1996–97 Reading F.C. season
Appearance
1996–97 season | ||
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Chairman | John Madejski | |
Manager | Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) | |
Stadium | Elm Park | |
First Division | 18th | |
FA Cup | Fourth round | |
League Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Trevor Morley (22) All: Trevor Morley (23) | |
Highest home attendance | 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997) | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996) | |
Average home league attendance | 9,160 | |
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During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
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The 1996–97 season was another struggle for Reading, but they managed to secure survival on 12 April 1997, after beating promotion-chasing Wolves 2-1 at Elm Park.
Squad
- As of match played 3 May 1997
Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[a]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
Steve Mautone | ![]() |
GK | 10 August 1970 (aged 26) | West Ham United | 1997 | 15 | 0 | |||
Sal Bibbo | ![]() |
GK | 24 August 1974 (aged 22) | Sheffield United | 1996 | 6 | 0 | |||
Nick Hammond | ![]() |
GK | 7 September 1967 (aged 29) | Plymouth Argyle | 1996 | 7 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||
Andy Bernal | ![]() |
DF | 21 February 1973 (aged 24) | Sydney Olympic | 1994 | 129 | 2 | |||
Steve Blatherwick | ![]() |
DF | 20 September 1973 (aged 23) | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 0 | ||
Martyn Booty | ![]() |
DF | 30 May 1971 (aged 25) | Crewe Alexandra | 1996 | 35 | 1 | |||
Keith McPherson | ![]() |
DF | 11 September 1963 (aged 33) | Northampton Town | 1990 | |||||
Steve Swales | ![]() |
DF | 26 December 1973 (aged 23) | Scarborough | 1995 | 14 | 0 | |||
Michael Thorp | ![]() |
DF | 5 December 1975 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1995 | 5 | 0 | |||
Barry Hunter | ![]() |
DF | 18 November 1968 (aged 28) | Wrexham | 1996 | 29 | 2 | |||
Dariusz Wdowczyk | ![]() |
DF | 25 September 1962 (aged 34) | Celtic | 1994 | 96 | 0 | |||
Paul Bodin | ![]() |
DF | 13 September 1964 (aged 32) | Swindon Town | 1996 | 39 | 1 | |||
Jeff Hopkins | ![]() |
DF | 14 April 1964 (aged 33) | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 155 | 3 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
David Bass | ![]() |
MF | 29 November 1974 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1992 | 11 | 0 | |||
Darren Caskey | ![]() |
MF | 21 August 1974 (aged 22) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | 53 | 3 | |||
Andy Freeman | ![]() |
MF | 8 September 1977 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1995 | 1 | 0 | |||
Byron Glasgow | ![]() |
MF | 18 February 1979 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1996 | 5 | 0 | |||
Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) | ![]() |
MF | 12 April 1959 (aged 38) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | |||||
Paul Holsgrove | ![]() |
MF | 26 August 1969 (aged 27) | Millwall | 1994 | 83 | 7 | |||
Jamie Lambert | ![]() |
MF | 14 September 1973 (aged 23) | Trainee | 1992 | 108 | 16 | |||
Phil Parkinson | ![]() |
MF | 1 December 1967 (aged 29) | Bury | 1992 | 208 | 10 | |||
Ben Smith | ![]() |
MF | 23 November 1978 (aged 18) | Arsenal | 1996 | 1 | 0 | |||
Derek Simpson | ![]() |
MF | 23 December 1978 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1994 | 0 | 0 | |||
Michael Meaker | ![]() |
MF | 18 August 1971 (aged 25) | Queens Park Rangers | 1995 | 47 | 1 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||
Stuart Lovell | ![]() |
FW | 9 January 1972 (aged 25) | Trainee | 1990 | |||||
Alan Carey | ![]() |
FW | 21 August 1975 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1994 | 3 | 0 | |||
Trevor Morley | ![]() |
FW | 20 March 1961 (aged 36) | West Ham United | 1995 | 61 | 29 | |||
Neville Roach | ![]() |
FW | 29 September 1978 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1996 | 3 | 1 | |||
Martin Williams | ![]() |
FW | 12 July 1973 (aged 23) | Luton Town | 1995 | 49 | 4 | |||
Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) | ![]() |
FW | 7 December 1959 (aged 37) | Bournemouth | 1992 | 216 | 94 | |||
Lee Nogan | ![]() |
FW | 21 May 1969 (aged 27) | Watford | 1995 | 102 | 29 | |||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
Borislav Mikhailov | ![]() |
GK | 12 February 1963 (aged 34) | Botev Plovdiv | 1995 | 28 | 0 | |||
Tommy Wright | ![]() |
GK | 29 August 1963 (aged 33) | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1996 | 1996 | 17 | 0 | ||
Kenny Brown | ![]() |
DF | 11 July 1967 (aged 29) | loan from West Ham United | 1996 | 1996 | 20 | 1 | ||
Dylan Kerr | ![]() |
DF | 14 January 1967 (aged 30) | Leeds United | 1993 | 104 | 5 | |||
Michael Gilkes | ![]() |
MF | 20 July 1965 (aged 31) | Leicester City | 1984 | |||||
Jimmy Garrity | ![]() |
1 January 1976 (aged 21) | Newcastle United | 1996 | 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.
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Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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11 July 1996 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Bodin | Swindon Town | Free | |
12 July 1996 | DF | ![]() |
Barry Hunter | Wrexham | £400,000 | |
1 August 1996 | GK | ![]() |
Sal Bibbo | Sheffield United | Free | |
1 August 1996 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Smith | Arsenal | Free | |
27 March 1997 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | West Ham United | £250,000 |
Loans In
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
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9 September 1996 | DF | ![]() |
Kenny Brown | West Ham United | 5 October 1996 | |
4 October 1996 | GK | ![]() |
Tommy Wright | Nottingham Forest | 28 December 1996 | |
17 February 1997 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | West Ham United | 26 March 1997 | |
27 March 1997 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Blatherwick | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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3 July 1996 | DF | ![]() |
Ady Williams | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £750,000 | |
27 March 1997 | MF | ![]() |
Michael Gilkes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £50,000 |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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14 February 1997 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Nogan | Notts County | 15 March 1997 |
Released
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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16 September 1996 | DF | ![]() |
Dylan Kerr | Carlisle United | 16 September 1996 |
December 1995[1] | ![]() |
Jimmy Garrity | |||
6 March 1997[2] | GK | ![]() |
Borislav Mikhailov | Slavia Sofia | 1 August 1997 |
9 May 1997 | MF | ![]() |
Mick Gooding | Southend United | 1 July 1998 |
9 May 1997 | FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Quinn | Peterborough United | 1 July 1997 |
30 June 1997 | DF | ![]() |
Jeff Hopkins | Selangor | |
30 June 1997 | MF | ![]() |
David Bass | ||
30 June 1997 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Freeman | ||
30 June 1997 | MF | ![]() |
Derek Simpson | Slough Town | |
30 June 1997 | FW | ![]() |
Alan Carey |
Competitions
First Division
Results
17 August 1996 1 | Reading | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Reading |
Bernal ![]() ![]() Quinn ![]() Parkinson ![]() |
Report | Patterson ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,081 |
24 August 1996 2 | Ipswich Town | 5–2 | Reading | Ipswich |
Vaughan ![]() Sedgley ![]() Taricco ![]() Scowcroft ![]() Stockwell ![]() |
Report | Nogan ![]() Mikhailov ![]() Hunter ![]() ![]() Gooding ![]() Quinn ![]() |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9,767 |
28 August 1996 3 | Barnsley | 3–0 | Reading | Barnsley |
Sheridan ![]() Liddell ![]() |
Report | Bernal ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,523 |
31 August 1996 4 | Reading | 2–2 | Stoke City | Reading |
Morley ![]() Holsgrove ![]() |
Report | Sheron ![]() Forsyth ![]() Dreyer ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,414 |
8 September 1996 5 | Reading | 2–0 | Oxford United | Reading |
Williams ![]() Morley ![]() |
Report | Elliott ![]() Massey ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,497 |
10 September 1996 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Reading | West Bromwich |
Hunt ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() Parkinson ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,096 |
14 September 1996 7 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Reading | Charlton |
Leaburn ![]() Mortimer ![]() |
Report | Brown ![]() McPherson ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,831 |
21 September 1996 8 | Reading | 1–6 | Crystal Palace | Reading |
Hunter ![]() ![]() Morley ![]() ![]() Brown ![]() Gilkes ![]() Lambert ![]() |
Report | Tuttle ![]() Freedman ![]() ![]() Muscat ![]() Dyer ![]() Veart ![]() Roberts ![]() Ndah ![]() Houghton ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 9,675 |
28 September 1996 9 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Reading | Huddersfield |
Payton ![]() |
Report | Bernal ![]() Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 10,330 |
5 October 1996 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
Report | Lambert ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,193 |
12 October 1996 11 | Reading | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Reading |
Morley ![]() |
Report | Wrack ![]() Pearcey ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,656 |
15 October 1996 12 | Reading | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reading |
Nogan ![]() Hopkins ![]() Gooding ![]() |
Report | Lomas ![]() ![]() Symons ![]() Wassall ![]() Kinkladze ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,724 |
19 October 1996 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Reading | Oldham |
Orlygsson ![]() |
Report | Quinn ![]() Bodin ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,171 |
26 October 1996 14 | Reading | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Reading |
Morley ![]() ![]() |
Report | Talia ![]() Culverhouse ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,018 |
29 October 1996 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Reading | Bolton |
Sellars ![]() McGinlay ![]() Branagan ![]() ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Report | Lambert ![]() Hunter ![]() McPherson ![]() Nogan ![]() |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 12,677 |
2 November 1996 16 | Southend United | 2–1 | Reading | Southend-on-Sea |
Nielsen ![]() Marsh ![]() Harris ![]() |
Report | Nogan ![]() Gooding ![]() Lambert ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,002 |
16 November 1996 17 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Reading | Norwich |
Scott ![]() O'Neill ![]() Milligan ![]() Fleck ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() Gooding ![]() ![]() Wright ![]() Hunter ![]() McPherson ![]() Parkinson ![]() Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,412 |
23 November 1996 18 | Reading | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
Morley ![]() Nogan ![]() Hunter ![]() Meaker ![]() |
Report | Spencer ![]() McDonald ![]() Barker ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 12,847 |
26 November 1996 19 | Reading | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Reading |
Hunter ![]() |
Report | Holland ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,407 |
30 November 1996 20 | Swindon Town | 3–1 | Reading | Swindon |
Horlock ![]() Allison ![]() Walters ![]() ![]() Leitch ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() Meaker ![]() |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 10,874 |
3 December 1996 21 | Reading | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Reading |
Lambert ![]() ![]() Morley ![]() |
Report | Mahon ![]() Brannan ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,513 |
7 December 1996 22 | Reading | 0–1 | Port Vale | Reading |
Bernal ![]() Swales ![]() |
Report | Talbot ![]() Tankard ![]() McCarthy ![]() Jansson ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,445 |
17 December 1996 23 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Reading | Bradford |
Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,077 |
21 December 1996 24 | Reading | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Reading |
Hunter ![]() ![]() |
Report | Svensson ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,520 |
26 December 1996 25 | Reading | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading |
Nogan ![]() Quinn ![]() Bernal ![]() ![]() |
Report | Peschisolido ![]() Groves ![]() Burgess ![]() Holmes ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,583 |
28 December 1996 26 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Reading | Oxford |
Beauchamp ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 9,223 |
11 January 1997 27 | Reading | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
Williams ![]() Lambert ![]() |
Report | Lisbie ![]() Whyte ![]() Newton ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,614 |
18 January 1997 28 | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
Furlong ![]() Devlin ![]() Gilkes ![]() Bruce ![]() |
Report | Holsgrove ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,363 |
28 January 1997 29 | Reading | 4–1 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
Morley ![]() McPherson ![]() Hunter ![]() Lovell ![]() Gooding ![]() |
Report | Payton ![]() Jenkins ![]() Dyson ![]() Bullock ![]() Dalton ![]() Crosby ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,710 |
1 February 1997 30 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Reading | Birkenhead |
Branch ![]() Thomas-Moore ![]() Cook ![]() Thorn ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() Bodin ![]() Quinn ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,019 |
8 February 1997 31 | Reading | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Reading |
Morley ![]() |
Report | Thompson ![]() ![]() McGinlay ![]() Bergsson ![]() Frandsen ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,739 |
22 February 1997 32 | Reading | 3–2 | Southend United | Reading |
McPherson ![]() Gilkes ![]() Morley ![]() Meaker ![]() |
Report | Boere ![]() ![]() McNally ![]() Gridelet ![]() Marsh ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,683 |
1 March 1997 33 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Guppy ![]() Foyle ![]() Porter ![]() Aspin ![]() Talbot ![]() |
Report | Hunter ![]() Parkinson ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,057 |
4 March 1997 34 | Reading | 2–1 | Norwich City | Reading |
Morley ![]() Adams ![]() Gooding ![]() Meaker ![]() |
Report | Adams ![]() ![]() Crook ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,174 |
12 March 1997 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Reading | White City |
Ready ![]() ![]() |
Report | Morley ![]() Maddix ![]() Hunter ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,316 |
15 March 1997 36 | Reading | 0–0 | Bradford City | Reading |
Parkinson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,435 |
22 March 1997 37 | Reading | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Reading |
Lovell ![]() Hopkins ![]() |
Report | Taricco ![]() Vaughan ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,058 |
25 March 1997 38 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
Hall ![]() Perrett ![]() |
Report | Bernal ![]() Hopkins ![]() Gooding ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,248 |
29 March 1997 39 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Reading | Sheffield |
Bodin ![]() Walker ![]() Ebbrell ![]() |
Report | Parkinson ![]() Morley ![]() |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,153 |
31 March 1997 40 | Reading | 1–2 | Barnsley | Reading |
Morley ![]() Bernal ![]() McPherson ![]() Blatherwick ![]() Parkinson ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Holsgrove ![]() Liddell ![]() de Zeeuw ![]() Sheridan ![]() Redfearn ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,244 |
5 April 1997 41 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Forsyth ![]() Wallace ![]() |
Report | Lambert ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 9,961 |
12 April 1997 42 | Reading | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reading |
Lovell ![]() Hopkins ![]() Parkinson ![]() |
Report | Atkins ![]() Law ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 14,853 |
19 April 1997 43 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Reading | Cleethorpes |
Southall ![]() Widdrington ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,392 |
23 April 1997 44 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Reading | Selhurst |
Linighan ![]() Hopkin ![]() Shipperley ![]() Muscat ![]() |
Report | Bodin ![]() Williams ![]() Hopkins ![]() Caskey ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,552 |
26 April 1997 45 | Reading | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Reading |
Roach ![]() ![]() Lovell ![]() Bernal ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Reid ![]() McCarthy ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,301 |
3 May 1997 46 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Reading | Manchester |
Dickov ![]() Rosler ![]() ![]() Heaney ![]() |
Report | Meaker ![]() ![]() Symons ![]() Blatherwick ![]() |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,260 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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16 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 57 |
17 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 57 |
18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 57 |
19 | Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 54 |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 54 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
FA Cup
4 January 1997 Third Round | Reading | 3–1 | Southampton | Reading |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Lambert ![]() Caskey ![]() Morley ![]() Holsgrove ![]() |
Report | Ostenstad ![]() Benali ![]() ![]() Slater ![]() ![]() Le Tissier ![]() van Gobbel ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,537 |
25 January 1997 Fourth Round | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hall ![]() Bradbury ![]() Hillier ![]() Pethick ![]() Perrett ![]() Svensson ![]() |
Report | Lambert ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,003 |
League Cup
20 August 1996 First Round 1st leg | Reading | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Reading |
BST (UTC+1) | Quinn ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,210 |
3 September 1996 First Round 2nd leg | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–0 (3–1 agg.) | Reading | High Wycombe |
BST (UTC+1) | Evans ![]() Williams ![]() de Souza ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,069 |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 3 May 1997[4]
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Sal Bibbo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Nick Hammond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Andy Bernal | 44 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Steve Blatherwick | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Martyn Booty | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Keith McPherson | 40 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Steve Swales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Barry Hunter | 29 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Dariusz Wdowczyk | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Paul Bodin | 39 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Jeff Hopkins | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
David Bass | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Darren Caskey | 38 | 1 | 26+9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Byron Glasgow | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Mick Gooding | 47 | 0 | 40+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Paul Holsgrove | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Jamie Lambert | 33 | 6 | 20+11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Phil Parkinson | 26 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Michael Meaker | 25 | 1 | 15+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Stuart Lovell | 28 | 5 | 17+9 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Morley | 40 | 23 | 36+1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Neville Roach | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Martin Williams | 33 | 3 | 21+8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Quinn | 26 | 4 | 10+14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Lee Nogan | 34 | 6 | 21+11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Borislav Mikhailov | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Tommy Wright | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Kenny Brown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Michael Gilkes | 35 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Goal Scorers
Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | ![]() |
Trevor Morley | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
2 | FW | ![]() |
Lee Nogan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
MF | ![]() |
Jamie Lambert | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | FW | ![]() |
Stuart Lovell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
6 | FW | ![]() |
Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Holsgrove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DF | ![]() |
Barry Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() |
Keith McPherson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Bodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Meaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Darren Caskey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 58 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
Clean sheets
Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
Tommy Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Mautone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | GK | ![]() |
Borislav Mikhailov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GK | ![]() |
Sal Bibbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Disciplinary record
Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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DF | ![]() |
Andy Bernal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Blatherwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Keith McPherson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Swales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Barry Hunter | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Bodin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jeff Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Darren Caskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Mick Gooding | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Holsgrove | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jamie Lambert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Phil Parkinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Meaker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Morley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Lee Nogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||
Players who left Reading during the season: | |||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Borislav Mikhailov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
GK | ![]() |
Tommy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Kenny Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
- ^ Age as of the end of the season
- ^ Michael Meaker was born in Greenford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21 and Wales B.
- ^ Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
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