<page_title> 2012–13 Reading F.C. season </page_title> <section_title> Pre-season friendlies </section_title> <table> <cell> 21 July 2012 </cell> <cell> Basingstoke Town </cell> <cell> 5–0 </cell> <cell> Reading XI </cell> </table>
On 21 July, Basingstoke Town defeated Reading XI with 5–0.