1996–97 Reading F.C. season

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Reading
1996–97 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerMick Gooding and
Jimmy Quinn (player-managers)
StadiumElm Park
First Division18th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Trevor Morley (22)
All:
Trevor Morley (23)
Highest home attendance14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997)
Lowest home attendance5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996)
Average home league attendance9,160

During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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

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 Sal Bibbo
— GK England ENG Nick Hammond
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Wright (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— GK Australia AUS Steve Mautone
— DF England ENG Steve Blatherwick (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
— DF England ENG Martyn Booty
— DF England ENG Kenny Brown
— DF England ENG Keith McPherson
— DF England ENG Steve Swales
— DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin
— DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter
— DF Poland POL Dariusz Wdowczyk
— DF Australia AUS Andy Bernal
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG David Bass
— MF England ENG Darren Caskey
— MF England ENG Byron Glasgow
— MF England ENG Mick Gooding (player-manager)
— MF England ENG Paul Holsgrove
— MF England ENG Phil Parkinson
— MF England ENG Ben Smith
— MF Wales WAL Michael Meaker
— MF Australia AUS Stuart Lovell
— FW England ENG Jamie Lambert
— FW England ENG Trevor Morley
— FW England ENG Neville Roach
— FW England ENG Martin Williams
— FW Wales WAL Lee Nogan
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Quinn (player-manager)

Transfers[1]

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
1 August 1996 England Jimmy Garrity England Newcastle United Free
1 August 1996 MF England Ben Smith England Arsenal Free
27 March 1997 GK Australia Steve Mautone England West Ham United £250,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
10 August 1995 DF Malta Dylan Kerr England Carlisle Free
27 March 1997 MF England Michael Gilkes England Wolves £50,000

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
6 March 1997 GK Bulgaria Borislav Mikhailov
9 May 1997 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn
9 May 1997 MF England Mick Gooding
31 May 1997 MF England David Bass
31 May 1997 England Alan Carey
31 May 1997 DF Wales Jeff Hopkins
31 May 1997 England Derek Simpson
31 May 1997 England Jimmy Garrity

Results

Football League First Division

Main article: 1996-97 Football League
17 August 1996 Reading 1 - 0 Sheffield United Elm Park
Bernal Red card 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 Red card 45'
Hunter 62'		 Attendance: 9,767
28 August 1996 Barnsley 3 - 0 Reading Oakwell
Sheridan 24'
Liddell 37', 82'		 [ Report] Bernal Red card 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 Red card 55'
Morley 69' (pen.)		 [ Report] Tuttle 27'
Freedman 37'
Muscat 50'
Dyer 56' (pen.)
Veart 58'
Roberts Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Red card 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
7 December 1996 Reading 0 - 1 Port Vale Elm Park
[ Report] Talbot 73' Attendance: 6,445
17 December 1996 Bradford City 0 - 0 Reading Valley Parade
[ Report] Attendance: 10,077
21 December 1996 Reading 0 - 0 Portsmouth Elm Park
Hunter Red card 79' [ Report] Svensson Red card 79' Attendance: 8,520
26 December 1996 Reading 2 - 2 West Bromwich Albion Elm Park
Nogan 8'
Quinn 73'
Bernal Red card 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
1 March 1997 Port Vale 1 - 0 Reading Vale Park
Naylor 45' [ Report] Attendance: 6,057
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 Red card 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

Main article: 1996-97 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 Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card
Slater Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
25 January 1997
Fourth Round 		Portsmouth 3 - 0 Reading Fratton Park
19:45 Hall 68'
Bradbury 76'
Hillier 86'		 [ Report]

League Cup

Main article: 1996-97 Football 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Bulgaria BUL Borislav Mikhailov 11 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK England ENG Sal Bibbo 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Nick Hammond 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia AUS Steve Mautone 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Northern Ireland NIR Tommy Wright 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Poland POL Dariusz Wdowczyk 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Barry Hunter 29 2 26+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Martyn Booty 18 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin 39 1 37+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Australia AUS Andy Bernal 44 0 41+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins 20 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Keith McPherson 40 2 39+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Kenny Brown 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Swales 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Blatherwick 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Mick Gooding 47 0 40+3 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Darren Caskey 38 1 26+9 0 2+0 0 1+0 1
MF England ENG Phil Parkinson 26 1 15+9 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF England ENG Paul Holsgrove 17 2 12+2 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Byron Glasgow 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Australia AUS Stuart Lovell 28 5 17+9 5 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Michael Gilkes 34 1 27+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG David Bass 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ben Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Michael Meaker 26 0 15+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Martin Williams 32 3 21+7 3 2+0 0 2+0 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Quinn 25 4 10+14 3 0+0 0 1+0 1
FW Wales WAL Lee Nogan 34 6 21+11 6 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Trevor Morley 39 23 35+1 22 2+0 1 1+0 0
FW England ENG Jamie Lambert 33 6 20+11 5 2+0 1 0+0 0
FW England 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
1 FW England Trevor Morley 22 1 0 23
2 FW Wales Lee Nogan 6 0 0 6
= FW England Jamie Lambert 5 1 0 6
3 MF Australia Stuart Lovell 5 0 0 5
4 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 3 0 1 4
5 FW England Martin Williams 3 0 0 3
= Own Goal 3 0 0 3
7 DF England Barry Hunter 2 0 0 2
= MF England Paul Holsgrove 2 0 0 2
= DF England Keith McPherson 2 0 0 2
10 DF Wales Paul Bodin 1 0 0 1
= FW England Neville Roach 1 0 0 1
= MF England Phil Parkinson 1 0 0 1
= MF England Michael Gilkes 1 0 0 1
= FW England Darren Caskey 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 58 3 1 62

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Bulgaria GK Borislav Mikhailov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Northern Ireland GK Tommy Wright 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Kenny Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England DF Steve Swales 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Steve Blatherwick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Keith McPherson 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wales DF Jeff Hopkins 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northern Ireland DF Barry Hunter 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
Wales DF Paul Bodin 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Australia DF Andy Bernal 7 3 0 0 0 0 7 3
England MF Mick Gooding 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
England MF Darren Caskey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Phil Parkinson 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Wales MF Michael Meaker 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England MF Michael Gilkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England FW Trevor Morley 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
England FW Jamie Lambert 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England FW Jimmy Quinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
England FW Martin Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
England FW Neville Roach 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 66 7 0 0 0 0 66 7

References

  1. ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2125&teamTabs=transfers&season_id=127

Soccerbase.com

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