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Reading F.C.
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerSteve Coppell
Football League Championship1st
FA CupFourth Round
League CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kitson & Doyle (18)
All: Kitson (22)
Highest home attendance23,845 vs Southampton
10 February 2006
Lowest home attendance6,941 vs Luton Town
20 September 2005

Reading Football Club played the season 2005–06 in the Football League Championship, during which they set several League records on their way to winning the Championship, and promotion to the Premier League.

Review and events

See also: 2005–06 in English football

Pre-season

Transfers

Following the completion of the 2004–05 season Reading announced on 11 May that veteran duo Martin Keown and Les Ferdinand, along with Ricky Newman, Bas Savage and youngster Louie Soares would not have their contracts renewed and were free to leave the club.[1] On 22 June striker Nicky Forster left the club after 6 years, opting to sign for Ipswich Town having turned down a new contract at Reading.[2] He was followed in the days after by Paul Brooker and Lloyd Owusu who both moved to Brentford on free transfers.[3][4] On 21 July Andy Hughes moved to Norwich City in a deal thought to be worth £500,000 and the next day Dean Morgan moved to Luton Town on a free transfer.[5][6] The final summer departure from the Madejski was Shaun Goater who agreed to have his contract terminated by mutual consent on 27 July.[7]

The first signings of the summer were Irish pair Kevin Doyle and Shane Long who joined from Cork City on 7 June.[8] Stephen Hunt arrived from Brentford on a free transfer on 29 June and he was followed by Graham Stack who signed on a six-month loan from Arsenal on 7 July.[9][10] Leroy Lita was signed from Bristol City for a then club record £1,000,000 on 14 July and on 22 July Brynjar Gunnarsson transferred from Watford for an undisclosed fee.[11][12] On 2 August Chris Makin and John Oster both arrived on free transfers from Leicester City and Burnley respectively.[13] Eric Obinna signed on a short term deal on 24 August and Reading's summer transfer business was completed by Sekou Baradji who was signed on loan from West Ham on 1 September.[14][15]

August

Reading's first match in the Championship was a home game against Plymouth Argyle on 6 August and despite dominating the game Reading lost 1 - 2. Having gone one down Leroy Lita equalised with a goal on his debut but a late finish from Nick Chadwick was enough to give Plymouth all the points.[16] On 9 August Reading faced Brighton in the first of two away games with goals in each half for Glen Little and Dave Kitson enough for a 2 - 0 victory.[17] Reading then faced a trip north to Preston on 13 August and a came away with a comfortable 3 - 0 win thanks to a brace from Lita and a second goal in four days from Glen Little.[18] Reading returned to the Madejski on 20 August to face Millwall in a game they won emphatically 5 - 0. Bobby Convey scored two and one each from James Harper, Kitson and Steve Sidwell completed the scoring.[19]

Reading faced Swansea City on 23 August in the first round of the League Cup. Kitson opened the scoring on 13 minutes but an 80th-minute equaliser from Adebayo Akinfenwa saw the game go into extra times with the score at 1 - 1. A second goal Kitson and one for Lita in extra time were enough to earn a 3 - 1 victory and progress into the second round.[20] Reading were back in league action on 27 August away at Watford though neither team could make the breakthrough and it ended 0 - 0.[21] The last game in August saw Reading at home in the league against Burnley. Leroy Lita put Reading into the lead on 7 minutes but Burnley equalised through Ade Akinbiyi. Kevin Doyle won the match for Reading with his first goal for the club on 70 minutes with the game finishing 2 - 1.[22]

September

After a 12-day break Reading travelled to the Ricoh Arena to face Coventry City on 10 September. A second goal in two games from Kevin Doyle was only enough for a 1 - 1 draw with Rob Page equalising in the 86th minute.[23] Three days later Reading faced Crystal Palace at home in a game they won 3 - 2. Kevin Doyle opened the scoring for Reading but Andy Johnson equalised shortly after and Clinton Morrison then gave Palace the lead at the start of the second half. However goals from Leroy Lita and Ibrahima Sonko were enough to secure the win for Reading.[24] Next up was the visit of Crewe on 17 September which Reading won 1 - 0 thanks to a 78th-minute header from Ivar Ingimarsson.[25] Reading were back in Football League Cup action on 20 September with a second round home tie against Luton Town. A single John Oster goal was enough to see Reading progress to the third round.[26] On 24 September Reading traveled to Norwich City in the Football League Championship recorded and a third straight 1 - 0 win thanks to a goal from James Harper.[27] The final game in September was at Southampton which finished 0 - 0 with both sides having chances but failing to make the breakthrough.[28]

Squad

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann
2 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Murty[29]
3 DF England ENG Nicky Shorey
4 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell
5 DF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Sonko
6 MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson
7 MF England ENG Glen Little
8 FW England ENG Leroy Lita[30]
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Hunt
11 MF Wales WAL John Oster[31]
12 FW England ENG Dave Kitson
14 DF England ENG John Halls
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG James Harper
16 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Ingimarsson
17 MF United States USA Bobby Convey
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Doyle
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Stack[32]
23 DF England ENG Chris Makin
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Long
28 GK England ENG Jamie Young[33]
31 FW England ENG Simon Cox[34]
32 GK Australia AUS Adam Federici
34 DF England ENG Scott Golbourne

Reserve/Academy squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jonny Hayes
25 DF England ENG Johnny Mullins
26 DF Kenya KEN Curtis Osano
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF England ENG Aaron Brown
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conor Sinnott

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Jamaica JAM Simieon Howell[35] (on loan to Forest Green Rovers)
18 MF Scotland SCO Darren Campbell (released)
18 DF England ENG Michael Dobson (returned to Brentford after loan)
22 DF England ENG Peter Castle (to Rushden & Diamonds)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ryan Catney (to Lisburn Distillery)
29 FW Nigeria NGA Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu (to Stevenage Borough)
30 MF France FRA Sekou Baradji (returned to West Ham United after loan)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
7 June 2005 [8] FW Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed
7 June 2005 [8] FW Republic of Ireland Shane Long Republic of Ireland Cork City Undisclosed
29 June 2005 [9] MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt Brentford Free
14 July 2005 [11] FW England Leroy Lita Bristol City £1,000,000
22 July 2005 [12] MF Iceland Brynjar Gunnarsson Watford Undisclosed
2 August 2005 [13] DF England Chris Makin Leicester City Free
2 August 2005 [13] MF Wales John Oster Burnley Free
24 August 2005 [14] FW Nigeria Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Free
14 November 2005 [36] MF Republic of Ireland Conor Sinnott Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers Free
30 December 2005 [37] DF England Aaron Brown Tamworth Undisclosed
30 December 2005 [38] GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack Arsenal Undisclosed
6 January 2006 [39] DF England Scott Golbourne Bristol City Undisclosed
19 January 2006 [40] DF England John Halls Stoke City £250,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
30 November 2005 [41] MF Northern Ireland Ryan Catney Northern Ireland Lisburn Distillery Free
31 January 2006 [42] DF England Peter Castle Rushden & Diamonds Free
31 May 2006 [43] DF England Johnny Mullins Mansfield Town Free
August 2006 [44] MF Jamaica Simieon Howell Basingstoke Town Free
2 August 2006 [45] GK Australia Jamie Young Wycombe Wanderers Free
16 August 2006 [46] DF England Chris Makin Southampton Free

Loans In

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
7 July 2005 [10] 6-month loan GK Republic of Ireland Graham Stack Arsenal
1 September 2005 [15] 2-month loan MF France Sekou Baradji West Ham United
23 November 2005 [47] 30 December 2005[37] DF England Aaron Brown Tamworth
24 November 2005 [48] Season long loan DF England Michael Dobson Brentford

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
4 August 2005 [49] Season long loan MF Jamaica Simieon Howell Forest Green
9 September 2005 [50] MF Scotland Darren Campbell Tamworth
December 2005 [51] One month loan GK Australia Adam Federici Northwood
10 January 2006 [52] Season long loan DF England Peter Castle Rushden & Diamonds
January 2006 Season long loan GK Australia Adam Federici Carshalton Athletic
4 July 2006 [53] November 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Sinnott Republic of Ireland Limerick

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
November 2005[54] MF Scotland Darren Campbell Colchester United January 2006
31 January 2006 [37] FW Nigeria Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu Stevenage Borough

Competitions

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Football League Championship — 1st 6 August 2005 30 April 2006
FL Cup R1 — R4 23 August 2005 29 November 2005
FA Cup 3R — R4 7 January 2006 7 February 2006

Updated to match played 17 November 2011
Source: Competitions

Championship

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 13 2 99 32  +67 106 19 3 1 58 14  +44 12 10 1 41 18  +23

Results by round

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Fixtures and results

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship
6 August 2005 1 Reading 1 – 2 Plymouth Argyle Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lita 54' Report Evans 21'
Chadwick 90'		 Attendance: 16,836
9 August 2005 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 2 Reading Withdean Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Little 15'
Kitson 63'		 Attendance: 6,676
13 August 2005 3 Preston North End 0 – 3 Reading Deepdale
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Lita 35', 46'
Little 58'		 Attendance: 13,154
20 August 2005 4 Reading 5 – 0 Millwall Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Convey 6', 25'
Harper 38'
Kitson 44'
Sidwell 79'		 Report Marshall Red card 23' Attendance: 14,225
27 August 2005 5 Watford 0 – 0 Reading Vicarage Road
17:15 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 12,152
29 August 2005 6 Reading 2 – 1 Burnley Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lita 8'
Doyle 70'		 Report Akinbiyi 40' Attendance: 14,027
10 September 2005 7 Coventry City 1 – 1 Reading Ricoh Arena
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Page 86' Report Doyle 68' Attendance: 22,074
13 September 2005 8 Reading 3 – 2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Doyle 26'
Lita 68'
Sonko 87'		 Report Johnson 29'
Morrison 47'		 Attendance: 17,562
17 September 2005 9 Reading 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ingimarsson 78' Report Attendance: 17,668
24 September 2005 10 Norwich City 0 – 1 Reading Carrow Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Harper 61' Attendance: 24,850
28 September 2005 11 Southampton 0 – 0 Reading St Mary's
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 24,946
1 October 2005 12 Reading 2 – 1 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gunnarsson 3', 88' Report Kabba 15' Attendance: 22,068
16 October 2005 13 Reading 2 – 0 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Naylor 18' (o.g.)
Doyle 47'		 Report Attendance: 17,581
18 October 2005 14 Hull City 1 – 1 Reading KC Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Brown 56' Report Little 74' Attendance: 17,698
22 October 2005 15 Stoke City 0 – 1 Reading Britannia Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Kitson 75' (pen.) Attendance: 13,484
29 October 2005 16 Reading 1 – 1 Leeds United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gunnarsson 62' Report Ingimarsson 74' (o.g.) Attendance: 22,012
1 November 2005 17 Reading 2 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Whelan 38' (o.g.)
Kitson 64'		 Report Attendance: 16,188
5 November 2005 18 Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Reading Loftus Road
15:00 GMT Cook 47' Report Harper 10'
Ingimarsson 65'		 Attendance: 15,347
19 November 2005 19 Reading 3 – 1 Hull City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Convey 7'
Doyle 69'
Little 70'		 Report Barmby 55' Attendance: 17,864
22 November 2005 20 Ipswich Town 0 – 3 Reading Portman Road
19:45 GMT Report Sidwell 28'
Lita 53'
Doyle 76'		 Attendance: 22,62
26 November 2005 21 Plymouth Argyle 0 – 2 Reading Home Park
15:00 GMT Report Little 20'
Doyle 56'		 Attendance: 14,020
3 December 2005 22 Reading 3 – 0 Luton Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell 43'
Kitson 75'
Doyle 88'		 Report Attendance: 19,478
10 December 2005 23 Reading 5 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Oatway 27' (o.g.)
Kitson 51' (pen.), 70', 90'
Hunt 76'		 Report Elphick Red card 48'
Kazim-Richards 84'		 Attendance: 18,546
17 December 2005 24 Millwall 0 – 2 Reading The Den
15:00 GMT Report Sidwell 40'
Doyle 68'		 Attendance: 12,920
26 December 2005 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 Reading Molineux
15:00 GMT Report Kitson 29'
Convey 64'		 Attendance: 27,980
28 December 2005 26 Reading 2 – 0 Leicester City Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Doyle 60'
Gunnarsson 87'		 Report Attendance: 22,061
31 December 2005 27 Derby County 2 – 2 Reading Pride Park
17:15 GMT Johnson 32', 62'
Davies Yellow card Yellow-red card 71'		 Report Doyle 34'
Long 88'		 Attendance: 21,434
2 January 2006 28 Reading 5 – 1 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell 10', 70'
Sonko 31'
Kitson 50', 75'		 Report Jerome 61' Attendance: 22,668
14 January 2006 29 Reading 2 – 0 Coventry City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Kitson 46', 78' Report Attendance: 22,813
20 January 2006 30 Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Reading Selhurst Park
19:45 GMT Johnson 79' (pen.) Report Harper 81' Attendance: 19,888
31 January 2006 31 Reading 4 – 0 Norwich City Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Shorey 6'
Sidwell 17'
Lita 55'
Convey 69'		 Report Attendance: 21,442
4 February 2006 32 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 4 Reading Alexandra Stadium
15:00 GMT Bell 14'
Taylor 50'
Lunt 68' (pen.)		 Report Shorey 24'
Sidwell 26'
Lita 43', 53'		 Attendance: 6,484
10 February 2006 33 Reading 2 – 0 Southampton Madejski Stadium
19:45 GMT Lita 16'
Doyle 38'		 Report Attendance: 23,845
14 February 2006 34 Sheffield United 1 – 1 Reading Bramall Lane
19:45 GMT Dyer 9' Report Kitson 12' Attendance: 25,011
17 February 2006 35 Luton Town 3 – 2 Reading Kenilworth Road
19:45 GMT Vine 20', 26'
Morgan 51'		 Report Doyle 1', 90' Attendance: 8,705
25 February 2006 36 Reading 2 – 1 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell 6'
Lita 45+1'		 Report Davidson 8' Attendance: 23,011
4 March 2006 37 Burnley 0 – 3 Reading Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Convey 10'
Sonko 55'
Kitson 90'		 Attendance: 12,888
11 March 2006 38 Reading 0 – 0 Watford Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 23,724
18 March 2006 39 Reading 1 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Convey 22' Report Miller 64' Attendance: 23,502
25 March 2006 40 Leicester City 1 – 1 Reading Walkers Stadium
15:00 GMT Hume 38' Report Doyle 85' Attendance: 25,578
1 April 2006 41 Reading 5 – 0 Derby County Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Harper 59'
Doyle 65'
Oster 69'
Long 73', 83'		 Report Attendance: 22,981
8 April 2006 42 Cardiff City 2 – 5 Reading Ninian Park
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Jerome 40'
Parry 79'		 Report Harper 10', 90'
Kitson 40'
Loovens 52' (o.g.)
Doyle 87'		 Attendance: 11,866
15 April 2006 43 Leeds United 1 – 1 Reading Elland Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hulse 47' Report Hunt 85' Attendance: 24,535
17 April 2006 44 Reading 3 – 1 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell 25'
Doyle 56' (pen.)
Halls 62'		 Report Rooney 59' Attendance: 22,119
22 April 2006 45 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1 Reading Hillsborough
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 59' (o.g.) Report Kitson 34' Attendance: 27,307
30 April 2006 46 Reading 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers Madejski Stadium
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 40'
Murty 84' (pen.)		 Report Furlong 40' Attendance: 23,156

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Reading 46 19 3 1 58 14 12 10 1 41 18 99 32 + 67 106
2 Sheffield United 46 15 5 3 43 22 11 7 5 33 24 76 46 + 30 90
3 Watford 46 11 7 5 39 24 11 8 4 38 29 77 53 + 24 81
4 Preston North End 46 11 10 2 31 12 9 10 4 28 18 59 30 + 29 80
5 Leeds United 46 13 7 3 35 18 8 8 7 22 20 57 38 + 19 78
6 Crystal Palace 46 13 6 4 39 20 8 6 9 28 28 67 48 + 19 75
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 9 10 4 24 18 7 9 7 26 24 50 42 + 8 67
8 Coventry City 46 12 7 4 39 22 4 8 11 23 43 62 65 – 3 63
9 Norwich City 46 12 4 7 34 25 6 4 13 22 40 56 65 – 9 62
10 Luton Town 46 11 6 6 45 31 6 4 13 21 36 66 67 – 1 61
11 Cardiff City 46 10 7 6 32 24 6 5 12 26 35 58 59 – 1 60
12 Southampton 46 9 10 4 26 17 4 9 10 23 33 49 50 – 1 58
13 Stoke City 46 7 5 11 24 32 10 2 11 30 31 54 63 – 9 58
14 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 7 6 26 22 3 10 10 13 24 39 46 – 7 56
15 Ipswich Town 46 8 8 7 28 32 6 6 11 25 34 53 66 – 13 56
16 Leicester City 46 8 9 6 30 25 5 6 12 21 34 51 59 – 8 54
17 Burnley 46 11 6 6 34 22 3 6 14 12 32 46 54 – 8 54
18 Hull City 46 8 8 7 24 21 4 8 11 25 34 39 52 – 6 52
19 Sheffield Wednesday 46 7 8 8 22 24 6 5 12 17 28 49 55 – 13 52
20 Derby County 46 8 10 5 33 27 2 10 11 20 40 53 67 – 14 50
21 Queens Park Rangers 46 7 7 9 24 26 5 7 11 26 39 50 65 – 15 50
22 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 7 9 38 40 2 8 13 19 46 57 86 – 29 42
23 Millwall 46 4 8 11 13 27 4 8 11 22 35 35 62 – 27 40
24 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 4 8 11 21 34 3 9 11 18 37 39 71 – 32 38

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
7 January 2006 Third Round West Bromwich Albion 1 – 1 Reading The Hawthorns
15:00 GMT Gera 82' (pen.) Report Doyle 84' (pen.) Attendance: 19,197
17 January 2006 Third Round Reply Reading 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Lita 50', 65', 93' Report Chaplow 9', 32' Attendance: 16,737
28 January 2006 Fourth Round Reading 1 – 1 Birmingham City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Long 32' Report Dunn 67' Attendance: 23,762
7 February 2006 Fourth Round Reply Birmingham City 2 – 1 Reading St. Andrews
19:45 GMT Forssell 30'
Gray 67'		 Report Hunt 51' Attendance: 16,644

Football League Cup

Main article: 2005-06 Football League Cup
23 August 2005 First Round Reading 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Swansea City Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 13', 95'
Lita 114'		 Report Akinfenwa 80'
Anderson Red card 85'		 Attendance: 7,603
20 September 2005 Second Round Reading 1 – 0 Luton Town Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Oster 80' Report Attendance: 6,941
25 October 2005 Third Round Reading 2 – 0 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson 53', 75' Report Attendance: 11,607
29 November 2005 Fourth Round Arsenal 3 – 0 Reading Highbury
19:45 GMT Reyes 12'
Van Persie 41'
Lupoli 65'		 Report Attendance: 36,167

Player details

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Marcus Hahnemann 47 0 45 0 0 0 1+1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Graeme Murty 44 1 40 1 1 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Nicky Shorey 44 2 40 2 1 0 3 0
4 MF England ENG Steve Sidwell 40 10 29+4 10 4 0 3 0
5 DF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Sonko 52 3 46 3 2 0 4 0
6 MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 34 4 19+10 4 4 0 0+1 0
7 MF England ENG Glen Little 38 5 34+1 5 0+1 0 0+2 0
8 FW England ENG Leroy Lita 32 15 22+4 11 2+1 3 1+2 1
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Hunt 46 3 3+35 2 4 1 4 0
11 MF Wales WAL John Oster 41 2 11+22 1 4 0 4 1
12 FW England ENG Dave Kitson 39 22 27+7 18 2 0 3 4
14 DF England ENG John Halls 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG James Harper 51 7 44+1 7 3 0 3 0
16 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 53 2 46 2 3 0 4 0
17 MF United States USA Bobby Convey 45 7 45 7 0 0 0 0
18 DF England ENG Michael Dobson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Doyle 51 19 41+4 18 0+3 1 2+1 0
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Stack 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
23 DF England ENG Chris Makin 18 0 10+1 0 4 0 2+1 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Long 15 4 1+10 3 4 1 0 0
26 DF England ENG Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Simon Cox 6 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
33 DF England ENG Scott Golbourne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Reading during the season:
29 FW Nigeria NGA Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu 8 0 0+6 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF France FRA Sekou Baradji 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England 12 Dave Kitson 18 0 4 22
2 FW Republic of Ireland 19 Kevin Doyle 18 1 0 19
3 FW England 8 Leroy Lita 11 3 1 15
4 MF England 4 Steve Sidwell 10 0 0 10
5 MF England 15 James Harper 7 0 0 7
MF United States 17 Bobby Convey 7 0 0 7
7 FW England 7 Glen Little 5 0 0 5
8 DF Iceland 6 Brynjar Gunnarsson 4 0 0 4
Own goals 4 0 0 4
FW Republic of Ireland 24 Shane Long 3 1 0 4
11 DF Senegal 5 Ibrahima Sonko 3 0 0 3
12 DF Iceland 16 Ívar Ingimarsson 2 0 0 2
DF England 3 Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 2
MF England 10 Stephen Hunt 2 0 0 2
MF England 11 John Oster 1 0 1 2
16 DF Scotland 2 Graeme Murty 1 0 0 1
DF England 14 John Halls 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 99 6 6 111

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 2005–06 was manufactured by Puma, and the main sponsor was Kyocera.

2005–06 home colours
2005–06 away colours
2005–06 third choice colours

References

General: Official Yearbook Reading FC 2006/07 (ISBN 1-903073-57-X)

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