Patrick Reading

Patrick Reading
Personal information
Full name	Patrick James Reading
Date of birth	29 May 1999 (age 26)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Partick Thistle
Number	3
Youth career
2012–2020	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020	Stevenage
2020–2025	Ayr United
2025–	Partick Thistle
International career‡
2019–	Scotland U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:34, 27 September 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:53, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

Patrick James Reading (born 29 May 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Partick Thistle.

Club career

Stevenage

Reading spent his youth career at Middlesbrough, before he joined Stevenage on 31 January 2020.^[2] Reading made his Stevenage debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Exeter City in League Two.^[3]

He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[4]

Ayr United

In July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with Ayr United.^[5] Reading scored his first goal for Ayr United in January 2021, in a 3–2 away defeat to Queen of the South.^[6]

In May 2022 Reading signed a two year extension to his deal with Ayr United.^[7]

On 24 May 2024, Reading signed a further two year extension to his Ayr United contract, extending his deal until 2026.^[8]

Partick Thistle

After five years with Ayr United, Reading joined fellow Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a free transfer in June 2025, signing a two year deal.^[9] Reading made his Thistle debut in a 4–1 away victory over Edinburgh City in the Scottish League Cup group stages.^[10]

Reading scored his first Thistle goal on the opening day of the 2025–26 Scottish Championship season, in an away defeat to St Johnstone.^[11]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-21 level.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 March 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough U21	2017–18^[14]	—			—		—		2^[c]	1	2	1
Stevenage	2019–20^[15]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Ayr United	2020–21^[16]	Scottish Championship	21	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	1
	2021–22^[17]	Scottish Championship	35	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	41	2
	2022–23^[18]	Scottish Championship	36	0	4	0	3	0	3^[d]	0	46	0
	2023–24^[19]	Scottish Championship	24	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	32	0
	2024–25^[20]	Scottish Championship	22	0	3	0	4	0	3^[e]	0	32	0
	Total		138	3	14	0	17	0	6	0	175	3
Career total			139	3	14	0	17	0	8	1	178	4

^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
^ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Stevenage: Ben Folami, Canice Carroll & Patrick Reading join League Two strugglers". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
^ "Exeter 2-1 Stevenage (8 Feb, 2020) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN.
^ "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". www.stevenagefc.com.
^ "Patrick Reading signs for United". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Queen of the South 3-2 Ayr United: Dramatic finish as home side earn back-to-back wins". BBC Sport. 2 January 2021.
^ Wilson, Stuart (19 May 2022). "Paddy Reading: Ayr United's vision sold me on new deal". Daily Record.
^ @ayrunitedfc (24 May 2024). "The Club are delighted to announce that Paddy Reading has signed a 2-year contract extension and continues his stay at Somerset Park until June 2026..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Partick Thistle sign Paddy Reading from Ayr United". Partick Thistle FC.
^ "Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.
^ "St Johnstone vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship updates & match report, BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
^ Patrick Reading at the Scottish Football Association
^ Patrick Reading at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

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[14] Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup

[15] Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup

[EFT-17] Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

[22] One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, Two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

[SCC-25] Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

[1] "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "Stevenage: Ben Folami, Canice Carroll & Patrick Reading join League Two strugglers". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.

[3] "Exeter 2-1 Stevenage (8 Feb, 2020) Final Score - ESPN (UK)". ESPN.

[4] "Stevenage 2020/21 Retained & Released List". www.stevenagefc.com.

[5] "Patrick Reading signs for United". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[6] "Queen of the South 3-2 Ayr United: Dramatic finish as home side earn back-to-back wins". BBC Sport. 2 January 2021.

[7] Wilson, Stuart (19 May 2022). "Paddy Reading: Ayr United's vision sold me on new deal". Daily Record.

[8] @ayrunitedfc (24 May 2024). "The Club are delighted to announce that Paddy Reading has signed a 2-year contract extension and continues his stay at Somerset Park until June 2026..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[9] "Partick Thistle sign Paddy Reading from Ayr United". Partick Thistle FC.

[10] "Edinburgh City vs Partick Thistle: League Cup stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.

[11] "St Johnstone vs Partick Thistle: Scottish Championship updates & match report, BBC Sport". BBC Sport.

[12] Patrick Reading at the Scottish Football Association

[13] Patrick Reading at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[16] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[18] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[19] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[20] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[21] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[23] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[24] "Games played by Patrick Reading in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

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