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Reading v Cardiff City: head-to-head record

Reading have played Cardiff City 80 times in competitive football, winning 27, drawing 26 and losing 27, first meeting on 26 Mar 1927 and most recently on 18 Apr 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Reading v Cardiff City match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
26 Mar 19271926–27FA CupNCardiff City0–339,476
18 Apr 19301929–30Second DivisionACardiff City1–2
21 Apr 19301929–30Second DivisionHCardiff City2–0
8 Nov 19301930–31Second DivisionACardiff City0–5
14 Mar 19311930–31Second DivisionHCardiff City3–0
5 Sep 19311931–32Third Division SouthACardiff City1–5
16 Jan 19321931–32Third Division SouthHCardiff City5–1
27 Aug 19321932–33Third Division SouthHCardiff City4–2
31 Dec 19321932–33Third Division SouthACardiff City1–0
28 Aug 19331933–34Third Division SouthACardiff City0–2
6 Sep 19331933–34Third Division SouthHCardiff City3–1
3 Nov 19341934–35Third Division SouthHCardiff City1–1
24 Nov 19341934–35FA CupACardiff City2–1
16 Mar 19351934–35Third Division SouthACardiff City1–1
7 Sep 19351935–36Third Division SouthACardiff City3–2
4 Jan 19361935–36Third Division SouthHCardiff City4–1
3 Oct 19361936–37Third Division SouthHCardiff City3–0
6 Feb 19371936–37Third Division SouthACardiff City1–1
23 Apr 19381937–38Third Division SouthACardiff City1–4
4 May 19381937–38Third Division SouthHCardiff City0–0
17 Sep 19381938–39Third Division SouthACardiff City1–0
1 Feb 19391938–39Third Division SouthHCardiff City0–0
22 Jan 19471946–47Third Division SouthACardiff City0–3
5 Apr 19471946–47Third Division SouthHCardiff City0–0
26 Sep 19621962–63League CupACardiff City1–5
3 Nov 19651965–66League CupACardiff City1–5
3 Nov 19821982–83Third DivisionHCardiff City1–2Lawrie Sanchez 16
1 Mar 19831982–83Third DivisionACardiff City0–0
31 Aug 19851985–86Third DivisionACardiff City3–1Trevor Senior, Trevor Senior, Trevor Senior
11 Jan 19861985–86Third DivisionHCardiff City1–1Kevin Bremner
8 Oct 19881988–89Third DivisionACardiff City2–1Mike Conroy, Michael Gilkes
18 Feb 19891988–89Third DivisionHCardiff City3–1Michael Gilkes 26, Steve Moran 40, Trevor Senior 86
14 Apr 19901989–90Third DivisionHCardiff City0–1
1 May 19901989–90Third DivisionACardiff City2–3Steve Moran 22, Trevor Senior 62
1 Jan 19941993–94Second DivisionACardiff City0–3
9 Apr 19941993–94Second DivisionHCardiff City1–1Michael Gilkes
24 Jan 19981997–98FA CupACardiff City1–1Carl Asaba 5610,174
3 Feb 19981997–98FA CupHCardiff City1–1Trevor Morley 5611,808
26 Dec 19991999–00Second DivisionACardiff City0–19,791
25 Mar 20001999–00Second DivisionHCardiff City0–110,044
8 Sep 20012001–02Second DivisionHCardiff City1–2Alex Smith 3213,017
26 Dec 20012001–02Second DivisionACardiff City2–2Nicky Forster 56, John Salako 7816,708
16 Sep 20032003–04First DivisionHCardiff City2–1Nicky Forster 62, Steve Sidwell 7915,810
16 Mar 20042003–04First DivisionACardiff City3–2Ivar Ingimarsson 39, Dave Kitson 45, Dean Morgan 9014,051
13 Nov 20042004–05ChampionshipHCardiff City2–1Dean Morgan 13, Dave Kitson 3916,107
23 Apr 20052004–05ChampionshipACardiff City0–214,821
2 Jan 20062005–06ChampionshipHCardiff City5–1Steve Sidwell 10, Ibrahima Sonko 31, Dave Kitson 50, Steve Sidwell 70, Dave Kitson 7522,668
8 Apr 20062005–06ChampionshipACardiff City5–2James Harper 10, Dave Kitson 40, Glenn Loovens 52, Kevin Doyle 87, James Harper 9011,866
25 Nov 20082008–09ChampionshipACardiff City2–2Doyle Bikey 16, Brynjar Gunnarsson 5017,154
26 Dec 20082008–09ChampionshipHCardiff City1–1Adam Federici 90+622,770
3 Jan 20092008–09FA CupACardiff City0–212,448
16 Sep 20092009–10ChampionshipHCardiff City0–116,687
10 Apr 20102009–10ChampionshipACardiff City0–021,248
10 Nov 20102010–11ChampionshipHCardiff City1–1Noel Hunt 517,960
1 Feb 20112010–11ChampionshipACardiff City2–2Mikele Leigertwood 21, Mathieu Manset 90+221,405
13 May 20112010–11Play-offsHCardiff City0–021,485
17 May 20112010–11Play-offsACardiff City3–0Shane Long 28, Shane Long 45, Jobi McAnuff 8424,081
19 Nov 20112011–12ChampionshipHCardiff City1–2Jimmy Kébé 7720,361
2 Jan 20122011–12ChampionshipACardiff City1–3Jobi McAnuff 4523,655
21 Nov 20142014–15ChampionshipACardiff City1–2Michael Hector 8120,643
24 Jan 20152014–15FA CupACardiff City2–1Oliver Norwood 64, Hal Robson-Kanu 8811,750
4 Apr 20152014–15ChampionshipHCardiff City1–1Pavel Pogrebnyak 417,953
7 Nov 20152015–16ChampionshipACardiff City0–215,414
19 Mar 20162015–16ChampionshipHCardiff City1–1Garath McCleary 3717,407
27 Aug 20162016–17ChampionshipACardiff City1–0Yann Kermorgant 8915,013
28 Jan 20172016–17ChampionshipHCardiff City2–1John Swift 42, Yann Kermorgant 6018,558
11 Dec 20172017–18ChampionshipHCardiff City2–2Callum Paterson 16, Modou Barrow 4116,670
6 May 20182017–18ChampionshipACardiff City0–032,478
18 Aug 20192019–20ChampionshipHCardiff City3–0George Pușcaș 25, George Pușcaș 40, John Swift 8314,252
25 Jan 20202019–20FA CupHCardiff City1–1Yakou Méïté 812,798
31 Jan 20202019–20ChampionshipACardiff City1–1Yakou Méïté 822,518
4 Feb 20202019–20FA CupACardiff City3–3Omar Richards 69, Andy Rinomhota 79, Yakou Méïté 1164,832
26 Sep 20202020–21ChampionshipACardiff City2–1Michael Morrison 47, Lucas João 66
16 Apr 20212020–21ChampionshipHCardiff City1–1Yakou Méïté 90+5
2 Oct 20212021–22ChampionshipACardiff City1–0Junior Hoilett 3818,400
9 Apr 20222021–22ChampionshipHCardiff City1–2Lucas João 719,039
6 Aug 20222022–23ChampionshipHCardiff City2–1Shane Long 27, Tom Ince 6313,866
17 Feb 20232022–23ChampionshipACardiff City0–118,879
18 Oct 20252025–26League OneACardiff City1–2Lewis Wing 3820,363
18 Apr 20262025–26League OneHCardiff City1–3Daniel Kyerewaa 7313,938

See also: the Cardiff City archive and Cardiff City v Reading.

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