List of Reading F.C. records and statistics
Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign[1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign.[2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.[1][3]
The club's largest win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Football League Third Division South.[1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894.[1]
The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991.[1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club.[1][4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively.[1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with 6 against Stoke City in 1930–31.[1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States.[1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record.[5]
Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0.[6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012.[7]
The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £7 million 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurdsson on 31 August 2010.[1][8] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought was Emerse Fae, who cost £2.5m from Nantes on 2 August 2007.[1][9]
Honours
- 1988
- 1940–41
- Highest league finish:
- Premier League 2007, 8th Place
Player records
- Most league appearances: Martin Hicks (500, 1978 to 1991)[1]
- Most league goals: Ronnie Blackman (158, 1947 to 1954)[1]
- Most league goals in a season: Ronnie Blackman (39, 1951–52)[1]
- Most league goals in a game: Arthur Bacon (6 vs. Stoke City, 1930–31)
- Most penalties: Ray Reeves (22)[10]
- Record transfer fee paid: £2.5m Emerse Fae from Nantes[9]
- Record transfer fee received: £7.0m Gylfi Sigurdsson to 1899 Hoffenheim on 31 August 2010
- Most capped player (while at Reading): Kevin Doyle[1]
- First Reading-based player to play in World Cup: U.S. international Bobby Convey (2006)
- Record time for goalkeeper not conceding a goal: Steve Death - 1103 minutes, 1978–79 (former English league record)[5]
Appearances
The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions.[11]
| Pos. | Player | App. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Martin Hicks |
603 |
| 2 | Steve Death |
537 |
| 3 | Dick Spiers |
505 |
| 4 | Michael Gilkes |
487 |
| 5 | Stuart Beavon |
481 |
| 6 | Maurice Evans |
459 |
| 7 | Steve Richardson |
457 |
| 8 | Jimmy Wheeler |
453 |
| 9 | Phil Parkinson |
426 |
| 10 |  Adrian Williams |
398 |
Goalscorers
The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions.[12]
| Pos. | Player | Gls |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Senior |
191 |
| 2 | Jimmy Wheeler |
168 |
| 3 | Ronnie Blackman |
167 |
| 4 | Tony MacPhee |
104 |
| 5 | Tommy Tait |
103 |
| 6 | Denis Allen |
95 |
| 7 |  Jimmy Quinn |
94 |
| 8 | Douggie Webb |
93 |
| 9 | Les Chappell |
90 |
| 10 | Pat Earles |
85 |
Team records
- Biggest win: 10–2 v Crystal Palace (4 September 1946, Football League Third Division South)[1]
- Heaviest defeat: 18–0 v Preston North End (27 January 1894, FA Cup 1st round)[1]
- Longest winning sequence at the start of a season: 13 victories in 1985–86.
- Most points in a single season in any English professional league: 106 points (2005–06)[3]
- Worst ever start to a game by a team in English football – three goals conceded after 5 minutes and 41 seconds v. Manchester United, FA Cup Fifth round replay 2007.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Club Honours and Records". Reading F.C. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Points record". The Football League. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Reading 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2006.
- ↑ "Reading Internationals". Royals' Record. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- 1 2 "United stretch lead after Van der Sar record". CNN world sport. Cable News Network. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ van Eijden, Han (2011). "Elm Park Reading". Old Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ↑ "Reading FC News - Record Attendance Set". Reading Football Club. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sigurdsson leaving in Club record deal". Reading Football Club. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Fae joins for club record fee". 2 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.
- ↑ http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/farewell-to-an-old-legend-4256142
- ↑ http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/players/appear.html
- ↑ http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/players/scorers.html
- ↑ Moore, Glenn (28 February 2007). "'It is not often there is honour in defeat' says proud Coppell". London: The Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
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