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1996–97 Reading F.C. season
| Field | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Reading | |||||||||
| season | 1996–97 | |||||||||
| manager | Mick Gooding and | |||||||||
| Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) | ||||||||||
| chairman | John Madejski | |||||||||
| stadium | Elm Park | |||||||||
| league | First Division | |||||||||
| league result | 18th | |||||||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | |||||||||
| cup1 result | Fourth Round vs Portsmouth | |||||||||
| cup2 | League Cup | |||||||||
| cup2 result | First Round vs Wycombe Wanderers | |||||||||
| league topscorer | ||||||||||
| Trevor Morley (22) | ||||||||||
| season topscorer | ||||||||||
| Trevor Morley (23) | ||||||||||
| highest attendance | 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997) | |||||||||
| lowest attendance | 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996) | |||||||||
| average attendance | 9,160 | |||||||||
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| prevseason | 1995–96 | |||||||||
| nextseason | 1997–98 |
Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) Trevor Morley (22) Trevor Morley (23) During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
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
| Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Out on loan | Left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mautone | AUS | GK | West Ham United | 1997 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sal Bibbo | ENG | GK | Sheffield United | 1996 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Nick Hammond | ENG | GK | Plymouth Argyle | 1996 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andy Bernal | AUS | DF | Sydney Olympic | 1994 | 129 | 2 | ||||||||
| Steve Blatherwick | ENG | DF | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Martyn Booty | ENG | DF | Crewe Alexandra | 1996 | 35 | 1 | ||||||||
| Keith McPherson | ENG | DF | Northampton Town | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Steve Swales | ENG | DF | Scarborough | 1995 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| Michael Thorp | ENG | DF | Trainee | 1995 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Barry Hunter | NIR | DF | Wrexham | 1996 | 29 | 2 | ||||||||
| Dariusz Wdowczyk | POL | DF | Celtic | 1994 | 96 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Bodin | WAL | DF | Swindon Town | 1996 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jeff Hopkins | WAL | DF | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 155 | 3 | ||||||||
| David Bass | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1992 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| Darren Caskey | ENG | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | 53 | 3 | ||||||||
| Andy Freeman | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Byron Glasgow | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1996 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) | ENG | MF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | ||||||||||
| Paul Holsgrove | ENG | MF | Millwall | 1994 | 83 | 7 | ||||||||
| Jamie Lambert | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1992 | 108 | 16 | ||||||||
| Phil Parkinson | ENG | MF | Bury | 1992 | 208 | 10 | ||||||||
| Ben Smith | ENG | MF | Arsenal | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Derek Simpson | SCO | MF | Trainee | 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Michael Meaker | WAL | MF | Queens Park Rangers | 1995 | 47 | 1 | ||||||||
| Stuart Lovell | AUS | FW | Trainee | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Alan Carey | ENG | FW | Trainee | 1994 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Trevor Morley | ENG | FW | West Ham United | 1995 | 61 | 29 | ||||||||
| Neville Roach | ENG | FW | Trainee | 1996 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Martin Williams | ENG | FW | Luton Town | 1995 | 49 | 4 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) | NIR | FW | Bournemouth | 1992 | 216 | 94 | ||||||||
| Lee Nogan | WAL | FW | Watford | 1995 | 102 | 29 | ||||||||
| Borislav Mihaylov | BUL | GK | Botev Plovdiv | 1995 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tommy Wright | NIR | GK | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1996 | 1996 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| Kenny Brown | ENG | DF | loan from West Ham United | 1996 | 1996 | 20 | 1 | |||||||
| Dylan Kerr | MLT | DF | Leeds United | 1993 | 104 | 5 | ||||||||
| Michael Gilkes | ENG | MF | Leicester City | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Garrity | ENG | Newcastle United | 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Left club during season
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 1996 | DF | WAL | Paul Bodin | Swindon Town | Free | |
| 12 July 1996 | DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | Wrexham | £400,000 | |
| 1 August 1996 | GK | ENG | Sal Bibbo | Sheffield United | Free | |
| 1 August 1996 | MF | ENG | Ben Smith | Arsenal | Free | |
| 27 March 1997 | GK | AUS | Steve Mautone | West Ham United | £250,000 |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | West Ham United | 5 October 1996 | |
| 4 October 1996 | GK | ENG | Tommy Wright | Nottingham Forest | 28 December 1996 | |
| 17 February 1997 | GK | AUS | Steve Mautone | West Ham United | 26 March 1997 | |
| 27 March 1997 | DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 1996 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £750,000 | |
| 27 March 1997 | MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £50,000 |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February 1997 | FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | Notts County | 15 March 1997 |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 1996 | DF | MLT | Dylan Kerr | Carlisle United | 16 September 1996 |
| December 1995 | ENG | Jimmy Garrity | |||
| 6 March 1997 | GK | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | Slavia Sofia | 1 August 1997 |
| 9 May 1997 | MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | Southend United | 1 July 1998 |
| 9 May 1997 | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | Peterborough United | 1 July 1997 |
| 30 June 1997 | DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | Selangor | |
| 30 June 1997 | MF | ENG | David Bass | ||
| 30 June 1997 | MF | ENG | Andy Freeman | ||
| 30 June 1997 | MF | SCO | Derek Simpson | Slough Town | |
| 30 June 1997 | FW | ENG | Alan Carey |
Competitions
First Division
Main article: 1996–97 Football League#First Division
Results
Quinn
Parkinson
Sedgley
Taricco
Scowcroft
Stockwell
Mihaylov
Hunter
Gooding
Quinn
Liddell
Holsgrove
Forsyth
Dreyer
Morley
Massey
Parkinson
Mortimer
McPherson
Morley
Brown
Gilkes
Lambert
Freedman
Muscat
Dyer
Veart
Roberts
Ndah
Houghton
Morley
Pearcey
Hopkins
Gooding
Symons
Wassall
Kinkladze
Bodin
Culverhouse
Robinson
McGinlay
Branagan
Thompson
Hunter
McPherson
Nogan
Marsh
Harris
Gooding
Lambert
O'Neill
Milligan
Fleck
Gooding
Wright
Hunter
McPherson
Parkinson
Williams
Nogan
Hunter
Meaker
McDonald
Barker
Allison
Walters
Leitch
Meaker
Morley
Brannan
Swales
Tankard
McCarthy
Jansson
Quinn
Bernal
Groves
Burgess
Holmes
Murphy
Lambert
Whyte
Newton
Devlin
Gilkes
Bruce
McPherson
Hunter
Lovell
Gooding
Jenkins
Dyson
Bullock
Dalton
Crosby
Thomas-Moore
Cook
Thorn
Bodin
Quinn
McGinlay
Bergsson
Frandsen
Gilkes
Morley
Meaker
McNally
Gridelet
Marsh
Foyle
Aspin
Talbot
Parkinson
Adams
Gooding
Meaker
Crook
Maddix
Hunter
Hopkins
Vaughan
Perrett
Hopkins
Gooding
Walker
Ebbrell
Morley
Bernal
McPherson
Blatherwick
Parkinson
Williams
Liddell
de Zeeuw
Sheridan
Redfearn
Wallace
Hopkins
Parkinson
Law
Roberts
Widdrington
Hopkin
Shipperley
Muscat
Williams
Hopkins
Caskey
Lovell
Bernal
Williams
McCarthy
Rosler
Heaney
Symons
Blatherwick
League table
FA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Caskey
Morley
Holsgrove
Benali
Slater
Le Tissier
van Gobbel
Bradbury
Hillier
Pethick
Perrett
Svensson
League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Brown
Williams
de Souza
Squad statistics
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Goal Scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2 | FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4 | FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | DF | WAL | Paul Bodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG | Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 58 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | NIR | Tommy Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | GK | AUS | Steve Mautone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | GK | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| GK | ENG | Sal Bibbo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Disciplinary record
| Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | AUS | Andy Bernal | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | ENG | Steve Blatherwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | ENG | Steve Swales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | NIR | Barry Hunter | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | WAL | Paul Bodin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FW | ENG | Neville Roach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FW | ENG | Martin Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Players away on loan: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players who left Reading during the season: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GK | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| GK | NIR | Tommy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
References
References
- (28 June 2007). "Преди 12 години – Рединг взе Боби за 800 000 паунда". Top Sport.
- "Season 1996-97". royalsrecord.
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