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      HISTORY : HEAD TO HEAD - READING

AT A GLANCE

Competitive games only.

FIRST MEETING: Saturday 10 September 1927, Reading 1-4 Albion, Elm Park, Second Division
LAST MEETING: Saturday 20 February 2016, Reading 3-1 Albion, Madejski Stadium, FA Cup 5th round

LAST HOME WIN: 1-0, Saturday 22 September 2012, The Hawthorns, Premier League
LAST AWAY WIN: 2-0, Saturday 14 January 1995, Elm Park, League Division One
LAST HOME DEFEAT: 2-3 (After Extra Time), Wednesday 24 February 2010, The Hawthorns, FA Cup 5th round replay
LAST AWAY DEFEAT: 1-3,
Saturday 20 February 2016, Madejski Stadium, FA Cup 5th round
LAST HOME DRAW: 1-1, Saturday 7 January 2006, The Hawthorns, FA Cup 3rd round
LAST AWAY DRAW: 1-1, Saturday 27 March 2010, Madejski Stadium, League Championship

BIGGEST HOME WIN: 5-0, Saturday 30 March 1929, The Hawthorns, Second Division
BIGGEST AWAY WIN: 4-1, Saturday 10 September 1927, Elm Park, Second Division
BIGGEST HOME DEFEAT: 2-4, Tuesday 3 October 1995, The Hawthorns, Coca-Cola League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg

BIGGEST AWAY DEFEAT: 3-6, Saturday 3 May 1941, Elm Park, Football League South

MOST GOALS IN A GAME: 9, Reading 6-3 Albion, Saturday 3 May 1941, Elm Park, Football League South

ALBION LEAGUE DOUBLES COMPLETED: 4, last achieved in 1994/95
READING LEAGUE DOUBLES COMPLETED:
0

TOP ALBION GOALSCORER: Jimmy Cookson, 12 goals
TOP READING GOALSCORER: Bill Johnstone, Jimmy Kebe, Leroy Lita, Tony MacPhee and Jimmy Quinn, 3 goals each

HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 30,241, Saturday 10 January 1948, Albion 2-0 Reading, The Hawthorns, FA Cup 3rd round
HIGHEST AWAY ATTENDANCE: 23,495, Saturday 12 January 2013, Reading 3-2 Albion, Madejski Stadium, Premier League
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 7,888, Friday 19 December 1986, Albion 1-2 Reading, The Hawthorns, Second Division
LOWEST AWAY ATTENDANCE: 4,000, Saturday 3 May 1941, Reading 6-3 Albion, Elm Park, Football League South

FULL RESULTS LIST

Click on dates for full match details where available.

Opposition goalscorers in italics.

PREMIER LEAGUE

 DATE H/A F-A SCORERS      GATE
 Sat 12 Jan 2013 A 2-3 Lukaku 2 - Kebe, Le Fondre (pen), Pogrebnyak     23,495
 Sat 22 Sep 2012 H 1-0 Lukaku     23,854

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 DATE LEVEL H/A F-A SCORERS     GATE
 Sat 27 Mar 2010 Championship A 1-1 Tamas - Sigurdsson    20,515
 Sat 17 Oct 2009 Championship H 3-1 Thomas 2, Mulumbu - Mills    20,935
 Sat 01 May 2004 League Division 1 A 0-1 Sidwell    20,619
 Sat 22 Nov 2003 League Division 1 H 0-0    22,839
 Fri 26 Dec 1997 League Division 1 A 1-2 Kilbane - McDermott (og), Williams    10,154
 Sun 07 Sep 1997 League Division 1 H 1-0 Hunt    15,966
 Thu 26 Dec 1996 League Division 1 A 2-2 Peschisolido, Groves - Nogan, Quinn    10,583
 Tue 10 Sep 1996 League Division 1 H 3-2 Hunt 3 - Morley (pen), Parkinson    13,114
 Sat 02 Dec 1995 League Division 1 A 1-3 Ashcroft - Morley, Holsgrove, Nogan      7,910
 Sat 07 Oct 1995 League Division 1 H 2-0 Gilbert, Taylor    12,907
 Sat 14 Jan 1995 League Division 1 A 2-0 Hunt, Donovan      9,390
 Sat 29 Oct 1994 League Division 1 H 2-0 Hunt, Ashcroft    14,313
 Wed 21 Apr 1993 League Division 2 A 1-1 Taylor - Parkinson      8,026
 Wed 09 Sep 1992 League Division 2 H 3-0 Garner, Taylor, Shakespeare    13,164
 Sat 21 Mar 1992 Third Division H 2-0 Strodder, Raven    10,707
 Sat 09 Nov 1991 Third Division A 2-1 Robson, Goodman - Taylor      5,826
 Sat 27 Feb 1988 Second Division H 0-1 Jones      8,509
 Sat 03 Oct 1987 Second Division A 2-1 Gray, Williamson - Gilkes      5,763
 Fri 19 Dec 1986 Second Division H 1-2 Crooks - Bremner, Senior      7,888
 Sat 06 Sep 1986 Second Division A 1-1 Madden - Hicks      7,537
 Wed 15 Apr 1931 Second Division A 3-0 W G Richardson 2, Sandford    10,026
 Sat 25 Oct 1930 Second Division H 1-0 Wood    19,112
 Sat 05 Apr 1930 Second Division H 1-0 Edwards      8,020
 Sat 30 Nov 1929 Second Division A 2-2 Cookson 2 - Messer, Kennedy      9,208
 Sat 30 Mar 1929 Second Division H 5-0 Cookson 2, Fitton, Edwards, Glidden    10,382
 Sat 17 Nov 1928 Second Division (1) A 3-5 Cookson 3 - Johnstone 3, Chandler, Hunter    10,298
 Sat 21 Jan 1928 Second Division H 5-3 Inglis (og), Cookson 4 - Richardson 2, McDonald    15,014
 Sat 10 Sep 1927 Second Division A 4-1 Cookson, Fitton, Glidden, Wilson - Davey    16,238
 
 1 - Some sources credit Bert Oswold with the Reading goal as opposed to John Hunter.

FA CUP

 DATE H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

     GATE

 Sat 20 Feb 2016 A 5 1-3  Fletcher - McShane, Hector, Piazon     19,566
 Sat 08 Jan 2011 A 3 0-1 Long     13,005
 Wed 24 Feb 2010 H 5 rep 2-3 aet Koren 2 - Kebe, Howard, Sigurdsson     13,985
 Sat 13 Feb 2010 A 5 2-2 Koren, Mattock - Kebe, Church     18,008
 Tue 17 Jan 2006 A 3 rep 2-3 aet Chaplow 2 - Lita 3     16,737
 Sat 07 Jan 2006 H 3 1-1 Gera (pen) - Doyle (pen)     19,197
 Sat 10 Jan 1948 H 3 2-0 Finch, Drury     30,241

LEAGUE CUP

 DATE H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

     GATE

 Tue 03 Oct 1995 H 2-2nd Leg 2-4 (1) Burgess, Donovan - Lovell, Quinn 2 (1 pen), Lambert       8,163
 Wed 20 Sep 1995 A 2-1st Leg 1-1 (1) Burgess - Lovell       6,948
 Wed 13 Sep 1967 A 2 1-3 Collard - Harris 2, Sainty     18,910
 
 1 - Two-legged tie, Reading won 5-3 on aggregate.

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 DATE  COMPETITION H/A F-A  SCORERS    GATE
 Sat 03 May 1941  Football League South A 3-6  Heaselgrave, W G Richardson, Wilkes - MacPhee 3, Edelston 2, Brooks     4,000
 
 Some reports credit W G Richardson with two goals and Heaselgrave none.

OTHER GAMES

 DATE  COMPETITION H/A F-A  SCORERS      GATE
 Tue 27 Jul 1993 Friendly (1) A 1-2 Raven - Quinn, Williams          N/K
 Sat 26 Jul 1980 Friendly A 2-4 Regis, Deehan - Beavon, Bowman, Shipperley, Heale       1,595
 Sat 16 Nov 1901 Friendly A 1-1 Simmons - Clinch (pen)       4,133
   
 1 - Some reports credit Jimmy Quinn with both goals.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

PREMIER LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Away 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
 Total 2 1 0 1 3 3 3

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 14 11 1 2 29 9 30
 Away 14 5 5 4 25 21 18
 Total 28 16 6 6 54 30 48

FA CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 3 1 1 1 5 4
 Away 4 0 1 3 5 9
 Total 7 1 2 4 10 13

LEAGUE CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 0 0 1 2 4
 Away 2 0 1 1 2 4
 Total 3 0 1 2 4 8

LEAGUE & CUP TOTAL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 19 13 2 4 37 17
 Away 21 5 7 9 34 37
 Total 40 18 9 13 71 54

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Away 1 0 0 1 3 6
 Total 1 0 0 1 3 6

OTHER GAMES

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Away 3 0 1 2 4 7
 Total 3 0 1 2 4 7

 

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