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2009–10 Reading F.C. season

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Reading F.C.
2009–10 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerBrendan Rodgers Till 16 December 2009
Brian McDermott from 17 December 2009
Football League Championship9th
FA CupQuarter-final vs Aston Villa
Football League Cup2nd round vs Barnsley
Top goalscorerLeague: Gylfi Sigurðsson (16)
All: Gylfi Sigurðsson (20)
Highest home attendance23,656 (v's Liverpool F.C.)
Lowest home attendance5,576 (v's Barnsley)

Reading Football Club played the 2009–10 season in the Football League Championship, having lost 3–0 on aggregate to Burnley in the Championship playoff semi-final. Reading had a new manager, Brian McDermott, who succeeded ex-boss Brendan Rodgers on 27 January 2010, after excelling in an FA Cup run as caretaker manager.

Review & events

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Preseason – July

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Reading travelled to Didcot Town for their first Pre-Season match where they ran out 5–1 winners with goals from Sigurdsson, Bignall, Henry, Harper and Church. Reading then lost 2–1 at Kettering Town with Church (11') scoring the only goal for the Berkshire side. Reading drew 2–2 with Premier League side, Chelsea in their final Pre-Season match, with goals from Jimmy Kebe and Scott Davies. However between the defeat to Kettering Town and draw with Chelsea Reading embarked on a tour of Sweden

Tour of Sweden

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Reading beat Jonsereds 8–0 with Robson-Kanu scoring a hat trick, Church and Davies scoring braces and a goal from Gunnarsson. The Royals' next game was against Tolo IF whom they beat 4–0 with Shane Long scoring all four of Reading's goals. Reading played Qviding in their 3rd and final game of the tour, winning 2–1, with both goals scored by Noel Hunt after Reading were 1–0 down.

Reading XI, reserve and other matches

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A Reading XI beat Tooting & Mitcham 3–0. Later on in the preseason campaign another Reading XI visited Farnborough where the Hampshire side were eventual 3–2 winners. Reading also played a 'Champions XI' in a Testimonial match, for former player Graeme Murty, winning the match 3–2.

August

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With the kick-off to the 2009–10 Championship season beginning on Saturday 8 August, Reading played Nottingham Forest and just like the season before, drew. Other fixtures in August were the heavy defeats to Newcastle and Sheffield United. However a draw away at Swansea and a convincing win at Barnsley were positives. Top scorer at the end of August is Noel Hunt

September

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First match of the month saw Reading draw at home to Doncaster Rovers 0–0. The Royals then lost at home to Cardiff 1–0. The defeat was followed up by a loss to Peterborough. Despite the Royals being 2–0 up at half time, the lead was lost and Peterborough ended up winning 3–2. The month ended with further disappointment at the Madejski Stadium where, despite again taking the lead through an early goal from Grzegorz Rasiak, Reading could only draw 1–1 with Watford.

October

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Leroy Lita returned to the Madejski Stadium on 2 October and scored the visitors second goal, as Middlesbrough won 2–0, extending Reading's winless run at home to 14 league games.

Squad

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As of match played 2 May 2010
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Adam Federici Australia GK (1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 25) Torres 2005 70 1
21 Ben Hamer England GK (1987-11-20)20 November 1987 (aged 22) Academy 2006 3 0
31 Mikkel Andersen Denmark GK (1988-12-17)17 December 1988 (aged 21) AB 2007[1] 2009 0 0
41 Alex McCarthy England GK (1989-12-03)3 December 1989 (aged 20) Academy 2007 0 0
Defenders
2 Liam Rosenior England DF (1984-07-09)9 July 1984 (aged 25) Fulham 2007[2] 2010[2] 69 1
3 Chris Armstrong Scotland[a] DF (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 (aged 27) Sheffield United 2008[3] 42 1
5 Matt Mills England DF (1986-07-14)14 July 1986 (aged 23) Doncaster Rovers 2009 30 2
16 Ívar Ingimarsson (club captain)[4] Iceland DF (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 32) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2003 266 12
22 Julian Kelly England DF (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 20) Academy 2008 12 0
24 Ryan Bertrand England DF (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 20) on loan from Chelsea 2009 2010 51 1
26 Alex Pearce (vice-captain)[4] Scotland[b] DF (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 (aged 21) Academy 2006 53 6
35 Shaun Cummings England[c] DF (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 20) Chelsea 2009 8 0
40 Andy Griffin England DF (1979-03-17)17 March 1979 (aged 31) on loan from Stoke City 2010 2010 25 0
44 Zurab Khizanishvili Georgia (country) DF (1981-10-06)6 October 1981 (aged 28) on loan from Blackburn Rovers 2010 2010 15 0
Midfielders
4 Kalifa Cissé Mali[d] MF (1984-01-09)9 January 1984 (aged 26) Boavista 2007[5] 2010[5] 83 7
6 Brynjar Gunnarsson Iceland MF (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 34) Watford 2005 143 10
7 Jay Tabb Republic of Ireland[e] MF (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 26) Coventry City 2009[6] 2011[6] 43 0
8 Marek Matějovský Czech Republic MF (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 28) Mladá Boleslav 2008[7] 2011[7] 56 2
11 Jobi McAnuff Jamaica[f] MF (1981-11-09)9 November 1981 (aged 28) Watford 2009 2012 41 3
14 Jimmy Kébé Mali[g] MF (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 26) Lens 2008[8] 2010[8] 96 14
17 James Henry England[h] MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 22) Academy 2004 18 4
19 Hal Robson-Kanu England[i] MF (1989-05-21)21 May 1989 (aged 20) Academy 2007 18 0
20 Jem Karacan Turkey[j] MF (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 21) Academy 2007 48 2
25 Gylfi Sigurðsson Iceland MF (1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 20) Academy 2008 47 20
27 Scott Davies Republic of Ireland[k] MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 22) Academy 2004 5 0
28 Michail Antonio England[l] MF (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 21) Tooting & Mitcham United 2008[9] 2010[9] 2 0
30 Oliver Bozanic Australia MF (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 21) Central Coast Mariners 2007 0 0
33 Mitchell Bryant England MF (1990-12-22)22 December 1990 (aged 19) Manchester United 2007 0 0
34 Brian Howard England MF (1983-01-23)23 January 1983 (aged 27) Sheffield United 2009 2012 39 3
37 Jake Taylor Wales[m] MF (1990-12-22)22 December 1990 (aged 19) Academy 2009 0 0
38 Abdulai Bell-Baggie England[n] MF (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 18) Academy 2009 0 0
Forwards
9 Shane Long Republic of Ireland FW (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 23) Cork City 2005 151 27
10 Noel Hunt Republic of Ireland FW (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 (aged 27) Dundee United 2008[10] 2011[10] 51 15
12 Dave Mooney Republic of Ireland FW (1984-10-30)30 October 1984 (aged 25) Cork City 2008[11] 2011[11] 4 2
18 Simon Church Wales[o] FW (1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 21) Academy 2007 44 12
23 Grzegorz Rasiak Poland FW (1979-01-12)12 January 1979 (aged 31) Southampton 2009 2011 34 9
29 Nicholas Bignall England FW (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 19) Academy 2008 3 2
32 Radoslav Vasilev Bulgaria FW (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 19) Slavia Sofia 2009 0 0
36 Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson Iceland FW (1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28) on loan from Esbjerg fB 2010 2010 5 0
Out on loan
Left during the season
11 Stephen Hunt Republic of Ireland MF (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 28) Brentford 2005 173 20
15 James Harper England MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 29) Arsenal 2001 361 23
23 André Bikey Cameroon DF (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 25) Lokomotiv Moscow 2007 [12] 2010[12] 73 7
48 Darren O'Dea Republic of Ireland DF (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 23) on loan from Celtic 2009 2009 8 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
8 August 2009 CB England Matt Mills Doncaster Rovers £2,000,000[13]
27 August 2009 LM Jamaica Jobi McAnuff Watford Undisclosed[14]
27 August 2009 FW Poland Grzegorz Rasiak Southampton Undisclosed[14]
2 September 2009 RB England Shaun Cummings Chelsea Undisclosed[15]
3 September 2009 CM England Brian Howard Sheffield United Undisclosed[16]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
30 June 2009 FW Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Wolves Undisclosed[17]
11 August 2009 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt Hull City Undisclosed[18]
18 August 2009 CB Cameroon André Bikey Burnley Undisclosed[19]
28 January 2010 MF England James Harper Sheffield United Free[20]

Loans in

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Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
17 July 2009 Season-long LB England Ryan Bertrand Chelsea[21]
1 September 2009 26 December 2009 CB Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea Scotland Celtic[22][23]
3 January 2010 End of the season FW Iceland Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson Denmark Esbjerg[24]
11 January 2010 End of the season RB England Andy Griffin Stoke City[25]
25 January 2010 End of the season CB Georgia (country) Zurab Khizanishvili Blackburn Rovers[26]

Loans out

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Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
17 July 2009 6 Months MF Australia Oliver Bozanic Cheltenham Town
5 August 2009 6 Months GK England Alex McCarthy Yeovil Town
31 August 2009 4 Months FW England Nicholas Bignall Stockport County
1 September 2009 4 Months GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen Bristol Rovers
2 September 2009 Season-long RB England Liam Rosenior Ipswich Town
2 September 2009 Season-long MF England James Harper Sheffield United
10 September 2009 29 December 2009 MF England James Henry Millwall

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
7 May 2010[27] MF Australia Oliver Bozanic Australia Central Coast Mariners 10 May 2010[28]
7 May 2010[27] MF England Mitchell Bryant
7 May 2010[27] DF England Liam Rosenior Hull City 29 October 2010 [29]
7 May 2010[27] FW Bulgaria Radoslav Vasilev Bulgaria Slavia Sofia July 2010

Competitions

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Championship 2009–10 9 8 August 2009 2 May 2010
Football League Cup 1st round 2nd round 11 August 2009 25 August 2009
FA Cup 3rd round 6th round 2 January 2010 7 March 2010

Updated to match played 2 May 2011
Source: Competitions

Championship

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 12 17 68 63  +5 63 10 7 6 39 22  +17 7 5 11 29 41  −12

Last updated: 28 December 2011.
Source: Reading FC

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDLDLWDLLDWLLLLWDWLWLDDDLLLWWWWLWWWWDWDLWDLWDLW
Position18231921181718212119202121222122202118192120192021232222221820181716141311111212111199119
Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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8 August 2009 1 Reading 0–0 Nottingham Forest Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Chambers Red card 87' Attendance: 19,640
Referee: Phil Crossley
15 August 2009 2 Newcastle United 3–0 Reading St James' Park
17:20 BST (UTC+1) Ameobi 38', 66', 75' (pen.) Report Attendance: 36,944
Referee: Anthony Taylor
18 August 2009 3 Swansea City 0–0 Reading Liberty Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 12,775
Referee: Simon Hooper
22 August 2009 4 Reading 1–3 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Mills 13' Report Quinn 42'
Ward 62'
Cotterill 90+1'
Attendance: 16,025
Referee: Mick Russell
29 August 2009 5 Barnsley 1–3 Reading Oakwell
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gray 11' Report Pearce 29'
Hunt 53' (pen.), 54'
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 September 2009 6 Reading 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) [Report] Attendance: 15,697
Referee: Phil Gibbs
16 September 2009 7 Reading 0–1 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Burke 58'
McPhail Red card 75'
Attendance: 16,687
Referee: Paul Taylor
19 September 2009 8 Peterborough United 3–2 Reading London Road Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Mackail-Smith 48'
McLean 54'
Boyd 90+1'
Report Sigurðsson 30'
Church 42'
Attendance: 8,521
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 September 2009 9 Reading 1–1 Watford Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Rasiak 7' Report Graham 66'
Ellington Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 80'
Attendance: 18,147
Referee: Mark Haywood
29 September 2009 10 Preston North End 1–2 Reading Deepdale
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Parkin 85' (pen.) Report Church 33'
Kébé 42'
Attendance: 10,987
Referee: Andy Penn
3 October 2009 11 Reading 0–2 Middlesbrough Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report St Ledger 12'
Lita 55'
Attendance: 17,638
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 October 2009 12 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Reading The Hawthorns
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Thomas 28', 65'
Mulumbu 87'
Report Mills 6' Attendance: 20,935
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 October 2009 13 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Reading Loftus Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Watson Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 30'
Akos Buzsaky 31'
Simpson 39'
Vine 71'
Agyemang 83'
Report Ingimarsson Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 46'
Howard 86'
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Andy Hall
26 October 2009 14 Reading 0–1 Leicester City Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Waghorn 45' Attendance: 16,192
Referee: Keith Hill
31 October 2009 15 Coventry City 1–3 Reading Ricoh Arena
15:00 GMT Eastwood 64' Report Rasiak 1', 72'
McAnuff 54'
Attendance: 15,165
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
7 November 2009 16 Reading 1–1 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Church 47' Report Stead 9' Attendance: 19,053
Referee: Dean Whitestone
21 November 2009 17 Reading 2–1 Blackpool Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sigurðsson 52'
Rasiak 83'
Report Ormerod 58' Attendance: 15,945
Referee: Graham Scott
28 November 2009 18 Derby County 2–1 Reading Pride Park Stadium
15:00 GMT Green
Hulse 73'
Report Sigurðsson 56' Attendance: 30,174
Referee: Andy Haines
5 December 2009 19 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Rasiak 48'
Cissé 66'
Attendance: 22,090
Referee: David Webb
8 December 2009 20 Reading 2–4 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Pearce 31'
Sigurðsson 80' (pen.)
Report Clyne 7'
Ambrose 45+1'
Moses 45+2', 88'
Attendance: 16,629
Referee: Kevin Friend
12 December 2009 21 Reading 1–1 Scunthorpe United Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Rasiak 16' Report Hooper 80' Attendance: 15,274
Referee: Andy Bates
19 December 2009 22 Bristol City 1–1 Reading Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Hartley 13' (pen.) Report Church 90+1'
Church Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 90+2'
Attendance: 14,366
Referee: Mark Haywood
26 December 2009 23 Reading 1–1 Swansea City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sigurðsson 45' Report Pratley 36' Attendance: 19,608
Referee: M Russell
30 December 2009 24 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Reading Home Park
15:00 GMT Judge 13' (pen.), 63'
Arnason 59'
Barnes 84'
Report Sigurðsson 62' Attendance: 12,091
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 January 2010 25 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Reading City Ground
15:00 GMT Anderson 11'
Earnshaw 41'
Shorey Red card 68'
Report Kebe 90+4' Attendance: 27,635
Referee: Darren Deadman
26 January 2010 26 Sheffield United 3–0 Reading Bramall Lane
20:00 GMT Fortune 12'
Cresswell 42'
Morgan 80'
Report Attendance: 24,009
Referee: Phil Crossley
30 January 2010 27 Reading 1–0 Barnsley Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Long 29' Report Attendance: 15,580
Referee: James Linnington
6 February 2010 28 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Reading Keepmoat Stadium
17:15 GMT Sharp 81' (pen.) Report Long 38'
Howard 77'
Mills Red card 80'
Attendance: 8,827
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 February 2010 29 Reading 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Long 51', 90+4' (pen.) Report Fletcher 68' Attendance: 15,484
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 February 2010 30 Crystal Palace 1–3 Reading Selhurst Park
19:45 GMT Scannell 55' Report Church 23', 81'
Kébé 47'
Attendance: 13,259
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 February 2010 31 Blackpool 2–0 Reading Bloomfield Road
15:00 GMT Campbell 41'
Adam 74'
Report Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Craig Pawson
27 February 2010 32 Reading 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Kebe 42', 71'
Rasiak 45+1', 65'
Church 52'
Report Attendance: 17,573
Referee: Graham Hegley
10 March 2010 33 Reading 4–1 Derby County Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Long 8'
Kébé 35'
Bertrand 69'
Church 84'
Report Sunu 21'
Deeney Red card 41'
Attendance: 14,096
Referee: K Wright
13 March 2010 34 Reading 2–0 Bristol City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sigurðsson 12', 22' (pen.) Report Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Paul Taylor
16 March 2010 35 Reading 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Sigurðsson 85' (pen.) Report Stewart Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 44' Attendance: 16,886
Referee: Gavin Ward
20 March 2010 36 Middlesbrough 1–1 Reading Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Killen 47' Report Wheater 63' (o.g.) Attendance: 17,082
Referee: A Hall
24 March 2010 37 Leicester City 1–2 Reading Walkers Stadium
19:45 GMT Waghorn 40' Report Kébé 16'
Sigurðsson 90+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: D Foster
27 March 2010 38 Reading 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sigurðsson 6' Report Tamas 84' Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Andy D'Urso
3 April 2010 39 Ipswich Town 2–1 Reading Portman Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McAuley 41'
Walters 45'
Report Mills Red card 30'
Sigurðsson 90'
Attendance: 21,403
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 April 2010 40 Reading 3–0 Coventry City Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Rasiak 15'
Church 22' (pen.)
Kébé 40'
Report Attendance: 17,435
Referee: A Woolmer
10 April 2010 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Reading Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 21,248
Referee: A Bates
13 April 2010 42 Reading 1–2 Newcastle United Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Simpson 72' (o.g.) Report Nolan 20', 42' Attendance: 23,163
Referee: F Graham
17 April 2010 43 Reading 6–0 Peterborough United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Pearce 3'
Sigurðsson 25' (pen.), 76'
McAnuff 29'
Kébé 44'
Long 59'
Report Attendance: 15,982
Referee: C Boyeson
20 April 2010 44 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Reading Glanford Park
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Hooper 82'
Sparrow 89'
Report Pearce 48'
Sigurðsson 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,299
Referee: G Salisbury
24 April 2010 45 Watford 3–0 Reading Vicarage Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Graham 30', 55'
Helguson 47'
Report Attendance: 15,949
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 May 2010 46 Reading 4–1 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Kébé 12'
McAnuff 17'
Sigurðsson 72'
Church 90+3'
Report Wallace 64' Attendance: 19,239

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Swansea City 46 17 18 11 40 37 +3 69
8 Sheffield United 46 17 14 15 62 55 +7 65
9 Reading 46 17 12 17 68 63 +5 63
10 Bristol City 46 15 18 13 56 65 −9 63
11 Middlesbrough 46 16 14 16 58 50 +8 62
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

FA Cup

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2 January 2010 Third round Reading 1–1 Liverpool Madejski Stadium
17:15 GMT Church 24' Report Gerrard 36' Attendance: 23,656
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 January 2010 Third round replay Liverpool 1–2 (a.e.t.) Reading Anfield
19:45 GMT Bertrand 45+1' (o.g.) Report Sigurðsson 90+4' (pen.)
Long 100'
Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 January 2010 Fourth round Reading 1–0 Burnley Madejski Stadium
12:45 GMT Sigurðsson 87' Report Attendance: 12,910
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 February 2010 Fifth round Reading 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Kebe 1'
Long Red card 48'
Church 73'
Report Koren 18'
Mulumbu Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 61'
Mattock 87'
Attendance: 18,008
Referee: Chris Foy
24 February 2010 Fifth round replay West Bromwich Albion 2–3 (a.e.t.) Reading The Hawthorns
12:45 GMT Koren 6', 47' Report Kebe 9'
Howard 90+3'
Sigurðsson 95'
McAnuff Red card 120'1
Attendance: 13,985
Referee: Lee Mason
7 March 2010 Sixth round Reading 2–4 Aston Villa Madejski Stadium
13:45 GMT Long 27', 42' Report Young 47'
Carew 51', 55', 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,175
Referee: Mike Dean
Notes
  • Jobi McAnuff was sent off for violent conduct after the final whistle.

Football League Cup

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11 August 2009 First round Reading 5–1 Burton Albion Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Mooney 6', 77'
Bignall 7', 9'
Sigurðsson 27'
Report Phillips 59' Attendance: 5,893
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 August 2009 Second round Reading 1–2 Barnsley Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kozluk 89' (o.g.) Report Bogdanović 56', 90' (pen.) Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Graham Horwood

Player details

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 2 May 2010[30]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Adam Federici 52 0 46 0 6 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Chris Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF Mali MLI Kalifa Cissé 19 1 14+3 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Matt Mills 30 2 22+1 2 6 0 1 0
6 MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 32 0 18+8 0 4+1 0 1 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay Tabb 32 0 27+1 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF Czech Republic CZE Marek Matějovský 17 0 13+2 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Long 36 9 22+9 6 2+3 3 0 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Hunt 12 2 5+5 2 0 0 0+2 0
11 MF Jamaica JAM Jobi McAnuff 41 3 36 3 5 0 0 0
12 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Dave Mooney 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
14 MF Mali MLI Jimmy Kébé 47 12 30+12 10 3+2 2 0 0
16 DF Iceland ISL Ivar Ingimarsson 31 0 25 0 6 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG James Henry 6 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 2 0
18 FW Wales WAL Simon Church 42 12 22+14 10 5+1 2 0 0
19 MF England ENG Hal Robson-Kanu 18 0 4+13 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 MF Turkey TUR Jem Karacan 31 0 19+8 0 4 0 0 0
21 GK England ENG Ben Hamer 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
22 DF England ENG Julian Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Poland POL Grzegorz Rasiak 34 9 14+15 9 3+2 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand 51 1 44 1 6 0 1 0
25 MF Iceland ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson 44 20 32+6 16 5 3 1 1
26 DF Scotland SCO Alex Pearce 28 4 24+1 4 0+1 0 2 0
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Davies 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG Michail Antonio 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 FW England ENG Nicholas Bignall 3 2 0+1 0 0 0 2 2
34 MF England ENG Brian Howard 39 3 30+4 2 3+2 1 0 0
35 DF England ENG Shaun Cummings 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Iceland ISL Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Andy Griffin 25 0 21 0 4 0 0 0
44 DF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Khizanishvili 15 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
2 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF England ENG James Harper 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0
48 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren O'Dea 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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As of match played 2 May 2010[30]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF Iceland 25 Gylfi Sigurðsson 16 3 1 20
2 FW Wales 18 Simon Church 10 2 0 12
MF Mali 14 Jimmy Kébé 10 2 0 12
4 FW Republic of Ireland 9 Shane Long 6 3 0 9
FW Poland 23 Grzegorz Rasiak 9 0 0 9
6 DF Scotland 26 Alex Pearce 4 0 0 4
7 MF England 34 Brian Howard 2 1 0 3
MF Jamaica 11 Jobi McAnuff 3 0 0 3
Own Goal 2 0 1 3
9 FW England 29 Nicholas Bignall 0 0 2 2
FW Republic of Ireland 10 Noel Hunt 2 0 0 2
DF England 5 Matt Mills 2 0 0 2
FW Republic of Ireland 12 David Mooney 0 0 2 2
13 DF England 24 Ryan Bertrand 1 0 0 1
MF Mali 4 Kalifa Cissé 1 0 0 1
Total 68 11 6 85

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
4 Mali MF Kalifa Cissé 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 England DF Matt Mills 6 2 3 0 0 0 9 2
6 Iceland MF Brynjar Gunnarsson 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
7 Republic of Ireland MF Jay Tabb 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 Czech Republic MF Marek Matejovsky 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 Republic of Ireland FW Shane Long 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
11 Jamaica MF Jobi McAnuff 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
14 Mali MF Jimmy Kébé 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16 Iceland DF Ivar Ingimarsson 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
18 Wales FW Simon Church 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 England MF Hal Robson-Kanu 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 Turkey MF Jem Karacan 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 Poland FW Grzegorz Rasiak 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 England DF Ryan Bertrand 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
25 Iceland MF Gylfi Sigurðsson 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
26 Scotland DF Alex Pearce 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
34 England MF Brian Howard 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
40 England DF Andy Griffin 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
44 Georgia (country) DF Zurab Khizanishvili 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 60 3 11 2 1 0 72 5

Team kit

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The 2009–10 Reading F.C. kits.[31]

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Waitrose

Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Chris Armstrong was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother, making his international debut for Scotland B in 2007.
  2. ^ Alex Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth and U-21 level. He would, however, later be called up and make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
  3. ^ Cummings was born in Hammersmith, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013.
  4. ^ Kalifa Cissé was born in Dreux, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in March 2008, having previously represented them at U-20 level.
  5. ^ Jay Tabb was born in Tooting, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and represented Ireland at U-21 level in 2005.
  6. ^ McAnuff was born in Enfield, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in May 2002.
  7. ^ Jimmy Kébé was born in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  8. ^ James Henry was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth level. However, he would later represent England at youth level.
  9. ^ Hal Robson-Kanu was born in Ealing, England, and represented England at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Wales through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in May 2010 before making his full international debut for Wales five days later.
  10. ^ Jem Karacan was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his father and has represented Turkey at every youth level.
  11. ^ Scott Davies was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth and U-21 level.
  12. ^ Michail Antonio was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally, going on to make his debut for Jamaica in 2021.
  13. ^ Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
  14. ^ Bell-Baggie was born in Sierra Leone, but qualified to represent England, representing the U-16's and U-17's before making his debut for Sierra Leone in June 2013.
  15. ^ Simon Church was born in High Wycombe, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales through his grandparents and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in August 2007 before making his full international debut for Wales in May 2009.