In the first round, the club beat Dreadnought F.C., after the Football Association ordered a replay as South Reading had arrived at the West Ham Park ground too late to complete the game in daylight.

[3] The club received a bye to the third round, where they played Hendon, and took an early lead, but then conceded 11 goals without further reply.

and being awarded the tie against Clapton F.C., who turned up too late to a replay to allow extra time to be played,[6] the club walked over the Clapham Rovers, who refused to play because of poor weather conditions, in the third round; Marlow F.C., Old Wykehamists F.C.

[8] The club reached the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup Final in 1886–87,[9] losing to Windsor.

joined the Southern League, as there was no longer enough support to run an amateur club in the town.