Reading have played Wigan Athletic 56 times in competitive football, winning 24, drawing 12 and losing 20, first meeting on 26 Aug 1978 and most recently on 28 Mar 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1978 | 1978–79 | Fourth Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | ||
| 18 Nov 1978 | 1978–79 | Fourth Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 23 Oct 1982 | 1982–83 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | ||
| 5 Mar 1983 | 1982–83 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | ||
| 3 Oct 1984 | 1984–85 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | ||
| 13 May 1985 | 1984–85 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | ||
| 2 Nov 1985 | 1985–86 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Jerry Williams | |
| 22 Apr 1986 | 1985–86 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | ||
| 17 Sep 1988 | 1988–89 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 19 Apr 1989 | 1988–89 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 31 Oct 1989 | 1989–90 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–3 | ||
| 10 Apr 1990 | 1989–90 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | ||
| 13 Oct 1990 | 1990–91 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | ||
| 26 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | ||
| 11 Oct 1991 | 1991–92 | Third Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Allan Cockram | |
| 2 May 1992 | 1991–92 | Third Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Craig Maskell, Mark McGhee, Stuart Lovell | |
| 19 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | Second Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 4–0 | Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gilkes, Mick Gooding | |
| 23 Jan 1993 | 1992–93 | Second Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Jamie Lambert | |
| 11 Nov 1998 | 1998–99 | Second Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 9,317 | |
| 24 Apr 1999 | 1998–99 | Second Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–4 | Andy McLaren 67 | 3,885 |
| 16 Oct 1999 | 1999–00 | Second Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | 7,708 | |
| 22 Apr 2000 | 1999–00 | Second Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 5,855 | |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 2000–01 | Second Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Martin Butler 10 | 7,021 |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 2000–01 | Second Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Jim McIntyre 69 | 12,307 |
| 13 May 2001 | 2000–01 | Play-offs | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | 12,638 | |
| 16 May 2001 | 2000–01 | Play-offs | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Martin Butler 86, Nicky Forster 90 | 22,034 |
| 22 Dec 2001 | 2001–02 | Second Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | John Salako 6 | 15,808 |
| 22 Jan 2002 | 2001–02 | Second Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Andrew Hughes 24, Nicky Forster 42 | 5,536 |
| 8 Nov 2003 | 2003–04 | First Division | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Andrew Hughes 69 | 13,819 |
| 6 Dec 2003 | 2003–04 | First Division | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Nicky Forster 55, Nicky Forster 89 | 7,512 |
| 27 Nov 2004 | 2004–05 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Lloyd Owusu 42 | 22,114 |
| 8 May 2005 | 2004–05 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–3 | Steve Sidwell 90 | 19,662 |
| 26 Aug 2006 | 2006–07 | Premier League | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 14,636 | |
| 30 Jan 2007 | 2006–07 | Premier League | H | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Ivar Ingimarsson 31, Shane Long 51, Leroy Lita 88 | 21,954 |
| 22 Sep 2007 | 2007–08 | Premier League | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Dave Kitson 29, James Harper 90 | 21,379 |
| 26 Apr 2008 | 2007–08 | Premier League | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | 19,043 | |
| 24 Nov 2012 | 2012–13 | Premier League | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–3 | Sean Morrison 35, Ali Al-Habsi 79 | 15,436 |
| 23 Feb 2013 | 2012–13 | Premier League | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | 22,321 | |
| 21 Dec 2013 | 2013–14 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Pavel Pogrebnyak 68 | 18,336 |
| 18 Apr 2014 | 2013–14 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | 14,609 | |
| 9 Aug 2014 | 2014–15 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Shaun Cummings 71, Sean Morrison 77 | 12,174 |
| 17 Feb 2015 | 2014–15 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 14,601 | |
| 5 Nov 2016 | 2016–17 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Garath McCleary 1, Garath McCleary 5, Yann Kermorgant 63 | 10,277 |
| 29 Apr 2017 | 2016–17 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Yann Kermorgant 6 | 19,177 |
| 24 Nov 2018 | 2018–19 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | 9,211 | |
| 9 Mar 2019 | 2018–19 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 3–2 | Modou Barrow 89, John Swift 45+3, Yakou Méïté 90+7 | 15,401 |
| 30 Nov 2019 | 2019–20 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | George Pușcaș 79, George Pușcaș 80, George Pușcaș 84 | 8,965 |
| 26 Feb 2020 | 2019–20 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 0–3 | 10,088 | |
| 17 Sep 2022 | 2022–23 | Championship | A | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Tom Ince 63 | 10,113 |
| 29 Apr 2023 | 2022–23 | Championship | H | Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Yakou Méïté 90+3 | 21,919 |
| 23 Dec 2023 | 2023–24 | League One | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Femi Azeez 34, Sam Smith 50 | 11,772 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | 2023–24 | League One | A | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | 9,103 | |
| 17 Aug 2024 | 2024–25 | League One | H | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | Charlie Savage 7, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 57 | 12,689 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 2024–25 | League One | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Jayden Wareham 71, Tyler Bindon 85 | 9,402 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 2025–26 | League One | A | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Jeriel Dorsett 48, Paudie O'Connor 87 | 7,973 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 2025–26 | League One | H | Wigan Athletic | 3–0 | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 9, Will Aimson 19, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 63 | 11,981 |
See also: the Wigan Athletic archive and Wigan Athletic v Reading.