# 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 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. Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.
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. Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894.
The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991. The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club. 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. The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31. The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States. 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.
Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0. The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012.
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. The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is George Pușcaș, for an estimated £8,000,000 from Internazionale on 7 August 2019.

## Honours
### Managerial

* LMA Manager of the Year
** Steve Coppell 2005–06, 2006–07
* LMA Championship Manager of the Year
** Brian McDermott 2011–12

## Player records
### Appearances

* Most appearances: Martin Hicks (603; 1978–1991)
* Most league appearances: Martin Hicks (500; 1978–1991)

### Goals

* Most goals: Trevor Senior (191; 1983–1987, 1988–1992)
* Most goals in a season: Trevor Senior (41; 1983–84)
* Most league goals: Ronnie Blackman (158; 1947–1954)
* Most league goals in a season: Ronnie Blackman (39; 1951–52)
* Most league goals in a game: Arthur Bacon (6 vs. Stoke City; 1930–31)
* Most penalties: Ray Reeves (21)

### Goalkeeping

* Longest time without conceding a goal: Steve Death (1,103 minutes; 1978–79; former English league record)

### Transfers

* Record transfer fee paid: George Pușcaș (£7,500,00 from Inter Milan August 2019)
* Record transfer fee received: Michael Olise (£8,000,000 to Crystal Palace; July 2021)

### Internationals

* Most capped player (whilst at Reading): Kevin Doyle (Republic of Ireland)
* First Reading-based player to play in World Cup: Bobby Convey (2006; United States)

### Appearances

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

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

* Biggest win: 9–0 v Exeter City (19 September 2023, Football League Trophy)
* Heaviest defeat: 18–0 v Preston North End (27 January 1894, FA Cup 1st round)
* 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)
* 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)