This is a list of seasons played by Reading F.C. in the English Football League. The team, established in 1871, competes in the Championship, the second football league in England. Established in 1871, the club first entered the FA Cup in 1878–79 but did not play league football until the 1920–21 season.
The club has competed in all four tiers of the English Football League and has won the Championship twice, the Football League Second Division three times, the Football League Third Division once, reached the FA Cup semi-finals twice, reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals twice, won the London War Cup, won the Full Members Cup, won the Football League Third Division South Cup and won the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup five times.
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Play-Offs | Relegated |
Season | League [1] | FA Cup [2] | EFL Cup [3] | EFL Trophy | Other [a] | Top scorer(s) [b] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Player(s) | Goals | ||||
1877–78 | R2 | – | – | |||||||||||||
1878–79 | R2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W | |||||||||||||
1879–80 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1880–81 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1881–82 | R4 | |||||||||||||||
1882–83 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1883–84 | R3 | |||||||||||||||
1884–85 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1885–86 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1886–87 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1888–89 | QR1 | |||||||||||||||
1889–90 | QR2 | |||||||||||||||
1890–91 | QR1 | |||||||||||||||
1891–92 | QR2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W | |||||||||||||
1892–93 | QR3 | |||||||||||||||
1893–94 | R1 | FA Amateur Cup | R2 | |||||||||||||
1894–95 | Southern 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 5th | QR3 | FA Amateur Cup | QF | ||||
1895–96 | Southern 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 23 | 4th | QR3 | ||||||
1896–97 | Southern 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 7th | QR4 | ||||||
1897–98 | Southern 1 Western Pro
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22 14
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8 7
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7 2
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7 5
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39 28
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31 25
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23 16
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5th 3rd
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QR3 | ||||||
1898–99 | Southern 1 United League
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24 20
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9 8
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8 5
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7 7
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31 36
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24 25
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26 21
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5th 6th
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QR5 | ||||||
1899–1900 | Southern 1 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 4th | R1 | ||||||
1900–01 | Southern 1 Western 1
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28 16
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8 5
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8 5
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12 6
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24 24
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25 29
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24 15
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9th 6th
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R3 | ||||||
1901–02 | Southern 1 Western 1
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30 16
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16 7
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7 3
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7 6
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57 29
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24 22
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39 17
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5th 3rd
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R2 | ||||||
1902–03 | Southern 1 Western 1
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30 16
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19 7
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7 0
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4 9
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72 20
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30 21
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45 14
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2nd 6th
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R1 | ||||||
1903–04 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 16
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14 4
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13 4
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7 8
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48 16
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35 26
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41 12
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6th 7th
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R1 | ||||||
1904–05 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 20
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18 6
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7 3
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9 11
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57 27
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38 37
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43 15
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2nd 9th
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R1 | ||||||
1905–06 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 20
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12 6
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9 6
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13 8
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53 28
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46 38
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33 18
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10th 9th
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R2 | ||||||
1906–07 | Southern 1 Western 1A
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38 10
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14 4
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6 1
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18 5
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57 12
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47 18
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34 9
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12th 4th
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R1 | ||||||
1907–08 | Southern 1 Western 1B
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38 12
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15 4
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6 3
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17 5
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55 20
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50 25
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36 11
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12th 5th
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R1 | ||||||
1908–09 | Southern 1 Western 1A
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40 12
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11 4
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18 2
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11 6
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60 19
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57 21
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40 10
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8th 6th
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R1 | ||||||
1909–10 | Southern 1 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 73 | 24 | 22nd | R1 | ||||||
1910–11 | Southern 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 35 | 1st | QR4 | ||||||
1911–12 | Southern 1 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 69 | 36 | 11th | R3 | ||||||
1912–13 | Southern 1 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 42 | 8th | R3 | ||||||
1913–14 | Southern 1 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 44 | 4th | R1 | ||||||
1914–15 | Southern 1 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | ||||||
1915–19 | The Southern League and FA Cup were suspended until the First World War ended in November 1918. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Southern 1 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 45 | 7th | R1 | – | – | ||||
1920–21 | Division 3 [c] | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 31 | 20th | R1 | ||||||
1921–22 | Division 3 South [d] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 38 | 13th | R1 | ||||||
1922–23 | Division 3 South | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 19th | QR5 | ||||||
1923–24 | Division 3 South | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 35 | 18th | QR5 | ||||||
1924–25 | Division 3 South | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 14th | QR6 | ||||||
1925–26 | Division 3 South | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 52 | 57 | 1st | R3 | ||||||
1926–27 | Division 2 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 40 | 14th | SF | ||||||
1927–28 | Division 2 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 35 | 18th | R4 | ||||||
1928–29 | Division 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 39 | 15th | R5 | ||||||
1929–30 | Division 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 35 | 19th | R3 | ||||||
1930–31 | Division 2 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 30 | 21st | R3 | ||||||
1931–32 | Division 3 South | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 67 | 55 | 2nd | R1 | ||||||
1932–33 | Division 3 South | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 4th | R3 | ||||||
1933–34 | Division 3 South | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 50 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | ||||
1934–35 | Division 3 South | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 89 | 65 | 53 | 2nd | R5 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | ||||
1935–36 | Division 3 South | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R3 | ||||
1936–37 | Division 3 South | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 49 | 5th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | ||||
1937–38 | Division 3 South | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 6th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | W | ||||
1938–39 | Division 3 South | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 5th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R3 | ||||
1939–40 | Division 3 South | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1st [e] | – [f] | – | |||||
1940–45 | The Football league and FA Cup were suspended until the Second World War ended in September 1945. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | – | R1 [g] | – | – | Third Division South Cup | Group | ||||||||||
1946–47 | Division 3 South | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 83 | 74 | 43 | 9th | R3 | – | |||||
1947–48 | Division 3 South | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 10th | R3 | – | |||||
1948–49 | Division 3 South | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 50 | 55 | 2nd | R2 | – | |||||
1949–50 | Division 3 South | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 10th | R3 | – | |||||
1950–51 | Division 3 South | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 57 | 3rd | R3 | – | |||||
1951–52 | Division 3 South | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 61 | 2nd | R3 | – | |||||
1952–53 | Division 3 South | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 46 | 11th | R1 | – | |||||
1953–54 | Division 3 South | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 73 | 49 | 8th | R1 | – | |||||
1954–55 | Division 3 South | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 41 | 18th | R3 | – | |||||
1955–56 | Division 3 South | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 39 | 17th | R2 | Southern Floodlit Cup | SF | ||||
1956–57 | Division 3 South | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 81 | 45 | 13th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | F | ||||
1957–58 | Division 3 South | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 51 | 55 | 5th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | F | ||||
1958–59 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 50 | 6th | R1 | Southern Floodlit Cup | R1 | ||||
1959–60 | Division 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 46 | 11th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | R2 | ||||
1960–61 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 40 | 18th | R3 | R2 | – | ||||
1961–62 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 7th | R1 | R2 | – | ||||
1962–63 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 40 | 20th | R1 | R2 | – | ||||
1963–64 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 52 | 6th | R2 | R1 | – | ||||
1964–65 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 13th | R4 | R4 | – | ||||
1965–66 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 8th | R3 | R4 | – | ||||
1966–67 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 57 | 53 | 4th | R2 | R2 | – | ||||
1967–68 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 5th | R3 | R3 | – | ||||
1968–69 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 14th | R3 | R1 | – | ||||
1969–70 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 87 | 77 | 53 | 8th | R1 | R1 | – | ||||
1970–71 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 39 | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | Gordon Cumming | 15 | ||
1971–72 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 42 | 16th [h] | R4 | R1 | – | Gordon Cumming | 19 | ||
1972–73 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 51 | 38 | 52 | 7th | R4 | R1 | – | Les Chappell | 17 | ||
1973–74 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 51 | 6th | R2 | R2 | – | Les Chappell | 28 | ||
1974–75 | Division 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 47 | 52 | 7th | R1 | R3 | – | Robin Friday | 20 | ||
1975–76 | Division 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 60 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | – | Robin Friday | 22 | ||
1976–77 | Division 3 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 35 | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | John Murray | 19 | ||
1977–78 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 8th | R2 | R1 | – | Pat Earles | 18 | ||
1978–79 | Division 4 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 35 | 65 | 1st | R3 | R4 | – | Pat Earles | 19 | ||
1979–80 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 48 | 7th | R4 | R2 | – |
Pat Earles Mike Kearney |
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1980–81 | Division 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 10th | R1 | R2 | – | Kerry Dixon | 13 | ||
1981–82 | Division 3 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 62 [i] | 12th | R1 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | Group |
Kerry Dixon Neil Webb |
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1982–83 | Division 3 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | 53 | 21st | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | SF | Kerry Dixon | 32 | |
1983–84 | Division 4 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 56 | 82 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 41 | |
1984–85 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | 69 | 9th | R3 | R1 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 27 | |
1985–86 | Division 3 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 94 | 1st | R4 | R1 | Group | – | Trevor Senior | 31 | |
1986–87 | Division 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 59 | 53 | 13th | R3 | R2 | – | Full Members' Cup | R2 | Trevor Senior | 24 |
1987–88 | Division 2 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | 42 | 22nd | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | W | Colin Gordon | 10 | |
1988–89 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 56 | 18th | R4 | R2 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 24 | |
1989–90 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 64 | 10th | R4 | R2 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 22 | |
1990–91 | Division 3 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 66 | 59 | 15th | R1 | R1 | Group | – | Trevor Senior | 15 | |
1991–92 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 12th | R3 | R1 | Group | – | Craig Maskell | 16 | |
1992–93 | Division 2 [j] | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R2 | R2 | – | Jimmy Quinn | 23 | |
1993–94 | Division 2 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 44 | 89 | 1st | R1 | R2 | QF | – | Jimmy Quinn | 40 | |
1994–95 | Division 1 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 44 | 79 | 2nd [k] | R3 | R2 | – | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W [18] | Stuart Lovell | 14 |
1995–96 | Division 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 56 | 19th | R4 | QF | – | Jimmy Quinn | 17 | ||
1996–97 | Division 1 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | 57 | 18th | R4 | R1 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Trevor Morley | 23 | |
1997–98 | Division 1 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 42 | 24th | R5 | QF | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Carl Asaba | 12 | |
1998–99 | Division 2 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 11th | R1 | R2 | R1 | – | Martin Williams | 11 | |
1999–2000 | Division 2 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 10th | R3 | R2 | SF | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Darren Caskey | 23 |
2000–01 | Division 2 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 52 | 86 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | – | Jamie Cureton | 30 | |
2001–02 | Division 2 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 84 | 2nd | R2 | R3 | QF | – | Nicky Forster | 18 | |
2002–03 | Division 1 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | 79 | 4th | R3 | R1 | – | – | Nicky Forster | 17 | |
2003–04 | Division 1 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 70 | 9th | R3 | R4 | – | Shaun Goater | 14 | ||
2004–05 | Championship [l] | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 70 | 7th | R4 | R2 | – | Dave Kitson | 19 | ||
2005–06 | Championship | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 106 | 1st | R4 | R4 | – | Dave Kitson | 22 | ||
2006–07 | Premier League | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 55 | 8th [m] | R5 | R3 | – | Leroy Lita | 14 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | 36 | 18th | R3 | R3 | – | Dave Kitson | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Championship | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 77 | 4th | R3 | R3 | – | Kevin Doyle | 18 | ||
2009–10 | Championship | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 9th | R6 | R2 | – | Gylfi Sigurðsson | 20 | ||
2010–11 | Championship | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | 77 | 5th | R6 | R2 | – | Shane Long | 25 | ||
2011–12 | Championship | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 41 | 89 | 1st | R3 | R1 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 12 | ||
2012–13 | Premier League | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | 28 | 19th | R5 | R4 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 14 | ||
2013–14 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 56 | 71 | 7th | R3 | R2 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 15 | ||
2014–15 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 69 | 50 | 19th | SF | R3 | – |
Glenn Murray Simon Cox |
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2015–16 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 17th | R6 | R3 | – | Nick Blackman | 11 | ||
2016–17 | Championship | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R4 | R3 [n] | – | Yann Kermorgant | 19 | |
2017–18 | Championship | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 44 | 20th | R4 | R3 | Group [n] | – |
Modou Barrow Jón Daði Böðvarsson |
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2018–19 | Championship | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 66 | 47 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F | Yakou Méïté | 13 | |
2019–20 | Championship | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 14th | R5 | R3 | – | Yakou Méïté | 17 | ||
2020–21 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 70 | 7th | R3 | R2 | – | Lucas João [o] | 22 | ||
2021–22 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 87 | 41 [p] | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W [18] | John Swift | 11 |
2022–23 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 44 [q] | 22nd | R4 | R1 | – |
Andy Carroll Tom Ince |
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2023–24 | League One | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | 53 [r] | 17th | R2 | R2 | R3 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W |
Sam Smith Harvey Knibbs |
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This is a list of seasons played by Reading F.C. in the English Football League. The team, established in 1871, competes in the Championship, the second football league in England. Established in 1871, the club first entered the FA Cup in 1878–79 but did not play league football until the 1920–21 season.
The club has competed in all four tiers of the English Football League and has won the Championship twice, the Football League Second Division three times, the Football League Third Division once, reached the FA Cup semi-finals twice, reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals twice, won the London War Cup, won the Full Members Cup, won the Football League Third Division South Cup and won the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup five times.
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Play-Offs | Relegated |
Season | League [1] | FA Cup [2] | EFL Cup [3] | EFL Trophy | Other [a] | Top scorer(s) [b] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Player(s) | Goals | ||||
1877–78 | R2 | – | – | |||||||||||||
1878–79 | R2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W | |||||||||||||
1879–80 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1880–81 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1881–82 | R4 | |||||||||||||||
1882–83 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1883–84 | R3 | |||||||||||||||
1884–85 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
1885–86 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1886–87 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R1 | |||||||||||||||
1888–89 | QR1 | |||||||||||||||
1889–90 | QR2 | |||||||||||||||
1890–91 | QR1 | |||||||||||||||
1891–92 | QR2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W | |||||||||||||
1892–93 | QR3 | |||||||||||||||
1893–94 | R1 | FA Amateur Cup | R2 | |||||||||||||
1894–95 | Southern 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 5th | QR3 | FA Amateur Cup | QF | ||||
1895–96 | Southern 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 23 | 4th | QR3 | ||||||
1896–97 | Southern 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 7th | QR4 | ||||||
1897–98 | Southern 1 Western Pro
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22 14
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8 7
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7 2
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7 5
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39 28
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31 25
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23 16
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5th 3rd
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QR3 | ||||||
1898–99 | Southern 1 United League
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24 20
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9 8
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8 5
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7 7
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31 36
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24 25
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26 21
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5th 6th
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QR5 | ||||||
1899–1900 | Southern 1 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 32 | 4th | R1 | ||||||
1900–01 | Southern 1 Western 1
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28 16
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8 5
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8 5
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12 6
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24 24
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25 29
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24 15
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9th 6th
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R3 | ||||||
1901–02 | Southern 1 Western 1
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30 16
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16 7
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7 3
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7 6
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57 29
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24 22
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39 17
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5th 3rd
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R2 | ||||||
1902–03 | Southern 1 Western 1
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30 16
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19 7
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7 0
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4 9
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72 20
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30 21
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45 14
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2nd 6th
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R1 | ||||||
1903–04 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 16
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14 4
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13 4
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7 8
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48 16
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35 26
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41 12
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6th 7th
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R1 | ||||||
1904–05 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 20
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18 6
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7 3
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9 11
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57 27
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38 37
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43 15
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2nd 9th
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R1 | ||||||
1905–06 | Southern 1 Western 1
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34 20
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12 6
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9 6
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13 8
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53 28
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46 38
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33 18
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10th 9th
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R2 | ||||||
1906–07 | Southern 1 Western 1A
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38 10
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14 4
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6 1
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18 5
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57 12
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47 18
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34 9
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12th 4th
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R1 | ||||||
1907–08 | Southern 1 Western 1B
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38 12
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15 4
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6 3
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17 5
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55 20
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50 25
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36 11
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12th 5th
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R1 | ||||||
1908–09 | Southern 1 Western 1A
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40 12
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11 4
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18 2
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11 6
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60 19
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57 21
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40 10
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8th 6th
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R1 | ||||||
1909–10 | Southern 1 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 73 | 24 | 22nd | R1 | ||||||
1910–11 | Southern 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 35 | 1st | QR4 | ||||||
1911–12 | Southern 1 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 69 | 36 | 11th | R3 | ||||||
1912–13 | Southern 1 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 42 | 8th | R3 | ||||||
1913–14 | Southern 1 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 44 | 4th | R1 | ||||||
1914–15 | Southern 1 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | ||||||
1915–19 | The Southern League and FA Cup were suspended until the First World War ended in November 1918. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Southern 1 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 45 | 7th | R1 | – | – | ||||
1920–21 | Division 3 [c] | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 59 | 31 | 20th | R1 | ||||||
1921–22 | Division 3 South [d] | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | 38 | 13th | R1 | ||||||
1922–23 | Division 3 South | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 34 | 19th | QR5 | ||||||
1923–24 | Division 3 South | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 35 | 18th | QR5 | ||||||
1924–25 | Division 3 South | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 14th | QR6 | ||||||
1925–26 | Division 3 South | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 52 | 57 | 1st | R3 | ||||||
1926–27 | Division 2 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 40 | 14th | SF | ||||||
1927–28 | Division 2 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 75 | 35 | 18th | R4 | ||||||
1928–29 | Division 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 86 | 39 | 15th | R5 | ||||||
1929–30 | Division 2 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 35 | 19th | R3 | ||||||
1930–31 | Division 2 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 72 | 96 | 30 | 21st | R3 | ||||||
1931–32 | Division 3 South | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 67 | 55 | 2nd | R1 | ||||||
1932–33 | Division 3 South | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 103 | 71 | 51 | 4th | R3 | ||||||
1933–34 | Division 3 South | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 50 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | ||||
1934–35 | Division 3 South | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 89 | 65 | 53 | 2nd | R5 | Third Division South Cup | R1 | ||||
1935–36 | Division 3 South | 42 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 87 | 62 | 54 | 3rd | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R3 | ||||
1936–37 | Division 3 South | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 60 | 49 | 5th | R3 | Third Division South Cup | R2 | ||||
1937–38 | Division 3 South | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 6th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | W | ||||
1938–39 | Division 3 South | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 5th | R1 | Third Division South Cup | R3 | ||||
1939–40 | Division 3 South | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1st [e] | – [f] | – | |||||
1940–45 | The Football league and FA Cup were suspended until the Second World War ended in September 1945. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | – | R1 [g] | – | – | Third Division South Cup | Group | ||||||||||
1946–47 | Division 3 South | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 83 | 74 | 43 | 9th | R3 | – | |||||
1947–48 | Division 3 South | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 41 | 10th | R3 | – | |||||
1948–49 | Division 3 South | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 77 | 50 | 55 | 2nd | R2 | – | |||||
1949–50 | Division 3 South | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 10th | R3 | – | |||||
1950–51 | Division 3 South | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 53 | 57 | 3rd | R3 | – | |||||
1951–52 | Division 3 South | 46 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 112 | 60 | 61 | 2nd | R3 | – | |||||
1952–53 | Division 3 South | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 64 | 46 | 11th | R1 | – | |||||
1953–54 | Division 3 South | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 86 | 73 | 49 | 8th | R1 | – | |||||
1954–55 | Division 3 South | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 41 | 18th | R3 | – | |||||
1955–56 | Division 3 South | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 70 | 79 | 39 | 17th | R2 | Southern Floodlit Cup | SF | ||||
1956–57 | Division 3 South | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 81 | 45 | 13th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | F | ||||
1957–58 | Division 3 South | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 51 | 55 | 5th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | F | ||||
1958–59 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 50 | 6th | R1 | Southern Floodlit Cup | R1 | ||||
1959–60 | Division 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 46 | 11th | R3 | Southern Floodlit Cup | R2 | ||||
1960–61 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 40 | 18th | R3 | R2 | – | ||||
1961–62 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 7th | R1 | R2 | – | ||||
1962–63 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 40 | 20th | R1 | R2 | – | ||||
1963–64 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 52 | 6th | R2 | R1 | – | ||||
1964–65 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 46 | 13th | R4 | R4 | – | ||||
1965–66 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 8th | R3 | R4 | – | ||||
1966–67 | Division 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 57 | 53 | 4th | R2 | R2 | – | ||||
1967–68 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 5th | R3 | R3 | – | ||||
1968–69 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 66 | 43 | 14th | R3 | R1 | – | ||||
1969–70 | Division 3 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 87 | 77 | 53 | 8th | R1 | R1 | – | ||||
1970–71 | Division 3 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 85 | 39 | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | Gordon Cumming | 15 | ||
1971–72 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 42 | 16th [h] | R4 | R1 | – | Gordon Cumming | 19 | ||
1972–73 | Division 4 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 51 | 38 | 52 | 7th | R4 | R1 | – | Les Chappell | 17 | ||
1973–74 | Division 4 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 58 | 37 | 51 | 6th | R2 | R2 | – | Les Chappell | 28 | ||
1974–75 | Division 4 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 47 | 52 | 7th | R1 | R3 | – | Robin Friday | 20 | ||
1975–76 | Division 4 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 51 | 60 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | – | Robin Friday | 22 | ||
1976–77 | Division 3 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | 35 | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | John Murray | 19 | ||
1977–78 | Division 4 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 8th | R2 | R1 | – | Pat Earles | 18 | ||
1978–79 | Division 4 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 76 | 35 | 65 | 1st | R3 | R4 | – | Pat Earles | 19 | ||
1979–80 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 48 | 7th | R4 | R2 | – |
Pat Earles Mike Kearney |
16 | ||
1980–81 | Division 3 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 10th | R1 | R2 | – | Kerry Dixon | 13 | ||
1981–82 | Division 3 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 62 [i] | 12th | R1 | R1 | Football League Group Cup | Group |
Kerry Dixon Neil Webb |
15 | |
1982–83 | Division 3 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 79 | 53 | 21st | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | SF | Kerry Dixon | 32 | |
1983–84 | Division 4 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 56 | 82 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 41 | |
1984–85 | Division 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 62 | 69 | 9th | R3 | R1 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 27 | |
1985–86 | Division 3 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 94 | 1st | R4 | R1 | Group | – | Trevor Senior | 31 | |
1986–87 | Division 2 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 59 | 53 | 13th | R3 | R2 | – | Full Members' Cup | R2 | Trevor Senior | 24 |
1987–88 | Division 2 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | 42 | 22nd | R3 | R4 | Full Members' Cup | W | Colin Gordon | 10 | |
1988–89 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 72 | 56 | 18th | R4 | R2 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 24 | |
1989–90 | Division 3 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 64 | 10th | R4 | R2 | R1 | – | Trevor Senior | 22 | |
1990–91 | Division 3 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 66 | 59 | 15th | R1 | R1 | Group | – | Trevor Senior | 15 | |
1991–92 | Division 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 12th | R3 | R1 | Group | – | Craig Maskell | 16 | |
1992–93 | Division 2 [j] | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 51 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R2 | R2 | – | Jimmy Quinn | 23 | |
1993–94 | Division 2 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 81 | 44 | 89 | 1st | R1 | R2 | QF | – | Jimmy Quinn | 40 | |
1994–95 | Division 1 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 44 | 79 | 2nd [k] | R3 | R2 | – | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W [18] | Stuart Lovell | 14 |
1995–96 | Division 1 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 63 | 56 | 19th | R4 | QF | – | Jimmy Quinn | 17 | ||
1996–97 | Division 1 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | 57 | 18th | R4 | R1 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Trevor Morley | 23 | |
1997–98 | Division 1 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 42 | 24th | R5 | QF | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Carl Asaba | 12 | |
1998–99 | Division 2 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 11th | R1 | R2 | R1 | – | Martin Williams | 11 | |
1999–2000 | Division 2 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 10th | R3 | R2 | SF | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F [18] | Darren Caskey | 23 |
2000–01 | Division 2 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 52 | 86 | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | – | Jamie Cureton | 30 | |
2001–02 | Division 2 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 70 | 43 | 84 | 2nd | R2 | R3 | QF | – | Nicky Forster | 18 | |
2002–03 | Division 1 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 46 | 79 | 4th | R3 | R1 | – | – | Nicky Forster | 17 | |
2003–04 | Division 1 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 57 | 70 | 9th | R3 | R4 | – | Shaun Goater | 14 | ||
2004–05 | Championship [l] | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 70 | 7th | R4 | R2 | – | Dave Kitson | 19 | ||
2005–06 | Championship | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 106 | 1st | R4 | R4 | – | Dave Kitson | 22 | ||
2006–07 | Premier League | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 55 | 8th [m] | R5 | R3 | – | Leroy Lita | 14 | ||
2007–08 | Premier League | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 66 | 36 | 18th | R3 | R3 | – | Dave Kitson | 10 | ||
2008–09 | Championship | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 77 | 4th | R3 | R3 | – | Kevin Doyle | 18 | ||
2009–10 | Championship | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 9th | R6 | R2 | – | Gylfi Sigurðsson | 20 | ||
2010–11 | Championship | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | 77 | 5th | R6 | R2 | – | Shane Long | 25 | ||
2011–12 | Championship | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 41 | 89 | 1st | R3 | R1 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 12 | ||
2012–13 | Premier League | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | 28 | 19th | R5 | R4 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 14 | ||
2013–14 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 56 | 71 | 7th | R3 | R2 | – | Adam Le Fondre | 15 | ||
2014–15 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 69 | 50 | 19th | SF | R3 | – |
Glenn Murray Simon Cox |
8 | ||
2015–16 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 59 | 52 | 17th | R6 | R3 | – | Nick Blackman | 11 | ||
2016–17 | Championship | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 85 | 3rd | R3 | R4 | R3 [n] | – | Yann Kermorgant | 19 | |
2017–18 | Championship | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 44 | 20th | R4 | R3 | Group [n] | – |
Modou Barrow Jón Daði Böðvarsson |
10 | |
2018–19 | Championship | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 66 | 47 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | F | Yakou Méïté | 13 | |
2019–20 | Championship | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 14th | R5 | R3 | – | Yakou Méïté | 17 | ||
2020–21 | Championship | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 70 | 7th | R3 | R2 | – | Lucas João [o] | 22 | ||
2021–22 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 87 | 41 [p] | 21st | R3 | R1 | – | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W [18] | John Swift | 11 |
2022–23 | Championship | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 44 [q] | 22nd | R4 | R1 | – |
Andy Carroll Tom Ince |
9 | ||
2023–24 | League One | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 70 | 53 [r] | 17th | R2 | R2 | R3 | Berks & Bucks Senior Cup | W |
Sam Smith Harvey Knibbs |
16 |