1996–97_Reading_F.C._season
1996–97 Reading F.C. season
Reading 1996–97 football season
During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 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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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.
- As of match played 3 May 1997
More information Name, Nationality ...
| Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | ||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Steve Mautone |  |
GK | (1970-08-10)10 August 1970 (aged 26) | West Ham United | 1997 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Sal Bibbo |  |
GK | (1974-08-24)24 August 1974 (aged 22) | Sheffield United | 1996 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Nick Hammond | |
GK | (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 29) | Plymouth Argyle | 1996 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| Andy Bernal | |
DF | (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 24) | Sydney Olympic | 1994 | 129 | 2 | |||
| Steve Blatherwick | |
DF | (1973-09-20)20 September 1973 (aged 23) | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Martyn Booty | |
DF | (1971-05-30)30 May 1971 (aged 25) | Crewe Alexandra | 1996 | 35 | 1 | |||
| Keith McPherson | |
DF | (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 33) | Northampton Town | 1990 | |||||
| Steve Swales | |
DF | (1973-12-26)26 December 1973 (aged 23) | Scarborough | 1995 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Michael Thorp | |
DF | (1975-12-05)5 December 1975 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1995 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Barry Hunter |  |
DF | (1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 28) | Wrexham | 1996 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Dariusz Wdowczyk |  |
DF | (1962-09-25)25 September 1962 (aged 34) | Celtic | 1994 | 96 | 0 | |||
| Paul Bodin |  |
DF | (1964-09-13)13 September 1964 (aged 32) | Swindon Town | 1996 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Jeff Hopkins | |
DF | (1964-04-14)14 April 1964 (aged 33) | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 155 | 3 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| David Bass | |
MF | (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1992 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Darren Caskey | |
MF | (1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 22) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | 53 | 3 | |||
| Andy Freeman | |
MF | (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 19) | Trainee | 1995 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Byron Glasgow | |
MF | (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1996 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) | |
MF | (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 38) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | |||||
| Paul Holsgrove | |
MF | (1969-08-26)26 August 1969 (aged 27) | Millwall | 1994 | 83 | 7 | |||
| Jamie Lambert | |
MF | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 23) | Trainee | 1992 | 108 | 16 | |||
| Phil Parkinson | |
MF | (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 29) | Bury | 1992 | 208 | 10 | |||
| Ben Smith | |
MF | (1978-11-23)23 November 1978 (aged 18) | Arsenal | 1996 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Derek Simpson |  |
MF | (1978-12-23)23 December 1978 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1994 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michael Meaker | [lower-alpha 2] |
MF | (1971-08-18)18 August 1971 (aged 25) | Queens Park Rangers | 1995 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| Stuart Lovell | |
FW | (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 25) | Trainee | 1990 | |||||
| Alan Carey | |
FW | (1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1994 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Trevor Morley | |
FW | (1961-03-20)20 March 1961 (aged 36) | West Ham United | 1995 | 61 | 29 | |||
| Neville Roach | |
FW | (1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1996 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Martin Williams | |
FW | (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 23) | Luton Town | 1995 | 49 | 4 | |||
| Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) | |
FW | (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 37) | Bournemouth | 1992 | 216 | 94 | |||
| Lee Nogan | |
FW | (1969-05-21)21 May 1969 (aged 27) | Watford | 1995 | 102 | 29 | |||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| Borislav Mihaylov |  |
GK | (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 34) | Botev Plovdiv | 1995 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Wright | |
GK | (1963-08-29)29 August 1963 (aged 33) | loan from Nottingham Forest | 1996 | 1996 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Brown | |
DF | (1967-07-11)11 July 1967 (aged 29) | loan from West Ham United | 1996 | 1996 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Dylan Kerr |  |
DF | (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 (aged 30) | Leeds United | 1993 | 104 | 5 | |||
| Michael Gilkes | [lower-alpha 3] |
MF | (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 31) | Leicester City | 1984 | |||||
| Jimmy Garrity | |
(1976-01-01)1 January 1976 (aged 21) | Newcastle United | 1996 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Left club during season
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In
More information Date, Position ...
| 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 |
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Loans in
More information Date from, Position ...
| 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 |
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Out
More information Date, Position ...
| 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 |
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Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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| 14 February 1997 | FW | |
Lee Nogan | Notts County | 15 March 1997 |
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Released
More information Date, Position ...
| 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 |
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First Division
Main article: 1996–97 Football League § First Division
Results
Reading v Sheffield United
| 17 August 1996 1 | Reading | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Reading |
Bernal   80' Quinn  82' Parkinson |
Report | Patterson |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,081 |
Ipswich Town v Reading
| 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 |
Barnsley v Reading
| 28 August 1996 3 | Barnsley | 3–0 | Reading | Barnsley |
| Sheridan 24' Liddell 37', 82' |
Report | Bernal 80' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,523 |
Reading v Stoke City
| 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 |
Reading v Oxford United
| 8 September 1996 5 | Reading | 2–0 | Oxford United | Reading |
| Williams 14' Morley 83' |
Report | Elliott Massey |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,497 |
West Bromwich Albion v Reading
| 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 |
Charlton Athletic v Reading
| 14 September 1996 7 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Reading | Charlton |
| Leaburn 6' Mortimer |
Report | Brown McPherson |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,831 |
Reading v Crystal Palace
| 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 |
Huddersfield Town v Reading
| 28 September 1996 9 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Reading | Huddersfield |
| Payton 34' |
Report | Bernal Morley |
Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 10,330 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading
| 5 October 1996 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
| Report | Lambert 69' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,193 |
Reading v Grimsby Town
| 12 October 1996 11 | Reading | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Reading |
| Morley 57' (pen.) |
Report | Wrack 83' Pearcey |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,656 |
Reading v Manchester City
| 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 |
Oldham Athletic v Reading
| 19 October 1996 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Reading | Oldham |
| Orlygsson 65' (pen.) |
Report | Quinn 75' (pen.) Bodin |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,171 |
Reading v Swindon Town
| 26 October 1996 14 | Reading | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Reading |
| Morley 51' (pen.), 60' |
Report | Talia Culverhouse Robinson |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,018 |
Bolton Wanderers v Reading
| 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 |
Southend United v Reading
| 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 |
Norwich City v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Queens Park Rangers
| 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 |
Reading v Birmingham City
| 26 November 1996 19 | Reading | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Reading |
| Hunter |
Report | Holland |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,407 |
Swindon Town v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Tranmere Rovers
| 3 December 1996 21 | Reading | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Reading |
| Lambert 10' Morley 33' |
Report | Mahon Brannan |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 5,513 |
Reading v Port Vale
| 7 December 1996 22 | Reading | 0–1 | Port Vale | Reading |
| Bernal Swales |
Report | Talbot 73' Tankard McCarthy Jansson |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,445 |
Bradford City v Reading
| 17 December 1996 23 | Bradford City | 0–0 | Reading | Bradford |
| Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10,077 |
Reading v Portsmouth
| 21 December 1996 24 | Reading | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Reading |
| Hunter 79' |
Report | Svensson 79' |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,520 |
Reading v West Bromwich Albion
| 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 |
Oxford United v Reading
| 28 December 1996 26 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Reading | Oxford |
| Beauchamp 7' Murphy 81' |
Report | Morley 89' |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 9,223 |
Reading v Charlton Athletic
| 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 |
Birmingham City v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Huddersfield Town
| 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 |
Tranmere Rovers v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Bolton Wanderers
| 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 |
Reading v Southend United
| 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 |
Port Vale v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Norwich City
| 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 |
Queens Park Rangers v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Bradford City
| 15 March 1997 36 | Reading | 0–0 | Bradford City | Reading |
| Parkinson |
Report | Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,435 |
Reading v Ipswich Town
| 22 March 1997 37 | Reading | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Reading |
| Lovell 90' Hopkins |
Report | Taricco Vaughan |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,058 |
Portsmouth v Reading
| 25 March 1997 38 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
| Hall 84' Perrett |
Report | Bernal Hopkins Gooding |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,248 |
Sheffield United v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Barnsley
| 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 |
Stoke City v Reading
| 5 April 1997 41 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Forsyth 65' Wallace |
Report | Lambert 1' |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 9,961 |
Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 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 |
Grimsby Town v Reading
| 19 April 1997 43 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Reading | Cleethorpes |
| Southall 15' Widdrington 71' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,392 |
Crystal Palace v Reading
| 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 |
Reading v Oldham Athletic
| 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 |
Manchester City v Reading
| 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
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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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
Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
Reading v Southampton
| 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 |
Portsmouth v Reading
| 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
Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
| 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 |
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
| 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 |
- As of match played 3 May 1997[3]
Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| 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 | |||
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Goal Scorers
More information Place, Position ...
| 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 | |||
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Clean sheets
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| 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 | |||
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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 | |
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| 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 | |||
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