Burnley have played Reading 45 times in competitive football, winning 12, drawing 13 and losing 20, first meeting on 13 Sep 1930 and most recently on 15 Apr 2023. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1930 | 1930–31 | Second Division | H | Reading | 8–1 | ||
| 17 Jan 1931 | 1930–31 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 30 Jan 1965 | 1964–65 | FA Cup | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 2 Feb 1965 | 1964–65 | FA Cup | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 9 Oct 1974 | 1974–75 | League Cup | A | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 8 Nov 1980 | 1980–81 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–2 | Billy Hamilton 11 | 6,925 |
| 11 Apr 1981 | 1980–81 | Third Division | A | Reading | 3–1 | Steve Taylor 30, Mike Phelan 50, Steve Taylor 76 | 3,977 |
| 14 Nov 1981 | 1981–82 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–1 | Trevor Steven 62 | 4,337 |
| 3 Apr 1982 | 1981–82 | Third Division | H | Reading | 3–0 | Billy Hamilton 3, Billy Hamilton 13, Kevin Young 89 | 6,661 |
| 20 Oct 1984 | 1984–85 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–5 | Wayne Biggins 16 | 4,024 |
| 9 Mar 1985 | 1984–85 | Third Division | H | Reading | 0–2 | 3,955 | |
| 3 Nov 1992 | 1992–93 | Second Division | H | Reading | 1–1 | Steve Harper 8 | 8,382 |
| 20 Mar 1993 | 1992–93 | Second Division | A | Reading | 0–1 | 6,398 | |
| 21 Aug 1993 | 1993–94 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–2 | David Eyres 85 | 5,855 |
| 11 Dec 1993 | 1993–94 | Second Division | H | Reading | 0–1 | 11,650 | |
| 5 Nov 1994 | 1994–95 | First Division | A | Reading | 0–0 | 8,150 | |
| 21 Jan 1995 | 1994–95 | First Division | H | Reading | 1–2 | Gary Parkinson 56 | 9,841 |
| 9 Sep 1998 | 1998–99 | Second Division | A | Reading | 1–1 | Andy Payton 76 | 10,080 |
| 13 Feb 1999 | 1998–99 | Second Division | H | Reading | 1–1 | Brian Reid 9 | 9,366 |
| 24 Nov 1999 | 1999–00 | Second Division | A | Reading | 0–0 | 6,149 | |
| 18 Mar 2000 | 1999–00 | Second Division | H | Reading | 3–0 | Steve Davis 37, Andy Payton 52, Ian Wright 84 | 14,436 |
| 27 Aug 2002 | 2002–03 | First Division | A | Reading | 0–3 | 12,009 | |
| 1 Feb 2003 | 2002–03 | First Division | H | Reading | 2–5 | I. Moore 55, Dean West 90 | 14,420 |
| 25 Nov 2003 | 2003–04 | First Division | H | Reading | 3–0 | Robbie Blake 5, Richard Chaplow 47, Luke Chadwick 54 | 9,473 |
| 24 Feb 2004 | 2003–04 | First Division | A | Reading | 2–2 | I. Moore 23, David May 67 | 10,543 |
| 2 Oct 2004 | 2004–05 | Championship | A | Reading | 0–0 | 15,400 | |
| 15 Jan 2005 | 2004–05 | Championship | H | Reading | 0–0 | 11,392 | |
| 29 Aug 2005 | 2005–06 | Championship | A | Reading | 1–2 | Ade Akinbiyi 42 | 14,027 |
| 4 Mar 2006 | 2005–06 | Championship | H | Reading | 0–3 | 12,888 | |
| 9 Jan 2007 | 2006–07 | FA Cup | A | Reading | 2–3 | Ade Akinbiyi 69, G. O'Connor 90 | 11,514 |
| 4 Oct 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | A | Reading | 1–3 | Chris McCann 89 | |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | H | Reading | 1–0 | Robbie Blake 81 | |
| 9 May 2009 | 2008–09 | Play-offs | H | Reading | 1–0 | Alexander 84 | 18,853 |
| 12 May 2009 | 2008–09 | Play-offs | A | Reading | 2–0 | Martin Paterson 50, Thompson 58 | 19,909 |
| 23 Jan 2010 | 2009–10 | FA Cup | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 23 Oct 2010 | 2010–11 | Championship | H | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 3 Jan 2011 | 2010–11 | Championship | A | Reading | 1–2 | Ross Wallace 29 | |
| 15 Oct 2011 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 17 Feb 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 5 Oct 2013 | 2013–14 | Championship | H | Reading | 2–1 | Danny Ings 21, Sam Vokes 80 | |
| 3 May 2014 | 2013–14 | Championship | A | Reading | 2–2 | Scott Arfield 20, Danny Ings 28 | |
| 26 Sep 2015 | 2015–16 | Championship | H | Reading | 1–2 | Tendayi Darikwa 67 | |
| 13 Feb 2016 | 2015–16 | Championship | A | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 29 Oct 2022 | 2022–23 | Championship | H | Reading | 2–1 | Manuel Benson 66, Anass Zaroury 90+4 | 18,684 |
| 15 Apr 2023 | 2022–23 | Championship | A | Reading | 0–0 | 19,476 |
See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Burnley.