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Port Vale v Reading: head-to-head record

Port Vale have played Reading 66 times in competitive football, winning 24, drawing 15 and losing 27, first meeting on 4 Dec 1926 and most recently on 21 Feb 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Port Vale v Reading match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
4 Dec 19261926–27Second DivisionHReading1–1Wilf Kirkham9,340
23 Apr 19271926–27Second DivisionAReading0–29,084
10 Dec 19271927–28Second DivisionHReading3–0Billy Briscoe, Tom Page, Wilf Kirkham8,556
21 Apr 19281927–28Second DivisionAReading0–07,664
6 Oct 19281928–29Second DivisionAReading1–2Jack Simms11,276
25 Feb 19291928–29Second DivisionHReading4–0Wilf Kirkham, Jack Simms4,303
18 Oct 19301930–31Second DivisionAReading3–0Harry Anstiss, Clarence Spencer, Roger Jones10,927
21 Feb 19311930–31Second DivisionHReading2–1Harry Roberts, Joseph Chell8,474
19 Nov 19381938–39Third Division SouthHReading0–29,633
25 Mar 19391938–39Third Division SouthAReading1–2Geoffrey Moreland5,079
2 Nov 19461946–47Third Division SouthHReading5–1Don Triner, Alf Bellis, Morris Jones, Bill Pointon, Tommy Cheadle10,891
8 Mar 19471946–47Third Division SouthAReading2–0Bill Pointon, Don Triner7,863
15 Nov 19471947–48Third Division SouthHReading1–0Jack Smith13,305
3 Apr 19481947–48Third Division SouthAReading0–212,293
23 Aug 19481948–49Third Division SouthHReading3–0Walter Aveyard, Mick Hulligan17,394
1 Sep 19481948–49Third Division SouthAReading2–1Stan Palk, Alan Martin13,955
17 Sep 19491949–50Third Division SouthHReading1–112,948
21 Jan 19501949–50Third Division SouthAReading1–2Cliff Pinchbeck11,284
27 Jan 19511950–51Third Division SouthAReading0–315,409
28 Apr 19511950–51Third Division SouthHReading0–03,402
18 Aug 19511951–52Third Division SouthHReading0–216,663
20 Feb 19521951–52Third Division SouthAReading1–5Stan Palk10,174
12 Oct 19571957–58Third Division SouthAReading0–311,501
22 Feb 19581957–58Third Division SouthHReading1–2Stan Steele5,940
22 Aug 19591959–60Third DivisionAReading3–2Graham Barnett, Harry Poole14,917
19 Dec 19591959–60Third DivisionHReading4–1Harry Poole, Brian Jackson, Cliff Portwood6,723
17 Sep 19601960–61Third DivisionHReading1–1Cliff Portwood11,521
4 Feb 19611960–61Third DivisionAReading1–2Cliff Portwood6,394
4 Oct 19611961–62Third DivisionAReading0–011,779
9 Oct 19611961–62Third DivisionHReading2–1Stan Steele, Arthur Longbottom7,208
25 Aug 19621962–63Third DivisionHReading2–0Bert Llewellyn, Colin Grainger9,506
22 Dec 19621962–63Third DivisionAReading3–4Peter Ford, Terry Miles5,578
23 Oct 19631963–64Third DivisionAReading0–18,731
28 Oct 19631963–64Third DivisionHReading0–09,492
7 Nov 19641964–65Third DivisionAReading1–1Jackie Mudie7,360
20 Mar 19651964–65Third DivisionHReading2–0Mel Machin, Stan Steele4,162
1 Sep 19651965–66League CupHReading2–2John Rowland, Brian Taylor5,321
8 Sep 19651965–66League CupAReading0–15,664
14 Nov 19701970–71Third DivisionAReading1–2Mick Morris5,036
13 Mar 19711970–71Third DivisionHReading3–1Tommy McLaren, Sammy Morgan3,450
18 Sep 19761976–77Third DivisionAReading1–1Derek Brownbill7,104
28 Feb 19771976–77Third DivisionHReading1–0Kenny Beech4,212
31 Mar 19791978–79Fourth DivisionAReading0–06,704
5 May 19791978–79Fourth DivisionHReading0–33,603
17 Dec 19881988–89Third DivisionHReading3–0Darren Beckford, David Riley4,779
1 Apr 19891988–89Third DivisionAReading0–34,501
10 Mar 19931992–93Second DivisionAReading0–14,873
3 Apr 19931992–93Second DivisionHReading3–1Keith Houchen, Nicky Cross, Ray Walker7,099
23 Oct 19931993–94Second DivisionHReading0–49,252
5 Feb 19941993–94Second DivisionAReading2–1Martin Foyle, Kevin Kent7,645
28 Dec 19941994–95First DivisionHReading0–27,891
15 Apr 19951994–95First DivisionAReading3–3Ian Bogie, Tony Naylor, Andy Porter8,635
23 Sep 19951995–96First DivisionAReading2–2Lee Glover, Lee Mills7,819
9 Dec 19951995–96First DivisionHReading3–2Martin Foyle, Steve Guppy, Andy Porter6,376
7 Dec 19961996–97First DivisionAReading1–0Stewart Talbot 736,445
1 Mar 19971996–97First DivisionHReading1–0Tony Naylor 456,057
1 Nov 19971997–98First DivisionHReading0–06,569
7 Mar 19981997–98First DivisionAReading3–0Lee Mills 7, Stewart Talbot 19, Jan Jansson 827,139
2 Sep 20002000–01Second DivisionHReading0–14,701
3 Feb 20012000–01Second DivisionAReading0–19,026
1 Sep 20012001–02Second DivisionHReading0–25,196
1 Jan 20022001–02Second DivisionAReading0–210,743
12 Aug 20232023–24League OneHReading1–0Ben Garrity 728,789
20 Feb 20242023–24League OneAReading0–210,004
30 Aug 20252025–26League OneAReading0–112,624
21 Feb 20262025–26League OneHReading1–1Martin Sherif 90+67,023

See also: the Reading archive and Reading v Port Vale.

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