Reading F.C. Player of the Season

Liam Moore, the 2017-18 recipient of the award.

Reading Football Club are an English football club, from Reading, Berkshire. Established in 1871, the club is one of the oldest teams in England, but did not join The Football League until 1920, and had never played in the top tier of English football league system before the 2006–07 season.

Winners[]

Season	Name	Nationality	Position	Notes	Ref
	Colin Meldrum	England	Defender
	Colin Meldrum	England	Defender	First player to win the award in consecutive years
	Jimmy Wheeler	England	Forward
	George Harris	England	Midfielder
	Mike Dixon	England	Goalkeeper
	Peter Silvester	England	Forward
	Steve Death	England	Goalkeeper
	Terry Bell	England	Forward
	Gordon Cumming	England	Midfielder
	Steve Death	England	Goalkeeper
	Steve Death	England	Goalkeeper
	Robin Friday	England	Forward
	Robin Friday	England	Forward
	Steve Death	England	Goalkeeper
	Richie Bowman	England	Midfielder
	Richie Bowman	England	Midfielder
	Mark White	England	Defender
	Steve Hetzke	England	Defender
	Jerry Williams	England	Midfielder
	Steve Richardson	England	Defender
	Steve Richardson	England	Defender
	Steve Wood	England	Defender
1985–86	Steve Wood	England	Defender
	Kevin Bremner	Scotland	Forward
	Steve Francis	England	Goalkeeper
	Trevor Senior	England	Forward
	Martin Hicks	England	Defender
	Keith McPherson	England	Defender
1991–92	Mick Gooding	England	Midfielder
1992–93	Mick Gooding	England	Midfielder
1993–94	Dylan Kerr	Malta	Defender
1994–95	Shaka Hislop	Trinidad and Tobago	Goalkeeper	First winner from outside Europe
1995–96	Mick Gooding	England	Midfielder
1996–97	Trevor Morley	England	Forward
1997–98	Phil Parkinson	England	Midfielder
1998–99	Phil Parkinson	England	Midfielder
1999–2000	Darren Caskey	England	Midfielder
2000–01	Martin Butler	England	Forward
2001–02	Graeme Murty	Scotland	Defender
2002–03	James Harper	England	Midfielder
2003–04	Graeme Murty	Scotland	Defender
2004–05	Dave Kitson	England	Forward
2005–06	Kevin Doyle	Republic of Ireland	Forward
2006–07	Ivar Ingimarsson	Iceland	Defender
2007–08	Stephen Hunt	Republic of Ireland	Midfielder
2008–09	Chris Armstrong	England	Defender
2009–10	Gylfi Sigurðsson	Iceland	Midfielder
2010–11	Shane Long	Republic of Ireland	Forward
2011–12	Alex Pearce	Republic of Ireland	Defender		^[1]
2012–13	Adam Le Fondre	England	Forward	Alex McCarthy second; Hal Robson-Kanu third.	^[2]
2013–14	Jordan Obita	England	Midfielder	Chris Gunter second; Danny Williams third.	^[3]
2014–15	Adam Federici	Australia	Goalkeeper	Jamie Mackie and Michael Hector shortlisted.	^[4]
2015–16	Ali Al-Habsi	Oman	Goalkeeper		^[5]
2016–17	Ali Al-Habsi	Oman	Goalkeeper		^[6]
2017–18	Liam Moore	England	Defender	Modou Barrow second; Liam Kelly third.	^[7]
2018–19	Andy Rinomhota	England	Midfielder	Andy Yiadom second; Yakou Méïté third.	^[8]
2019–20	Rafael Cabral	Brazil	Goalkeeper		^[9]
2020–21	Josh Laurent	England	Midfielder		^[10]

Wins by player[]

Winner	Total wins	Season(s)
Steve Death	4	1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
Mick Gooding	3	1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96
Colin Meldrum	2	1963–64, 1964–65
Robin Friday	2	1974–75, 1975–76
Richie Bowman	2	1977–78, 1978–79
Steve Richardson	2	1982–83, 1983–84
Steve Wood	2	1984–85, 1985–86
Phil Parkinson	2	1997–98, 1998–99
Graeme Murty	2	2001–02, 2003–04
Ali Al-Habsi	2	2015–16, 2016–17
Jimmy Wheeler	1	1965–66
George Harris	1	1966–67
Mike Dixon	1	1967–68
Peter Silvester	1	1968–69
Terry Bell	1	1970–71
Gordon Cumming	1	1971–72
Mark White	1	1979–80
Steve Hetzke	1	1980–81
Jerry Williams	1	1981–82
Kevin Bremner	1	1986–87
Steve Francis	1	1987–88
Trevor Senior	1	1988–89
Martin Hicks	1	1989–90
Keith McPherson	1	1990–91
Dylan Kerr	1	1993–94
Shaka Hislop	1	1994–95
Trevor Morley	1	1996–97
Darren Caskey	1	1999–00
Martin Butler	1	2000–01
James Harper	1	2002–03
Dave Kitson	1	2004–05
Kevin Doyle	1	2005–06
Ivar Ingimarsson	1	2006–07
Stephen Hunt	1	2007–08
Chris Armstrong	1	2008–09
Gylfi Sigurðsson	1	2009–10
Shane Long	1	2010–11
Alex Pearce	1	2011–12
Adam Le Fondre	1	2012–13
Jordan Obita	1	2013–14
Adam Federici	1	2014–15
Liam Moore	1	2017–18
Andy Rinomhota	1	2018–19
Rafael Cabral	1	2019–20
Josh Laurent	1	2020–21

Wins by playing position[]

Position	Number of wins
Defender	17
Midfielder	15
Forward	13
Goalkeeper	11

Wins by nationality[]

Nationality	Number of winners
England	41
Scotland	4
Republic of Ireland	3
Iceland	2
Oman	2
Trinidad and Tobago	1
Australia	1
Brazil	1
Malta	1

References[]

^ "Pearce named Player of the Season". Reading F.C. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Le Fondre wins season award". Reading F.C. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ "Obita wins Player of the Season". Reading F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
^ "Federici wins fans' Player of the Year award". Reading F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ "McDermott pays tribute to 'a wonderful human being'". Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "Ali 'happy and proud' to be named Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ "Liam Moore - Your Be Wiser Fans' Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^ "Home of the Royals!".
^ "Rafael crowned as your Player of the Season 2019-20!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Josh Laurent voted your 2020/21 Player of the Season!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Pearce named Player of the Season". Reading F.C. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[2] "Le Fondre wins season award". Reading F.C. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[Player_of_the_Season-3] "Obita wins Player of the Season". Reading F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

[4] "Federici wins fans' Player of the Year award". Reading F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[5] "McDermott pays tribute to 'a wonderful human being'". Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[6] "Ali 'happy and proud' to be named Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

[7] "Liam Moore - Your Be Wiser Fans' Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

[8] "Home of the Royals!".

[9] "Rafael crowned as your Player of the Season 2019-20!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[10] "Josh Laurent voted your 2020/21 Player of the Season!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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