Head to head, from our own archive

Reading and Barnsley have met 31 times on this desk, first in 1994 and most recently in 2026. Reading have won 12, Barnsley 8, with 11 drawn. Aggregate score 43–36.

Where they stand

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	West Ham United	7	11	14
2	Swansea City	7	6	14
3	Middlesbrough	7	4	14
4	West Bromwich Albion	7	3	14
5	Bristol City	8	-1	13
6	Queens Park Rangers	7	3	12
7	Charlton Athletic	7	-1	12
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6	4	11
9	Lincoln City	7	0	11
10	Southampton	7	10	10
11	Birmingham City	7	1	10
12	Millwall	7	0	10
13	Stoke City	7	0	10
14	Norwich City	7	0	9
15	Sheffield United	7	-1	9
16	Blackburn Rovers	7	0	8
17	Watford	8	-3	8
18	Portsmouth	6	-1	7
19	Wrexham	7	-4	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	-5	7
21	Cardiff City	7	-4	4
22	Derby County	7	-7	4
23	Preston North End	7	-7	3
24	Burnley	7	-8	3