List of Reading F.C. seasons

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.

Key

 * Pld = Matches played
 * W = Matches won
 * D = Matches drawn
 * L = Matches lost
 * GF = Goals for
 * GA = Goals against
 * Pts = Points
 * Pos = Final position


 * Premier League = Premier League
 * Championship = EFL Championship
 * Division 1 = Football League First Division
 * Division 2 = Football League Second Division
 * Division 3 = Football League Third Division
 * Division 3 South = Football League Third Division South
 * Division 4 = Football League Fourth Division
 * Southern 1 = Southern Football League Division 1
 * Southern 2 = Southern Football League Division 2
 * Western Pro = Western Football League Professional Section
 * Western 1 (A/B) = Western Football League Division One (Section A/B)
 * United = United League


 * Group = Group stage
 * QR1/2/3 = First/Second/Third qualifying round etc.
 * RInt = Intermediate round
 * R1/2/3 = First/Second/Third round etc.
 * QF = Quarter-finals
 * SF = Semi-finals
 * F = Final
 * W = Winners