Reading 1996–97 football season
Reading 1996–97 season Chairman John Madejski Manager Mick Gooding andJimmy Quinn (player-managers) Stadium Elm Park First Division 18th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup First round Top goalscorer League: Trevor Morley (22) All: Trevor Morley (23) Highest home attendance 14,853 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers , 12 April 1997) Lowest home attendance 5,513 (vs. Tranmere Rovers , 3 December 1996) Average home league attendance 9,160
During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary [ ]
This section needs expansion . You can help by . (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 [ ]
As of match played 3 May 1997
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age[a] )
Signed from
Signed in
Contract ends
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
Steve Mautone
GK
(1970-08-10 ) 10 August 1970 (aged 26)
West Ham United
1997
15
0
Sal Bibbo
GK
(1974-08-24 ) 24 August 1974 (aged 22)
Sheffield United
1996
6
0
Nick Hammond
GK
(1967-09-07 ) 7 September 1967 (aged 29)
Plymouth Argyle
1996
7
0
Defenders
Andy Bernal
DF
(1973-02-21 ) 21 February 1973 (aged 24)
Sydney Olympic
1994
129
2
Steve Blatherwick
DF
(1973-09-20 ) 20 September 1973 (aged 23)
loan from Nottingham Forest
1997
1997
7
0
Martyn Booty
DF
(1971-05-30 ) 30 May 1971 (aged 25)
Crewe Alexandra
1996
35
1
Keith McPherson
DF
(1963-09-11 ) 11 September 1963 (aged 33)
Northampton Town
1990
Steve Swales
DF
(1973-12-26 ) 26 December 1973 (aged 23)
Scarborough
1995
14
0
Michael Thorp
DF
(1975-12-05 ) 5 December 1975 (aged 21)
Trainee
1995
5
0
Barry Hunter
DF
(1968-11-18 ) 18 November 1968 (aged 28)
Wrexham
1996
29
2
Dariusz Wdowczyk
DF
(1962-09-25 ) 25 September 1962 (aged 34)
Celtic
1994
96
0
Paul Bodin
DF
(1964-09-13 ) 13 September 1964 (aged 32)
Swindon Town
1996
39
1
Jeff Hopkins
DF
(1964-04-14 ) 14 April 1964 (aged 33)
Bristol Rovers
1992
155
3
Midfielders
David Bass
MF
(1974-11-29 ) 29 November 1974 (aged 22)
Trainee
1992
11
0
Darren Caskey
MF
(1974-08-21 ) 21 August 1974 (aged 22)
Tottenham Hotspur
1996
53
3
Andy Freeman
MF
(1977-09-08 ) 8 September 1977 (aged 19)
Trainee
1995
1
0
Byron Glasgow
MF
(1979-02-18 ) 18 February 1979 (aged 18)
Trainee
1996
5
0
Mick Gooding (Player-Manager)
MF
(1959-04-12 ) 12 April 1959 (aged 38)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1989
Paul Holsgrove
MF
(1969-08-26 ) 26 August 1969 (aged 27)
Millwall
1994
83
7
Jamie Lambert
MF
(1973-09-14 ) 14 September 1973 (aged 23)
Trainee
1992
108
16
Phil Parkinson
MF
(1967-12-01 ) 1 December 1967 (aged 29)
Bury
1992
208
10
Ben Smith
MF
(1978-11-23 ) 23 November 1978 (aged 18)
Arsenal
1996
1
0
Derek Simpson
MF
(1978-12-23 ) 23 December 1978 (aged 18)
Trainee
1994
0
0
Michael Meaker
[b]
MF
(1971-08-18 ) 18 August 1971 (aged 25)
Queens Park Rangers
1995
47
1
Forwards
Stuart Lovell
FW
(1972-01-09 ) 9 January 1972 (aged 25)
Trainee
1990
Alan Carey
FW
(1975-08-21 ) 21 August 1975 (aged 21)
Trainee
1994
3
0
Trevor Morley
FW
(1961-03-20 ) 20 March 1961 (aged 36)
West Ham United
1995
61
29
Neville Roach
FW
(1978-09-29 ) 29 September 1978 (aged 18)
Trainee
1996
3
1
Martin Williams
FW
(1973-07-12 ) 12 July 1973 (aged 23)
Luton Town
1995
49
4
Jimmy Quinn (Player-Manager)
FW
(1959-12-07 ) 7 December 1959 (aged 37)
Bournemouth
1992
216
94
Lee Nogan
FW
(1969-05-21 ) 21 May 1969 (aged 27)
Watford
1995
102
29
Out on loan
Left during the season
Borislav Mikhailov
GK
(1963-02-12 ) 12 February 1963 (aged 34)
Botev Plovdiv
1995
28
0
Tommy Wright
GK
(1963-08-29 ) 29 August 1963 (aged 33)
loan from Nottingham Forest
1996
1996
17
0
Kenny Brown
DF
(1967-07-11 ) 11 July 1967 (aged 29)
loan from West Ham United
1996
1996
20
1
Dylan Kerr
DF
(1967-01-14 ) 14 January 1967 (aged 30)
Leeds United
1993
104
5
Michael Gilkes
[c]
MF
(1965-07-20 ) 20 July 1965 (aged 31)
Leicester City
1984
Jimmy Garrity
(1976-01-01 ) 1 January 1976 (aged 21)
Newcastle United
1996
0
0
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
11 July 1996
DF
Paul Bodin
Swindon Town
Free
12 July 1996
DF
Barry Hunter
Wrexham
£400,000
1 August 1996
GK
Sal Bibbo
Sheffield United
Free
1 August 1996
MF
Ben Smith
Arsenal
Free
27 March 1997
GK
Steve Mautone
West Ham United
£250,000
Loans In [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
9 September 1996
DF
Kenny Brown
West Ham United
5 October 1996
4 October 1996
GK
Tommy Wright
Nottingham Forest
28 December 1996
17 February 1997
GK
Steve Mautone
West Ham United
26 March 1997
27 March 1997
DF
Steve Blatherwick
Nottingham Forest
End of Season
Out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
3 July 1996
DF
Ady Williams
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£750,000
27 March 1997
MF
Michael Gilkes
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£50,000
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date to
Ref.
14 February 1997
FW
Lee Nogan
Notts County
15 March 1997
Released [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Joined
Date
16 September 1996
DF
Dylan Kerr
Carlisle United
16 September 1996
December 1995[1]
Jimmy Garrity
6 March 1997[2]
GK
Borislav Mikhailov
Slavia Sofia
1 August 1997
9 May 1997
MF
Mick Gooding
Southend United
1 July 1998
9 May 1997
FW
Jimmy Quinn
Peterborough United
1 July 1997
30 June 1997
DF
Jeff Hopkins
Selangor
30 June 1997
MF
David Bass
30 June 1997
MF
Andy Freeman
30 June 1997
MF
Derek Simpson
Slough Town
30 June 1997
FW
Alan Carey
Competitions [ ]
First Division [ ]
Results [ ]
Reading v Sheffield United
Reading v Stoke City
31 August 1996 4 Reading 2–2 Stoke City show Reading
Morley 7' (pen. ) Holsgrove 79'
Report
Sheron 25' Forsyth 79' Dreyer
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 8,414
West Bromwich Albion v Reading
Charlton Athletic v Reading
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading
5 October 1996 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Reading show Wolverhampton
Report
Lambert 69'
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,193
Reading v Grimsby Town
12 October 1996 11 Reading 1–1 Grimsby Town show Reading
Morley 57' (pen. )
Report
Wrack 83' Pearcey
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,656
Reading v Manchester City
15 October 1996 12 Reading 2–0 Manchester City show Reading
Nogan 35' , 67' Hopkins Gooding
Report
Lomas 82' Symons Wassall Kinkladze
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 11,724
Oldham Athletic v Reading
19 October 1996 13 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Reading show Oldham
Orlygsson 65' (pen. )
Report
Quinn 75' (pen. ) Bodin
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,171
Bolton Wanderers v Reading
Southend United v Reading
Reading v Queens Park Rangers
23 November 1996 18 Reading 2–1 Queens Park Rangers show Reading
Morley 73' Nogan 80' Hunter Meaker
Report
Spencer 49' McDonald Barker
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 12,847
Reading v Birmingham City
Reading v Tranmere Rovers
Reading v West Bromwich Albion
Reading v Charlton Athletic
Birmingham City v Reading
Tranmere Rovers v Reading
1 February 1997 30 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Reading show Birkenhead
Branch 14' Thomas-Moore 72' Cook Thorn
Report
Morley 21' , 42' Bodin Quinn
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,019
Reading v Bolton Wanderers
8 February 1997 31 Reading 3–2 Bolton Wanderers show Reading
Morley 56' , 62' (pen. ) , 70'
Report
Thompson 61' McGinlay 64' Bergsson Frandsen
Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 10,739
Reading v Southend United
Queens Park Rangers v Reading
12 March 1997 35 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Reading show White City
Ready 55'
Report
Morley 2' Maddix 76' (o.g. ) Hunter
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,316
Sheffield United v Reading
Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Reading v Oldham Athletic
Manchester City v Reading
3 May 1997 46 Manchester City 3–2 Reading show Manchester
Dickov 34' Rosler 66' Heaney 78'
Report
Meaker 2' Symons 33' (o.g. ) Blatherwick
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,260
League table [ ]
This section is
transcluded from
1996–97 Football League .
( | )
16
West Bromwich Albion
46
14
15
17
68
72
−4
57
17
Oxford United
46
16
9
21
64
68
−4
57
18
Reading
46
15
12
19
58
67
−9
57
19
Swindon Town
46
15
9
22
52
71
−19
54
20
Huddersfield Town
46
13
15
18
48
61
−13
54
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
FA Cup [ ]
League Cup [ ]
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
3 September 1996 First Round 2nd leg Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 (3–1 agg. ) Reading show High Wycombe BST (UTC+1 )
Evans 57' Williams 75' de Souza
Report
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,069
Squad statistics [ ]
As of match played 3 May 1997 [3]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Goal Scorers [ ]
Clean sheets [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Age as of the end of the season
^ Michael Meaker was born in Greenford , England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally, representing Wales U21 and Wales B .
^ Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney , England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
References [ ]
This article
needs additional citations for verification .
Please help by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – · · · scholar · JSTOR (October 2011 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message )
show National teams
1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2
Glenn Hoddle
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two , Three )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , Senior )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions