Club profile

Reading FC

Reading Football Club

RG2 0FL Reading, EnglandLeague One · tier 3Founded 25 December 1871Colours

www.readingfc.co.uk ↗Madejski Stadium, Junction 11, M4, RG2 0FL Reading, England+44 (118) 9681100

Squad

26 players

avg age 26.3

Foreigners

46% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

6 / 24

22 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Select Car Leasing Stadium

24,161 seats

Manager

Leam Richardson

Transfer balance

+€750k

season 2026/27

Squad

26 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Joel PereiraGoalkeeper	30	Portugal · Switzerland	189 cm	right	Sept 2023from Without Club	Jun 2028
Jack StevensGoalkeeper	29	England	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from Cambridge United	Jun 2027
Matthew RowleyGoalkeeper	23	England	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from Reading FC U21	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Haydon RobertsLeft-Back	24	England	184 cm	left	Jan 2026from Bristol City	Jun 2028
Josh KnightCentre-Back	29	England	185 cm	right	Aug 2026from Portsmouth FC	May 2027
Paudie O'ConnorCentre-Back	29	Ireland	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from Lincoln City	Jun 2029
Udoka Godwin-MalifeCentre-Back	26	England · Nigeria	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Burton Albion	Jun 2029
Jeriel DorsettCentre-Back	24	Montserrat · England	185 cm	left	Jan 2023from Reading FC U21	Jun 2027
Ashqar AhmedRight-Back	19	England · Tanzania	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from Reading FC U18	Jun 2027
Conor MastersonCentre-Back	28	Ireland	185 cm	right	Aug 2026from Gillingham FC	Dec 2026
Benn WardCentre-Back	23	England	188 cm	left	Jan 2026from Accrington Stanley	Jun 2029
Boyd BeacroftCentre-Back	20	England · Netherlands	—	right	Jan 2026from Reading FC U21	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 8
George EarthyAttacking Midfield	22	England	180 cm	right	Aug 2026from West Ham United U21	Jun 2029
Charlie SavageCentral Midfield	23	Wales · England	182 cm	left	Jul 2023from Manchester United U21	Jun 2027
Lewis WingCentral MidfieldTeam captain	31	England	185 cm	right	Jul 2023from Wycombe Wanderers	Jun 2028
Daniel KyerewaaLeft Midfield	25	Germany · Ghana	173 cm	right	Jul 2025from Preußen Münster	Jun 2027
Liam FraserDefensive Midfield	28	Canada	185 cm	right	Jul 2025from Crawley Town	Jun 2027
Andy RinomhotaCentral Midfield	29	Zimbabwe · England	175 cm	right	Dec 2025from Without Club	Jun 2027
Josh StokesAttacking Midfield	22	England	180 cm	right	Oct 2026from Bristol City	May 2027
Randell WilliamsLeft Midfield	29	England	174 cm	left	May 2025from Without Club	Jun 2027
Forwards · 6
Jacob BrownCentre-Forward	28	Scotland · England	178 cm	right	Feb 2026from Luton Town	Jun 2028
Paddy LaneRight Winger	25	Northern Ireland · England	177 cm	left	Jul 2025from Portsmouth FC	Jun 2028
Jack MarriottCentre-Forward	32	England	173 cm	right	Aug 2025from Wrexham AFC	Jun 2028
Jamie ReidCentre-Forward	32	Northern Ireland · England	181 cm	right	Aug 2026from Stevenage FC	Jun 2028
Kyreece LisbieRight Winger	23	England · Jamaica	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Colchester United	Jun 2030
Sean PattonCentre-Forward	20	Ireland	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Reading FC U21	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

12 arrivals

Received

€750k

13 departures

Net balance

+€750k

received − spent

Arrivals · 12

Boyd Beacroft
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Reading FC U21
—
Conor Masterson
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Gillingham FC
Free
George Earthy
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
from West Ham United U21
?
Jacob Brown
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Luton Town
Free
Jamie Reid
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
from Stevenage FC
?
Josh Knight
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Portsmouth FC
Loan
Josh Stokes
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Bristol City
Loan
Kelvin Abrefa
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Forest Green Rovers
End of loan

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Kyreece Lisbie
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Colchester United
?
Matthew Rowley
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Reading FC U21
—
Sean Patton
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Reading FC U21
—
Udoka Godwin-Malife
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Burton Albion
?

Departures · 13

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to AC Horsens
€750k
Andy Yiadom
Right-Back · 34 y/o
to AFC Wimbledon
Free
Ben Elliott
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Derrick Williams
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
to —
—
Finley Burns
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Manchester City U21
End of loan
Josh Knight
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Portsmouth FC
End of loan
Josh Stokes
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
to Bristol City
End of loan
Kadan Young
Left Winger · 20 y/o
to Aston Villa U21
End of loan

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Kelvin Abrefa
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Forest Green Rovers
Loan
Mamadi Camará
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
to Kayserispor
Free
Matt Ritchie
Right Midfield · 36 y/o
to —
—
Michael Stickland
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Aldershot Town
Free
Tivonge Rushesha
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to FK Radnik Bijeljina
Free

Manager & staff

25 people

Manager

Leam Richardson

England · 46 y/o

Appointed 28 October 2025

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 9

Mikele LeigertwoodAssistant ManagerAntigua and Barbuda
John ColemanAssistant ManagerEngland
Rob ShayGoalkeeping CoachEngland
Josh BowenPerformance ManagerEngland
Lewis KeebleAthletic CoachEngland
James BeattieForward CoachEngland
Alex ForseyChief AnalystEngland
Jackson BowenVideo AnalystEngland

Management · 2

Joe JacobsonChief Executive OfficerWales
Brian CareyDirector of Professional Football and ScoutIreland

Board of Directors · 2

Rob CouhigChairmanUnited States
Rob CouhigOwnerUnited States

Scouting · 2

Nick BaggottScoutEngland
Brendan FlanaganHead of Youth ScoutingEngland

Medical department · 8

Ritan MehtaClub DoctorEngland
Matt HironsMedical Director PhysiotherapyEngland
Matthew BramhallMedical Director PhysiotherapyEngland
Ramon HollandPhysiotherapistEngland
Matt WalkerSports ScientistEngland
Josh BowenSports ScientistEngland
Oliver HarringtonSports ScientistEngland
Matt FlynnLead Academy PhysiotherapistEngland

Youth · 2

Michael GilkesAcademy ManagerBarbados
Rob ShayAcademy Goalkeeping coordinatorEngland

Honours

5 titles

2×English 2nd tier champion11/12 · 05/06
2×English 3rd tier champion93/94 · 85/86
1×English 4th tier champion78/79

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