This is a list of all managers of Reading Football Club.
Managers in italics were hired as caretakers.
| Manager name | From | To | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian McDermott | 16 December 2009 | Present | 2 years, 92 days |
| Brendan Rodgers | 4 June 2009 | 16 December 2009 | 0 years, 195 days |
| Steve Coppell | 9 October 2003 | 12 May 2009 | 5 years, 215 days |
| Kevin Dillon | 10 September 2003 | 9 October 2003 | 0 years, 29 days |
| Alan Pardew | 16 September 1999 | 9 September 2003 | 3 years, 358 days |
| Tommy Burns | 25 March 1998 | 16 September 1999 | 1 year, 175 days |
| Alan Pardew | 18 March 1998 | 25 March 1998 | 0 years, 7 days |
| Terry Bullivant | 30 June 1997 | 18 March 1998 | 0 years, 261 days |
| Jimmy Quinn Mick Gooding |
5 January 1995 | 9 May 1997 | 2 years, 124 days |
| Jimmy Quinn Mick Gooding Adrian Williams Jeff Hopkins |
15 December 1994 | 4 January 1995 | 0 years, 20 days |
| Mark McGhee | 10 May 1991 | 14 December 1994 | 3 years, 218 days |
| John Haselden | 30 April 1991 | 10 May 1991 | 0 years, 10 days |
| Eddie Niedzwicki | 1 April 1991 | 30 April 1991 | 0 years, 29 days |
| Ian Porterfield | 14 November 1989 | 1 April 1991 | 1 year, 138 days |
| Lew Chatterley | 23 October 1989 | 14 November 1989 | 0 years, 19 days |
| Ian Branfoot | 31 January 1984 | 23 October 1989 | 5 years, 265 days |
| Maurice Evans | 26 February 1977 | 31 January 1984 | 6 years, 339 days |
| Charlie Hurley | 13 January 1972 | 26 February 1977 | 5 years, 44 days |
| Jimmy Wallbanks | 1 October 1971 | 13 January 1972 | 0 years, 104 days |
| Jack Mansell | 1 April 1969 | 1 October 1971 | 2 years, 183 days |
| Ray Henderson | 1 February 1969 | 1 April 1969 | 0 years, 59 days |
| Roy Bentley | 1 January 1963 | 1 February 1969 | 6 years, 31 days |
| Harry Johnston | 1 November 1955 | 1 January 1963 | 7 years, 61 days |
| Fred May James Carter |
1 October 1955 | 1 November 1955 | 0 years, 31 days |
| Arthur Smith | 1 June 1952 | 1 October 1955 | 3 years, 122 days |
| Ted Drake | 1 June 1947 | 1 June 1952 | 5 years, 0 days |
| Joe Edelston | 13 April 1939 | 1 June 1947 | 8 years, 49 days |
| Johnny Cochrane | 1 March 1939 | 13 April 1939 | 0 years, 43 days |
| Billy Butler | 1 August 1935 | 1 March 1939 | 3 years, 212 days |
| Joe Smith | 1 June 1931 | 1 August 1935 | 4 years, 61 days |
| Angus Wylie | 1 July 1926 | 1 June 1931 | 4 years, 335 days |
| Harold Bray | 1 October 1925 | 1 June 1926 | 0 years, 243 days |
| Arthur Chadwick | 1 January 1923 | 1 October 1925 | 2 years, 273 days |
| The Board | 11 May 1922 | 1 January 1923 | 0 years, 245 days |
| Jack Smith | 23 December 1920 | 11 May 1922 | 1 year, 139 days |
| Harry Marshall | 23 February 1920 | 23 December 1920 | 0 years, 304 days |
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