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Luton Town v Reading: head-to-head record

Luton Town have played Reading 62 times in competitive football, winning 23, drawing 11 and losing 28, first meeting on 5 Feb 1921 and most recently on 15 Aug 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Luton Town v Reading match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
5 Feb 19211920–21Third DivisionAReading1–0
9 Feb 19211920–21Third DivisionHReading6–0
21 Jan 19221921–22Third Division SouthAReading1–2
6 Mar 19221921–22Third Division SouthHReading0–1
17 Feb 19231922–23Third Division SouthHReading1–2
24 Feb 19231922–23Third Division SouthAReading0–3
15 Dec 19231923–24Third Division SouthHReading2–0
22 Dec 19231923–24Third Division SouthAReading1–0
8 Oct 19241924–25Third Division SouthAReading0–3
21 Mar 19251924–25Third Division SouthHReading1–0
14 Sep 19251925–26Third Division SouthHReading0–1
30 Sep 19251925–26Third Division SouthAReading0–3
29 Aug 19311931–32Third Division SouthAReading1–2
2 Jan 19321931–32Third Division SouthHReading6–1
5 Nov 19321932–33Third Division SouthAReading1–4
18 Mar 19331932–33Third Division SouthHReading1–1
28 Oct 19331933–34Third Division SouthAReading1–4
10 Mar 19341933–34Third Division SouthHReading3–1
1 Dec 19341934–35Third Division SouthAReading0–1
13 Apr 19351934–35Third Division SouthHReading2–4
28 Sep 19351935–36Third Division SouthAReading1–2
1 Feb 19361935–36Third Division SouthHReading2–1
26 Sep 19361936–37Third Division SouthHReading4–0
10 Feb 19371936–37Third Division SouthAReading2–2
31 Aug 19631963–64Third DivisionAReading1–1
7 Dec 19631963–64FA CupHReading2–1
21 Dec 19631963–64Third DivisionHReading2–1
21 Nov 19641964–65Third DivisionAReading2–1
3 Apr 19651964–65Third DivisionHReading3–1
1 Feb 19691968–69Third DivisionHReading2–1
12 Mar 19691968–69Third DivisionAReading1–1
11 Mar 19701969–70Third DivisionAReading1–0Malcolm Macdonald 8918,929
28 Mar 19701969–70Third DivisionHReading5–0Malcolm Macdonald 11, Malcolm Macdonald 46, Malcolm Macdonald 51, Viv Busby 57, Mike Harrison 8514,401
27 Aug 19801980–81League CupAReading2–0
2 Sep 19801980–81League CupHReading1–1
27 Mar 19881987–88Full Members CupHReading1–4Mick Harford 1361,740
26 Dec 19941994–95First DivisionAReading0–011,623
17 Apr 19951994–95First DivisionHReading0–18,717
9 Sep 19951995–96First DivisionAReading1–3Dwight Marshall
27 Feb 19961995–96First DivisionHReading1–2Bontcho Guentchev
22 Aug 19981998–99Second DivisionAReading0–318,108
23 Mar 19991998–99Second DivisionHReading1–1Matthew Spring5,527
21 Aug 19991999–00Second DivisionAReading2–1Andrew Fotiadis, Liam George8,741
22 Jan 20001999–00Second DivisionHReading3–1Julian Watts, Liam George, Liam George6,044
23 Dec 20002000–01Second DivisionAReading1–4Lee Nogan 69
3 Apr 20012000–01Second DivisionHReading1–1James Harper 10
21 Aug 20012001–02League CupAReading0–4
20 Sep 20052005–06League CupAReading0–1
3 Dec 20052005–06ChampionshipAReading0–3
17 Feb 20062005–06ChampionshipHReading3–2Rowan Vine 20, Rowan Vine 26, Dean Morgan 51
26 Aug 20082008–09League CupAReading1–5Charles7,498
9 Nov 20192019–20ChampionshipAReading0–3
4 Jul 20202019–20ChampionshipHReading0–5
26 Dec 20202020–21ChampionshipAReading1–2Kazenga LuaLua 90
21 Apr 20212020–21ChampionshipHReading0–0
19 Jan 20222021–22ChampionshipAReading2–0Tom Holmes 33, Allan Campbell 58
7 May 20222021–22ChampionshipHReading1–0Harry Cornick 45+1
1 Nov 20222022–23ChampionshipHReading0–0
19 Apr 20232022–23ChampionshipAReading1–1Carlton Morris 81
18 Dec 20252025–26League OneAReading2–3Jordan Clark 59, Nigel Lonwijk 769,252
7 Mar 20262025–26League OneHReading2–3George Saville 53, Nigel Lonwijk 45+311,375
15 Aug 20262026–27League OneAReading4–3Jake Richards 6, Kasey Palmer 50, Kasey Palmer 52, Gideon Kodua 90+614,065

See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Luton Town.

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