List of Reading F.C. managers

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This is a list of all managers of Reading Football Club .

Managerial history

As of match played 20 April 2024. Managers in italics were hired as interim or caretaker managers.
NameFromToDurationPWDLWin %
Harry Marshall [1] 23 February 192023 December 1920304 days19621131.58
Flag of England.svg Jack Smith [1] 23 December 192011 May 19221 year, 139 days6520153030.77
The Board [2] [3] 11 May 19221 January 1923245 days13835366725.36
Flag of England.svg Arthur Chadwick [4] 1 January 19231 October 19252 years, 273 days11238284633.93
Harold Bray [5] 1 October 19251 June 1926243 days382010852.63
Flag of Scotland.svg Angus Wylie [6] [7] 1 July 19261 June 19314 years, 335 days229755210232.75
Flag of England.svg Joe Smith [8] 1 June 19311 August 19354 years, 61 days18492494350
Flag of England.svg Billy Butler [9] 1 August 19351 March 19393 years, 212 days16781384848.5
Flag of Scotland.svg Johnny Cochrane [10] 1 March 193913 April 193943 days1042440
Flag of England.svg Joe Edelston [11] 13 April 19391 June 19478 years, 49 days5521142038.18
Flag of England.svg Ted Drake [12] 1 June 19471 June 19525 years, 0 days234114467448.72
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Arthur Smith [13] 1 June 19521 October 19553 years, 122 days16459386735.98
Fred May
James Carter [1] 		1 October 19551 November 195531 days1031630
Flag of England.svg Harry Johnston [14] 1 November 19551 January 19637 years, 61 days3561437613740.17
Flag of England.svg Roy Bentley [15] 1 January 19631 February 19696 years, 31 days3221367910742.24
Flag of England.svg Ray Henderson [1] 1 February 19691 April 196959 days1546526.67
Flag of England.svg Jack Mansell [16] 1 April 19691 October 19712 years, 183 days13049285337.69
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Wallbanks [1] 1 October 197113 January 1972104 days1261550
Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Hurley [17] 13 January 197226 February 19775 years, 44 days284108829438.03
Flag of England.svg Maurice Evans [18] 26 February 197731 January 19846 years, 339 days3341339310839.82
Flag of England.svg Ian Branfoot [19] 31 January 198423 October 19895 years, 265 days2951167910039.32
Flag of England.svg Lew Chatterley [1] 23 October 198914 November 198919 days410325
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Porterfield [20] 14 November 19891 April 19911 year, 138 days7027222138.57
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Eddie Niedzwiecki [1] 1 April 199130 April 199129 days711514.29
Flag of England.svg John Haselden [1] 30 April 199110 May 199110 days20020
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McGhee [21] 10 May 199114 December 19943 years, 218 days13553414139.26
Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Quinn [22]
Flag of England.svg Mick Gooding [23]
Flag of England.svg Ady Williams [24]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jeff Hopkins [25] 		15 December 19944 January 199520 days522140
Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Quinn [22]
Flag of England.svg Mick Gooding [23] 		5 January 19959 May 19972 years, 124 days12746344736.22
Flag of England.svg Terry Bullivant [26] 30 June 199718 March 1998261 days5015142130
Flag of England.svg Alan Pardew [27] 18 March 199825 March 19987 days10010
Flag of Scotland.svg Tommy Burns [28] 25 March 199816 September 19991 year, 175 days6820183029.41
Flag of England.svg Alan Pardew [27] 16 September 19999 September 20033 years, 358 days216104526048.15
Flag of England.svg Kevin Dillon [29] 10 September 20039 October 200329 days721428.57
Flag of England.svg Steve Coppell [30] 9 October 200312 May 20095 years, 215 days282126669044.68
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Rodgers [31] 4 June 200916 December 2009195 days23661126.09
Flag of England.svg Brian McDermott [32] 16 December 200911 March 20133 years, 85 days15270414146.05
Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Dolan [33] 11 March 201326 March 201315 days10010
Flag of England.svg Nigel Adkins [34] 26 March 201315 December 20141 year, 264 days8029203136.25
Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Clarke [35] [36] 16 December 20144 December 2015354 days5319142035.85
Flag of England.svg Martin Kuhl [37] 4 December 201517 December 201513 days20020
Flag of England.svg Brian McDermott [32] 17 December 201527 May 2016175 days30981330
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap Stam [38] 13 June 201621 March 2018 [39] 1 year, 281 days9840233540.82
Flag of England.svg Paul Clement 23 March 2018 [40] 6 December 2018 [41] 258 days30781523.33
Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Marshall 6 December 201822 December 201816 days30120
Flag of Portugal.svg José Manuel Gomes 22 December 20189 October 2019291 days389141523.68
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bowen 14 October 201929 August 2020320 days4014121435
Flag of Serbia.svg Veljko Paunović 29 August 202019 February 2022 [42] 1 year, 174 days8027173633.75
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Eddie Niedzwiecki [43] 5 September 20205 September 20201 day1100100
Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Mitrović [44] 2 November 20216 November 20214 days210150
Flag of England.svg Paul Ince
Flag of Barbados.svg Michael Gilkes 		19 February 2022 [42] 16 May 2022 [45] 86 days1443728.57
Flag of England.svg Paul Ince 16 May 2022 [45] 11 April 2023 [46] 330 days441482231.82
Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Hunt 11 April 2023 [46] 8 May 202327 days50320
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Sellés 26 June 2023 [47] Present299 days5420142037.04

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