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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.
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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Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 ![]() |
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 ![]() Williams ![]() |
Report | Booth ![]() |
Stadium: Elm Park |
21 October 1995 13 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Reading | Oldham |
Richardson ![]() 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 ![]() 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 ![]() |
Report | Quinn ![]() 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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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 |
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 |
20 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 ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns |
8 November 1995 Third Round | Reading | 2–1 | Bury | Reading |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Quinn ![]() Lucketti ![]() |
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 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
GK | ![]() |
Borislav Mihaylov | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Nick Hammond | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Simon Sheppard | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Steve Sutton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Andy Bernal | 45 | 2 | 34+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Martyn Booty | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Keith McPherson | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Steve Swales | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Michael Thorp | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Dylan Kerr | 9 | 2 | 4+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Dariusz Wdowczyk | 42 | 0 | 39+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Jeff Hopkins | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Ady Williams | 35 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Darren Caskey | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Andy Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Michael Gilkes | 50 | 0 | 36+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Mick Gooding | 46 | 3 | 37+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Paul Holsgrove | 37 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Tommy Jones | 26 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Jamie Lambert | 21 | 6 | 10+5 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Phil Parkinson | 49 | 0 | 36+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() |
Michael Meaker | 22 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Stuart Lovell | 40 | 9 | 28+7 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Trevor Morley | 21 | 6 | 14+3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Jimmy Quinn | 42 | 16 | 20+15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2+3 | 4 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Lee Nogan | 45 | 11 | 32+7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
MF | ![]() |
Neville Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Martin Williams | 16 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
GK | ![]() |
Eric Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
GK | ![]() |
Chris Woods | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() |
Kenny Brown | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
FW | ![]() |
Robert Codner | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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