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2005–06 Reading F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Reading's 135th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship, since their promotion from the Second Division in 2002, and covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Reading
2005–06 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerSteve Coppell
Championship1st
FA CupFourth Round vs Birmingham City
League CupFourth Round vs Arsenal
Top goalscorerLeague: Two Players (18)
All: Dave Kitson (22)
Highest home attendance23,845 vs Southampton
(10 February 2006)
Lowest home attendance6,941 vs Luton Town
(20 September 2005)

Reading finished the season as Champions, winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time, and registered the highest points total gained in a professional league season with 106, bettering the previous record held by Sunderland by 1 point.[1]

Review and events edit

See also: 2005–06 in English football

Pre-season edit

Transfers edit

Following the completion of the 2004–05 season Reading announced on 11 May that veteran duo Martin Keown and Les Ferdinand, along with Ricky Newman, Bas Savage and youngster Louie Soares would not have their contracts renewed and were free to leave the club.[2] On 22 June striker Nicky Forster left the club after 6 years, opting to sign for Ipswich Town having turned down a new contract at Reading.[3] He was followed in the days after by Paul Brooker and Lloyd Owusu who both moved to Brentford on free transfers.[4][5] On 21 July Andy Hughes moved to Norwich City in a deal thought to be worth £500,000 and the next day Dean Morgan moved to Luton Town on a free transfer.[6][7] The final summer departure from the Madejski was Shaun Goater who agreed to have his contract terminated by mutual consent on 27 July.[8]

The first signings of the summer were Irish pair Kevin Doyle and Shane Long who joined from Cork City on 7 June.[9] Stephen Hunt arrived from Brentford on a free transfer on 29 June and he was followed by Graham Stack who signed on a six-month loan from Arsenal on 7 July.[10][11] Leroy Lita was signed from Bristol City for a then club record £1,000,000 on 14 July and on 22 July Brynjar Gunnarsson transferred from Watford for an undisclosed fee.[12][13] On 2 August Chris Makin and John Oster both arrived on free transfers from Leicester City and Burnley respectively.[14] Eric Obinna signed on a short-term deal on 24 August and Reading's summer transfer business was completed by Sekou Baradji who was signed on loan from West Ham on 1 September.[15][16]

August edit

Reading's first match in the Championship was a home game against Plymouth Argyle on 6 August and despite dominating the game Reading lost 1 – 2. Having gone one down Leroy Lita equalised with a goal on his debut but a late finish from Nick Chadwick was enough to give Plymouth all the points.[17] On 9 August Reading faced Brighton in the first of two away games with goals in each half for Glen Little and Dave Kitson enough for a 2 – 0 victory.[18] Reading then faced a trip north to Preston on 13 August and a came away with a comfortable 3 – 0 win thanks to a brace from Lita and a second goal in four days from Glen Little.[19] Reading returned to the Madejski on 20 August to face Millwall in a game they won emphatically 5 – 0. Bobby Convey scored two and one each from James Harper, Kitson and Steve Sidwell completed the scoring.[20]

Reading faced Swansea City on 23 August in the first round of the League Cup. Kitson opened the scoring on 13 minutes but an 80th-minute equaliser from Adebayo Akinfenwa saw the game go into extra times with the score at 1–1. A second goal Kitson and one for Lita in extra time were enough to earn a 3–1 victory and progress into the second round.[21] Reading were back in league action on 27 August away at Watford though neither team could make the breakthrough and it ended 0 – 0.[22] The last game in August saw Reading at home in the league against Burnley. Leroy Lita put Reading into the lead on 7 minutes but Burnley equalised through Ade Akinbiyi. Kevin Doyle won the match for Reading with his first goal for the club on 70 minutes with the game finishing 2 – 1.[23]

September edit

After a 12-day break Reading travelled to the Ricoh Arena to face Coventry City on 10 September. A second goal in two games from Kevin Doyle was only enough for a 1 – 1 draw with Rob Page equalising in the 86th minute.[24] Three days later Reading faced Crystal Palace at home in a game they won 3 – 2. Kevin Doyle opened the scoring for Reading but Andy Johnson equalised shortly after and Clinton Morrison then gave Palace the lead at the start of the second half. However goals from Leroy Lita and Ibrahima Sonko were enough to secure the win for Reading.[25] Next up was the visit of Crewe on 17 September which Reading won 1 – 0 thanks to a 78th-minute header from Ivar Ingimarsson.[26] Reading were back in Football League Cup action on 20 September with a second round home tie against Luton Town. A single John Oster goal was enough to see Reading progress to the third round.[27] On 24 September Reading traveled to Norwich City in the Football League Championship recorded and a third straight 1 – 0 win thanks to a goal from James Harper.[28] The final game in September was at Southampton which finished 0 – 0 with both sides having chances but failing to make the breakthrough.[29]

Squad edit

As of match played 30 April 2006[30]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marcus Hahnemann   GK (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 33) Fulham 2002 190 0
21 Graham Stack  [a] GK (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 24) Arsenal 2005 2008 8 0
28 Jamie Young  [b] GK (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 20) Youth team 2002 1 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty  [c] DF (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 31) York City 1998 286 2
3 Nicky Shorey   DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 25) Leyton Orient 2001 219 9
5 Ibrahima Sonko   DF (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 25) Brentford 2004 94 4
14 John Halls   DF (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 24) Stoke City 2006 3 1
16 Ívar Ingimarsson   DF (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 28) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2003 130 7
18 Michael Dobson   DF (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 25) loan from Brentford 2005 2006 1 0
23 Chris Makin   DF (1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 32) Leicester City 2005 2006 19 0
25 Johnny Mullins   DF (1985-11-06)6 November 1985 (aged 20) Youth team 2004 0 0
26 Curtis Osano   DF (1987-03-08)8 March 1987 (aged 19) Youth team 2005 1 0
27 Aaron Brown   DF (1983-06-23)23 June 1983 (aged 22) Tamworth 2005 0 0
34 Scott Golbourne   DF (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 18) Bristol City 2006 1 0
Midfielders
4 Steve Sidwell   MF (1982-12-14)14 December 1982 (aged 23) Arsenal 2003 150 26
6 Brynjar Gunnarsson   MF (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 30) Watford 2005 34 4
7 Glen Little   MF (1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 30) Burnley 2004 84 6
10 Stephen Hunt   MF (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 24) Brentford 2005 46 3
11 John Oster  [d] MF (1978-12-08)8 December 1978 (aged 27) Burnley 2005 41 2
15 James Harper   MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 25) Arsenal 2001 239 13
17 Bobby Convey   MF (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 22) D.C. United 2004 67 7
20 Jonny Hayes   MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 18) Youth team 2004 0 0
33 Conor Sinnott   MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 18) Bray Wanderers 2006 0 0
Forwards
8 Leroy Lita  [e] FW (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 21) Bristol City 2005 32 15
12 Dave Kitson   FW (1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 26) Cambridge United 2003 94 46
19 Kevin Doyle   FW (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 22) Cork City 2005 51 19
24 Shane Long   FW (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 19) Cork City 2005 15 4
31 Simon Cox   FW (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2005 6 0
Out on loan
14 Simieon Howell  [f] MF (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 20) 2005 0 0
32 Adam Federici   GK (1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 21) Torres 2005 0 0
Left during the season
18 Darren Campbell  [g] MF (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 20) Academy 2003 1 0
22 Peter Castle   DF (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2003 1 0
27 Ryan Catney   MF (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2003 0 0
29 Eric Obinna   FW (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 (aged 24) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2005 8 0
30 Sekou Baradji   DF (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 22) loan from West Ham United 2005 2005 1 0
  1. ^ Graham Stack was born in Hampstead, England, but qualified to represent Republic of Ireland, making his Republic of Ireland Under-21 debut 2003.
  2. ^ Jamie Young was born in Brisbane, Australia, but qualified to represent England, Representing England at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level.
  3. ^ Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents, making his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
  4. ^ John Oster was born in Boston, England, but qualified to represent Wales, making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  5. ^ Leroy Lita was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but qualified to represent England, representing England at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Simieon Howell was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, representing Jamaica at U-23 level.
  7. ^ Darren Campbell was born in Cambridge, England, but qualified to represent Scotland through his parents, representing Scotland at U-17 level in 2003 after representing the England U-17 in 2002.

On loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   JAM Simieon Howell (at Forest Green Rovers until 30 June 2006)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 GK   AUS Adam Federici (at Carshalton Athletic until 30 June 2006)

Left club during season edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   SCO Darren Campbell (released)
22 DF   ENG Peter Castle (to Rushden & Diamonds)
27 MF   NIR Ryan Catney (to Lisburn Distillery)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW   NGA Eric Obinna (to Stevenage Borough)
30 MF   FRA Sekou Baradji (loan return to West Ham United)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
7 June 2005 FW   Kevin Doyle Cork City Undisclosed [9]
7 June 2005 FW   Shane Long Cork City Undisclosed [9]
29 June 2005 MF   Stephen Hunt Brentford Free [10]
14 July 2005 FW   Leroy Lita Bristol City £1,000,000 [12]
22 July 2005 MF   Brynjar Gunnarsson Watford Undisclosed [13]
2 August 2005 DF   Chris Makin Leicester City Free [14]
2 August 2005 MF   John Oster Burnley Free [14]
24 August 2005 FW   Eric Obinna 1. FC Kaiserslautern Free [15]
14 November 2005 MF   Conor Sinnott Bray Wanderers Free [31]
30 December 2005 DF   Aaron Brown Tamworth Undisclosed [32]
30 December 2005 GK   Graham Stack Arsenal Undisclosed [33]
6 January 2006 DF   Scott Golbourne Bristol City Undisclosed [34]
19 January 2006 DF   John Halls Stoke City £250,000 [35]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 November 2005 MF   Ryan Catney Lisburn Distillery Free [36]
31 January 2006 DF   Peter Castle Rushden & Diamonds Free [37]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
7 July 2005 GK   Graham Stack Arsenal 6-month loan [11]
1 September 2005 MF   Sekou Baradji West Ham United 2-month loan [16]
23 November 2005 DF   Aaron Brown Tamworth 30 December 2005 [38][32]
24 November 2005 DF   Michael Dobson Brentford Season long loan [39]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
4 August 2005 MF   Simieon Howell Forest Green Rovers Season long loan [40]
9 September 2005 MF   Darren Campbell Tamworth [41]
December 2005 GK   Adam Federici Northwood One month loan [42]
10 January 2006 DF   Peter Castle Rushden & Diamonds Season long loan [43]
January 2006 GK   Adam Federici Carshalton Athletic Season long loan
4 July 2006 MF   Conor Sinnott Limerick November 2006 [44]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
November 2005 MF   Darren Campbell Colchester United January 2006 [45]
31 January 2006 FW   Eric Obinna Stevenage Borough [32]
31 May 2006 DF   Johnny Mullins Mansfield Town Free [46]
30 June 2006 MF   Simieon Howell Basingstoke Town August 2006 [47]
30 June 2006 GK   Jamie Young Wycombe Wanderers 2 August 2006 [48]
30 June 2006 DF   Chris Makin Southampton 16 August 2006 [49]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 6 August 2005 30 April 2006 Matchday 1 1st 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 067.39
FA Cup 7 January 2006 7 February 2006 Third round Fourth round 4 1 2 1 6 6 +0 025.00
League Cup 23 August 2005 29 November 2005 First round Fourth round 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00
Total 54 35 15 4 111 42 +69 064.81

Last updated: 30 April 2006
Source: Competitions

Championship edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Championship

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 31 13 2 99 32  +67 106 19 3 1 58 14  +44 12 10 1 41 18  +23

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHHHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLWWWDWDWWWDWWDWDWWWWWWWWWWDWWDWWWDLWWDDDWWDWDW
Position211841222222222222221111111111111111111111111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

6 August 2005 1 Reading 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lita   54' Report Evans   21'
Chadwick   90'		 Attendance: 16,836
Referee: Paul Taylor
9 August 2005 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Reading Withdean Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Little   15'
Kitson   63'		 Attendance: 6,676
Referee: Kevin Friend
13 August 2005 3 Preston North End 0–3 Reading Deepdale
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Lita   35', 46'
Little   58'		 Attendance: 13,154
Referee: Lee Probert
20 August 2005 4 Reading 5–0 Millwall Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Convey   6', 25'
Harper   38'
Kitson   44'
Sidwell   79'		 Report Marshall   23' Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Steve Tanner
27 August 2005 5 Watford 0–0 Reading Vicarage Road
17:15 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 12,152
Referee: Richard Beeby
29 August 2005 6 Reading 2–1 Burnley Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lita   8'
Doyle   70'		 Report Akinbiyi   40' Attendance: 14,027
Referee: Ray Olivier
10 September 2005 7 Coventry City 1–1 Reading Ricoh Arena
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Page   86' Report Doyle   68' Attendance: 22,074
Referee: Andy Hall
13 September 2005 8 Reading 3–2 Crystal Palace Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Doyle   26'
Lita   68'
Sonko   87'		 Report Johnson   29'
Morrison   47'		 Attendance: 17,562
Referee: Brian Curson
17 September 2005 9 Reading 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Ingimarsson   78' Report Attendance: 17,668
Referee: Andy Woolmer
24 September 2005 10 Norwich City 0–1 Reading Carrow Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Harper   61' Attendance: 24,850
Referee: Trevor Kettle
28 September 2005 11 Southampton 0–0 Reading St Mary's
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Report Attendance: 24,946
Referee: Graham Poll
1 October 2005 12 Reading 2–1 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gunnarsson   3', 88' Report Kabba   15' Attendance: 22,068
Referee: Grant Hegley
16 October 2005 13 Reading 2–0 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Naylor   18' (o.g.)
Doyle   47'		 Report Attendance: 17,581
Referee: Steve Tanner
18 October 2005 14 Hull City 1–1 Reading KC Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Brown   56' Report Little   74' Attendance: 17,698
22 October 2005 15 Stoke City 0–1 Reading Britannia Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Kitson   75' (pen.) Attendance: 13,484
29 October 2005 16 Reading 1–1 Leeds United Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gunnarsson   62' Report Ingimarsson   74' (o.g.) Attendance: 22,012
1 November 2005 17 Reading 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Whelan   38' (o.g.)
Kitson   64'		 Report Attendance: 16,188
5 November 2005 18 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Reading Loftus Road
15:00 GMT Cook   47' Report Harper   10'
Ingimarsson   65'		 Attendance: 15,347
19 November 2005 19 Reading 3–1 Hull City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Convey   7'
Doyle   69'
Little   70'		 Report Barmby   55' Attendance: 17,864
22 November 2005 20 Ipswich Town 0–3 Reading Portman Road
19:45 GMT Report Sidwell   28'
Lita   53'
Doyle   76'		 Attendance: 22,62
26 November 2005 21 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Reading Home Park
15:00 GMT Report Little   20'
Doyle   56'		 Attendance: 14,020
3 December 2005 22 Reading 3–0 Luton Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell   43'
Kitson   75'
Doyle   88'		 Report Attendance: 19,478
10 December 2005 23 Reading 5–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Oatway   27' (o.g.)
Kitson   51' (pen.), 70', 90'
Hunt   76'		 Report Elphick   48'
Kazim-Richards   84'		 Attendance: 18,546
17 December 2005 24 Millwall 0–2 Reading The Den
15:00 GMT Report Sidwell   40'
Doyle   68'		 Attendance: 12,920
26 December 2005 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Reading Molineux
15:00 GMT Report Kitson   29'
Convey   64'		 Attendance: 27,980
28 December 2005 26 Reading 2–0 Leicester City Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Doyle   60'
Gunnarsson   87'		 Report Attendance: 22,061
31 December 2005 27 Derby County 2–2 Reading Pride Park
17:15 GMT Johnson   32', 62'
Davies     71'		 Report Doyle   34'
Long   88'		 Attendance: 21,434
2 January 2006 28 Reading 5–1 Cardiff City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell   10', 70'
Sonko   31'
Kitson   50', 75'		 Report Jerome   61' Attendance: 22,668
14 January 2006 29 Reading 2–0 Coventry City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Kitson   46', 78' Report Attendance: 22,813
20 January 2006 30 Crystal Palace 1–1 Reading Selhurst Park
19:45 GMT Johnson   79' (pen.) Report Harper   81' Attendance: 19,888
31 January 2006 31 Reading 4–0 Norwich City Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Shorey   6'
Sidwell   17'
Lita   55'
Convey   69'		 Report Attendance: 21,442
4 February 2006 32 Crewe Alexandra 3–4 Reading Alexandra Stadium
15:00 GMT Bell   14'
Taylor   50'
Lunt   68' (pen.)		 Report Shorey   24'
Sidwell   26'
Lita   43', 53'		 Attendance: 6,484
10 February 2006 33 Reading 2–0 Southampton Madejski Stadium
19:45 GMT Lita   16'
Doyle   38'		 Report Attendance: 23,845
14 February 2006 34 Sheffield United 1–1 Reading Bramall Lane
19:45 GMT Dyer   9' Report Kitson   12' Attendance: 25,011
17 February 2006 35 Luton Town 3–2 Reading Kenilworth Road
19:45 GMT Vine   20', 26'
Morgan   51'		 Report Doyle   1', 90' Attendance: 8,705
25 February 2006 36 Reading 2–1 Preston North End Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Sidwell   6'
Lita   45+1'		 Report Davidson   8' Attendance: 23,011
4 March 2006 37 Burnley 0–3 Reading Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Convey   10'
Sonko   55'
Kitson   90'		 Attendance: 12,888
11 March 2006 38 Reading 0–0 Watford Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 23,724
18 March 2006 39 Reading 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Convey   22' Report Miller   64' Attendance: 23,502
25 March 2006 40 Leicester City 1–1 Reading Walkers Stadium
15:00 GMT Hume   38' Report Doyle   85' Attendance: 25,578
1 April 2006 41 Reading 5–0 Derby County Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Harper   59'
Doyle   65'
Oster   69'
Long   73', 83'		 Report Attendance: 22,981
8 April 2006 42 Cardiff City 2–5 Reading Ninian Park
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Jerome   40'
Parry   79'		 Report Harper   10', 90'
Kitson   40'
Loovens   52' (o.g.)
Doyle   87'		 Attendance: 11,866
15 April 2006 43 Leeds United 1–1 Reading Elland Road
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hulse   47' Report Hunt   85' Attendance: 24,535
17 April 2006 44 Reading 3–1 Stoke City Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell   25'
Doyle   56' (pen.)
Halls   62'		 Report Rooney   59' Attendance: 22,119
22 April 2006 45 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Reading Hillsborough
15:00 BST (UTC+1) MacLean   59' (pen.) Report Kitson   34' Attendance: 27,307
30 April 2006 46 Reading 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Madejski Stadium
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Kitson   40'
Murty   84' (pen.)		 Report Furlong   72' Attendance: 23,156

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Reading (C, P) 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 106 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 Sheffield United (P) 46 26 12 8 76 46 +30 90
3 Watford (O, P) 46 22 15 9 77 53 +24 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Preston North End 46 20 20 6 59 30 +29 80
5 Leeds United 46 21 15 10 57 38 +19 78
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2011. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
7 January 2006 Third Round West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Reading The Hawthorns
15:00 GMT Gera   82' (pen.) Report Doyle   84' (pen.) Attendance: 19,197
Referee: Matt Messias
17 January 2006 Third Round Replay Reading 3–2 (a.e.t.) West Bromwich Albion Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT Lita   50', 65', 93' Report Chaplow   9', 32' Attendance: 16,737
Referee: Paul Taylor
28 January 2006 Fourth Round Reading 1–1 Birmingham City Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT Long   32' Report Dunn   67' Attendance: 23,762
Referee: Rob Styles
7 February 2006 Fourth Round Replay Birmingham City 2–1 Reading St. Andrews
19:45 GMT Forssell   30'
Gray   67'		 Report Hunt   51' Attendance: 16,644
Referee: Peter Walton

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
23 August 2005 First Round Reading 3–1 (a.e.t.) Swansea City Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson   13', 95'
Lita   114'		 Report Akinfenwa   80'
Anderson   85'		 Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 September 2005 Second Round Reading 1–0 Luton Town Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Oster   80' Report Attendance: 6,941
Referee: Mick Fletcher
25 October 2005 Third Round Reading 2–0 Sheffield United Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kitson   53', 75' Report Attendance: 11,607
Referee: Rob Styles
29 November 2005 Fourth Round Arsenal 3–0 Reading Highbury
19:45 GMT Reyes   12'
Van Persie   41'
Lupoli   65'		 Report Attendance: 36,167
Referee: Lee Mason

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 30 April 2006

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Marcus Hahnemann 47 0 45 0 0 0 1+1 0
2 DF   SCO Graeme Murty 44 1 40 1 1 0 3 0
3 DF   ENG Nicky Shorey 44 2 40 2 1 0 3 0
4 MF   ENG Steve Sidwell 40 10 29+4 10 4 0 3 0
5 DF   SEN Ibrahima Sonko 52 3 46 3 2 0 4 0
6 MF   ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 34 4 19+10 4 4 0 0+1 0
7 MF   ENG Glen Little 38 5 34+1 5 0+1 0 0+2 0
8 FW   ENG Leroy Lita 32 15 22+4 11 2+1 3 1+2 1
10 MF   IRL Stephen Hunt 46 3 3+35 2 4 1 4 0
11 MF   WAL John Oster 41 2 11+22 1 4 0 4 1
12 FW   ENG Dave Kitson 39 22 27+7 18 2 0 3 4
14 DF   ENG John Halls 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG James Harper 51 7 44+1 7 3 0 3 0
16 DF   ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 53 2 46 2 3 0 4 0
17 MF   USA Bobby Convey 45 7 45 7 0 0 0 0
19 FW   IRL Kevin Doyle 51 19 41+4 18 0+3 1 2+1 0
21 GK   IRL Graham Stack 8 0 1 0 4 0 3 0
23 DF   ENG Chris Makin 19 0 11+1 0 4 0 2+1 0
24 FW   IRL Shane Long 15 4 1+10 3 4 1 0 0
26 DF   ENG Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
31 FW   ENG Simon Cox 6 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
33 DF   ENG Scott Golbourne 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left Reading during the season:
18 DF   ENG Michael Dobson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   NGA Eric Obinna 8 0 0+6 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF   FRA Sekou Baradji 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW   12 Dave Kitson 18 0 4 22
2 FW   19 Kevin Doyle 18 1 0 19
3 FW   8 Leroy Lita 11 3 1 15
4 MF   4 Steve Sidwell 10 0 0 10
5 MF   15 James Harper 7 0 0 7
MF   17 Bobby Convey 7 0 0 7
7 FW   7 Glen Little 5 0 0 5
8 DF   6 Brynjar Gunnarsson 4 0 0 4
Own goal 4 0 0 4
FW   24 Shane Long 3 1 0 4
11 DF   5 Ibrahima Sonko 3 0 0 3
12 DF   16 Ívar Ingimarsson 2 0 0 2
DF   3 Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 2
MF   10 Stephen Hunt 2 0 0 2
MF   11 John Oster 1 0 1 2
16 DF   2 Graeme Murty 1 0 0 1
DF   14 John Halls 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 99 6 6 111

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK   1 Marcus Hahnemann 22 0 1 23
2 GK   21 Graham Stack 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 22 0 2 24

References edit

  • General: Official Yearbook Reading FC 2006/07 (ISBN 1-903073-57-X)
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