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List of Reading F.C. records and statistics

Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign[1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign.[2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.[1][3]

Reading's progress through the English football league system from 1920 to present

The club's largest win was a 10–0 victory over Gibraltar on 10 July 2019 in a pre-season friendly. Their biggest league win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Third Division South.[1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894.[1]

The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991.[1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club.[1][4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively.[1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31.[1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States.[1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1,103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record.[5]

Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0.[6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012.[7]

The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £8 million received from Crystal Palace for Michael Olise in July 2021, beating the £7 million fee that 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurðsson in August 2010.[8][1][9] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is George Pușcaș, for an estimated £8,000,000 from Internazionale on 7 August 2019.[10]

Honours edit

Managerial edit

Player records edit

Appearances
Goals
Goalkeeping
  • Longest time without conceding a goal: Steve Death (1,103 minutes; 1978–79; former English league record)[5][16]
Transfers
Internationals

Appearances edit

The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions.[13]

Pos. Player App.
1   Martin Hicks 603
2   Steve Death 537
3   Dick Spiers 505
4   Michael Gilkes 487
5   Stuart Beavon 481
6   Maurice Evans 459
7   Steve Richardson 457
8   Jimmy Wheeler 453
9   Phil Parkinson 426
10   Ady Williams 398

Goalscorers edit

The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions.[14]

Pos. Player Gls
1   Trevor Senior 191
2   Jimmy Wheeler 168
3   Ronnie Blackman 167
4   Tony MacPhee 104
5   Tommy Tait 103
6   Denis Allen 95
7   Jimmy Quinn 94
8   Douggie Webb 93
9   Les Chappell 90
10   Pat Earles 85

Team records edit

  • Biggest win: 9–0 v Exeter City (19 September 2023, Football League Trophy)[1]
  • Heaviest defeat: 18–0 v Preston North End (27 January 1894, FA Cup 1st round)[1]
  • Longest winning sequence at the start of a season: 13 victories in 1985–86.
  • Most points in a single season in any English professional league: 106 points (2005–06)[3]
  • Longest winless sequence at the start of a season (club record): 6 (2 draws and 4 defeats), (2018–19)
  • Heaviest home defeat: 7-0 vs Fulham, (11 January 2022)
  • Longest winless sequence: 15 defeats (4 March 2023 - 8 August 2023)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Club Honours and Records". Reading F.C. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Points record". The Football League. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Reading 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2006.
  4. ^ "Reading Internationals". Royals' Record. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b "United stretch lead after Van der Sar record". CNN world sport. Cable News Network. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. ^ van Eijden, Han (2011). "Elm Park Reading". Old Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Reading FC News - Record Attendance Set". Reading Football Club. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Reading FC receive record fee as Michael Olise moves to Crystal Palace". Wokingham.Today.
  9. ^ "Sigurdsson leaving in Club record deal". Reading Football Club. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Reading sign Inter Milan striker Puscas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ^ "1871 - Berks & Bucks Senior Cup". 1871 - the ultimate Reading FC website. Archived from the original on 20 April 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Reading | News | Latest News | Latest News | McDermott picks up prestigious award". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  13. ^ a b c "Most Appearances". royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Top Scorers". royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Farewell to an old legend". 14 December 2007.
  16. ^ "Record - 1,103 minutes without conceding". Reading F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Tiago Ilori: Liverpool defender signs for Reading". BBC Sport. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Reading FC receive record fee as Michael Olise moves to Crystal Palace". Wokingham.Today.
  19. ^ "Reading Internationals". royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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