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 vs Portsmouth | |
League Cup | First Round vs Wycombe Wanderers | |
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
[edit]- 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 | [b] | 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 Mihaylov | 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 | [c] | 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
[edit]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
[edit]In
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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16 September 1996 | DF | Dylan Kerr | Carlisle United | 16 September 1996 | |
December 1995 | Jimmy Garrity | ||||
6 March 1997[1] | GK | Borislav Mihaylov | 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
[edit]First Division
[edit]Results
[edit]17 August 1996 1 | Reading | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Reading |
Bernal 80' Quinn 82' Parkinson |
Report | Patterson | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,081 |
24 August 1996 2 | Ipswich Town | 5–2 | Reading | Ipswich |
Vaughan 13', 69' Sedgley 45' (pen.) Taricco 72' Scowcroft 87' Stockwell |
Report | Nogan 28' Mihaylov 45' Hunter 62' Gooding Quinn |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 9,767 |
28 August 1996 3 | Barnsley | 3–0 | Reading | Barnsley |
Sheridan 24' Liddell 37', 82' |
Report | Bernal 80' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,523 |
31 August 1996 4 | Reading | 2–2 | Stoke City | Reading |
Morley 7' (pen.) Holsgrove 79' |
Report | Sheron 25' Forsyth 68' Dreyer |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,414 |
8 September 1996 5 | Reading | 2–0 | Oxford United | Reading |
Williams 14' Morley 83' |
Report | Elliott Massey |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,497 |
10 September 1996 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | Reading | West Bromwich |
Hunt 35', 45', 66' | Report | Morley 4' (pen.) Parkinson 75' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,096 |
14 September 1996 7 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Reading | Charlton |
Leaburn 6' Mortimer |
Report | Brown McPherson |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,831 |
21 September 1996 8 | Reading | 1–6 | Crystal Palace | Reading |
Hunter 55' Morley 69' (pen.) Brown Gilkes Lambert |
Report | Tuttle 27' Freedman 37' Muscat 50' Dyer 56' (pen.) Veart 58' Roberts 60' Ndah 77' Houghton |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 9,675 |
28 September 1996 9 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Reading | Huddersfield |
Payton 34' | Report | Bernal Morley |
Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 10,330 |
5 October 1996 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
Report | Lambert 69' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,193 |
12 October 1996 11 | Reading | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Reading |
Morley 57' (pen.) | Report | Wrack 83' Pearcey |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,656 |
15 October 1996 12 | Reading | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reading |
Nogan 35', 67' Hopkins Gooding |
Report | Lomas 82' Symons Wassall Kinkladze |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,724 |
19 October 1996 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Reading | Oldham |
Orlygsson 65' (pen.) | Report | Quinn 75' (pen.) Bodin |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,171 |
26 October 1996 14 | Reading | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Reading |
Morley 51' (pen.), 60' | Report | Talia Culverhouse Robinson |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,018 |
29 October 1996 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Reading | Bolton |
Sellars 40' McGinlay 58' Branagan 63' Thompson |
Report | Lambert 51' Hunter McPherson Nogan |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 12,677 |
2 November 1996 16 | Southend United | 2–1 | Reading | Southend-on-Sea |
Nielsen 63' Marsh 70' (pen.) Harris |
Report | Nogan 50' Gooding Lambert |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,002 |
16 November 1996 17 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Reading | Norwich |
Scott 79' O'Neill Milligan Fleck |
Report | Morley 56' Gooding 69' Wright Hunter McPherson Parkinson Williams |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,412 |
23 November 1996 18 | Reading | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
Morley 73' Nogan 80' Hunter Meaker |
Report | Spencer 49' 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 5' Allison 25' Walters 87' Leitch |
Report | Morley 13' Meaker |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 10,874 |
3 December 1996 21 | Reading | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Reading |
Lambert 10' Morley 33' |
Report | Mahon Brannan |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,513 |
7 December 1996 22 | Reading | 0–1 | Port Vale | Reading |
Bernal Swales |
Report | Talbot 73' 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 79' | Report | Svensson 79' | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,520 |
26 December 1996 25 | Reading | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading |
Nogan 8' Quinn 73' Bernal 77' |
Report | Peschisolido 3' Groves 39' Burgess Holmes |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,583 |
28 December 1996 26 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Reading | Oxford |
Beauchamp 7' Murphy 81' |
Report | Morley 89' | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 9,223 |
11 January 1997 27 | Reading | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
Williams 26' Lambert 74' |
Report | Lisbie 68' Whyte 81' Newton |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,614 |
18 January 1997 28 | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
Furlong 33' Devlin 56' (pen.), 75' Gilkes 89' (o.g.) Bruce |
Report | Holsgrove 51' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,363 |
28 January 1997 29 | Reading | 4–1 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
Morley 13' McPherson 15' Hunter 30' Lovell 82' Gooding |
Report | Payton 9' Jenkins Dyson Bullock Dalton Crosby |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,710 |
1 February 1997 30 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | Reading | Birkenhead |
Branch 14' Thomas-Moore 72' Cook Thorn |
Report | Morley 21', 42' Bodin Quinn |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,019 |
8 February 1997 31 | Reading | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Reading |
Morley 56', 62' (pen.), 70' | Report | Thompson 61' McGinlay 64' Bergsson Frandsen |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,739 |
22 February 1997 32 | Reading | 3–2 | Southend United | Reading |
McPherson 33' Gilkes 60' Morley 76' Meaker |
Report | Boere 54', 71' McNally Gridelet Marsh |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,683 |
1 March 1997 33 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Naylor 45' Foyle Aspin Talbot |
Report | Hunter Parkinson |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,057 |
4 March 1997 34 | Reading | 2–1 | Norwich City | Reading |
Morley 20' Adams 86' (o.g.) Gooding Meaker |
Report | Adams 27' (pen.) Crook |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,174 |
12 March 1997 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–2 | Reading | White City |
Ready 55' | Report | Morley 2' Maddix 76' (o.g.) 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 90' Hopkins |
Report | Taricco Vaughan |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,058 |
25 March 1997 38 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
Hall 84' Perrett |
Report | Bernal Hopkins Gooding |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,248 |
29 March 1997 39 | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Reading | Sheffield |
Bodin 11' (o.g.) Walker 49' Ebbrell |
Report | Parkinson Morley |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,153 |
31 March 1997 40 | Reading | 1–2 | Barnsley | Reading |
Morley 27' (pen.) Bernal McPherson Blatherwick Parkinson Williams |
Report | Holsgrove 2' (o.g.) Liddell 16' de Zeeuw Sheridan Redfearn |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,244 |
5 April 1997 41 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Forsyth 65' Wallace |
Report | Lambert 1' | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 9,961 |
12 April 1997 42 | Reading | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reading |
Lovell 89', 90' Hopkins Parkinson |
Report | Atkins 75' Law Roberts |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 14,853 |
19 April 1997 43 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Reading | Cleethorpes |
Southall 15' Widdrington 71' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,392 |
23 April 1997 44 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Reading | Selhurst |
Linighan 13' Hopkin 49' Shipperley 69' Muscat |
Report | Bodin 57' Williams 82' Hopkins Caskey |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,552 |
26 April 1997 45 | Reading | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Reading |
Roach 28' Lovell 81' Bernal Williams |
Report | Reid McCarthy |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,301 |
3 May 1997 46 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Reading | Manchester |
Dickov 34' Rosler 66' Heaney 78' |
Report | Meaker 2' Symons 33' (o.g.) Blatherwick |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,260 |
League table
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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: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
FA Cup
[edit]4 January 1997 Third round | Reading | 3–1 | Southampton | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Lambert 19' Caskey 55' Morley 76' (pen.) Holsgrove |
Report | Ostenstad 49' Benali 75' Slater 90' Le Tissier van Gobbel |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,537 |
25 January 1997 Fourth round | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Hall 68' Bradbury 76' Hillier 86' Pethick Perrett Svensson |
Report | Lambert | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,003 |
League Cup
[edit]20 August 1996 First round 1st leg | Reading | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Reading |
BST (UTC+1) | Quinn 57' | Report | Williams 64' 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 57' Williams 75' de Souza |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,069 |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of match played 3 May 1997[3]
Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | AUS | Steve Mautone | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Sal Bibbo | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Nick Hammond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | AUS | Andy Bernal | 44 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Martyn Booty | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 40 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Steve Swales | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | 29 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
DF | POL | Dariusz Wdowczyk | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | WAL | Paul Bodin | 39 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | David Bass | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 38 | 1 | 26+9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Byron Glasgow | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 47 | 0 | 40+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 33 | 6 | 20+11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 26 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | 25 | 1 | 15+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 28 | 5 | 17+9 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 40 | 23 | 36+1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
FW | ENG | Neville Roach | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ENG | Martin Williams | 33 | 3 | 21+8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 26 | 4 | 10+14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |||
FW | WAL | 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 | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
GK | NIR | Tommy Wright | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 35 | 1 | 27+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Goal Scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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 Mihaylov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
GK | Sal Bibbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]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 Mihaylov | 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
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- ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Season 1996-97". royalsrecord. Retrieved 31 May 2020.