During the 1996–97 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Season summary
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
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers Steve Mautone GK West Ham United 1997 15 0 Sal Bibbo GK Sheffield United 1996 6 0 Nick Hammond GK Plymouth Argyle 1996 7 0 Defenders Andy Bernal DF Sydney Olympic 1994 129 2 Steve Blatherwick DF loan from Nottingham Forest 1997 1997 7 0 Martyn Booty DF Crewe Alexandra 1996 35 1 Keith McPherson DF Northampton Town 1990 Steve Swales DF Scarborough 1995 14 0 Michael Thorp DF Trainee 1995 5 0 Barry Hunter DF Wrexham 1996 29 2 Dariusz Wdowczyk DF Celtic 1994 96 0 Paul Bodin DF Swindon Town 1996 39 1 Jeff Hopkins DF Bristol Rovers 1992 155 3 Midfielders David Bass MF Trainee 1992 11 0 Darren Caskey MF Tottenham Hotspur 1996 53 3 Andy Freeman MF Trainee 1995 1 0 Byron Glasgow MF Trainee 1996 5 0 Mick Gooding MF Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989 Paul Holsgrove MF Millwall 1994 83 7 Jamie Lambert MF Trainee 1992 108 16 Phil Parkinson MF Bury 1992 208 10 Ben Smith MF Arsenal 1996 1 0 Derek Simpson MF Trainee 1994 0 0 Michael Meaker MF Queens Park Rangers 1995 47 1 Forwards Stuart Lovell FW Trainee 1990 Alan Carey FW Trainee 1994 3 0 Trevor Morley FW West Ham United 1995 61 29 Neville Roach FW Trainee 1996 3 1 Martin Williams FW Luton Town 1995 49 4 Jimmy Quinn FW Bournemouth 1992 216 94 Lee Nogan FW Watford 1995 102 29 Out on loan Left during the season Borislav Mihaylov GK Botev Plovdiv 1995 28 0 Tommy Wright GK loan from Nottingham Forest 1996 1996 17 0 Kenny Brown DF loan from West Ham United 1996 1996 20 1 Dylan Kerr DF Leeds United 1993 104 5 Michael Gilkes MF Leicester City 1984 Jimmy Garrity Newcastle United 1996 0 0
Left club during season
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 Jimmy Garrity 6 March 1997 GK Borislav Mihaylov 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
League table
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1 FWTrevor Morley2210232 FWLee Nogan6006MFJamie Lambert51064 FWStuart Lovell50055 FWJimmy Quinn30146 FWMartin Williams3003 Own goal30038 MFPaul Holsgrove2002DFBarry Hunter2002DFKeith McPherson200211DFPaul Bodin1001MFMichael Gilkes1001MFMichael Meaker1001FWNeville Roach1001MFDarren Caskey0101TOTALS583162
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1 GKTommy Wright70072 GKSteve Mautone40043 GKBorislav Mihaylov1001GKSal Bibbo1001TOTALS130013
Disciplinary record Position Nation Name First Division FA Cup League Cup TotalDFAndy Bernal93000093DFSteve Blatherwick20000020DFKeith McPherson40000040DFSteve Swales10000010DFBarry Hunter1120000112DFPaul Bodin20000020DFJeff Hopkins50000050MFDarren Caskey10000010MFMick Gooding81000081MFPaul Holsgrove00100010MFJamie Lambert30100040MFPhil Parkinson70000070MFMichael Meaker50000050FWTrevor Morley40000040FWNeville Roach10000010FWMartin Williams30000030FWJimmy Quinn20000020FWLee Nogan10000010Players away on loan:Players who left Reading during the season:GKBorislav Mihaylov01000001GKTommy Wright10000010DFKenny Brown20000020MFMichael Gilkes10000010 Total00200000
Notes
References
Soccerbase.com