During the 1995–96 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following missing out on promotion to the Premier League the previous season.
1995–96 season | ||
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Chairman | John Madejski | |
Manager | Mick Gooding and Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) | |
Stadium | Elm Park | |
First Division | 19th | |
FA Cup | Fourth round vs Manchester United | |
League Cup | Fifth round vs Leeds United | |
Top goalscorer | League: Lee Nogan/Jimmy Quinn (10) All: Jimmy Quinn (16) | |
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Squad
edit- As of match played 5 May 1996
Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[a]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
Borislav Mihaylov | GK | 12 February 1963 (aged 33) | Botev Plovdiv | 1995 | 17 | 0 | ||||
Nick Hammond | GK | 7 September 1967 (aged 28) | Plymouth Argyle | 1996 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Simon Sheppard | GK | 7 August 1973 (aged 22) | Watford | 1994 | 22 | 0 | ||||
Steve Sutton | GK | 16 April 1961 (aged 35) | loan from Derby County | 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||
Andy Bernal | DF | 21 February 1973 (aged 23) | Sydney Olympic | 1994 | 85 | 2 | ||||
Martyn Booty | DF | 30 May 1971 (aged 24) | Crewe Alexandra | 1996 | 17 | 1 | ||||
Keith McPherson | DF | 11 September 1963 (aged 32) | Northampton Town | 1990 | ||||||
Steve Swales | DF | 26 December 1973 (aged 22) | Scarborough | 1995 | 11 | 0 | ||||
Michael Thorp | DF | 5 December 1975 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1995 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Dylan Kerr | DF | 14 January 1967 (aged 29) | Leeds United | 1993 | 104 | 5 | ||||
Dariusz Wdowczyk | DF | 25 September 1962 (aged 33) | Celtic | 1994 | 86 | 0 | ||||
Jeff Hopkins | DF | 14 April 1964 (aged 32) | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 136 | 3 | ||||
Ady Williams | [b] | DF | 16 September 1971 (aged 24) | Trainee | 1989 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
David Bass | MF | 29 November 1974 (aged 21) | Trainee | 1992 | 9 | 0 | ||||
Darren Caskey | MF | 21 August 1974 (aged 21) | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | 15 | 2 | ||||
Andy Freeman | MF | 8 September 1977 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Michael Gilkes | [c] | MF | 20 July 1965 (aged 30) | Leicester City | 1984 | |||||
Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) | MF | 12 April 1959 (aged 37) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | ||||||
Paul Holsgrove | MF | 26 August 1969 (aged 26) | Millwall | 1994 | 66 | 5 | ||||
Tommy Jones | MF | 7 October 1964 (aged 31) | Swindon Town | 1992 | 92 | 2 | ||||
Jamie Lambert | MF | 14 September 1973 (aged 22) | Trainee | 1992 | 75 | 10 | ||||
Mick Murphy | MF | 5 May 1977 (aged 18) | Trainee | 1994 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Phil Parkinson | MF | 1 December 1967 (aged 28) | Bury | 1992 | 182 | 9 | ||||
Derek Simpson | MF | 23 December 1978 (aged 17) | Trainee | 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Michael Meaker | [d] | MF | 18 August 1971 (aged 24) | Queens Park Rangers | 1995 | 22 | 0 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||
Stuart Lovell | FW | 9 January 1972 (aged 24) | Trainee | 1990 | ||||||
Alan Carey | FW | 21 August 1975 (aged 20) | Trainee | 1994 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Trevor Morley | FW | 20 March 1961 (aged 35) | West Ham United | 1995 | 21 | 6 | ||||
Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) | FW | 7 December 1959 (aged 36) | Bournemouth | 1992 | 190 | 90 | ||||
Lee Nogan | FW | 21 May 1969 (aged 26) | Watford | 1995 | 68 | 23 | ||||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
Neville Gordon | MF | 15 November 1975 (aged 20) | Millwall | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Martin Williams | FW | 12 July 1973 (aged 22) | Luton Town | 1995 | 16 | 1 | ||||
Unknown | ||||||||||
Jimmy Garrity | 1 January 1976 (aged 20) | Newcastle United | 1996 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
Eric Nixon | GK | 4 October 1962 (aged 33) | loan from Tranmere Rovers | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | |||
Chris Woods | GK | 14 November 1959 (aged 36) | loan from Sheffield Wednesday | 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 0 | |||
Kenny Brown | DF | 11 July 1967 (aged 28) | loan from West Ham United | 1995 | 1995 | 15 | 1 | |||
Robert Codner | FW | 23 January 1965 (aged 31) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995 | 5 | 0 |
Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Transfers
editIn
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 1995 | GK | Borislav Mihaylov | Botev Plovdiv | |||
Summer 1995 | DF | Steve Swales | Scarborough | |||
11 August 1995 | MF | Neville Gordon | Millwall | Free | ||
Summer 1995 | MF | Michael Meaker | Queens Park Rangers | |||
Summer 1995 | FW | Robert Codner | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
Summer 1995 | FW | Trevor Morley | West Ham United | |||
Summer 1995 | FW | Martin Williams | Luton Town | Free | ||
Winter 1996 | DF | Martyn Booty | Crewe Alexandra | |||
January 1996 | Jimmy Garrity | Newcastle United | ||||
13 February 1996 | GK | Nick Hammond | Plymouth Argyle | £40,000 | ||
28 February 1996 | MF | Darren Caskey | Tottenham Hotspur | £700,000 |
Loans in
editDate from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
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Summer 1995 | DF | Kenny Brown | West Ham United | Winter 1996 | ||
1 October 1995 | GK | Chris Woods | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 December 1995 | ||
9 January 1996 | GK | Eric Nixon | Tranmere Rovers | 4 February 1996 | ||
19 January 1996 | GK | Steve Sutton | Derby County | 31 May 1996 |
Out
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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Summer 1995 | GK | Shaka Hislop | Newcastle United | £1,580,000 | ||
Summer 1995 | MF | Simon Osborn | Queens Park Rangers | £1,100,000 | ||
Summer 1995 | MF | Scott Taylor | Leicester City | |||
Summer 1995 | FW | Lea Barkus | Fulham | £20,000 |
Loans out
editDate from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
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22 December 1995 | FW | Martin Williams | Bangor | End of Season | ||
1 February 1996 | MF | Neville Gordon | Woking | End of Season |
Released
editDate | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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31 December 1995 | MF | Robert Codner | Peterborough United | ||
30 June 1996 | GK | Simon Sheppard | Boreham Wood | ||
30 June 1996 | MF | Tommy Jones | Woking | ||
30 June 1996 | MF | Mick Murphy | Slough Town | ||
30 June 1996 | MF | Neville Gordon |
Competitions
editFirst Division
editResults
edit12 August 1995 1 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Wallace | Report | Williams | Stadium: Victoria Ground |
19 August 1995 2 | Reading | 3–2 | Derby County | Reading |
Morley Lovell Nogan |
Report | Preece Sturridge |
Stadium: Elm Park |
26 August 1995 3 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Reading | Portsmouth |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park |
1 September 1995 5 | Southend United | 0–0 | Reading | Southend-on-Sea |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall |
9 September 1995 6 | Reading | 3–1 | Luton Town | Reading |
Nogan Lovell (pen.) |
Report | Marshall | Stadium: Elm Park |
12 September 1995 7 | Reading | 0–2 | Grimsby Town | Reading |
Report | Woods | Stadium: Elm Park |
16 September 1995 8 | Leicester City | 1–1 | Reading | Leicester |
Roberts | Report | Bernal | Stadium: Filbert Street |
23 September 1995 9 | Reading | 2–2 | Port Vale | Reading |
Lambert | Report | Glover Mills |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 7,819 |
30 September 1995 10 | Sunderland | 2–2 | Reading | Sunderland |
Kelly Melville |
Report | Kerr Lovell |
Stadium: Roker Park |
7 October 1995 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Reading | West Bromwich |
Gilbert Taylor |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns |
14 October 1995 12 | Reading | 3–1 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
Lambert 15', 79' Williams 70' |
Report | Booth | Stadium: Elm Park |
21 October 1995 13 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Reading | Oldham |
Richardson (pen.) Creaney |
Report | Lovell | Stadium: Boundary Park |
28 October 1995 14 | Reading | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Reading |
Lovell | Report | Uhlenbeek Mathie Williams Mason |
Stadium: Elm Park |
4 November 1995 15 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Reading | Selhurst |
Report | Shaw (o.g.) Nogan |
Stadium: Selhurst Park |
11 November 1995 16 | Reading | 0–1 | Birmingham City | Reading |
Report | Charlery | Stadium: Elm Park |
21 November 1995 18 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Reading | Charlton |
Chapple Robinson |
Report | Brown | Stadium: The Valley |
25 November 1995 19 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Reading | Sheffield |
Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
2 December 1995 20 | Reading | 3–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading |
Morley Holsgrove Nogan |
Report | Ashcroft | Stadium: Elm Park |
9 December 1995 21 | Port Vale | 3–2 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
Guppy Foyle Porter (pen.) |
Report | Quinn (pen.) Morley |
Stadium: Vale Park |
30 December 1995 23 | Norwich City | 3–3 | Reading | Norwich |
Ward Johnson Fleck |
Report | Kerr Lambert Nogan |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
1 January 1996 24 | Reading | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Reading |
Morley | Report | Stadium: Elm Park |
13 January 1996 25 | Derby County | 3–0 | Reading | Derby |
Sturridge Flynn |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park |
20 January 1996 26 | Reading | 1–0 | Stoke City | Reading |
Gooding | Report | Stadium: Elm Park |
4 February 1996 27 | Reading | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Reading |
Report | McLoughlin | Stadium: Elm Park |
17 February 1996 29 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Reading | Cleethorpes |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park |
27 February 1996 31 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Reading | Luton |
Guentchev (pen.) | Report | Booty Lovell |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
9 March 1996 33 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
Atkins | Report | Gooding | Stadium: Molineux |
23 March 1996 36 | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Reading | Birkenhead |
Aldridge Hopkins ?' (o.g.) |
Report | Caskey | Stadium: Prenton Park |
30 March 1996 37 | Reading | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Reading |
Quinn | Report | Stadium: Elm Park |
2 April 1996 38 | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Reading | Huddersfield |
Edwards Booth |
Report | A. Williams | Stadium: Alfred McAlpine Stadium |
6 April 1996 39 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Reading | Ipswich |
Mathie | Report | Bernal Quinn |
Stadium: Portman Road |
16 April 1996 42 | Watford | 4–2 | Reading | Watford |
White Connolly Ramage |
Report | Quinn Caskey |
Stadium: Vicarage Road |
20 April 1996 43 | Reading | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
Report | Stadium: Elm Park |
27 April 1996 44 | Reading | 0–3 | Sheffield United | Reading |
Report | Walker Whitehouse |
Stadium: Elm Park |
30 April 1996 45 | Reading | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reading |
M. Williams Quinn |
Report | Stadium: Elm Park |
5 May 1996 46 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Reading | Birmingham |
Barnes | Report | Nogan Quinn |
Stadium: St Andrew's |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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17 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 56 |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 56 |
19 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 56 |
20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 55 |
21 | Portsmouth | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 52 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
FA Cup
edit6 January 1996 Third Round | Reading | 3–1 | Gillingham | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Morley Quinn |
Report | Martin | Stadium: Elm Park |
27 January 1996 Fourth Round | Reading | 0–3 | Manchester United | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Giggs 36' Parker 56' Cantona 89' |
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 14,780 |
League Cup
edit20 September 1995 Second round 1st leg | Reading | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Lovell | Report | Burgess | Stadium: Elm Park |
3 October 1995 Second round 2nd leg | West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 (3–5 agg.) | Reading | West Bromwich |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Donovan Burgess |
Report | Lovell Lambert Quinn (pen.) |
Stadium: The Hawthorns |
8 November 1995 Third Round | Reading | 2–1 | Bury | Reading |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Quinn Lucketti (o.g.) |
Report | Rigby | Stadium: Elm Park |
28 November 1995 Fourth Round | Reading | 2–1 | Southampton | Reading |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Nogan Morley |
Report | Monkou | Stadium: Elm Park |
10 January 1996 Fifth Round | Leeds United | 2–1 | Reading | Leeds |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Masinga Speed |
Report | Quinn | Stadium: Elland Road |
Squad statistics
edit- As of match played 5 May 1996[1]
Appearances and goals
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Nick Hammond | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Simon Sheppard | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Steve Sutton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | AUS | Andy Bernal | 45 | 2 | 34+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Martyn Booty | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Keith McPherson | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Steve Swales | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Michael Thorp | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | MLT | Dylan Kerr | 9 | 2 | 4+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
DF | POL | Dariusz Wdowczyk | 42 | 0 | 39+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | WAL | Jeff Hopkins | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | WAL | Ady Williams | 35 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Andy Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Michael Gilkes | 50 | 0 | 36+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 46 | 3 | 37+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 37 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Tommy Jones | 26 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 21 | 6 | 10+5 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |||
MF | ENG | Phil Parkinson | 49 | 0 | 36+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | 22 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 40 | 9 | 28+7 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 21 | 6 | 14+3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 42 | 16 | 20+15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2+3 | 4 | |||
FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | 45 | 11 | 32+7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
MF | ENG | Neville Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ENG | Martin Williams | 16 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
GK | ENG | Eric Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
GK | ENG | Chris Woods | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ENG | Robert Codner | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goal Scorers
editPlace | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | Jimmy Quinn | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
2 | FW | Lee Nogan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
3 | FW | Stuart Lovell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
4 | FW | Trevor Morley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | MF | Jamie Lambert | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
6 | DF | Ady Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
MF | Mick Gooding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
9 | DF | Dylan Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | Andy Bernal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | Darren Caskey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
12 | DF | Kenny Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | Martyn Booty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | Paul Holsgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | Martin Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 54 | 3 | 10 | 67 |
Team kit
editReading's kit for the 1995–96 was manufactured by Pelada, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.
1995–96 home colours |
1995–96 away colours |
Notes
edit- ^ Age as of the end of the season
- ^ Ady Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and would make his international debut for Wales on 23 May 1994.
- ^ Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
- ^ Michael Meaker was born in Greenford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21 and Wales B.
References
edit- ^ "Season 1995-96". royalsrecord. Retrieved 29 May 2020.