1996–97 Reading F.C. season
Appearance
1996–97 season | |
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Chairman | John Madejski |
Manager | Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) |
Stadium | Elm Park |
First Division | 18th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Trevor Morley (22) All: Trevor Morley (23) |
Highest home attendance | 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997) |
Lowest home attendance | 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996) |
Average home league attendance | 9,160 |
During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
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The 1996–97 season was another struggle for Reading, but they managed to secure survival on 12 April 1997, after beating promotion-chasing Wolves 2-1 at Elm Park.
Squad
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Transfers[1]
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee |
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1 August 1996 | Jimmy Garrity | Newcastle United | Free | ||
1 August 1996 | MF | Ben Smith | Arsenal | Free | |
27 March 1997 | GK | Steve Mautone | West Ham United | £250,000 |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
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10 August 1995 | DF | Dylan Kerr | Carlisle | Free | |
27 March 1997 | MF | Michael Gilkes | Wolves | £50,000 |
Released
Date | Position | Nationality | Name |
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6 March 1997 | GK | Borislav Mikhailov | |
9 May 1997 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | |
9 May 1997 | MF | Mick Gooding | |
31 May 1997 | MF | David Bass | |
31 May 1997 | Alan Carey | ||
31 May 1997 | DF | Jeff Hopkins | |
31 May 1997 | Derek Simpson | ||
31 May 1997 | Jimmy Garrity |
Results
Football League First Division
17 August 1996 | Reading | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United | Elm Park |
Bernal 80' Quinn 82' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 11,081 |
24 August 1996 | Ipswich Town | 5 - 2 | Reading | Portman Road |
Vaughan 13', 69' Sedgley 45' (pen.) Taricco 72' Scowcroft 87' |
[ Report] | Nogan 28' Mikhailov 45' Hunter 62' |
Attendance: 9,767 |
28 August 1996 | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Reading | Oakwell |
Sheridan 24' Liddell 37', 82' |
[ Report] | Bernal 80' | Attendance: 7,523 |
31 August 1996 | Reading | 2 - 2 | Stoke City | Elm Park |
Morley 7' (pen.) Holsgrove 79' |
[ Report] | Sheron 25' Forsyth 79' |
Attendance: 8,414 |
8 September 1996 | Reading | 2 - 0 | Oxford United | Elm Park |
Williams 14' Morley 83' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 8,497 |
10 September 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 - 2 | Reading | The Hawthorns |
Hunt 35', 45', 66' | [ Report] | Morley 4pen.' Parkinson 75' |
Attendance: 13,096 |
14 September 1996 | Charlton Athletic | 1 - 0 | Reading | The Valley |
Leaburn 6' | [ Report] | Attendance: 10,831 |
21 September 1996 | Reading | 1 - 6 | Crystal Palace | Elm Park |
Hunter 55' Morley 69' (pen.) |
[ Report] | Tuttle 27' Freedman 37' Muscat 50' Dyer 56' (pen.) Veart 58' Roberts 60' Ndah 77' |
Attendance: 9,675 |
28 September 1996 | Huddersfield Town | 1 - 0 | Reading | Alfred McAlpine Stadium |
Payton 34' | [ Report] | Attendance: 10,330 |
5 October 1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 - 1 | Reading | Molineux |
[ Report] | Lambert 69' | Attendance: 23,193 |
12 October 1996 | Reading | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | Elm Park |
Morley 57' (pen.) | [ Report] | Wrack 83' | Attendance: 6,656 |
15 October 1996 | Reading | 2 - 0 | Manchester City | Elm Park |
Nogan 35', 67' | [ Report] | Lomas 82' | Attendance: 11,724 |
19 October 1996 | Oldham Athletic | 1 - 1 | Reading | Boundary Park |
Orlygsson 65' (pen.) | [ Report] | Quinn 75' (pen.) | Attendance: 7,171 |
26 October 1996 | Reading | 2 - 0 | Swindon Town | Elm Park |
Morley 51' (pen.), 60' | [ Report] | Attendance: 11,018 |
29 October 1996 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 1 | Reading | Burnden Park |
Sellars 40' McGinlay 58' Branagan 63' |
[ Report] | Lambert 51' | Attendance: 12,677 |
2 November 1996 | Southend United | 2 - 1 | Reading | Roots Hall |
Nielsen 63' Marsh 70' (pen.) |
[ Report] | Nogan 50' | Attendance: 5,002 |
16 November 1996 | Norwich City | 1 - 1 | Reading | Carrow Road |
Scott 79' | [ Report] | Morley 56' Gooding 69' |
Attendance: 14,412 |
23 November 1996 | Reading | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Elm Park |
Morley 73' Nogan 80' |
[ Report] | Spencer 49' | Attendance: 12,847 |
26 November 1996 | Reading | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City | Elm Park |
[ Report] | Attendance: 8,407 |
30 November 1996 | Swindon Town | 3 - 1 | Reading | The County Ground |
Horlock 5' Allison 25' Walters 87' |
[ Report] | Morley 13' | Attendance: 10,874 |
3 December 1996 | Reading | 2 - 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Elm Park |
Lambert 10' Morley 33' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 5,513 |
17 December 1996 | Bradford City | 0 - 0 | Reading | Valley Parade |
[ Report] | Attendance: 10,077 |
21 December 1996 | Reading | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | Elm Park |
Hunter 79' | [ Report] | Svensson 79' | Attendance: 8,520 |
26 December 1996 | Reading | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Elm Park |
Nogan 8' Quinn 73' Bernal 77' |
[ Report] | Peschisolido 3' Groves 39' |
Attendance: 10,583 |
28 December 1996 | Oxford United | 2 - 1 | Reading | Manor Ground |
Beauchamp 7' Murphy 81' |
[ Report] | Morley 89' | Attendance: 9,223 |
11 January 1997 | Reading | 2 - 2 | Charlton Athletic | Elm Park |
Williams 26' Lambert 74' |
[ Report] | Lisbie 68' Whyte 81' |
Attendance: 7,614 |
18 January 1997 | Birmingham City | 4 - 1 | Reading | St Andrew's |
Furlong 33' Devlin 56' (pen.), 75' Gilkes 89' (o.g.) |
[ Report] | Holsgrove 51' | Attendance: 15,363 |
28 January 1997 | Reading | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield Town | Elm Park |
Morley 13' McPherson 15' Hunter 30' Lovell 82' |
[ Report] | Payton 9' | Attendance: 5,710 |
1 February 1997 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 - 2 | Reading | Prenton Park |
Branch 14' Thomas-Moore 72' |
[ Report] | Morley 21', 42' | Attendance: 6,019 |
8 February 1997 | Reading | 3 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Elm Park |
Morley 56', 62' (pen.), 70' | [ Report] | Thompson 61' McGinlay 64' |
Attendance: 10,739 |
22 February 1997 | Reading | 3 - 2 | Southend United | Elm Park |
McPherson 33' Gilkes 60' Morley 76' |
[ Report] | Boere 54', 71' | Attendance: 7,683 |
4 March 1997 | Reading | 2 - 1 | Norwich City | Elm Park |
Morley 20' Adams 86' (o.g.) |
[ Report] | Adams 27' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,174 |
12 March 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 2 | Reading | Loftus Road |
Ready 55' | [ Report] | Morley 2' Maddix 76' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 10,316 |
15 March 1997 | Reading | 0 - 0 | Bradford City | Elm Park |
[ Report] | Attendance: 8,435 |
22 March 1997 | Reading | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town | Elm Park |
Lovell 90' | [ Report] | Attendance: 10,058 |
25 March 1997 | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Reading | Fratton Park |
Hall 84' | [ Report] | Attendance: 9,248 |
29 March 1997 | Sheffield United | 2 - 0 | Reading | Bramall Lane |
Bodin 11' (o.g.) Walker 49' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 15,153 |
31 March 1997 | Reading | 1 - 2 | Barnsley | Elm Park |
Morley 27' (pen.) | [ Report] | Holsgrove 2' (o.g.) Liddell 16' |
Attendance: 10,244 |
5 April 1997 | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Reading | Victoria Ground |
Forsyth 65' | [ Report] | Lambert 1' | Attendance: 9,961 |
12 April 1997 | Reading | 2 - 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Elm Park |
Lovell 89', 90' | [ Report] | Atkins 75' | Attendance: 14,853 |
19 April 1997 | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Reading | Blundell Park |
Southall 15' Widdrington 71' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 4,392 |
23 April 1997 | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Reading | Selhurst Park |
Linighan 13' Hopkin 49' Shipperley 69' |
[ Report] | Bodin 57' Williams 82' |
Attendance: 12,552 |
26 April 1997 | Reading | 2 - 0 | Oldham Athletic | Elm Park |
Roach 28' Lovell 81' |
[ Report] | Attendance: 8,301 |
3 May 1997 | Manchester City | 3 - 2 | Reading | Maine Road |
Dickov 34' Rosler 66' Heaney 78' |
[ Report] | Meaker 2' Symons 33' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 27,260 |
League Table
Template:1996–97 Football League First Division table
FA Cup
4 January 1997 Third Round | Reading | 3 - 1 | Southampton | Elm Park |
19:45 | Lambert 19' Caskey 55' Morley 76' (pen.) |
[ Report] | Ostenstad 49' Benali 75' Slater 90' |
25 January 1997 Fourth Round | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Reading | Fratton Park |
19:45 | Hall 68' Bradbury 76' Hillier 86' |
[ Report] |
League Cup
20 August 1996 First Round 1st Leg | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Elm Park |
15:00 | Quinn 57' | [ Report] | Williams 64' |
3 September 1996 First Round 2nd Leg | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 - 0 | Reading | Causeway Stadium |
15:00 | Evans 57' Williams 75' |
[ Report] |
Squad Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | BUL | Borislav Mikhailov | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Sal Bibbo | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Nick Hammond | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | AUS | Steve Mautone | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | NIR | Tommy Wright | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | POL | Dariusz Wdowczyk | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | 29 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Martyn Booty | 18 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | WAL | Paul Bodin | 39 | 1 | 37+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | AUS | Andy Bernal | 44 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 40 | 2 | 39+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Steve Swales | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 47 | 0 | 40+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 38 | 1 | 26+9 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 26 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Byron Glasgow | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 28 | 5 | 17+9 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 34 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Bass | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | 26 | 0 | 15+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Martin Williams | 32 | 3 | 21+7 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 25 | 4 | 10+14 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | 34 | 6 | 21+11 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 39 | 23 | 35+1 | 22 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 33 | 6 | 20+11 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Neville Roach | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top Scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | Trevor Morley | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 | ||
2 | FW | Lee Nogan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
= | FW | Jamie Lambert | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
3 | MF | Stuart Lovell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
4 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
5 | FW | Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
= | Own Goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
7 | DF | Barry Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
= | MF | Paul Holsgrove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
= | DF | Keith McPherson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
10 | DF | Paul Bodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | FW | Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | MF | Phil Parkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | MF | Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
= | FW | Darren Caskey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 58 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
Disciplinary Record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
GK | Borislav Mikhailov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
GK | Tommy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Kenny Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Steve Swales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Steve Blatherwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Keith McPherson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | Jeff Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | Barry Hunter | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
DF | Paul Bodin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Andy Bernal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
MF | Mick Gooding | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
MF | Darren Caskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Phil Parkinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | Michael Meaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Trevor Morley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | Jamie Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
TOTALS | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 |
References
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