Reading have played Exeter City 90 times in competitive football, winning 50, drawing 17 and losing 23, 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 | H | Exeter City | 0–1 | ||
| 30 Apr 1921 | 1920–21 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 18 Mar 1922 | 1921–22 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 25 Mar 1922 | 1921–22 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 0–0 | ||
| 30 Dec 1922 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–3 | ||
| 6 Jan 1923 | 1922–23 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–4 | ||
| 22 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–3 | ||
| 29 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 30 Aug 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–1 | ||
| 27 Dec 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–1 | ||
| 29 Aug 1925 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 3–2 | ||
| 2 Jan 1926 | 1925–26 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–3 | ||
| 25 Mar 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 28 Mar 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–4 | ||
| 12 Nov 1932 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 1–4 | ||
| 25 Mar 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–2 | ||
| 26 Aug 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 30 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 1–4 | ||
| 13 Oct 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 3–2 | ||
| 23 Feb 1935 | 1934–35 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 7 Mar 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 5–4 | ||
| 18 Mar 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 16 Sep 1936 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 1 May 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–2 | ||
| 15 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 18 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 10 Sep 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–1 | ||
| 14 Jan 1939 | 1938–39 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–3 | ||
| 26 Oct 1946 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 4–0 | ||
| 1 Mar 1947 | 1946–47 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 27 Aug 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–1 | ||
| 3 Sep 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 23 Oct 1948 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 19 Mar 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 3 Sep 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 4–3 | ||
| 31 Dec 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 3–2 | ||
| 30 Sep 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 17 Feb 1951 | 1950–51 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 4–2 | ||
| 3 Nov 1951 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 4–1 | ||
| 22 Mar 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 25 Oct 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 14 Mar 1953 | 1952–53 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–2 | ||
| 24 Oct 1953 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 0–2 | ||
| 24 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 4–1 | ||
| 9 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 0–0 | ||
| 27 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 1–3 | ||
| 28 Sep 1955 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 25 Apr 1956 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 1–2 | ||
| 26 Jan 1957 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 1–1 | ||
| 13 Mar 1957 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 4–0 | ||
| 23 Nov 1957 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 22 Mar 1958 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | A | Exeter City | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Dec 1964 | 1964–65 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 2–2 | ||
| 7 Apr 1965 | 1964–65 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 2–2 | ||
| 27 Apr 1966 | 1965–66 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 18 May 1966 | 1965–66 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 4–1 | ||
| 30 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | H | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 19 Feb 1972 | 1971–72 | Fourth Division | A | Exeter City | 0–0 | ||
| 11 Oct 1972 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | H | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 3 Apr 1973 | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | A | Exeter City | 0–0 | ||
| 22 Sep 1973 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | A | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 10 Feb 1974 | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | H | Exeter City | 4–1 | ||
| 21 Sep 1974 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | A | Exeter City | 2–0 | ||
| 2 Apr 1975 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | H | Exeter City | 3–0 | ||
| 8 Nov 1975 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | H | Exeter City | 4–3 | ||
| 13 Feb 1976 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | A | Exeter City | 1–4 | ||
| 20 Oct 1979 | 1979–80 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 1 Mar 1980 | 1979–80 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 0–1 | ||
| 1 Nov 1980 | 1980–81 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 2–1 | ||
| 4 Apr 1981 | 1980–81 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 1–3 | ||
| 7 Nov 1981 | 1981–82 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 3–4 | ||
| 27 Mar 1982 | 1981–82 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 4–0 | ||
| 4 Dec 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 11 Dec 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 2–2 | ||
| 25 Aug 1990 | 1990–91 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 3–1 | ||
| 19 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | ||
| 28 Sep 1991 | 1991–92 | Third Division | A | Exeter City | 1–2 | Stuart Lovell | |
| 20 Apr 1992 | 1991–92 | Third Division | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | Mark McGhee | |
| 28 Nov 1992 | 1992–93 | Second Division | H | Exeter City | 2–3 | Jimmy Quinn, Phil Parkinson | |
| 9 Feb 1993 | 1992–93 | EFL Trophy | A | Exeter City | 2–2 | ||
| 23 Mar 1993 | 1992–93 | Second Division | A | Exeter City | 0–0 | ||
| 9 Oct 1993 | 1993–94 | Second Division | A | Exeter City | 6–4 | Jimmy Quinn, Scott Taylor, Stuart Lovell | |
| 22 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | Second Division | H | Exeter City | 1–0 | Uwe Hartenberger | |
| 26 Aug 2023 | 2023–24 | League One | A | Exeter City | 1–2 | Harvey Knibbs 45+3 | 7,956 |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 2023–24 | EFL Trophy | A | Exeter City | 9–0 | Tom McIntyre 3, Zak Jules 32, Paul Mukairu 56, Paul Mukairu 60, Dom Ballard 67, Ben Elliott 79, Taylan Harris 85, Caylan Vickers 90, Dom Ballard 90+6 | 1,871 |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 2023–24 | League One | H | Exeter City | 3–2 | Harvey Knibbs 9, Femi Azeez 77, Alex Hartridge 45+2 | 13,560 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 2024–25 | League One | A | Exeter City | 2–1 | Jayden Wareham 1, Michael Craig 36 | 6,807 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | 2024–25 | League One | H | Exeter City | 0–0 | 7,955 | |
| 11 Oct 2025 | 2025–26 | League One | A | Exeter City | 1–1 | Jack Marriott 6 | 7,361 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | 2025–26 | League One | H | Exeter City | 2–2 | Paudie O'Connor 75, Will Keane 45+1 | 8,404 |
See also: the Exeter City archive and Exeter City v Reading.