| 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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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.
Squad
- As of match played 5 May 1996
| Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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 | [lower-alpha 2] |
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 | [lower-alpha 3] |
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 | [lower-alpha 4] |
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) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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
Note: 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
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 1995 | FW | |
Martin Williams | Bangor | End of Season | |
| 1 February 1996 | MF | |
Neville Gordon | Woking | End of Season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
First Division
Results
| 12 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
FA Cup
League Cup
| 20 September 1995 Second round 1st leg | Reading | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reading |
| 15:00 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 |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Quinn Lucketti (o.g.) |
Report | Rigby |
Stadium: Elm Park |
| 28 November 1995 Fourth Round | Reading | 2–1 | Southampton | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Nogan Morley |
Report | Monkou |
Stadium: Elm Park |
| 10 January 1996 Fifth Round | Leeds United | 2–1 | Reading | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Masinga Speed |
Report | Quinn |
Stadium: Elland Road |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 5 May 1996[1]
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 | 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
| Place | 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
Reading'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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Season 1995-96". royalsrecord. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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