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1995–96 Reading F.C. season
| Field | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Reading | |||||||||
| season | 1995–96 | |||||||||
| manager | Mick Gooding and | |||||||||
| Jimmy Quinn *(player-managers)* | ||||||||||
| chairman | John Madejski | |||||||||
| stadium | Elm Park | |||||||||
| league | First Division | |||||||||
| league result | [19th](1995-96-football-league-first-division) | |||||||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | |||||||||
| cup1 result | [Fourth round](1995-96-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper) vs Manchester United | |||||||||
| cup2 | League Cup | |||||||||
| cup2 result | [Fifth round](1995-96-football-league-cup-fifth-round) vs Leeds United | |||||||||
| league topscorer | Lee Nogan/Jimmy Quinn (10) | |||||||||
| season topscorer | Jimmy Quinn (16) | |||||||||
| pattern_la1 | _blue_hoops | pattern_b1=_bluehoops3 | pattern_ra1=_blue_hoops | pattern_so1=_blueline | leftarm1= | body1= | rightarm1= | shorts1= | socks1= | |
| prevseason | [1994–95](1994-95-reading-f-c-season) | |||||||||
| nextseason | [1996–97](1996-97-reading-f-c-season) |
Jimmy Quinn (player-managers) 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
| Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Out on loan | Unknown | Left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borislav Mihaylov | BUL | GK | Botev Plovdiv | 1995 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||
| Nick Hammond | ENG | GK | Plymouth Argyle | 1996 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Simon Sheppard | ENG | GK | Watford | 1994 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Sutton | ENG | GK | loan from Derby County | 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Andy Bernal | AUS | DF | Sydney Olympic | 1994 | 85 | 2 | |||||||||
| Martyn Booty | ENG | DF | Crewe Alexandra | 1996 | 17 | 1 | |||||||||
| Keith McPherson | ENG | DF | Northampton Town | 1990 | |||||||||||
| Steve Swales | ENG | DF | Scarborough | 1995 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| Michael Thorp | ENG | DF | Trainee | 1995 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dylan Kerr | MLT | DF | Leeds United | 1993 | 104 | 5 | |||||||||
| Dariusz Wdowczyk | POL | DF | Celtic | 1994 | 86 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jeff Hopkins | WAL | DF | Bristol Rovers | 1992 | 136 | 3 | |||||||||
| Ady Williams | WAL | DF | Trainee | 1989 | |||||||||||
| David Bass | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1992 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darren Caskey | ENG | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | 1996 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||
| Andy Freeman | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1995 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Michael Gilkes | ENG | MF | Leicester City | 1984 | |||||||||||
| Mick Gooding (Player-Manager) | ENG | MF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1989 | |||||||||||
| Paul Holsgrove | ENG | MF | Millwall | 1994 | 66 | 5 | |||||||||
| Tommy Jones | ENG | MF | Swindon Town | 1992 | 92 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jamie Lambert | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1992 | 75 | 10 | |||||||||
| Mick Murphy | ENG | MF | Trainee | 1994 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Phil Parkinson | ENG | MF | Bury | 1992 | 182 | 9 | |||||||||
| Derek Simpson | SCO | MF | Trainee | 1994 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Michael Meaker | WAL | MF | Queens Park Rangers | 1995 | 22 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stuart Lovell | AUS | FW | Trainee | 1990 | |||||||||||
| Alan Carey | ENG | FW | Trainee | 1994 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Trevor Morley | ENG | FW | West Ham United | 1995 | 21 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager) | NIR | FW | Bournemouth | 1992 | 190 | 90 | |||||||||
| Lee Nogan | WAL | FW | Watford | 1995 | 68 | 23 | |||||||||
| Neville Gordon | ENG | MF | Millwall | 1995 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Martin Williams | ENG | FW | Luton Town | 1995 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Garrity | ENG | Newcastle United | 1996 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Eric Nixon | ENG | GK | loan from Tranmere Rovers | 1996 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Woods | ENG | GK | loan from Sheffield Wednesday | 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kenny Brown | ENG | DF | loan from West Ham United | 1995 | 1995 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
| Robert Codner | ENG | FW | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1995 | 5 | 0 |
Out on loan
Left club during season
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1995 | GK | BUL | Borislav Mihaylov | Botev Plovdiv | ||
| Summer 1995 | DF | ENG | Steve Swales | Scarborough | ||
| 11 August 1995 | MF | ENG | Neville Gordon | Millwall | Free | |
| Summer 1995 | MF | WAL | Michael Meaker | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Summer 1995 | FW | ENG | Robert Codner | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Summer 1995 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | West Ham United | ||
| Summer 1995 | FW | ENG | Martin Williams | Luton Town | Free | |
| Winter 1996 | DF | ENG | Martyn Booty | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| January 1996 | ENG | Jimmy Garrity | Newcastle United | |||
| 13 February 1996 | GK | ENG | Nick Hammond | Plymouth Argyle | £40,000 | |
| 28 February 1996 | MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | Tottenham Hotspur | £700,000 |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1995 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | West Ham United | Winter 1996 | |
| 1 October 1995 | GK | ENG | Chris Woods | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 December 1995 | |
| 9 January 1996 | GK | ENG | Eric Nixon | Tranmere Rovers | 4 February 1996 | |
| 19 January 1996 | GK | ENG | Steve Sutton | Derby County | 31 May 1996 |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1995 | GK | ENG | Shaka Hislop | Newcastle United | £1,580,000 | |
| Summer 1995 | MF | ENG | Simon Osborn | Queens Park Rangers | £1,100,000 | |
| Summer 1995 | MF | ENG | Scott Taylor | Leicester City | ||
| Summer 1995 | FW | ENG | Lea Barkus | Fulham | £20,000 |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 December 1995 | FW | ENG | Martin Williams | Bangor | End of Season | |
| 1 February 1996 | MF | ENG | Neville Gordon | Woking | End of Season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 1995 | MF | ENG | Robert Codner | Peterborough United | |
| 30 June 1996 | GK | ENG | Simon Sheppard | Boreham Wood | |
| 30 June 1996 | MF | ENG | Tommy Jones | Woking | |
| 30 June 1996 | MF | ENG | Mick Murphy | Slough Town | |
| 30 June 1996 | MF | ENG | Neville Gordon |
Competitions
First Division
Main article: 1995–96 Football League#First Division
Results
Lovell
Nogan
Sturridge
Dixon
Lovell
Mills
Melville
Lovell
Taylor
Williams
Creaney
Mathie
Williams
Mason
Nogan
Robinson
Holsgrove
Nogan
Foyle
Porter
Morley
Johnson
Fleck
Lambert
Nogan
Flynn
Lovell
Eadie
O'Neill
Willis
Hopkins
Booth
Quinn
Houghton
Connolly
Ramage
Caskey
Whitehouse
Quinn
Quinn
League table
FA Cup
Main article: 1995–96 FA Cup
Quinn
Parker
Cantona
League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Football League Cup
Burgess
Lambert
Quinn
Lucketti
Morley
Speed
Squad statistics
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Goal Scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | NIR | Jimmy Quinn | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2 | FW | WAL | Lee Nogan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Stuart Lovell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Jamie Lambert | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | ENG | Mick Gooding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | DF | MLT | Dylan Kerr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | AUS | Andy Bernal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | ENG | Darren Caskey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG | Kenny Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG | Martyn Booty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | ENG | Paul Holsgrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | ENG | 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.
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Notes
References
References
- "Season 1995-96". royalsrecord.
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