1996–97 Reading F.C. season

March 2015 October 2022 Reading 1996–97 Mick Gooding andJimmy Quinn (player-managers) John Madejski Elm Park First Division 18th FA Cup Fourth Round vs Portsmouth League Cup First Round vs Wycombe Wanderers Trevor Morley (22) Trevor Morley (23) 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 12 April 1997) 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers, 3 December 1996) 9,160 _blue_hoops _bluehoops3 _blue_hoops _white_hoops 0000ff 1995–96 1997–98 During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Season summary May 2012 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 match played 3 May 1997 Name Nationality Position Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers Steve Mautone AUS GK yes 1997 5 3 1970 8 10 West Ham United 1997 15 0 Sal Bibbo ENG GK yes 1997 5 3 1974 8 24 Sheffield United 1996 6 0 Nick Hammond ENG GK yes 1997 5 3 1967 9 7 Plymouth Argyle 1996 7 0 Defenders Andy Bernal AUS DF yes 1997 5 3 1973 2 21 Sydney Olympic 1994 129 2 Steve Blatherwick ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1973 9 20 loan from Nottingham Forest 1997 1997 7 0 Martyn Booty ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1971 5 30 Crewe Alexandra 1996 35 1 Keith McPherson ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1963 9 11 Northampton Town 1990 Steve Swales ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1973 12 26 Scarborough 1995 14 0 Michael Thorp ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1975 12 5 Trainee 1995 5 0 Barry Hunter NIR DF yes 1997 5 3 1968 11 18 Wrexham 1996 29 2 Dariusz Wdowczyk POL DF yes 1997 5 3 1962 9 25 Celtic 1994 96 0 Paul Bodin WAL DF yes 1997 5 3 1964 9 13 Swindon Town 1996 39 1 Jeff Hopkins WAL DF yes 1997 5 3 1964 4 14 Bristol Rovers 1992 155 3 Midfielders David Bass ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1974 11 29 Trainee 1992 11 0 Darren Caskey ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1974 8 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1996 53 3 Andy Freeman ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1977 9 8 Trainee 1995 1 0 Byron Glasgow ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1979 2 18 Trainee 1996 5 0 Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1959 4 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989 Paul Holsgrove ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1969 8 26 Millwall 1994 83 7 Jamie Lambert ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1973 9 14 Trainee 1992 108 16 Phil Parkinson ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1967 12 1 Bury 1992 208 10 Ben Smith ENG MF yes 1997 5 3 1978 11 23 Arsenal 1996 1 0 Derek Simpson SCO MF yes 1997 5 3 1978 12 23 Trainee 1994 0 0 Michael Meaker WALlower-alpha MeakerNat Michael Meaker was born in Greenford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21 and Wales B. MF yes 1997 5 3 1971 8 18 Queens Park Rangers 1995 47 1 Forwards Stuart Lovell AUS FW yes 1997 5 3 1972 1 9 Trainee 1990 Alan Carey ENG FW yes 1997 5 3 1975 8 21 Trainee 1994 3 0 Trevor Morley ENG FW yes 1997 5 3 1961 3 20 West Ham United 1995 61 29 Neville Roach ENG FW yes 1997 5 3 1978 9 29 Trainee 1996 3 1 Martin Williams ENG FW yes 1997 5 3 1973 7 12 Luton Town 1995 49 4 Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) NIR FW yes 1997 5 3 1959 12 7 Bournemouth 1992 216 94 Lee Nogan WAL FW yes 1997 5 3 1969 5 21 Watford 1995 102 29 Out on loan Left during the season Borislav Mihaylov BUL GK yes 1997 5 3 1963 2 12 Botev Plovdiv 1995 28 0 Tommy Wright NIR GK yes 1997 5 3 1963 8 29 loan from Nottingham Forest 1996 1996 17 0 Kenny Brown ENG DF yes 1997 5 3 1967 7 11 loan from West Ham United 1996 1996 20 1 Dylan Kerr MLT DF yes 1997 5 3 1967 1 14 Leeds United 1993 104 5 Michael Gilkes ENGlower-alpha GilkesNat Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000. MF yes 1997 5 3 1965 7 20 Leicester City 1984 Jimmy Garrity ENG yes 1997 5 3 1976 1 1 Newcastle United 1996 0 0 Left club during season BUL GK Borislav Mihaylov NIR GK Tommy Wright loan return to Nottingham Forest ENG DF Kenny Brown loan return to West Ham United MLT DF Dylan Kerr to Carlisle United ENG MF Michael Gilkes to Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG Jimmy Garrity 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 1997Преди 12 години – Рединг взе Боби за 800 000 паунда https://topsport.bg/football/predi-12-godini-reding-vze-bobi-za-800-000-paunda.html topsport.bg/ Top Sport 30 May 2020 Bulgarian 28 June 2007 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 1996–97 Football League#First Division Results 1 17 August 1996 Reading 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Sheffield United Bernal 2 80 Quinn 82 Parkinson Patterson Elm Park Reading 11,081 W 2 24 August 1996 Ipswich Town 5–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Vaughan 13 69 Sedgley 45 pen. Taricco 72 Scowcroft 87 Stockwell Nogan 28 Mihaylov 0 45 Hunter 62 Gooding Quinn Portman Road Ipswich 9,767 L 3 28 August 1996 Barnsley 3–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Sheridan 24 Liddell 37 82 Bernal 0 80 Oakwell Barnsley 7,523 L 4 31 August 1996 Reading 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Stoke City Morley 7 pen. Holsgrove 79 Sheron 25 Forsyth 68 Dreyer Elm Park Reading 8,414 D 5 8 September 1996 Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Oxford United Williams 14 Morley 83 Elliott Massey Elm Park Reading 8,497 W 6 10 September 1996 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Hunt 35 45 66 Morley 4 pen. Parkinson 75 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 13,096 L 7 14 September 1996 Charlton Athletic 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Leaburn 6 Mortimer Brown McPherson The Valley Charlton 10,831 L 8 21 September 1996 Reading 1–6 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Crystal Palace Hunter 2 55 Morley 69 pen. Brown Gilkes Lambert Tuttle 27 Freedman 37 Muscat 50 Dyer 56 pen. Veart 58 Roberts 0 60 Ndah 77 Houghton Elm Park Reading 9,675 L 9 28 September 1996 Huddersfield Town 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Payton 34 Bernal Morley Alfred McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield 10,330 L 10 5 October 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Lambert 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,193 W 11 12 October 1996 Reading 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Grimsby Town Morley 57 pen. Wrack 83 Pearcey Elm Park Reading 6,656 D 12 15 October 1996 Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Manchester City Nogan 35 67 Hopkins Gooding Lomas 2 82 Symons Wassall Kinkladze Elm Park Reading 11,724 W 13 19 October 1996 Oldham Athletic 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Orlygsson 65 pen. Quinn 75 pen. Bodin Boundary Park Oldham 7,171 D 14 26 October 1996 Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Swindon Town Morley 51 pen. 60 Talia Culverhouse Robinson Elm Park Reading 11,018 W 15 29 October 1996 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Sellars 40 McGinlay 58 Branagan 2 63 Thompson Lambert 51 Hunter McPherson Nogan Burnden Park Bolton 12,677 L 16 2 November 1996 Southend United 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Nielsen 63 Marsh 70 pen. Harris Nogan 50 Gooding Lambert Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 5,002 L 17 16 November 1996 Norwich City 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Scott 79 O'Neill Milligan Fleck Morley 56 Gooding 2 69 Wright Hunter McPherson Parkinson Williams Carrow Road Norwich 14,412 D 18 23 November 1996 Reading 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Queens Park Rangers Morley 73 Nogan 80 Hunter Meaker Spencer 49 McDonald Barker Elm Park Reading 12,847 W 19 26 November 1996 Reading 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Birmingham City Hunter Holland Elm Park Reading 8,407 D 20 30 November 1996 Swindon Town 3–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Horlock 5 Allison 25 Walters 87 Leitch Morley 13 Meaker The County Ground Swindon 10,874 L 21 3 December 1996 Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Tranmere Rovers Lambert 10 Morley 33 Mahon Brannan Elm Park Reading 5,513 W 22 7 December 1996 Reading 0–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Port Vale Bernal Swales Talbot 73 Tankard McCarthy Jansson Elm Park Reading 6,445 L 23 17 December 1996 Bradford City 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Valley Parade Bradford 10,077 D 24 21 December 1996 Reading 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Portsmouth Hunter 2 79 Svensson 0 79 Elm Park Reading 8,520 D 25 26 December 1996 Reading 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html West Bromwich Albion Nogan 8 Quinn 73 Bernal 2 77 Peschisolido 3 Groves 39 Burgess Holmes Elm Park Reading 10,583 D 26 28 December 1996 Oxford United 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Beauchamp 7 Murphy 81 Morley 89 Manor Ground Oxford 9,223 L 27 11 January 1997 Reading 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Charlton Athletic Williams 26 Lambert 74 Lisbie 68 Whyte 81 Newton Elm Park Reading 7,614 D 28 18 January 1997 Birmingham City 4–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Furlong 33 Devlin 56 pen. 75 Gilkes 89 o.g. Bruce Holsgrove 51 St Andrew's Birmingham 15,363 L 29 28 January 1997 Reading 4–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Huddersfield Town Morley 13 McPherson 15 Hunter 30 Lovell 82 Gooding Payton 9 Jenkins Dyson Bullock Dalton Crosby Elm Park Reading 5,710 W 30 1 February 1997 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Branch 14 Thomas-Moore 72 Cook Thorn Morley 21 42 Bodin Quinn Prenton Park Birkenhead 6,019 D 31 8 February 1997 Reading 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Bolton Wanderers Morley 56 62 pen. 70 Thompson 61 McGinlay 64 Bergsson Frandsen Elm Park Reading 10,739 W 32 22 February 1997 Reading 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Southend United McPherson 33 Gilkes 60 Morley 76 Meaker Boere 54 71 McNally Gridelet Marsh Elm Park Reading 7,683 W 33 1 March 1997 Port Vale 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Naylor 45 Foyle Aspin Talbot Hunter Parkinson Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 6,057 L 34 4 March 1997 Reading 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Norwich City Morley 20 Adams 86 o.g. Gooding Meaker Adams 27 pen. Crook Elm Park Reading 8,174 W 35 12 March 1997 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Ready 2 55 Morley 2 Maddix 76 o.g. Hunter Loftus Road White City 10,316 W 36 15 March 1997 Reading 0–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Bradford City Parkinson Elm Park Reading 8,435 D 37 22 March 1997 Reading 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Ipswich Town Lovell 90 Hopkins Taricco Vaughan Elm Park Reading 10,058 W 38 25 March 1997 Portsmouth 1–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Hall 84 Perrett Bernal Hopkins Gooding Fratton Park Portsmouth 9,248 L 39 29 March 1997 Sheffield United 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Bodin 11 o.g. Walker 49 Ebbrell Parkinson Morley Bramall Lane Sheffield 15,153 L 40 31 March 1997 Reading 1–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Barnsley Morley 27 pen. Bernal McPherson Blatherwick Parkinson Williams Holsgrove 2 o.g. Liddell 16 de Zeeuw Sheridan Redfearn Elm Park Reading 10,244 L 41 5 April 1997 Stoke City 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Forsyth 65 Wallace Lambert 1 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 9,961 D 42 12 April 1997 Reading 2–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Wolverhampton Wanderers Lovell 89 90 Hopkins Parkinson Atkins 75 Law Roberts Elm Park Reading 14,853 W 43 19 April 1997 Grimsby Town 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Southall 15 Widdrington 71 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 4,392 L 44 23 April 1997 Crystal Palace 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Linighan 13 Hopkin 49 Shipperley 69 Muscat Bodin 57 Williams 82 Hopkins Caskey Selhurst Park Selhurst 12,552 L 45 26 April 1997 Reading 2–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Oldham Athletic Roach 28 Lovell 81 Bernal Williams Reid McCarthy Elm Park Reading 8,301 W 46 3 May 1997 Manchester City 3–2 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Dickov 34 Rosler 66 Heaney 78 Meaker 2 Symons 33 o.g. Blatherwick Maine Road Manchester 27,260 L League table 1996–97 Football League First Division y REA FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup 4 January 1997 Third round 15:00 GMT (UTC) Reading 3–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Southampton Lambert 19 Caskey 55 Morley 76 pen. Holsgrove Ostenstad 49 Benali 2 75 Slater 2 90 Le Tissier van Gobbel Elm Park Reading 11,537 W 25 January 1997 Fourth round 15:00 GMT (UTC) Portsmouth 3–0 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Hall 68 Bradbury 76 Hillier 86 Pethick Perrett Svensson Lambert Fratton Park Portsmouth 15,003 L League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup 20 August 1996 First round 1st leg BST (UTC+1) Reading 1–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Wycombe Wanderers Quinn 57 Williams 64 Brown Elm Park Reading 6,210 D 3 September 1996 First round 2nd leg BST (UTC+1) Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 3–1 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html Reading Evans 57 Williams 75 de Souza Adams Park High Wycombe 5,069 L Squad statistics match played 3 May 1997Season 1996-97 http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/seasons/1996.html royalsrecord 31 May 2020 Appearances and goals First Division FA Cup League Cup Steve Mautone GK AUS 15 0 0 0 0 0 Sal Bibbo GK ENG 5 0 1 0 0 0 Nick Hammond GK ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Bernal DF AUS 41 0 2 0 1 0 Steve Blatherwick DF ENG 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 Martyn Booty DF ENG 14 0 2 0 2 0 Keith McPherson DF ENG 39 2 1 0 0 0 Steve Swales DF ENG 3 0 0 0 0 0 Barry Hunter DF NIR 26+1 2 1 0 1 0 Dariusz Wdowczyk DF POL 8 0 0 0 2 0 Paul Bodin DF WAL 37 1 0 0 2 0 Jeff Hopkins DF WAL 17+1 0 0 0 1 0 David Bass MF ENG 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 Darren Caskey MF ENG 26+9 0 2 1 1 0 Byron Glasgow MF ENG 2+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 Mick Gooding MF ENG 40+3 0 2 0 2 0 Paul Holsgrove MF ENG 12+2 2 2 0 1 0 Jamie Lambert MF ENG 20+11 5 2 1 0 0 Phil Parkinson MF ENG 15+9 1 0 0 1+1 0 Ben Smith MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Meaker MF WAL 15+10 1 0 0 0 0 Stuart Lovell FW AUS 17+9 5 0+1 0 1 0 Trevor Morley FW ENG 36+1 22 2 1 1 0 Neville Roach FW ENG 2+1 1 0 0 0 0 Martin Williams FW ENG 21+8 3 2 0 2 0 Jimmy Quinn FW NIR 10+14 3 0 0 1+1 1 Lee Nogan FW WAL 21+11 6 0 0 1+1 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: Borislav Mihaylov GK BUL 8 0 1 0 2 0 Tommy Wright GK NIR 17 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Brown DF ENG 5 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Gilkes MF ENG 27+5 1 2 0 0+1 0 |} Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1 FWENGTrevor Morley2210232 FWWALLee Nogan6006MFENGJamie Lambert51064 FWAUSStuart Lovell50055 FWNIRJimmy Quinn30146 FWENGMartin Williams3003 Own goal30038 MFENGPaul Holsgrove2002DFNIRBarry Hunter2002DFENGKeith McPherson200211DFWALPaul Bodin1001MFENGMichael Gilkes1001MFWALMichael Meaker1001FWENGNeville Roach1001MFENGDarren Caskey0101TOTALS583162 Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1 GKNIRTommy Wright70072 GKAUSSteve Mautone40043 GKBULBorislav Mihaylov1001GKENGSal Bibbo1001TOTALS130013 Disciplinary record Position Nation Name First Division FA Cup League Cup TotalDFAUSAndy Bernal93000093DFENGSteve Blatherwick20000020DFENGKeith McPherson40000040DFENGSteve Swales10000010DFNIRBarry Hunter1120000112DFWALPaul Bodin20000020DFWALJeff Hopkins50000050MFENGDarren Caskey10000010MFENGMick Gooding81000081MFENGPaul Holsgrove00100010MFENGJamie Lambert30100040MFENGPhil Parkinson70000070MFWALMichael Meaker50000050FWENGTrevor Morley40000040FWENGNeville Roach10000010FWENGMartin Williams30000030FWNIRJimmy Quinn20000020FWWALLee Nogan10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Reading during the season:GKBULBorislav Mihaylov01000001GKNIRTommy Wright10000010DFENGKenny Brown20000020MFENGMichael Gilkes10000010 Total00200000 Notes lower-alpha References October 2011 Soccerbase.com Category:Reading F.C. seasons Reading