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Reading
2016–17 season
ManagerJaap Stam
StadiumMadejski Stadium
Championship3rd
Play-offsRunners-up vs Huddersfield Town
FA CupThird Round vs Manchester United
League CupFourth Round vs Arsenal
Top goalscorerLeague: Yann Kermorgant (18)
All: Yann Kermorgant (19)
Highest home attendance23,055 vs Leeds United
(1 April 2017)[1]
Lowest home attendance6,848 vs Milton Keynes
(23 August 2016; EFL Cup)[1]
Average home league attendance17,481, League
16,636, All[1]

The 2016–17 season was Reading's 146th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship,[2] and covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Reading finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the play-offs, eventually losing to Huddersfield Town in the final on penalties.

Season review

Pre-season

On 26 May, Reading announced a pre-season friendly against local rivals Swindon Town on 19 July, and against Boreham Wood on 3 July.[3] The following day the club released manager Brian McDermott of his duties,[4] whilst also announcing a pre-season friendly against Premier League side Bournemouth.[5] On 31 May, Reading announced their fourth pre-season friendly, an away trip to Lincoln City on 16 July 2016.[6]

On 13 June, Reading announced Jaap Stam as their new manager, replacing Brian McDermott who was fired at the end of May.[7] Four days later Reading extended their sponsorship deal with Carabao Daeng for another three seasons.[8]

On 21 June, Reading announced that Academy Manager Eamonn Dolan had died following a battle with cancer.[9]

Reading announced on 7 July that they would be travelling to Oosterbeek, Netherlands for a weeklong training camp, with a friendly against Saudi Professional League side Al‑Taawoun on 15 July. This meant Martin Kuhl would manage the fixture against Lincoln City on 16 July 2016 as the rest of the squad would be returning home on that same day.[10]

On 26 July, Reading announced that they had accepted an invitation to enter their Category One Academy in the revamped EFL Trophy,[11] being drawn against Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town the following day.[12] On 28 July, the U23 side wear drawn against Everton, Athletic Bilbao and Hertha BSC in the Premier League International Cup.[13]

Transfers

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced on 9 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Anton Ferdinand, Hal Robson-Kanu, Simon Cox, Nana Owusu, Pierce Sweeney, Lewis Collins, Noor Husin, Hammad Lawal, Samúel Friðjónsson, Conor Shaughnessy and Bogdan Vashchuk.[14] Friðjónsson went on to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Vålerenga on 16 June 2016,[15] with Cox joining Southend United on 16 July 2016[16] and Sweeney joining Exeter City on 28 July 2016.[17]

Also on 9 May 2016, Reading offered new contracts to Dominic Hyam, Robert Dickie, Shane Griffin, Sean Long, Aaron Kuhl, Liam Kelly, Zak Jules and George Legg, as well as Under-18 players Omar Richards, Harrison Bennett, Ryan East, Sam Smith, Luke Southwood, Billy Collings and Joe Tupper.[18]

On 25 May 2016, Reading announced that they had signed Danzell Gravenberch on a three-year contract from FC Dordrecht, with the transfer to be confirmed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2016.[19] During June, Reading were linked with Joey van den Berg,[20] Tyler Blackett,[21] and Tim Matavž.[22] On 28 June, Van den Berg signed a two-year contract, which was completed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July.[23]

As well as the transfers of Gravenberch and van den Berg being completed on 1 July, Reading announced that youngsters Lewis Ward, Zak Jules, George Legg, Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Liam Kelly, Aaron Kuhl, Rob Dickie, Dominic Hyam, Ryan East, Harrison Bennett, Joe Tupper, Billy Collings, Omar Richards, Luke Southward and Thomas McIntyre had all signed deals to stay with the club.[24]

On 4 July, forward Rowan Liburd left the club on a permanent transfer, joining Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[25] Four days later, 8 July, Reading signed Joseph Mendes from Le Havre on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[26]

Aaron Tshibola left the club for Aston Villa on 10 July, for an undisclosed fee.[27] The following day it was announced that Finnish goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola had signed from Ajax Cape Town on a two-year deal.[28] On 14 July, Reading signed John Swift to a three-year contract following his release from Chelsea,[29] with Roy Beerens joining two days later on a three-year contract from Hertha BSC.[30]

On 28 July, youngster Sean Long joined Cambridge United on a six-month loan deal,[31] with Yakou Méïte joining on a three-year deal from Paris Saint-Germain the following day.[32]

August

Reading started the season with a 1–0 home win over Preston North End on 6 August thanks to a goal from John Swift on his debut,[Report 1] before following it up with a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup three days later, with goals from Joey van den Berg and Roy Beerens.[Report 2] Reading's first defeat of the season came on 13 August, where they lost 0–2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[Report 3] Reading suffered their second defeat of the season on 17 August, a 4–1 away defeat to Newcastle United.[Report 4] Reading came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August,[Report 5] and a further 2–2 draw, against Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August, saw Reading advance to the Third Round of the EFL Cup after winning 4–2 on penalties.[Report 6]

Reading's last match of the month was on 27 August, where they saw a 0–1 away win at Cardiff after an 89th-minute goal by Yann Kermorgant.[Report 7]

Transfers

On 3 August, Paolo Hurtado returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan, Lewis Ward joined Margate until 3 January 2017, George Legg joined Hungerford Town on a season-long loan,[33] and Oliver Norwood moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[34] On 5 August, winger Callum Harriott signed a three-year contract, moving from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[35]

Reading loaned Craig Tanner to Plymouth Argyle,[36] and signed Liechtenstein international midfielder Sandro Wieser to a three-year contract the next day.[37] On 19 August, youngster Aaron Kuhl moved to National League side Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2017,[38] whilst defender Liam Moore became the club's tenth summer signing, joining the club from Leicester City the next day on a four-year contract.[39]Tyler Blackett was signed to a three-year deal on 22 August.[40]

On 25 August, Robert Dickie returned to Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.[41] Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond joined Gillingham on loan on 26 August, until 7 January 2017.[42]

Near the end of the August, Reading where linked with a loan-move for Ghanaian Captain Asamoah Gyan from Shanghai SIPG, with the striker undertaking a medical at the club on 29 August.[43] The following day, Reading backed out of the deal due to Gyan failing a medical.[44]

On transfer deadline day, 31 August, Jack Stacey joined Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017,[45] Tarique Fosu joined Colchester United on loan until 7 January 2017,[46] and Dominic Hyam joined Portsmouth until 8 January 2017.[47]

During the summer transfer window, Portuguese youngster Lisandro Semedo left the club, joining AEZ Zakakiou in the Cypriot First Division.[48]

September

Reading's first match in September was a 2–1 league win against Ipswich at the Madejski Stadium on 9 September, in which all three goals came from penalties. Reading's two were taken by Garath McCleary and Danny Williams, who scored in first- and second-half injury time respectively.[Report 8] A midweek home tie against Birmingham on 13 September gave Reading one point from the 0–0 draw,[Report 9] and a 1–2 away win at Barnsley[Report 10] the following weekend saw Reading move to eighth place in the Championship, drawing on points with sixth-place Brentford.[49] Reading progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after a 1–2 away win against Brighton and Hove Albion on 20 September.[Report 11] The draw for the round took place on 21 September, with Reading drawn against Arsenal.[50]

Reading saw a third consecutive win—and a continuation of their eight-match unbeaten run—on 24 September with a 1–0 home win against Huddersfield, with Reading rising to fourth in the league.[Report 12]

At the end of September, midfielder Érico Sousa joined the club on trial, featuring in the clubs U23 Development League fixture against Derby County on 26 September.[48]

Reading's last game of the month was away at Brentford, which also saw the eight-game unbeaten run end after a 4–1 defeat.[Report 13]

October

On 1 October Reading hosted Derby County in a match that saw four former Reading players—Matěj Vydra, Alex Pearce, Nick Blackman and Chris Baird—return to the Madejski Stadium.[51] Vydra gave Derby the lead in the second half, although Reading equalised through George Evans in the 90th minute. The draw continued Reading's undefeated run at home.[Report 14] A further draw came after the international break, when on 15 October a 1–1 result at Queens Park Rangers took Reading to 7th in the league.[Report 15] A home loss on 18 October against Aston Villa brought the end of Reading's unbeaten home run. Despite holding a 1–1 draw since the early stages of the second half, Reading conceded a penalty in the 90th minute, with the resultant goal giving Aston Villa their first away win in over a year.[Report 16][52] Reading's final two league games of the month came on 22 and 29 October, where they beat Rotherham United 0–1 and Nottingham Forest 2–0.[Report 17][Report 18] Reading were knocked out of the EFL Cup on 25 October following a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[Report 19]

On 6 October 2016 Icelandic U19 defender Sindri Scheving joined Cirencester Town on a one-month loan deal.[53]

November

Reading began November with a 0–3 away win at Wigan Athletic,[Report 20] a result which saw them move up to 4th in the Championship.[49] After the November international break, Reading recorded their fourth and fifth consecutive league wins, with 3–0 and 2–1 home victories against Burton Albion and Bristol City respectively,[Report 21][Report 22] which saw them move up to 3rd in the league.[49]

December

On 2 December, young Scottish defender Zak Jules joined Braintree Town on a month-long loan deal.[54] Reading's winning run ended on 3 December with a 5–0 away loss to Fulham, during which Danny Williams received a red card;[Report 23] Reading however remained at third place. On 10 December Reading returned to winning form with a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,[Report 24] although this was short-lived with a 2–0 away loss at Leeds United three days later.[Report 25]

Two consecutive wins followed, with a 2–3 away victory at Blackburn Rovers on 17 December and a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City on 26 December,[Report 26][Report 27] results which saw Reading retain their 3rd-place position. Reading's final match of 2016 was at home against Fulham on 30 December. The scoreless game was abandoned by officials at half time due to dense fog,[55] with the rescheduled match due to take place on 24 January 2017.[56]

On 23 December, Icelandic youth international Axel Andrésson joined Bath City on loan until 25 February 2017,[57] whilst academy graduate Liam Kelly signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019, on 30 December.[58]

January

Reading started 2017 with a 2–3 away win at Bristol City on 3 January. Trailing 2–0 until the final 20 minutes of the match, Reading scored three goals—including a stoppage-time strike by Kermogant—to ensure victory.[Report 28] On 5 January 2017, Ali Al-Habsi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2018–19 season.[59] Reading's FA Cup third round match against Manchester United took place at Old Trafford on 7 January. Manchester United took the lead in the 7th minute, when Wayne Rooney scored his 249th goal for the club, levelling the club record set by Bobby Charlton. Further goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford secured United's place in the fourth round with a 4–0 victory.[Report 29] On 12 January, Reading suffered their second home defeat of the season, when former Royal Jamie Mackie scored for Queens Park Rangers in their 0–1 victory.[Report 30] On 17 January, Garath McCleary extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020.[60] Reading had a second consecutive league defeat on 21 January, when they lost 3–2 away to Derby.[Report 31] Reading returned to winning form on 24 January at the rescheduled home fixture against Fulham. Beerens scored from the rebound of a John Swift penalty, and Al Habsi saved a 90th-minute Fulham penalty to give Reading a 1–0 win.[Report 32] Reading won again on 28 January at home to Cardiff City, which included goals from Swift and Kermogant.[Report 33] The month ended with a 0–1 away win at Birmingham City on 31 January.[Report 34]

Transfers

On 5 January 2017, Reading were linked with a move for Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori,[61] whilst Sean Long joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[62] On 12 January 2017, Tarique Fosu extended his loan deal with Colchester United until the end of the season.[63] Tanner extended his stay with Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season on 16 January 2017,[64] with Billy Collings moving to Brighton & Hove Albion the following day for an undisclosed fee.[65] Ilori's move was announced on 18 January,[66] with Jake Cooper joining Millwall on loan until the end of the season the following day,[67] Jake Sheppard joining Dagenham & Redbridge on a youth-loan deal until the end of the season[68] and Harrison Bennett joined Margate on a month-long youth-loan deal on 20 January.[69]

On 21 January, Scottish youth international forward, Harry Cardwell, joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season,[70] with Jack Stacey extending his loan-deal with Exeter City until the end of the season on 23 January.[71] The following day Niall Keown joined Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on loan for the remainder of the season,[72] whilst Zak Jules also headed north of the border on 27 January, joining Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.[73]

Reading completed the signing of Romanian International Adrian Popa, on a three-and-a-half year contract on 30 January,[74] with Jordon Mutch, Reece Oxford and Lewis Grabban all joining on loan until the end of the season the following day.[75][76][77]

Also on Transfer Deadline Day, Stuart Moore joined Luton Town and Dominic Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the rest of the season.[78][79]

February

February began with a 2–2 away draw with Ipswich Town;[Report 35] on the same day Shane Griffin signed for Cork City.[80] On 9 February, Jaap Stam was nominated for January's manager of the month,[81] winning it the following day.[82] Also on 10 February, Yann Kermorgant signed a new one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2018.[83]

On 11 February Reading again drew, hosting Barnsley in a goalless match.[Report 36]

On 13 February, Reading announced that academy players Ramarni Medford-Smith, Teddy Howe, Jordan Holsgrove and Tyler Frost, had all signed their first pro-contract with the club.[84] The following day Reading returned to winning form with a 3–2 home win against Brentford.[Report 37]

On 17 February, Lewis Ward returned to Margate on an initial one-month loan deal, and Harrison Bennett extended his loan for another month.[85]

Reading's final two matches of the month, on 21 and 25 February, were both away losses to Huddersfield (1–0) and Brighton and Hove Albion (3–0) respectively.[Report 38][Report 39]

On 25 February 2017, youngster Terence Vancooten joined Basingstoke Town on loan for the rest of the season,[86] with Bath City extending Axel Andrésson's loan deal until the end of the season on 28 February.[87]

March

Owing to the international break, Reading only played four matches in March. On 4 March, Reading beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 at home,[Report 40] before holding then-league leaders Newcastle United to a 0–0 home draw on 7 March.[Report 41] Reading's only loss that month came on 11 March, with a 3–0 away defeat to Preston North End.[Report 42]

George Legg was recalled from his loan deal with Hungerford Town early, on 16 March,[88] with Lewis Ward joining Hungerford Town the next day on loan until the end of the season. The same day, Reading travelled to Sheffield Wednesday where a 0–2 away win saw Adrian Popa run the length of the pitch in stoppage time to seal the victory.[Report 43]

On 23 March, Dominic Hyam joined Aldershot Town until the end of the season.[89]

On 27 March, John Swift was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Year.[90]

April

Reading moved to 4th on 1 April after a 1–0 home win against Leeds saw the two teams swap league positions.[Report 44] A 3–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers on 4 April saw Reading briefly move to 3rd place prior to Huddersfield Town's 3–0 victory over Norwich City the following evening, which pushed Reading back to 4th.[Report 45] Reading's next match was a 7–1 away defeat to Norwich City on 8 April, in a game that saw six of Norwich's goals (as well as Kermogant's goal for Reading) scored before half time.[Report 46] Despite the loss, Reading retained their league position. The following day, the club announced that they had received conditional approval from the English Football League (EFL) for the takeover of the club by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li.[91] Two matches were played over the Easter bank holiday weekend. At the first, away to Aston Villa on 15 April, Reading returned to winning form with a 1–3 win.[Report 47] A consecutive victory occurred at the Madejski Stadium just 48 hours later, when Reading came from behind to beat already-relegated Rotherham United 2–1.[Report 48]

On 22 April Reading lost 3–2 away to Nottingham Forest, remaining in third place pending the result of Huddersfield Town's midweek game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[Report 49]

A 1–0 home win against Wigan Athletic on 29 April guaranteed Reading's place in the play-offs.[Report 50]

May

On 4 May, Kermorgant was nominated for April's Championship Player of the Month,[92] winning the award the following day.[93]

Reading's final league game of the season was a 2–4 away win at Burton Albion on 7 May,[Report 51] which confirmed their play-off semi-final opponents would be Fulham. The away leg of this took place at Craven Cottage on 13 May, ending in a 1–1 draw. Jordan Obita opened the scoring in the second half, although Fulham equalised just over 10 minutes later. McShane received a red card for a high challenge, which suspended him for the upcoming home leg and potentially the play-off final.[Report 52]

On 12 May, Reading announced that they had offered new contracts to Jake Sheppard, Tarique Fosu, Zak Jules, Lewis Ward, Ryan East, Andy Rinomhota, Andrija Novakovich, Sam Smith and Luke Southwood, whilst George Legg and Axel Andrésson had already signed new deals. On the same day, Ethan Coleman, Tom Holmes, Danny Loader and Kosta Sparta signed their first professional deals with the club whilst Liam Driscoll, Ben House, Joel Rollinson and Ade Shokunbi were all also offered professional contracts.

The club also announced on 12 May that Harrison Bennett, Aaron Kuhl, Stuart Moore, Joe Tupper, Terence Vancooten, Sean Long, Craig Tanner, Jack Denton, Dominic Hyam and Harry Cardwell would be leaving the club on the expiration of their contract.[94]

On 16 May, Kermorgant scored the only goal in Reading's 1–0 win over Fulham to progress to the Championship Play-off Final.[Report 53] The same evening, the club announced that the EFL had approved the majority share takeover from Chinese investors Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli.[95]

On 29 May, Reading played in the EFL Championship play-off final against Huddersfield Town, drawing 0–0 in both regular and extra time before losing 4–3 in a penalty shootout. The defeat meant Reading's 2017–18 season would be their fifth successive season of Championship football.[96]

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2016 and List of English football transfers winter 2016–17

Squad

As of match played 29 May 2017[114]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jonathan Bond England GK (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 23) Watford 2015 2018[115] 14 0
26 Ali Al-Habsi Oman GK (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 34) Wigan Athletic 2015[116] 2019[59] 91 0
31 Anssi Jaakkola Finland GK (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 29) Ajax Cape Town 2016[28] 2018[28] 3 0
40 Stuart Moore England GK (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[117] 0 0
43 George Legg England GK (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2015 [24] 0 0
56 Luke Southwood England GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
57 Joe Tupper England GK (1997-11-15)15 November 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 2017 0 0
Lewis Ward England GK (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2015 [24] 0 0
Defenders
2 Chris Gunter Wales RB (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26) Nottingham Forest 2012 2018[118] 218 3
3 Jake Cooper England CB (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013[119] 2018[120] 54 4
5 Paul McShane Republic of Ireland DF (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 30) Hull City 2015 2018[121] 71 4
11 Jordan Obita England LB (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22) Academy 2010 2018[122] 162 4
16 Liam Moore England DF (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 23) Leicester City 2016 2020[39] 47 1
20 Tiago Ilori Portugal DF (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23) Liverpool 2017[66] 2020[66] 8 0
22 Zak Jules Scotland DF (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2015 [24] 0 0
24 Tyler Blackett England DF (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22) Manchester United 2016 2019[40] 40 0
28 Danzell Gravenberch Netherlands DF (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 22) Dordrecht 2016 2019[19] 5 0
30 Tennai Watson England DF (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2015 2018[123] 7 0
32 Reece Oxford England DF (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 17) Loan from West Ham United 2017 2017[76] 4 0
34 Niall Keown Republic of Ireland[N 2] RB (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2018[124] 2 0
47 Axel Andrésson Iceland DF (1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
52 Gabriel Osho England DF (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
53 Omar Richards England DF (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
58 Terence Vancooten England DF (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 18) Staines Town 2016 2017 0 0
59 Thomas McIntyre Scotland DF (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
61 Teddy Howe England DF (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2017[84] 0 0
63 Ramarni Medford-Smith England DF (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2017[84] 0 0
Robert Dickie England DF (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 [24] 1 0
Dominic Hyam Scotland DF (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[24] 0 0
Sean Long Republic of Ireland RB (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[24] 1 0
Sindri Scheving Iceland DF (1997-11-19)19 November 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
Midfielders
4 Joey van den Berg Netherlands MF (1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 30) SC Heerenveen 2016 2018[23] 34 1
6 George Evans England CM (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 21) Manchester City 2016 2019[125] 49 2
7 Roy Beerens Netherlands MF (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 28) Hertha BSC 2016 2019[30] 43 7
8 John Swift England MF (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 20) Chelsea 2016 2019[29] 42 9
12 Garath McCleary[N 3] Jamaica RW (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 2012 2020[60] 192 26
15 Callum Harriott England MF (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22) Charlton Athletic 2016 2019[35] 16 3
17 Sandro Wieser Liechtenstein MF (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23) Thun 2016 2019[37] 0 0
21 Stephen Quinn Republic of Ireland MF (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 30) Hull City 2015 2018[126] 43 2
23 Danny Williams[N 4] United States CM (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 27) Hoffenheim 2013 2017[127] 156 14
25 Adrian Popa Romania MF (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 27) Steaua București 2017 2020[74] 8 1
29 Josh Barrett Republic of Ireland MF (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2015 [24] 3 0
35 Jake Sheppard Scotland MF (1997-05-30)30 May 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2015 2017[128] 0 0
37 Jack Stacey England MF (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2019[129] 6 0
38 Liam Kelly Republic of Ireland MF (1995-11-22)22 November 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2019[58] 34 1
39 Tarique Fosu England MF (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[130] 1 0
42 Andy Rinomhota England MF (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2016 0 0
48 Harrison Bennett England MF (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[24] 2017 0 0
51 Ryan East England MF (1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
54 Jordon Mutch England MF (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 24) Loan from Crystal Palace 2017 2017[75] 9 1
60 Tyler Frost England MF (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2017[84] 0 0
Conor Davis Republic of Ireland MF (1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[24] 0 0
Paolo Hurtado Peru MF (1990-07-27)27 July 1990 (aged 25) Paços de Ferreira 2015 2018[131] 6 0
Jordan Holsgrove Scotland MF (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2017[84] 0 0
Aaron Kuhl England MF (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[24] 8 0
Forwards
9 Joseph Mendes France FW (1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 25) Le Havre 2016 2018[26] 16 3
10 Deniss Rakels Latvia FW (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 23) KS Cracovia 2016 2018[132] 17 3
14 Dominic Samuel England FW (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 22) Academy 2012 2018[133] 16 2
18 Yann Kermorgant France FW (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 34) Bournemouth 2016[134] 2018[83] 65 22
19 Yakou Méïte Ivory Coast FW (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 20) Paris Saint-Germain 2016 2019[32] 15 1
27 Craig Tanner England FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[135] 5 1
36 Andrija Novakovich United States FW (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 19) University School of Milwaukee 2014 2 0
41 Harry Cardwell Scotland FW (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (aged 19) Academy 2014 2017 0 0
50 Lewis Grabban England FW (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 28) Loan from Bournemouth 2017 2017[77] 19 3
55 Sam Smith England FW (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016 0 0
62 Danny Loader England FW (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 15) Academy 2016 0 0

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Griffin (to Cork City)[80]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Billy Collings (to Brighton & Hove Albion)[65]

Friendlies

9 July 2016 Friendly Boreham Wood 0–5 Reading Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report Evans 44'
Rakels 59'
Fosu 79', 90'
L.Kelly 84'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: C O'Donnell
15 July 2016 Friendly Al-Taawoun 1–3 Reading Arnhem, Netherlands
17:00 BST Al-Zein 81' Report Manoel 39' (o.g.)
Williams 40'
Kermorgant 90'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
16 July 2016 Friendly Lincoln City 4–1 Reading Lincoln
15:00 BST J.Caton 1'
Muldoon 3'
Waterfall 49'
Wood 86'		 [ Report] Smith 82' Stadium: Sincil Bank
19 July 2016 Friendly Swindon Town 1–2 Reading Swindon
19:45 BST Goddard 45' Report Rakels 79'
Stacey 88'		 Stadium: County Ground
23 July 2016 Friendly Wimbledon 2–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Parrett 1'
Poleon 20'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
29 July 2016 Friendly Reading 1–1 Bournemouth Reading
20:00 BST Swift 50' Report L.Cook 37' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,600

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League table

Template:2016–17 Football League Championship table

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 26 7 13 68 64  +4 85 16 5 2 35 16  +19 10 2 11 33 48  −15

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: #Matches

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHA
ResultWLLDWWDWWLDDLWWWWWLWLWWWLLWWWDDWLLWDLWWWLWWLWW
Position81520211511128498810854333333333533334445555544443333
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2016 1 Reading 1–0 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift 35'
McShane Yellow card 36'
Evans Yellow card 50'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Cunningham Yellow card 50'
Gallagher Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,754
Referee: Andy Davies
13 August 2016 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Batth Yellow card 12'
Doherty 42'
Mason 47'
Evans Yellow card 79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Obita Yellow card 88'
Kermorgant Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,425
Referee: Darren Bond
17 August 2016 3 Newcastle United 4–1 Reading Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Gayle Yellow card 3' 69', 89'
Hayden 20'
Ritchie 50' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Obita Yellow card 19'
Williams Yellow card 40'
McCleary 45' (pen.)
Gunter Yellow card 49'
Kermorgant Yellow card 62'
Evans Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,209
Referee: Andy Madley
20 August 2016 4 Reading 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift 2'
van den Berg Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 90'
McShane 59'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'
Kermorgant Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van den Berg 8' (o.g.)
Knockaert 46'
Dunk Yellow card 57'
Bong Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,781
Referee: Mike Jones
27 August 2016 5 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant 89' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,013
Referee: Andy Woolmer
9 September 2016[136] 6 Reading 2–1 Ipswich Town Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore Yellow card 29'
Gunter Yellow card 38'
Evans Yellow card 41'
McCleary 45+2' (pen.)
Blackett Yellow card 49'
van den Berg Yellow card 90+4'
Williams 90+5' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Pitman 50' (pen.)
Chambers Yellow card 52'
Berra Yellow card 90+4'
KnudsenYellow card 90+5'
Skuse Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,146
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 September 2016 7 Reading 0–0 Birmingham City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,602
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 September 2016 8 Barnsley 1–2 Reading Barnsley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hammill Yellow card 33'
Hourihane Yellow card 35'
Armstrong Yellow card 63' 81'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary 9'Red card 34'
Swift 27'Yellow card 50'
Kermorgant Yellow card 42'
Williams Yellow card 45+1'
Blackett Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,675
Referee: David Coote
24 September 2016 9 Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Obita Yellow card 35'
Beerens 41'
Gunter Yellow card 56'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van La Parra Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 26'
Smith Yellow card 27'
Löwe Yellow card 45'
Hudson Yellow card 59'
Kachunga Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,030
Referee: James Linington
27 September 2016 10 Brentford 4–1 Reading Brentford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Dean Yellow card 5'
McCormack Yellow card 19'
Clarke 41'
Vibe 44'
Colin 58'
Bjelland Yellow card 69'
Yennaris Yellow card 81'
Hogan 86'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van den Berg Yellow card 16'
Swift Yellow card 19'
Kermorgant 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 October 2016 11 Reading 1–1 Derby County Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McCleary Yellow card 60'
Gunter Yellow card 61'
Evans 90'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Johnson Yellow card 44'
Vydra 62'
Hughes Yellow card 65'
Ince Yellow card 90'
Butterfield Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 October 2016 12 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Reading Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wszołek 14'
Lynch Yellow card 49'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Williams 21'
van den Berg Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,048
Referee: Steve Martin
18 October 2016 13 Reading 1–2 Aston Villa Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Williams soccer ball with red X 54'
Kermorgant 54'
McCleary Yellow card 90+3'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kodjia 38'
Hutton Yellow card 78'
Ayew 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 October 2016 14 Rotherham United 0–1 Reading Rotherham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Blackstock Yellow card 52'
Halford Yellow card 69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Gunter Yellow card 52'
McShane 86'
Swift Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 October 2016 15 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McCleary 10'
Moore Yellow card 26'
van den Berg Yellow card 52'
Gunter 62'
Williams Yellow card 83'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Traoré Yellow card 36'
Lansbury Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Andy Davies
5 November 2016 16 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Reading Wigan
15:00 GMT (UTC) MacDonald Yellow card 45+1'
Power Yellow card 62'
Perkins Yellow card 69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary 1', 5'
McShane Yellow card 33'
Kermorgant 63' (pen.)		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: David Coote
19 November 2016 17 Reading 3–0 Burton Albion Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Samuel 22'Yellow card 63'
Williams 29'
McCleary Yellow card 64'
Brayford 77' (o.g.)
McShane Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Turner Yellow card 44' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,545
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 November 2016 18 Reading 2–1 Bristol City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) McCleary 13'
Beerens 19'Yellow card 61'
Moore Yellow card 48'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bryan Yellow card 83'
O'Neil 87'
Wilbraham Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,778
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 December 2016 19 Fulham 5–0 Reading Fulham
15:00 GMT (UTC) Gunter 15' (o.g.)
Aluko Yellow card 40' 68'
Martin 49', 90'
Johansen 71'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McShane Yellow card 2'
Obita Yellow card 50'
Williams Red card 54'
van den Berg Yellow card 57'
Evans Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,217
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 December 2016 20 Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Evans Yellow card 44'
van den Berg Yellow card 48'
Beerens 57', 76'
McShane Yellow card 80'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Nuhiu Yellow card 29'
Lee Yellow card 72'
Hutchinson Yellow card 73'
Wallace Yellow card 79'
Loovens Yellow card 80'
Fletcher 90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,153
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 December 2016 21 Leeds United 2–0 Reading Leeds
19:45 GMT (UTC) Wood 19'
Ayling Yellow card 49'
Doukara 90+1' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Méïte Yellow card 86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 December 2016 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Reading Blackburn
15:00 GMT (UTC) Graham 44'
Lowe Yellow card 66'
Brown 73'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Samuel 32'
McCleary Yellow card 36'
Moore 60'
Evans 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,982
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2016 23 Reading 3–1 Norwich City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) van den Berg Yellow card 29'
Kermorgant 37'
McCleary 68'
Harriott 90+1'
Swift Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Tettey Yellow card 34'
Pinto Yellow card 37'
Oliveira 60'
Howson Red card 67'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,180
Referee: Andrew Davies
30 December 2016[137] 24 Reading Abandoned[138] Fulham Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Williams Yellow card 36' BBC Report Fredericks Yellow card 9' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: James Linington
2 January 2017 25 Bristol City 2–3 Reading Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC) Abraham 27', 47' (pen.)Yellow card 62'
Little Yellow card 64'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant Yellow card 39' 86', 90+3'
van den Berg Yellow card 68'
Kelly 72'
Moore Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Roger East
12 January 2017 26 Reading 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Moore Yellow card 85'
van den Berg Yellow card 89'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mackie 28'Yellow card 33'
Wszołek Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,655
Referee: Oliver Langford
21 January 2017 27 Derby County 3–2 Reading Derby
15:00 GMT (UTC) Bent 36'
Ince 63'Yellow card 90+8'
Hughes 74'
Bryson Yellow card 79'
Russell Yellow card 85'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Swift 16'Yellow card 41'
Méïte 80'
Obita Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+6'		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 28,393
Referee: Peter Bankes
24 January 2017 24 Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) McShane Yellow card 32'
Beerens 49'
McCleary Yellow card 68'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Martin Yellow card 72' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,012
Referee: Steve Martin
28 January 2017 28 Reading 2–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Swift 42'
Moore Yellow card 45'
Kermorgant 60'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bamba Yellow card 8'
Ralls 45+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: James Adcock
31 January 2017 29 Birmingham City 0–1 Reading Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC) Gleeson Yellow card 56' BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary Yellow card 56'
Swift 77'
Méïte Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,672
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 February 2017 30 Ipswich Town 2–2 Reading Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lawrence 43', 61'
Knudsen Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mutch 52'
Obita 78'
Grabban Yellow card 85'
Evans Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,091
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 February 2017 31 Reading 0–0 Barnsley Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Obita Yellow card 34'
Gunter Yellow card 69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Jones Yellow card 61'
Armstrong Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,222
Referee: Darren Bond
14 February 2017 32 Reading 3–2 Brentford Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Swift 22'
Williams 77'Yellow card 82'
Beerens 81'
Mutch Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Canós Yellow card 55'
Jota Yellow card 57' 63'
Vibe 66'
Woods Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 February 2017[139] 33 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Reading Huddersfield
19:45 GMT (UTC) Billing 82'
Hefele Yellow card 90'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 February 2017 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Reading Falmer
17:30 GMT (UTC) Stephens Yellow card 27'
Baldock 35'
Sidwell Yellow card 55'
Murphy 56'
Knockaert 80'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Evans Yellow card 68' Stadium: The Amex
Attendance: 29,613
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 March 2017 35 Reading 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kermorgant 48'Yellow card 90+1'
McShane 78'
Williams Yellow card 90+1'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Williamson Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 85'
Marshall 50'
Dicko Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,629
Referee: Andy Madley
7 March 2017 36 Reading 0–0 Newcastle United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Gunter Yellow card 90+2' BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 2017 37 Preston North End 3–0 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Boyle Yellow card 29'
Barkhuizen 31', 49'
Horgan 40'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Gunter Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,787
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 March 2017[140] 38 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant 13'
Blackett Yellow card 25'
Obita Yellow card 64'
Popa 90+6'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,072
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 April 2017 39 Reading 1–0 Leeds United Reading
17:30 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant 21'Yellow card 90'
Swift Yellow card 52'
Williams Yellow card 84'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,055
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 April 2017 40 Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant 14', 29'
Blackett Yellow card 47'
McCleary 78'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bennett 77' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,353
Referee: James Adcock
8 April 2017 41 Norwich City 7–1 Reading Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Oliveira 3' (pen.)
Hoolahan 15', 41'
Pritchard 26', 35'
Martin 31'
Murphy Yellow card 88'
Jerome 89'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant 39'
Moore Yellow card 59'
Obita Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,163
Referee: James Linington
15 April 2017 42 Aston Villa 1–3 Reading Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Chester 14'
Bacuna Yellow card 78'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mendes 6', 16'
Williams Yellow card 16'
Obita Yellow card 66'
Grabban 79' (pen.)
Swift Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,742
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 April 2017 43 Reading 2–1 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Grabban 66'
Swift 79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Vaulks Yellow card 17'
Adeyemi 19'
Mattock Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,711
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
22 April 2017 44 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Vaughan Yellow card 12'
Assombalonga 31', 47'
Carayol 54'
Ward Yellow card 90+2'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Blackett Yellow card 25'
Kermorgant 58', 74'
Gunter Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,323
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 April 2017 45 Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant 6'
Evans Yellow card 13'
Moore Yellow card 45+3'
Gunter Yellow card 51'
Williams Yellow card 64'
Kelly Yellow card 87'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Connolly Yellow card 50' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,177
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 May 2017 46 Burton Albion 2–4 Reading Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Turner 69'
Woodrow 72'
Irvine Yellow card 77'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mendes 3'
Obita 21'
Kermorgant 64'
Grabban 84'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Simon Hooper

Play-offs

13 May 2017 Semi-final 1st leg Fulham 1–1 Reading Fulham
17:30 BST Malone Yellow card 54'
McDonald Yellow card 56'
Cairney 65'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Swift Yellow card 40'
Kermorgant Yellow card 42'
Obita 53'
McShane Red card 80'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,717
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd leg Reading 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Fulham Reading
19:45 BST Kermorgant 49' (pen.) Yellow card 51'
Moore Yellow card 52'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McDonald Yellow card 38'
Johansen Yellow card 58'
Malone Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 May 2017 Final Huddersfield Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Reading Wembley
15:00 BST Hogg Yellow card 29'
Kachunga Yellow card 61'
Smith Yellow card 75'		 BBC Report van den Berg Yellow card 17'
Kermorgant Yellow card 19'
Obita Yellow card 105'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,682
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Penalties
Löwe soccer ball with check mark
Hefele soccer ball with red X
Wells soccer ball with check mark
Mooy soccer ball with check mark
Schindler soccer ball with check mark		 Kermorgant soccer ball with check mark
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Kelly soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with red X
Obita soccer ball with red X

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
8 August 2016 First round Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) van den Berg 16'
Beerens 28'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 August 2016 Second round Reading 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Milton Keynes Dons Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Jaakkola Yellow card 34'
Harriott 68', 114'
Moore Yellow card 81'
Quinn Yellow card 81'
Williams Yellow card 118'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bowditch 34' (pen.)Yellow card 60'
Upson Yellow card 103'
Tshimanga 118'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,848
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Williams soccer ball with check mark
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark
Harriott soccer ball with red X
Obita soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Upson
soccer ball with red X Reeves
soccer ball with red X Carruthers
soccer ball with check mark Williams
20 September 2016 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Reading Falmer
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell Yellow card 79'
Hemed 85'
Norwood Yellow card 87'
Skalák Yellow card 90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Quinn 32'
Blackett Red card 41'
Swift 54' Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: The Amex
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Lee Probert
25 October 2016 Fourth round Arsenal 2–0 Reading London
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Oxlade-Chamberlain 33', 78' BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary Yellow card 76'
Moore Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,865
Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Third Round Manchester United 4–0 Reading Manchester
12:30 GMT (UTC) Rooney 7'
Martial 15'
Young Yellow card 54'
Rashford 75', 79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,396
Referee: Andre Marriner

Professional U23 Development League

Main article: 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League

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Results

12 August 2016 1 Arsenal U23 0–2 Reading U23 Borehamwood
19:00 BST Kamara Yellow card 73' Report Rinomhota 70'
Cardwell 80'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 411
Referee: Samuel Allison
22 August 2016 2 Reading U23 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur U23 Finchampstead
14:00 BST Rinomhota 73'
J.Sheppard Yellow card 83'		 Report Edwards 32', 47'
Miller 48'
Harrison 51'Yellow card 81'
Amos Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 89
Referee: Adam Bromley
26 August 2016 3 Reading U23 3–2 Manchester City EDS Reading
19:00 BST Wieser 14'
Fosu 33'
T.Mcintyre 43'
J.Sheppard Yellow card 69'
Barrett Yellow card 72'
Cardwell Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Fernandes 63'
Buckley-Ricketts 90+3'
C.Oliver Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell
12 September 2016 4 Southampton U23 3–1 Reading U23 Marchwood
19:00 BST A.Jones 10'
Bakary Yellow card 32'
Sims Yellow card 40' 64', 89'
Hesketh Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Novakovich 84' Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 180
Referee: Samuel Allison
19 September 2016 5 Reading U23 2–1 Chelsea U23 Reading
19:05 BST T.Frost 52'
S.Griffin Yellow card 77'
Smith 86'
Rinomhota Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ugbo 43'
D.Sterling Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 754
Referee: David Rock
26 September 2016 6 Derby County U23 2–1 Reading U23 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Vernam 6'
Guy 56'
K.Gordon Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Barrett Yellow card 56'
T.Mcintyre 84'		 Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 162
Referee: Karl Evans
17 October 2016 7 Reading U23 3–6 Everton U23 High Wycombe
19:00 BST Novakovich 10', 15'
T.Mcintyre Yellow card 20' 89'		 Report Niasse 20', 38', 41'
Dowell Yellow card 31' 51'
Davies Yellow card 43'
Calvert-Lewin 55'
Connolly Yellow card 73'
Walsh 78'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 132
Referee: Chris O'Donnell
23 October 2016 8 Sunderland U23 1–1 Reading U23 Hetton-le-Hole
12:00 BST Honeyman 38'
Greenwood Yellow card 46'
G.Brady Yellow card 53'
T.Robson Yellow card 84'
E.Embleton Yellow card 88'		 Report Richards 12'Yellow card 57' Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 158
Referee: Martin Coy
28 October 2016 9 Leicester City U23 3–2 Reading U23 Leicester
13:00 GMT (UTC) R.Uche 65'
A.Pascanu 75'Yellow card 82'
Benalouane Yellow card 68'
Barnes 87'
D.Johnson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report T.Frost 47'
Keown Yellow card 51'
H.Bennett Yellow card 62'
R.East 73'		 Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 86
Referee: Wayne Barratt
20 November 2016 10 Liverpool U23 2–0 Reading U23 Birkenhead
13:00 GMT (UTC) Sakho 14'
Woodburn 84'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 251
Referee: Scott Oldham
28 November 2016 11 Reading U23 2–2 Manchester United U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Hyam 25'
Mendes Yellow card 31' 52'
J.Sheppard Yellow card 78'		 Report Harrop 29' (pen.), 29'
El Fitouri Yellow card 48'
Goss Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 256
Referee: Allan Young
10 December 2016 12 Manchester City EDS 2–1 Reading U23 Manchester
13:00 GMT (UTC) Fernandes 52'
Díaz 71'		 Report Barrett 7' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Peter Wright
6 January 2017 13 Reading U23 4–2 Southampton U23 Finchampstead
13:00 GMT (UTC) A.Jones 10' (o.g.)
Mendes 15'
Dickie 60'
J.Sheppard Yellow card 69'
T.Frost Yellow card 71'
Novakovich 74' (pen.)
Barrett Yellow card 78'		 Report Seager 72' (pen.)
O.Cook 80'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 62
Referee: Rob Whitton
16 January 2017 14 Everton U23 3–0 Reading U23 Liverpool
19:00 GMT (UTC) N.Broadhead 10'
Dowell 52'
H.Charsley 55'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 60' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 155
Referee: Martin Coy
30 January 2017 15 Reading U23 3–3 Derby County U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Novakovich 14', 52'
Rinomhota Yellow card 28'
T.Frost 75'
Smith Yellow card 90'		 Report C.MacDonald Yellow card 30' 63'
A.Babos 74'
Bennett 90+6'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 109
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 February 2017 16 Chelsea U23 2–0 Reading U23 Aldershot
12:05 GMT (UTC) Andrésson 18' (o.g.)
Ugbo 49'		 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 327
Referee: Sam Purkiss
19 February 2017 17 Manchester United U23 0–2 Reading U23 Leigh
12:00 GMT (UTC) Harrop Yellow card 71'
McTominay Yellow card 85'		 Report G.Osho 32'
Smith 58'		 Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Thomas Bramall
6 March 2017 18 Reading U23 1–5 Liverpool U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Mendes 36' (pen.)
Dickie Yellow card 38'
T.Holmes Yellow card 57'
Rinomhota Yellow card 85'		 Report Gomez 6'Yellow card 65'
Ojo Yellow card 18'
R.Brewster 34', 42'
Woodburn Yellow card 64' 66'
N.Phillips 87'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 237
Referee: Adrian Quelch
13 March 2017 19 Tottenham Hotspur U23 4–0 Reading U23 Stevenage
19:00 GMT (UTC) Loft 11'
Onomah 31'Yellow card 46'
J.Brown 33'
S.Tracey 54'
Maghoma Yellow card 83'		 Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 337
Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis
10 April 2017 20 Reading U23 2–5 Arsenal U23 Finchampstead
13:00 BST Novakovich 2'
J.Holsgrove 24'
Andrésson Yellow card 74'		 Report Bramall Yellow card 29' 71'
Holding Yellow card 35'
Debuchy 45'
Reine-Adélaïde Yellow card 51'
Sanogo 53', 68', 73'
Jenkinson Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 106
Referee: Chris O'Donnell
24 April 2017 21 Reading U23 2–2 Leicester City U23 Reading
19:00 BST Rakels 6'
Méïte 13'
Gravenberch Yellow card 41'		 Report Moore 30'Yellow card 45+2'
Choudhury 35' (pen.)
J.Gordon Yellow card 41'
C.Wood Yellow card 57'
A.Pascanu Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: Dean Treleaven
8 May 2017 22 Reading U23 3–2 Sunderland U23 Reading
19:00 BST G.Brady 51' (o.g.)
Barrett 56' (pen.)
Rinomhota Yellow card 57'
Richards Yellow card 60'
Novakovich 64'		 Report Maja 85'
E.Embleton 90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 278
Referee: Adrian Quelch

Premier League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League Cup

Group Stage

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1 October 2016 1 Birmingham City 1–3 Reading U23 Solihull
11:00 BST O'Keeffe Report Rinomhota
T.McIntyre
T.Frost 		Stadium: Damson Park
2 December 2016 2 Reading U23 1–0 Stoke City Reading
GMT (UTC) Smith Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
17 December 2016 3 Sheffield United 3–3 Reading U23 Sheffield
GMT (UTC) H.Gilmour
Hallam (pen.)
J.Wright 		Report Smith
J.Balogun
Barrett 		Stadium: Brammall Lane
23 January 2017 4 Reading U23 4–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
GMT (UTC) Novakovich
T.Frost
Smith 		Report Brown 35' Stadium: Adams Park
23 January 2017 5 Reading U23 1–3 Sheffield United High Wycombe
GMT (UTC) T.Frost Report J.Wright (pen.)
S.Mallon 		Stadium: Adams Park
2 March 2017 6 Stoke City 1–4 Reading U23 Stoke-on-Trent
GMT (UTC) J.Devlin 90' Report Novakovich 29', 40'
Barrett 59', 81'		 Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

Knockout stage

20 March 2017 Round of 16 Reading U23 4–1 Middlesbrough U23 High Wycombe
13:00 GMT (UTC) Mendes
G.Osho
Méïte 		Report Fewster Stadium: Adams Park
3 April 2017 Quarterfinal Newcastle United U23 0–1 Reading U23 Newcastle upon Tyne
BST Report Novakovich (pen.) Stadium: Whitley Park
30 April 2017 Semifinal Reading U23 4–1 Norwich City U23 Reading
13:00 BST Dickie 29'
Smith 37', 88'
T.Frost 43'		 Report Grant 48' Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Final

15 May 2017 Swansea City U23 2–0 Reading U23 Swansea
BST King Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Premier League International Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League International Cup

Group stage

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18 August 2016 1 Everton England 2–1 Reading U23 Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Dyson 7'
Evans 12'		 Report Fosu 36' Stadium: Haig Avenue
23 November 2016 Reading U23 2–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Méïte 4', 9' Report Southwood 45+3' (o.g.)
Bilbao 71'
Villalibre 72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
14 December 2016 Reading U23 0–2 Germany Hertha BSC Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report Friede 64'
Beyer 74'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

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30 August 2016 1 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Reading U21 Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Taylor 60'Yellow card 73'
Brown Yellow card 73'
Easter Yellow card 74' 81'
Roos Yellow card 78'
McChrystal Yellow card 83'		 Summary
Reading Report		 Stacey 33'
Samuel Yellow card 59'
Watson Yellow card 72'
J.Sheppard 77'
Mendes 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: B.Huxtable
4 October 2016 2 Portsmouth 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Portsmouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Main 57', 63' Summary Novakovich 7'
Mendes 52' (pen.)
Rinomhota Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Oli Langford
Penalties
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Naismith soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with red X
Lalkovič soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with check mark
May soccer ball with red X
Whatmough soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Mendes
soccer ball with check mark Blackett
soccer ball with check mark Kelly
soccer ball with red X Samuel
soccer ball with red X S.Griffin
soccer ball with red X Watson
soccer ball with check mark T.Frost
9 November 2016 3 Reading U21 0–2 Yeovil Town Reading
19:30 GMT (UTC) Summary Mugabi Yellow card 43'
Eaves 48'
Zoko 89'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 739
Referee: John Busby

Knockout stage

21 December 2016 Round 2 Southampton U23 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Southampton
19:00 GMT (UTC) Isgrove 30'
J.Vokins Yellow card 83'		 Summary Cooper Yellow card 26'
Keown 50'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Penalties
A.Jones soccer ball with red X
T.O'Connor soccer ball with red X
C.Slattery soccer ball with check mark
A.Little soccer ball with check mark
Isgrove soccer ball with check mark		 Cooper soccer ball with check mark
Wieser soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark
T.Frost soccer ball with red X
Méïte soccer ball with check mark
10 January 2017 Round 3 Yeovil Town 4–1 Reading U21 Yeovil
19:00 GMT (UTC) Khan 24'
Zoko 32'
Lawless Yellow card 45+1'
Sowunmi 65'Yellow card 76'
Dolan Yellow card 67'
Shephard Yellow card 83'
J.Sheppard 88' (o.g.)
Maddison Yellow card 90+2'		 Summary Wieser Red card 18'
Novakovich 45'
Rinomhota Yellow card 83'
Barrett 90+2' (pen.)Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Wales WAL Chris Gunter 52 1 46 1 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
3 DF England ENG Jake Cooper 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF Netherlands NED Joey van den Berg 34 1 26+2 0 1 0 2 1 2+1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McShane 31 3 29+1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF England ENG George Evans 43 2 24+11 2 1 0 2+2 0 3 0
7 MF Netherlands NED Roy Beerens 43 7 37+3 6 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
8 MF England ENG John Swift 42 9 31+5 8 0+1 0 2 1 3 0
9 FW France FRA Joseph Mendes 16 3 2+10 3 0 0 2 0 0+2 0
10 FW Latvia LVA Deniss Rakels 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 DF England ENG Jordan Obita 43 3 28+9 2 0+1 0 3 0 1+1 1
12 MF Jamaica JAM Garath McCleary 45 9 39+2 9 1 0 1 0 0+2 0
14 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 12 2 6+3 2 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Callum Harriott 16 3 3+9 1 0 0 4 2 0 0
16 DF England ENG Liam Moore 47 1 40 1 1 0 3 0 3 0
18 FW France FRA Yann Kermorgant 48 19 34+8 18 1 0 1+1 0 3 1
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yakou Méïte 15 1 1+13 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ilori 8 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Quinn 10 1 1+6 0 0 0 2+1 1 0 0
23 MF United States USA Danny Williams 47 4 36+5 4 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
24 DF England ENG Tyler Blackett 40 0 33+1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
25 MF Romania ROU Adrian Popa 8 1 4+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Oman OMA Ali Al-Habsi 51 0 46 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
28 DF Netherlands NED Danzell Gravenberch 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Tennai Watson 7 0 0+3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
31 GK Finland FIN Anssi Jaakkola 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Reece Oxford 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kelly 34 1 21+7 1 1 0 3 0 0+2 0
50 FW England ENG Lewis Grabban 19 3 7+9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
54 MF England ENG Jordon Mutch 9 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played 16 May 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
1 FW France 18 Yann Kermorgant 18 0 0 1 19
2 MF Jamaica 12 Garath McCleary 9 0 0 0 9
MF England 8 John Swift 8 0 1 0 9
4 MF Netherlands 7 Roy Beerens 6 0 1 0 7
5 MF United States 23 Danny Williams 4 0 0 0 4
6 DF Republic of Ireland 5 Paul McShane 3 0 0 0 3
MF England 15 Callum Harriott 1 0 2 0 3
FW France 9 Joseph Mendes 3 0 0 0 3
FW England 50 Lewis Grabban 3 0 0 0 3
DF England 11 Jordan Obita 2 0 0 1 3
11 FW England 14 Dominic Samuel 2 0 0 0 2
MF England 6 George Evans 2 0 0 0 2
13 DF Wales 2 Chris Gunter 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 16 Liam Moore 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 38 Liam Kelly 1 0 0 0 1
FW Ivory Coast 19 Yakou Méïte 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 54 Jordon Mutch 1 0 0 0 1
MF Romania 25 Adrian Popa 1 0 0 0 1
MF Netherlands 4 Joey van den Berg 0 0 1 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 21 Stephen Quinn 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 68 0 6 2 76

Disciplinary record

As of match played 16 May 2017
Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Wales DF Chris Gunter 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
4 Netherlands MF Joey van den Berg 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
5 Republic of Ireland DF Paul McShane 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
6 England MF George Evans 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
7 Netherlands MF Roy Beerens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 England MF John Swift 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
11 England DF Jordan Obita 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
12 Jamaica MF Garath McCleary 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
14 England FW Dominic Samuel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 England DF Liam Moore 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 0
18 France FW Yann Kermorgant 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
19 Ivory Coast FW Yakou Méïte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Quinn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 United States MF Danny Williams 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1
24 England DF Tyler Blackett 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
31 Finland GK Anssi Jaakkola 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
38 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
50 England FW Lewis Grabban 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
54 England MF Jordon Mutch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 95 4 0 0 7 1 7 1 109 6

U21/23 statistics

As of match played 15 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Premier League International Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jonathan Bond 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Jake Cooper 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW France FRA Joseph Mendes 8 7 4 3 1 2 2 2 0+1 0
10 FW Latvia LVA Deniss Rakels 7 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Callum Harriott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Liechtenstein LIE Sandro Wieser 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yakou Méïte 9 4 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 2
20 DF Portugal POR Tiago Ilori 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Quinn 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Zak Jules 15 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Tyler Blackett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW England ENG Craig Tanner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Netherlands NED Danzell Gravenberch 9 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
29 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Josh Barrett 35 6 20+2 2 6 3 3+1 1 3 0
30 DF England ENG Tennai Watson 12 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 1 0
31 GK Finland FIN Anssi Jaakkola 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF England ENG Reece Oxford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Niall Keown 6 1 2 0 1 0 1+1 1 1 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Jake Sheppard 18 1 10+1 0 3+1 0 1+1 1 1 0
36 FW United States USA Andrija Novakovich 33 15 16+3 8 8 5 3 2 3 0
37 MF England ENG Jack Stacey 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kelly 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
39 MF England ENG Tariqe Fosu 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
40 GK England ENG Stuart Moore 7 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
41 FW Scotland SCO Harry Cardwell 10 1 0+6 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
42 MF England ENG Andy Rinomhota 39 3 22 2 10 1 5 0 2 0
43 GK England ENG George Legg 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Hyam 11 1 6+2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
47 DF Iceland ISL Axel Andrésson 12 0 4+3 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0
48 MF England ENG Harrison Bennett 11 0 6+1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
51 MF England ENG Ryan East 18 1 7+3 1 7 0 0 0 1 0
52 DF England ENG Gabriel Osho 14 2 6+1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0
53 DF England ENG Omar Richards 24 1 12 1 8 0 1+1 0 2 0
55 FW England ENG Sam Smith 22 7 5+5 2 6+2 5 1+2 0 1 0
56 GK England ENG Luke Southwood 17 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
58 DF England ENG Terence Vancooten 6 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
59 DF Scotland SCO Thomas McIntyre 9 4 5 3 1 1 3 0 0 0
60 MF England ENG Tyler Frost 33 7 12+6 3 9 4 3+2 0 1 0
61 DF England ENG Teddy Howe 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
62 FW England ENG Danny Loader 11 0 1+5 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
63 DF England ENG Ramarni Medford-Smith 9 0 3+1 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0
GK Australia AUS Liam Driscoll 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Lewis Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Robert Dickie 16 2 10 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Holmes 7 0 2+2 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Jamal Balogun 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Akinwale Odimayo 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Aaron Kuhl 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Portugal POR Érico Sousa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jordan Holsgrove 10 1 4+1 1 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Ben House 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Griffin 8 0 4 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 10 January 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Premier League International Cup Total
1 FW United States 36 Andrija Novakovich 8 5 2 0 15
2 MF England 60 Tyler Frost 3 4 0 0 7
FW France 9 Joseph Mendes 3 2 2 0 7
FW England 55 Sam Smith 2 5 0 0 7
5 MF Republic of Ireland 29 Josh Barrett 2 3 1 0 6
6 DF Scotland 59 Thomas McIntyre 3 1 0 0 4
FW Ivory Coast 19 Yakou Méïte 1 1 0 2 4
8 MF England 42 Andy Rinomhota 2 1 0 0 3
9 DF England 52 Gabriel Osho 1 1 0 0 2
DF England Robert Dickie 1 1 0 0 2
Own goal 2 0 0 0 2
12 FW Latvia 10 Deniss Rakels 1 0 0 0 1
MF Liechtenstein 17 Sandro Wieser 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 39 Tariqe Fosu 1 0 0 0 1
FW Scotland 41 Harry Cardwell 1 0 0 0 1
DF Scotland 45 Dominic Hyam 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 51 Ryan East 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 53 Omar Richards 1 0 0 0 1
MF Scotland Jordan Holsgrove 1 0 0 0 1
DF England Jamal Balogun 0 1 0 0 1
MF Scotland 35 Jake Sheppard 0 0 1 0 1
DF Republic of Ireland 34 Niall Keown 0 0 1 0 1
Total 36 25 7 3 71

Disciplinary record

As of match played 10 January 2017
Number Nation Position Name Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 England DF Jake Cooper 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9 France FW Joseph Mendes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England FW Dominic Samuel 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 Liechtenstein MF Sandro Wieser 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
28 Netherlands DF Danzell Gravenberch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 Republic of Ireland MF Josh Barrett 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
30 England DF Tennai Watson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
33 Republic of Ireland DF Shane Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 Republic of Ireland DF Niall Keown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 Scotland MF Jake Sheppard 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
41 Scotland FW Harry Cardwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 England MF Andy Rinomhota 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
47 Iceland DF Axel Andrésson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
48 England MF Harrison Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
53 England DF Omar Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
55 England FW Sam Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
59 Scotland DF Thomas McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 England MF Tyler Frost 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Tom Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England DF Robert Dickie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 26 0 0 0 6 1 32 1

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month Name Award
September Jaap Stam Nominated[141]
November Jaap Stam Nominated[142]
January Jaap Stam Won[81][82]

Player of the Month

Month Name Award
November Ali Al-Habsi Nominated[143]
April Yann Kermorgant Won[92][93]

Young Player of the Month

Month Name Award
January John Swift Won[144]

Young Player of the Year

Name Award
John Swift Nominated[90]

Notes

  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ^ Keown was born in Oxford, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through his grandparents. Keown made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in 2016.
  3. ^ McCleary was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  4. ^ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and represented Germany at U-15 level. Williams also qualified to play for the United States through his parents, and made his debut for them in October 2011.

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Match reports

  1. ^ "Reading 1–0 Preston North End". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Newcastle United 4–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Reading 2–2 Brighton and Hove Albion". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Reading 2–2 MK Dons". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Cardiff City 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Reading 2–1 Ipswich Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Reading 0–0 Birmingham". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Barnsley 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Brentford 4–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Reading 1–1 Derby County". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Reading 1–2 Aston Villa". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Rotherham United 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Reading 2–1 Nottingham Forest". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Arsenal 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Wigan Athletic 0–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Reading 3–0 Burton Albion". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Reading 2–1 Bristol City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Fulham 5–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  25. ^ "Leeds United 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  26. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  27. ^ "Reading 3–1 Norwich City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  28. ^ "Bristol City 2–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  29. ^ "Manchester United 4–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  30. ^ "Reading 0–1 Queens Park Rangers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  31. ^ "Derby County 3–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  32. ^ "Reading 1–0 Fulham". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  33. ^ "Reading 2–1 Cardiff City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  34. ^ "Birmingham City 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  35. ^ "Ipswich Town 2–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  36. ^ "Reading 0–0 Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  37. ^ "Reading 3–2 Brentford". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  38. ^ "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  39. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 3–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  40. ^ "Reading 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  41. ^ "Reading 0–0 Newcastle United". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  42. ^ "Preston North End 3–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  43. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  44. ^ "Reading 1–0 Leeds". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  45. ^ "Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  46. ^ "Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  47. ^ "Aston Villa 1–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  48. ^ "Reading 2–1 Rotherham United". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  49. ^ "Nottingham Forest 3–2 Reading". Reading F.C. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  50. ^ "Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic". Reading F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  51. ^ "Burton Albion 2–4 Reading". Reading F.C. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  52. ^ "Fulham 1–1 Reading". Reading F.C. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  53. ^ "Reading 1–0 Fulham". Reading F.C. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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