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Reading
1994–95 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerMark McGhee
(until 14 December)
Mick Gooding & Jimmy Quinn
(player-managers from 4 January)
StadiumElm Park
First Division2nd (qualified for play-offs)
Play-offsRunners-up
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stuart Lovell 12
All: Stuart Lovell 15

During the 1994–95 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

Manager Mark McGhee left Reading in December to take over at Premiership strugglers Leicester City. Players Jimmy Quinn, Mick Gooding, Adrian Williams and Jeff Hopkins acted as caretakers until January, when Quinn and Gooding were named as full-time player-managers. The inexperienced duo surprised many to lead Reading to second in the First Division. In any other season this would have been enough for promotion to the Premier League, but, due to restructuring of the league, only two teams would be awarded promotion, and therefore Reading entered the play-offs. After beating Tranmere Rovers 3-1 on aggregate (3-1 and 0-0 over two legs) they travelled to Wembley to face Bolton Wanderers. Reading were 2-0 up within 12 minutes and appeared certain to be playing top-flight football for the first time in their history next season, but Bolton fought back to score twice in the last 15 minutes to take the game to extra time. To the horror of Reading fans, Bolton scored twice more in extra time to lead 4-2. Although player-manager Jimmy Quinn, on as a second-half substitute, pulled one back in the 119th minute, Bolton held on to win and sealed promotion to the Premier League at Reading's expense. Following the final defeat, it would be 11 years before Reading finally experienced top-flight football.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Shaka Hislop[1]
— GK England ENG Simon Sheppard
— DF England ENG Darren Barnard (loan from Chelsea)[2]
— DF Australia AUS Andy Bernal
— DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins
— DF Malta MLT Dylan Kerr
— DF England ENG Keith McPherson
— DF England ENG Adi Viveash (loan from Swindon Town)
— DF Poland POL Dariusz Wdowczyk
— DF Wales WAL Adrian Williams[3]
— MF England ENG Michael Gilkes[4]
— MF England ENG Mick Gooding (player-manager)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Paul Holsgrove
— MF England ENG Tom Jones
— MF England ENG Jamie Lambert
— MF England ENG Simon Osborn
— MF England ENG Phil Parkinson
— MF England ENG Scott Taylor
— FW England ENG Alan Carey
— FW Australia AUS Stuart Lovell
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Michael Murphy
— FW Wales WAL Lee Nogan
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Quinn (player-manager)
— FW Germany GER Uwe Hartenberger

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
GK England Simon Sheppard Watford
DF Australia Andy Bernal Australia Sydney Olympic
DF Poland Dariusz Wdowczyk Scotland Celtic


Loans In

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
DF England Darren Barnard Chelsea

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
1 July 1995 DF England Ray Ranson Retired

Competitions

Division Two

Main article: 1994–95_Football_League § First_Division

Results

13 August 1994 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Reading Molineux
Froggatt
20 August 1994 2 Reading 0 – 0 Portsmouth Elm Park
27 August 1994 3 Barnsley 0 – 2 Reading Oakwell
Osborn
Taylor
30 August 1994 4 Reading 4 – 0 Stoke Elm Park
Lovell
Kerr
Taylor
Gilkes
3 September 1994 5 Reading 0 – 0 Millwall Elm Park
10 September 1994 6 Oldham Athletic 1 – 3 Reading Boundary Park
Richardson Lovell ?', ?'
Osborn
14 September 1994 7 Swindon Town 1 – 0 Reading County Ground
Scott
17 September 1994 8 Reading 1 – 0 Sheffield United Elm Park
Quinn
24 September 1994 9 Watford 2 – 2 Reading Vicarage Road
Johnson
Moralee 		Lovell
Osborn
1 October 1994 10 Reading 2 – 0 Notts County Elm Park
Lovell
Hartenberger
8 October 1994 11 Charlton Athletic 1 – 2 Reading The Valley
Robson Osborn
Gilkes
15 October 1994 12 Reading 1 – 0 Bristol City Elm Park
Gilkes
22 October 1994 13 Reading 0 – 2 Sunderland Elm Park
Melville
Gray
29 October 1994 14 West Bromwich Albion 2 – 0 Reading The Hawthorns
Hunt
Ashcroft
2 November 1994 15 Derby County 1 – 2 Reading Pride Park
Gabbiadini Taylor
Gilkes
5 November 1994 16 Reading 0 – 0 Burnley Elm Park
19 November 1994 17 Southend United 4 – 1 Reading Roots Hall
Jones ?', ?'
Bressington ?' (pen.)
Thomson 		Quinn
26 November 1994 18 Reading 1 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Elm Park
Tom Jones Brannan
Muir ?', ?'
3 December 1994 19 Sunderland 0 – 1 Reading Roker Park
Taylor
6 December 1994 20 Reading 1 – 1 Middlesbrough Elm Park
Taylor Wilkinson ?' (pen.)
10 December 1994 21 Portsmouth 1 – 1 Reading Fratton Park
Creaney Quinn
18 December 1994 22 Reading 4 – 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Elm Park
Quinn
Osborn
Gilkes ?', ?'		 Quinn ?' (o.g.)
Bull
26 December 1994 23 Reading 0 – 0 Millwall Elm Park
28 December 1994 24 Port Vale 0 – 2 Reading Vale Park
Quinn
Taylor
31 December 1994 25 Reading 1 – 1 Grimsby Town Elm Park
Lambert Shakespeare
2 January 1995 26 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Reading Burnden Park
Coleman
14 January 1995 27 Reading 0 – 2 West Bromwich Albion Elm Park
Hunt
Donovan
21 January 1995 28 Burnley 1 – 2 Reading Turf Moor
Parkinson Nogan
Taylor
4 February 1995 29 Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Reading Ayresome Park
Holsgrove
11 February 1995 30 Reading 1 – 0 Derby County Elm Park
Kavanagh ?' (o.g.)
18 February 1995 31 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Reading Prenton Park
Muir
21 February 1995 32 Reading 2 – 0 Southend United Elm Park
Nogan
Holsgrove
25 February 1995 33 Notts County 1 – 0 Reading Meadow Lane
Agana
4 March 1995 34 Reading 4 – 1 Millwall Elm Park
Gilkes ?', ?'
Holsgrove
Hartenberger 		Phillips
8 March 1995 35 Millwall 2 – 0 Reading The Den
Oldfield
Williams ?' (o.g.)
11 March 1995 36 Reading 0 – 3 Barnsley Elm Park
O'Connell
Taggart
Payton
18 March 1995 37 Stoke City 0 – 1 Reading Victoria Ground
Taylor
21 March 1995 38 Reading 2 – 1 Oldham Athletic Elm Park
Nogan
Lovell 		Halle
25 March 1995 39 Sheffield United 1 – 1 Reading Bramall Lane
Blake Nogan
1 April 1995 40 Reading 3 – 0 Swindon Town Elm Park
Lovell ?' (pen.), ?', ?'
8 April 1995 41 Grimsby Town 1 – 0 Reading Blundell Park
Livingstone
15 April 1995 42 Reading 3 – 3 Port Vale Elm Park
Nogan ?', ?', ?' Naylor
Porter
Bogier ?' (pen.)
17 April 1995 43 Luton Town 0 – 1 Reading Kenilworth Road
Taylor ?' (o.g.)
21 April 1995 44 Reading 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Elm Park
Lovell
Nogan 		Lee
29 April 1995 45 Bristol City 1 – 2 Reading Ashton Gate
Tinnion Lovell
Nogan
7 May 1995 46 Reading 2 – 1 Charlton Athletic Elm Park
Nogan
Williams 		Chandler

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Middlesbrough 46 15 4 4 41 19 8 9 6 26 21 67 40 + 27 82
2 Reading 46 12 7 4 34 21 11 3 9 24 23 58 44 + 14 79
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 16 6 1 43 13 5 8 10 24 32 67 45 + 22 77
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 5 3 39 18 6 8 9 38 43 77 61 + 16 76
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 17 4 2 51 23 5 6 12 16 35 67 58 + 9 76
6 Barnsley 46 15 6 2 42 19 5 6 12 21 33 63 52 + 11 72
7 Watford 46 14 6 3 33 17 5 7 11 19 29 52 46 + 6 70
8 Sheffield United 46 12 9 2 41 21 5 8 10 33 34 74 55 + 19 68
9 Derby County 46 12 6 5 44 23 6 6 11 22 28 66 51 + 15 66
10 Grimsby Town 46 12 7 4 36 19 5 7 11 26 37 62 56 + 6 65
11 Stoke City 46 10 7 6 31 21 6 8 9 19 32 50 53 – 3 63
12 Millwall 46 11 8 4 36 22 5 6 12 24 38 60 60 ± 0 62
13 Southend United 46 13 2 8 33 25 5 6 12 21 48 54 73 – 19 62
14 Oldham Athletic 46 12 7 4 34 21 4 6 13 26 39 60 60 ± 0 61
15 Charlton Athletic 46 11 6 6 33 25 5 5 13 25 41 58 66 – 8 59
16 Luton Town 46 8 6 9 35 30 7 7 9 26 34 61 64 – 3 58
17 Port Vale 46 11 5 7 30 24 4 8 11 28 40 58 64 – 6 58
18 Portsmouth 46 9 8 6 31 28 6 5 12 22 35 53 63 – 10 58
19 West Bromwich Albion 46 13 3 7 33 24 3 7 13 18 33 51 57 – 6 58
20 Sunderland 46 5 12 6 22 22 7 6 10 19 23 41 45 – 6 54
21 Swindon Town 46 9 6 8 28 27 3 6 14 26 46 54 73 – 19 48
22 Burnley 46 8 7 8 36 33 3 6 14 13 41 49 74 – 25 46
23 Bristol City 46 8 8 7 26 28 3 4 16 16 35 42 63 – 21 45
24 Notts County 46 7 8 8 26 28 2 5 16 19 38 45 66 – 21 40

Play-offs

14 May 1995 First Leg Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Reading Birkenhead
14:55 BST (UTC+1) Malkin ?' [ Report] Lovell ?', ?'
Nogan ?'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: John Kirkby
17 May 1995 Second Leg Reading 0–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Tranmere Rovers Reading
19:45 BST (UTC+1) [ Report] Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,245
Referee: Paul Alcock
Final
Main article: 1995 Football League First Division play-off Final
29 May 1995 Bolton 4–3 (a.e.t.) Reading London
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Coyle 75'
de Freitas 86', 118'
Paatelainen 105'		 (Report) Nogan 4'
Williams 12'
Quinn 119'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 64,107
Referee: Peter Foakes
Bolton Wanderers
Reading
Bolton Wanderers:
GK 1 England Keith Branagan
DF 2 England Scott Green
DF 3 England Jimmy Phillips
DF 5 Iceland Guðni Bergsson
DF 6 England Alan Stubbs
MF 7 England Neil McDonald downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 4 Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer
MF 10 Finland Mixu Paatelainen
MF 11 England Alan Thompson
FW 8 Scotland Owen Coyle
FW 9 Scotland John McGinlay
Substitutes:
GK 12 England Peter Shilton
DF 14 England John Dreyer
FW 15 Suriname Fabian de Freitas upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Scotland Bruce Rioch
Reading:
GK 1 Trinidad and Tobago Shaka Hislop
RWB 2 Australia Andy Bernal downward-facing red arrow 67'
DF 4 England Keith McPherson
DF 6 Poland Dariusz Wdowczyk
DF 5 Wales Adrian Williams
LWB 3 England Simon Osborn
MF 8 England Mick Gooding
MF 7 England Michael Gilkes
MF 11 England Scott Taylor
FW 9 Wales Lee Nogan downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 10 Australia Stuart Lovell
Substitutes:
GK 15 England Simon Sheppard
DF 14 Wales Jeff Hopkins upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 12 Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn & England Mick Gooding

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • 3 named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

FA Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup
7 January 1995 Third Round Reading 1–3 Oldham Athletic Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Taylor [ Report] Sharp
Halle
Richardson 		Stadium: Elm Park

League Cup

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup
16 August 1994 First Round 1st Leg Gillingham 0–1 Reading Gillingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) [ Report] Hopkins Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
23 August 1994 First Round 2nd Leg Reading 3–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Gillingham Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Quinn ?', ?'
Lovell 		[ Report] Stadium: Elm Park
20 September 1994 Second Round 1st Leg Reading 3–1 Derby County Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Quinn ?', ?'
Holsgrove 		[ Report] Gabbiadini Stadium: Elm Park
28 September 1994 Second Round 2nd Leg Derby County 2–0
((a)3–3 agg.)		 Reading Derby
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gabbiadini
Williams 		[ Report] Stadium: Pride Park

Top Scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First Division Playoffs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Australia Stuart Lovell 12 2 0 1 15
2 FW Wales Lee Nogan 9 2 0 0 11
3 MF England Scott Taylor 8 0 1 0 9
FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 4 1 0 4 9
5 MF England Michael Gilkes 8 0 0 0 8
6 MF England Simon Osborn 5 0 0 0 5
7 MF England Paul Holsgrove 3 0 0 1 4
8 DF Wales Adrian Williams 1 1 0 0 2
Own Goal 2 0 0 0 2
FW Germany Uwe Hartenberger 2 0 0 0 2
11 DF England Jeff Hopkins 0 0 0 1 1
MF England Tom Jones 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Jamie Lambert 1 0 0 0 1
DF Malta Dylan Kerr 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 6 1 7 72

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 1994–95 was manufactured by Pelada, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.

1994–95 home colours
1994–95 away colours

References

  1. ^ Hislop was born in Hackney, England and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  2. ^ Barnard was born in Rinteln, Germany but represented England at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would make his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. ^ Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  4. ^ Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.

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