismal Home Defeat

The frustration of watching my team 'underperform' from time to time is a consequence of loyalty. I'll get over it and be back for more next week, next season, and…

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Savage Goal Earns Point

A contest between a team that is hard to beat, and a team struggling to score goals, was always likely to produce a draw, and that was exactly the outcome of a match…

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Andy Rinomhota Returns

Andy Rinomhota has re-joined Reading until the end of the current season after leaving his previous club Cardiff City when his contract expired in the summer. Rinomhota…

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Savage Goal Gives Richardson First Win

A rare moment of quality from Charlie Savage after four minutes produced the goal which propelled the Royals from twentieth to twelfth place in the League, denying…

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Kelly Joins Richardson After Cup Embarrassment

Reading have appointed Rob Kelly as assistant manager to join new first team manager Leam Richardson after Richardson replaced Noel Hunt last week. Kelly comes to…

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Ehibhatiomhan Goal Earns Much Needed Win

A stooping header from Kelvin Ehibhatiomahan midway through the second half was sufficient to secure a well-deserved first win in five matches and lift the Royals into…

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Out Of Bottom Four With Home Win

Reading climbed out of the bottom four with a hard-earned and well-deserved second league victory of the season. The Royals took the lead against the run of play after…

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Can Reading Bounce Back From a Rocky Start to the Season?

Despite renewed ambition, the on-pitch start to the  2025/26 season has been disappointing to say the least. The Royals lost 2-0 in their season opener at Lincoln City,…

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Reading Squad Has Free Agent Gaps, Could Record Signing Be Set For A Return?

It has been a busy week for football fans up and down the country as fresh from the closure of the transfer window as we hit deadline day at the start of the month, we…

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Goal From Lane Earns First League Win

Paddy Lane swept home the only goal of a scrappy game to secure Reading's first league victory of the season against a Vale side also seeking their first win of the…

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The Greatest (and Worst) January Signings in Reading History

The January transfer window is always a gamble. For Reading FC, it’s brought in everything from game-changing additions to signings we’d all rather forget. With budgets…

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Royals Through To League Cup Third Round

Reading eased their way into round three of the Carabao Cup with a solid performance against a determined Wimbledon side. A superb strike from Liam Fraser gave Reading…

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Doyle In After Knibbs Departure

Reading have completed the loan signing of Kamari Doyle from Premier League Brighton and Hove Albion. The arrival of Doyle on a season long loan follows the departure of…

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Reading Start Season With Defeat At Lincoln

Reading started the new 2025/2026 League One season with a disappointing 0-2 away defeat at Lincoln City: Fan Opinion: Lincoln 2 Reading 0 - Read More

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Hunt's Plan Continues As Reading Welcome Another New Face With Potential

Having come in as Ruben Selles' replacement back in early December of last year, manager Noel Hunt continues his own preparations for the 2025/26 League One campaign…

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Reading Back On The Hunt For Promotion In 2025/26

It has been a difficult few years for loyal Reading fans as football and the semblance of sports entertainment sharply took a backseat as owner Dai Yongge lurched from…

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Pre-Season Fixtures Begin At Hungerford Town

Reading's pre-season fixtures kick off this Saturday 5 July as the Royals make the short trip down the A4 to play Hungerford Town at Bulpit Lane. Tickets are available…

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Mbengue And Wareham Leave After Turning Down Contracts

Two key first team players have turned down new contract offers to stay at Reading, presumably to accept better offers elsewhere. Both Mbengue amd Wareham's contracts…

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New Season Fixture List In Full

Reading will kick off the new League One 2025/2026 season with a visit to Lincoln City on 2 August 2025. The Royals first home fixture is the following weekend when…

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