1995–96 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1995–96 season
Chairman John Madejski
Manager Mick Gooding and
Jimmy Quinn (player-managers)
Stadium Elm Park
First Division 19th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League: Jimmy Quinn
Lee Nogan (10)
All: Jimmy Quinn (19)

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Shaka Hislop[1]
England GK Simon Sheppard
Bulgaria GK Borislav Mikhailov
England GK Nick Hammond
England DF Keith McPherson
Wales DF Jeff Hopkins
England DF Martyn Booty
Wales DF Adrian Williams[2]
Poland DF Dariusz Wdowczyk
Malta DF Dylan Kerr
Australia DF Andy Bernal
England MF Michael Gilkes[3]
England MF Mick Gooding (player-manager)
England MF Paul Holsgrove
No. Position Player
England MF Darren Caskey
England MF Neville Gordon
England MF Tom Jones
England MF Jamie Lambert
England MF Simon Osborn
England MF Phil Parkinson
England MF Scott Taylor
Wales MF Michael Meaker
Australia MF Stuart Lovell
Wales FW Lee Nogan
Northern Ireland FW Jimmy Quinn (player-manager)
England FW Trevor Morley
England FW Martin Williams
England FW Jamie Lambert

Transfers[4]

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
11 August 2011 MF England Neville Gordon England Millwall Free
13 February 1996 GK England Nick Hammond England Plymouth Argyle £40,000
28 February 1996 MF England Darren Caskey England Tottenham Hotspur £700,000

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
10 August 1995 GK England Shaka Hislop Newcastle United £1,580,000
FW England Lea Barkus Fulham £20,000

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
1 February 1996 End of Season MF England Neville Gordon England Woking
31 May 1996 FW England Trevor Morley Norway Brann

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
31 December 1995 MF England Robert Codner
31 May 1996 MF England Tom Jones
31 May 1996 MF England Mike Murphy
31 May 1996 GK England Simon Sheppard
31 May 1996 MF England Neville Gordon

Competitions

Division Two

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Sunderland 461382321099527235933+ 2683
2 Derby County 461481482278823297151+ 2079
3 Crystal Palace 469953422116633266748+ 1975
4 Stoke City 461364321577928346049+ 1173
5 Leicester City 469773229107634316660+ 671
6 Charlton Athletic 468114282399529225745+ 1271
7 Ipswich Town 4613554530671034397969+ 1069
8 Huddersfield Town 4614454223381219356158+ 363
9 Sheffield United 46977292577928295754+ 362
10 Barnsley 4691043428581026386066– 660
11 West Bromwich Albion 4611573429571126396068– 860
12 Port Vale 4610583029510829375966– 760
13 Tranmere Rovers 469954229581022316460+ 459
14 Southend United 4611843022461322395261– 959
15 Birmingham City 4611753723461324416164– 358
16 Norwich City 467972624761033315955+ 457
17 Grimsby Town 4681052725641328445569– 1456
18 Oldham Athletic 4610763320471221305450+ 456
19 Reading 468782830510826335463– 756
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 468963428571122345662– 855
21 Portsmouth 468693432571127376169– 852
22 Millwall 4676102328671020354363– 2052
23 Watford 4678840333101022376270– 2848
24 Luton Town 4676103034461310304064– 2445

FA Cup

Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup

League Cup

Top Scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 10 2 5 19
2 FW Wales Lee Nogan 10 0 1 11
3 MF Australia Stuart Lovell 6 0 2 8
FW England Jamie Lambert 5 0 1 6
5 FW England Trevor Morley 4 1 0 5
6 DF Wales Ady Williams 3 0 0 3
MF England Mick Gooding 3 0 0 3
Own Goal 2 0 1 3
9 DF Malta Dylan Kerr 2 0 0 2
DF Australia Andy Bernal 2 0 0 2
MF England Darren Caskey 2 0 0 2
12 DF England Kenny Brown 1 0 0 1
MF England Paul Holsgrove 1 0 0 1
DF England Martyn Booty 1 0 0 1
DF England Martin Williams 1 0 0 1
Unknown 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

References

  1. Hislop was born in Hackney, England and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  2. Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  3. Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
  4. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2125&teamTabs=transfers&season_id=127

Soccerbase.com

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