List of Reading F.C. managers
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This is a list of all managers of Reading Football Club.
- As of match played 25 April 2026. Managers in italics were hired as interim or caretaker managers.
| Name | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Marshall[1] | 23 February 1920 | 23 December 1920 | 304 days | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31.58 |
 Jack Smith[1] |
23 December 1920 | 11 May 1922 | 1 year, 139 days | 65 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 30.77 |
| The Board[2][3] | 11 May 1922 | 1 January 1923 | 245 days | 138 | 35 | 36 | 67 | 25.36 |
| Arthur Chadwick[4] |
1 January 1923 | 1 October 1925 | 2 years, 273 days | 112 | 38 | 28 | 46 | 33.93 |
| Harold Bray[5] | 1 October 1925 | 1 June 1926 | 243 days | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 52.63 |
 Angus Wylie[6][7] |
1 July 1926 | 1 June 1931 | 4 years, 335 days | 229 | 75 | 52 | 102 | 32.75 |
| Joe Smith[8] |
1 June 1931 | 1 August 1935 | 4 years, 61 days | 184 | 92 | 49 | 43 | 50 |
| Billy Butler[9] |
1 August 1935 | 1 March 1939 | 3 years, 212 days | 167 | 81 | 38 | 48 | 48.5 |
| Johnny Cochrane[10] |
1 March 1939 | 13 April 1939 | 43 days | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Joe Edelston[11] |
13 April 1939 | 1 June 1947 | 8 years, 49 days | 55 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 38.18 |
| Ted Drake[12] |
1 June 1947 | 1 June 1952 | 5 years, 0 days | 234 | 114 | 46 | 74 | 48.72 |
 Arthur Smith[13] |
1 June 1952 | 1 October 1955 | 3 years, 122 days | 164 | 59 | 38 | 67 | 35.98 |
| Fred May James Carter[1] |
1 October 1955 | 1 November 1955 | 31 days | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 |
| Harry Johnston[14] |
1 November 1955 | 1 January 1963 | 7 years, 61 days | 356 | 143 | 76 | 137 | 40.17 |
| Roy Bentley[15] |
1 January 1963 | 1 February 1969 | 6 years, 31 days | 322 | 136 | 79 | 107 | 42.24 |
| Ray Henderson[1] |
1 February 1969 | 1 April 1969 | 59 days | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 26.67 |
| Jack Mansell[16] |
1 April 1969 | 1 October 1971 | 2 years, 183 days | 130 | 49 | 28 | 53 | 37.69 |
| Jimmy Wallbanks[1] |
1 October 1971 | 13 January 1972 | 104 days | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
 Charlie Hurley[17] |
13 January 1972 | 26 February 1977 | 5 years, 44 days | 284 | 108 | 82 | 94 | 38.03 |
| Maurice Evans[18] |
26 February 1977 | 31 January 1984 | 6 years, 339 days | 334 | 133 | 93 | 108 | 39.82 |
| Ian Branfoot[19] |
31 January 1984 | 23 October 1989 | 5 years, 265 days | 295 | 116 | 79 | 100 | 39.32 |
| Lew Chatterley[1] |
23 October 1989 | 14 November 1989 | 19 days | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Ian Porterfield[20] |
14 November 1989 | 1 April 1991 | 1 year, 138 days | 70 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 38.57 |
| Eddie Niedzwiecki[1] |
1 April 1991 | 30 April 1991 | 29 days | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14.29 |
| John Haselden[1] |
30 April 1991 | 10 May 1991 | 10 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark McGhee[21] |
10 May 1991 | 14 December 1994 | 3 years, 218 days | 135 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 39.26 |
 Jimmy Quinn[22] Mick Gooding[23] Ady Williams[24] Jeff Hopkins[25] |
15 December 1994 | 4 January 1995 | 20 days | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Jimmy Quinn[22] Mick Gooding[23] |
5 January 1995 | 9 May 1997 | 2 years, 124 days | 127 | 46 | 34 | 47 | 36.22 |
| Terry Bullivant[26] |
30 June 1997 | 18 March 1998 | 261 days | 50 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 30 |
| Alan Pardew[27] |
18 March 1998 | 25 March 1998 | 7 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Burns[28] |
25 March 1998 | 16 September 1999 | 1 year, 175 days | 68 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 29.41 |
| Alan Pardew[27] |
16 September 1999 | 9 September 2003 | 3 years, 358 days | 216 | 104 | 52 | 60 | 48.15 |
| Kevin Dillon[29] |
10 September 2003 | 9 October 2003 | 29 days | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57 |
| Steve Coppell[30] |
9 October 2003 | 12 May 2009 | 5 years, 215 days | 282 | 126 | 66 | 90 | 44.68 |
| Brendan Rodgers[31] |
4 June 2009 | 16 December 2009 | 195 days | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26.09 |
| Brian McDermott[32] |
16 December 2009 | 11 March 2013 | 3 years, 85 days | 152 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 46.05 |
| Eamonn Dolan[33] |
11 March 2013 | 26 March 2013 | 15 days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nigel Adkins[34] |
26 March 2013 | 15 December 2014 | 1 year, 264 days | 80 | 29 | 20 | 31 | 36.25 |
| Steve Clarke[35][36] |
16 December 2014 | 4 December 2015 | 354 days | 53 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 35.85 |
| Martin Kuhl[37] |
4 December 2015 | 17 December 2015 | 13 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian McDermott[32] |
17 December 2015 | 27 May 2016 | 175 days | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
 Jaap Stam[38] |
13 June 2016 | 21 March 2018[39] | 1 year, 281 days | 98 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 40.82 |
| Paul Clement |
23 March 2018[40] | 6 December 2018[41] | 258 days | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23.33 |
| Scott Marshall |
6 December 2018 | 22 December 2018 | 16 days | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 José Gomes |
22 December 2018 | 9 October 2019 | 291 days | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 23.68 |
| Mark Bowen |
14 October 2019 | 29 August 2020 | 320 days | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
 Veljko Paunović |
29 August 2020 | 19 February 2022[42] | 1 year, 174 days | 80 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 33.75 |
| Eddie Niedzwiecki[43] |
5 September 2020 | 5 September 2020 | 1 day | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Marko Mitrović[44] |
2 November 2021 | 6 November 2021 | 4 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Paul Ince  Michael Gilkes |
19 February 2022[42] | 16 May 2022[45] | 86 days | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28.57 |
| Paul Ince |
16 May 2022[45] | 11 April 2023[46] | 330 days | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 31.82 |
| Noel Hunt |
11 April 2023[46] | 8 May 2023 | 27 days | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Rubén Sellés |
26 June 2023[47] | 6 December 2024[48] | 1 year, 163 days | 78 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 43.59 |
| Noel Hunt |
7 December 2024[49] | 26 October 2025[50] | 324 days | 51 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 37.25 |
| Leam Richardson |
28 October 2025[51] | 179 days | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 40.63 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Reading Managers". royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Harry Matthews". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Harry Marshall". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Arthur Chadwick". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "H S Bray". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Andrew Wylie". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "History Makers". Reading FC. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Joe Smith". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Billy Butler". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "John Cochrane". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Joe Edelston". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ted Drake". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Arthur Smith". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Harry Johnston". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Roy Bentley". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Jack Mansell". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Charlie Hurley". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Maurice Evans". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ian Branfoot". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ian Porterfield". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Mark McGhee". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Jimmy Quinn". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Mick Gooding". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Adrian Williams". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Jeff Hopkins". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Terry Bullivant". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- 1 2 "Alan Pardew". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tommy Burns". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Kevin Dillon". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Steve Coppell". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Brendan Rodgers". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- 1 2 "Brian McDermott". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ↑ "Eamonn Dolan's managerial career statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nigel Adkins". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ↑ "Nigel Adkins: Reading sack manager after 6-1 defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ "Steve Clarke". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Martin Kuhl". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Jaap Stam". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Club statement". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ↑ "Paul Clement appointed as new Royals boss". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "Club statement | Royals part company with Paul Clement". www.readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- 1 2 "CLUB STATEMENT ROYALS PART COMPANY WITH VELJKO PAUNOVIC BY MUTUAL CONSENT". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Joy, Matt (5 September 2020). "Reading FC vs Colchester United: Carabao Cup action from the Madejski Stadium". Reading Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
Eddie Niedzwiecki will be taking charge of the side today in the Carabao Cup clash in the absence of new manager Veljko Paunović.
- ↑ "PAUNO IN ISOLATION FOLLOWING POSITIVE COVID-19 RESULT". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- 1 2 "PAUL INCE APPOINTED AS ROYALS MANAGER". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- 1 2 "ROYALS PART COMPANY WITH PAUL INCE". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "RUBÉN SELLÉS SET TO SIGN SUBJECT TO WORK VISA CLEARANCE". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Rubén Sellés departs". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ "Noel Hunt agrees to become First Team Manager". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ↑ "CHAIRMAN ROB COUHIG ON NOEL HUNT DEPARTURE". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ "Leam Richardson appointed Reading FC Manager". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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