Reading football club match record: 1979
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1978-79 season
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1978 | Reading v Gillingham | W | 3-1 | League Cup |
| 15 Aug 1978 | Gillingham v Reading | W |
1-2 Agg: 2-5 |
League Cup |
| 19 Aug 1978 | Grimsby Town v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Division Four |
| 23 Aug 1978 | Reading v Rochdale | W | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Reading v Wigan Athletic | W | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | League Cup |
| 02 Sep 1978 | Huddersfield Town v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 09 Sep 1978 | Reading v Newport County | W | 2-1 | League Division Four |
| 13 Sep 1978 | Hereford United v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 16 Sep 1978 | Reading v Doncaster Rovers | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Wimbledon v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Reading v Torquay United | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Barnsley v Reading | L | 3-1 | League Division Four |
| 03 Oct 1978 | Rotherham United v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Cup |
| 07 Oct 1978 | Reading v Bradford City | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 10 Oct 1978 | Reading v Rotherham United | W | 1-0 | League Cup |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Northampton Town v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 17 Oct 1978 | Darlington v Reading | W | 1-2 | League Division Four |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Reading v York City | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Reading v Stockport County | D | 3-3 | League Division Four |
| 04 Nov 1978 | Scunthorpe United v Reading | W | 0-3 | League Division Four |
| 08 Nov 1978 | Reading v Southampton | D | 0-0 | League Cup |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Reading v Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Southampton v Reading | L | 2-0 | League Cup |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Wigan Athletic v Reading | L | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Reading v Gillingham | D | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| 28 Nov 1978 | Gillingham v Reading | W | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| 06 Dec 1978 | Reading v Crewe Alexandra | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 09 Dec 1978 | Halifax Town v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Portsmouth v Reading | W | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Portsmouth v Reading | L | 4-0 | League Division Four |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Reading v AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 09 Jan 1979 | Notts County v Reading | L | 4-2 | FA Cup |
| 13 Jan 1979 | Newport County v Reading | L | 3-2 | League Division Four |
| 03 Feb 1979 | Torquay United v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Division Four |
| 06 Feb 1979 | Aldershot v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 10 Feb 1979 | Reading v Barnsley | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Reading v Hereford United | W | 3-0 | League Division Four |
| 24 Feb 1979 | Reading v Northampton Town | W | 5-1 | League Division Four |
| 26 Feb 1979 | Reading v Hartlepool United | W | 3-1 | League Division Four |
| 03 Mar 1979 | York City v Reading | W | 0-1 | League Division Four |
| 09 Mar 1979 | Stockport County v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 13 Mar 1979 | Bradford City v Reading | W | 2-3 | League Division Four |
| 16 Mar 1979 | Reading v Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | League Division Four |
| 20 Mar 1979 | Doncaster Rovers v Reading | D | 2-2 | League Division Four |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Rochdale v Reading | L | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 28 Mar 1979 | Reading v Grimsby Town | W | 4-0 | League Division Four |
| 31 Mar 1979 | Reading v Port Vale | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 07 Apr 1979 | Crewe Alexandra v Reading | W | 0-2 | League Division Four |
| 13 Apr 1979 | Reading v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | League Division Four |
| 14 Apr 1979 | AFC Bournemouth v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Reading v Aldershot | W | 4-0 | League Division Four |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Hartlepool United v Reading | D | 0-0 | League Division Four |
| 25 Apr 1979 | Reading v Darlington | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 28 Apr 1979 | Reading v Halifax Town | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 02 May 1979 | Reading v Wimbledon | W | 1-0 | League Division Four |
| 05 May 1979 | Port Vale v Reading | W | 0-3 | League Division Four |