Exeter City have played Reading 89 times in competitive football, winning 23, drawing 16 and losing 50, first meeting on 23 Apr 1921 and most recently on 27 Jan 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1921 | 1920–21 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 30 Apr 1921 | 1920–21 | Third Division | H | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 18 Mar 1922 | 1921–22 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 25 Mar 1922 | 1921–22 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 30 Dec 1922 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 3–1 | ||
| 6 Jan 1923 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 4–0 | ||
| 22 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 29 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 30 Aug 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 27 Dec 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 29 Aug 1925 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 2 Jan 1926 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 25 Mar 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 28 Mar 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 4–0 | ||
| 12 Nov 1932 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 4–1 | ||
| 25 Mar 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 26 Aug 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 30 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 4–1 | ||
| 13 Oct 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 23 Feb 1935 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 7 Mar 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 4–5 | ||
| 18 Mar 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 16 Sep 1936 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 1 May 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 15 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 18 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 10 Sep 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 14 Jan 1939 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 26 Oct 1946 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 1 Mar 1947 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 27 Aug 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 3 Sep 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 23 Oct 1948 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 19 Mar 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 3 Sep 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–4 | ||
| 31 Dec 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–3 | ||
| 30 Sep 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 17 Feb 1951 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–4 | ||
| 3 Nov 1951 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–4 | ||
| 22 Mar 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 25 Oct 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 14 Mar 1953 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 24 Oct 1953 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 2–0 | ||
| 24 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 1–4 | ||
| 9 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 27 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 3–1 | ||
| 28 Sep 1955 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 25 Apr 1956 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 26 Jan 1957 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 13 Mar 1957 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 23 Nov 1957 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 22 Mar 1958 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | H | Reading | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Dec 1964 | 1964–65 | Third Division | H | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 7 Apr 1965 | 1964–65 | Third Division | A | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 27 Apr 1966 | 1965–66 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 18 May 1966 | 1965–66 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–4 | ||
| 30 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 19 Feb 1972 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | H | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 11 Oct 1972 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | A | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 3 Apr 1973 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | H | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 22 Sep 1973 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | H | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 10 Feb 1974 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | A | Reading | 1–4 | ||
| 21 Sep 1974 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | H | Reading | 0–2 | ||
| 2 Apr 1975 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | A | Reading | 0–3 | ||
| 8 Nov 1975 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | A | Reading | 3–4 | ||
| 13 Feb 1976 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | H | Reading | 4–1 | ||
| 20 Oct 1979 | 1979–80 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 1 Mar 1980 | 1979–80 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–0 | ||
| 1 Nov 1980 | 1980–81 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–2 | ||
| 4 Apr 1981 | 1980–81 | Third Division | H | Reading | 3–1 | ||
| 7 Nov 1981 | 1981–82 | Third Division | H | Reading | 4–3 | ||
| 27 Mar 1982 | 1981–82 | Third Division | A | Reading | 0–4 | ||
| 4 Dec 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | A | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 11 Dec 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | H | Reading | 2–2 | ||
| 25 Aug 1990 | 1990–91 | Third Division | H | Reading | 1–3 | ||
| 19 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | Third Division | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 28 Sep 1991 | 1991–92 | Third Division | H | Reading | 2–1 | ||
| 20 Apr 1992 | 1991–92 | Third Division | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 28 Nov 1992 | 1992–93 | Second Division | A | Reading | 3–2 | ||
| 23 Mar 1993 | 1992–93 | Second Division | H | Reading | 0–0 | ||
| 9 Oct 1993 | 1993–94 | Second Division | H | Reading | 4–6 | ||
| 22 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | Second Division | A | Reading | 0–1 | ||
| 26 Aug 2023 | 2023–24 | League One | H | Reading | 2–1 | Will Aimson 34, Reece Cole 90+3 | 7,956 |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 2023–24 | EFL Trophy | H | Reading | 0–9 | 1,871 | |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 2023–24 | League One | A | Reading | 2–3 | Zak Jules 18, Dion Rankine 68 | 13,560 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 2024–25 | League One | H | Reading | 1–2 | Ilmari Niskanen 58 | 6,807 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | 2024–25 | League One | A | Reading | 0–0 | 7,955 | |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 2025–26 | League One | H | Reading | 1–1 | Jayden Wareham 11 | 7,361 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | 2025–26 | League One | A | Reading | 2–2 | Pierce Sweeney 14, Luca Woodhouse 90+3 | 8,404 |
See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Exeter City.
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