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2016–17 Reading F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Reading's 146th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship,[2] and covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Reading finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the play-offs, eventually losing to Huddersfield Town in the final on penalties.

Reading
2016–17 season
ManagerJaap Stam
StadiumMadejski Stadium
Championship3rd
Play-offsRunners-up vs Huddersfield Town
FA CupThird round vs Manchester United
League CupFourth round vs Arsenal
Top goalscorerLeague: Yann Kermorgant (18)
All: Yann Kermorgant (19)
Highest home attendance23,055 vs Leeds United
(1 April 2017)[1]
Lowest home attendance6,848 vs Milton Keynes
(23 August 2016; EFL Cup)[1]
Average home league attendance17,481, League
16,636, All[1]

Season review edit

Pre-season edit

On 26 May, Reading announced a pre-season friendly against local rivals Swindon Town on 19 July, and against Boreham Wood on 3 July.[3] The following day the club released manager Brian McDermott of his duties,[4] whilst also announcing a pre-season friendly against Premier League side Bournemouth.[5] On 31 May, Reading announced their fourth pre-season friendly, an away trip to Lincoln City on July 16, 2016.[6]

On 13 June, Reading announced Jaap Stam as their new manager, replacing Brian McDermott who was fired at the end of May.[7] Four days later Reading extended their sponsorship deal with Carabao Daeng for another three seasons.[8]

On 21 June, Reading announced that Academy Manager Eamonn Dolan had died following a battle with cancer.[9]

Reading announced on 7 July that they would be travelling to Oosterbeek, Netherlands for a weeklong training camp, with a friendly against Saudi Professional League side Al-Taawoun on 15 July. This meant Martin Kuhl would manage the fixture against Lincoln City on 16 July 2016 as the rest of the squad would be returning home on that same day.[10]

On 26 July, Reading announced that they had accepted an invitation to enter their Category One Academy in the revamped EFL Trophy,[11] being drawn against Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town the following day.[12] On 28 July, the U23 side wear drawn against Everton, Athletic Bilbao and Hertha BSC in the Premier League International Cup.[13]

Transfers edit

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced on 9 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Anton Ferdinand, Hal Robson-Kanu, Simon Cox, Nana Owusu, Pierce Sweeney, Lewis Collins, Noor Husin, Hammad Lawal, Samúel Friðjónsson, Conor Shaughnessy and Bogdan Vashchuk.[14] Friðjónsson went on to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Vålerenga on 16 June 2016,[15] with Cox joining Southend United on 16 July 2016[16] and Sweeney joining Exeter City on 28 July 2016.[17]

Also on 9 May 2016, Reading offered new contracts to Dominic Hyam, Robert Dickie, Shane Griffin, Sean Long, Aaron Kuhl, Liam Kelly, Zak Jules and George Legg, as well as Under-18 players Omar Richards, Harrison Bennett, Ryan East, Sam Smith, Luke Southwood, Billy Collings and Joe Tupper.[18]

On 25 May 2016, Reading announced that they had signed Danzell Gravenberch on a three-year contract from FC Dordrecht, with the transfer to be confirmed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2016.[19] During June, Reading were linked with Joey van den Berg,[20] Tyler Blackett, and Tim Matavž.[21] On 28 June, Van den Berg signed a two-year contract, which was completed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July.[22]

As well as the transfers of Gravenberch and van den Berg being completed on 1 July, Reading announced that youngsters Lewis Ward, Zak Jules, George Legg, Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Liam Kelly, Aaron Kuhl, Robert Dickie, Dominic Hyam, Ryan East, Harrison Bennett, Joe Tupper, Billy Collings, Omar Richards, Luke Southward and Thomas McIntyre had all signed deals to stay with the club.[23]

On 4 July, forward Rowan Liburd left the club on a permanent transfer, joining Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[24] Four days later, 8 July, Reading signed Joseph Mendes from Le Havre on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[25]

Aaron Tshibola left the club for Aston Villa on 10 July, for an undisclosed fee.[26] The following day it was announced that Finnish goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola had signed from Ajax Cape Town on a two-year deal.[27] On 14 July, Reading signed John Swift to a three-year contract following his release from Chelsea,[28] with Roy Beerens joining two days later on a three-year contract from Hertha BSC.[29]

On 28 July, youngster Sean Long joined Cambridge United on a six-month loan deal,[30] with Yakou Méïte joining on a three-year deal from Paris Saint-Germain the following day.[31]

August edit

Reading started the season with a 1–0 home win over Preston North End on 6 August thanks to a goal from John Swift on his debut,[Report 1] before following it up with a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup three days later, with goals from Joey van den Berg and Roy Beerens.[Report 2] Reading's first defeat of the season came on 13 August, where they lost 0–2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[Report 3] Reading suffered their second defeat of the season on 17 August, a 4–1 away defeat to Newcastle United.[Report 4] Reading came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August,[Report 5] and a further 2–2 draw, against Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August, saw Reading advance to the third round of the EFL Cup after winning 4–2 on penalties.[Report 6]

Reading's last match of the month was on 27 August, where they saw a 0–1 away win at Cardiff after an 89th-minute goal by Yann Kermorgant.[Report 7]

Transfers edit

On 3 August, Paolo Hurtado returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan, Lewis Ward joined Margate until 3 January 2017, George Legg joined Hungerford Town on a season-long loan,[32] and Oliver Norwood moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[33] On 5 August, winger Callum Harriott signed a three-year contract, moving from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.[34]

Reading loaned Craig Tanner to Plymouth Argyle,[35] and signed Liechtenstein international midfielder Sandro Wieser to a three-year contract the next day.[36] On 19 August, youngster Aaron Kuhl moved to National League side Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2017,[37] whilst defender Liam Moore became the club's tenth summer signing, joining the club from Leicester City the next day on a four-year contract.[38] Tyler Blackett was signed to a three-year deal on 22 August.[39]

On 25 August, Robert Dickie returned to Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.[40] Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond joined Gillingham on loan on 26 August, until 7 January 2017.[41]

Near the end of the August, Reading where linked with a loan-move for Ghanaian Captain Asamoah Gyan from Shanghai SIPG, with the striker undertaking a medical at the club on 29 August.[42] The following day, Reading backed out of the deal due to Gyan failing a medical.[43]

On transfer deadline day, 31 August, Jack Stacey joined Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017,[44] Tarique Fosu joined Colchester United on loan until 7 January 2017,[45] and Dominic Hyam joined Portsmouth until 8 January 2017.[46]

During the summer transfer window, Portuguese youngster Lisandro Semedo left the club, joining AEZ Zakakiou in the Cypriot First Division.[47]

September edit

Reading's first match in September was a 2–1 league win against Ipswich at the Madejski Stadium on 9 September, in which all three goals came from penalties. Reading's two were taken by Garath McCleary and Danny Williams, who scored in first- and second-half injury time respectively.[Report 8] A midweek home tie against Birmingham on 13 September gave Reading one point from the 0–0 draw,[Report 9] and a 1–2 away win at Barnsley[Report 10] the following weekend saw Reading move to eighth place in the Championship, drawing on points with sixth-place Brentford.[48] Reading progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after a 1–2 away win against Brighton and Hove Albion on 20 September.[Report 11] The draw for the round took place on 21 September, with Reading drawn against Arsenal.[49]

Reading saw a third consecutive win—and a continuation of their eight-match unbeaten run—on 24 September with a 1–0 home win against Huddersfield, with Reading rising to fourth in the league.[Report 12]

At the end of September, midfielder Érico Sousa joined the club on trial, featuring in the clubs U23 Development League fixture against Derby County on 26 September.[47]

Reading's last game of the month was away at Brentford, which also saw the eight-game unbeaten run end after a 4–1 defeat.[Report 13]

October edit

On 1 October Reading hosted Derby County in a match that saw four former Reading players—Matěj Vydra, Alex Pearce, Nick Blackman and Chris Baird—return to the Madejski Stadium.[50] Vydra gave Derby the lead in the second half, although Reading equalised through George Evans in the 90th minute. The draw continued Reading's undefeated run at home.[Report 14] A further draw came after the international break, when on 15 October a 1–1 result at Queens Park Rangers took Reading to 7th in the league.[Report 15] A home loss on 18 October against Aston Villa brought the end of Reading's unbeaten home run. Despite holding a 1–1 draw since the early stages of the second half, Reading conceded a penalty in the 90th minute, with the resultant goal giving Aston Villa their first away win in over a year.[Report 16][51] Reading's final two league games of the month came on 22 and 29 October, where they beat Rotherham United 0–1 and Nottingham Forest 2–0.[Report 17][Report 18] Reading were knocked out of the EFL Cup on 25 October following a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[Report 19]

On 6 October 2016 Icelandic U19 defender Sindri Scheving joined Cirencester Town on a one-month loan deal.[52]

November edit

Reading began November with a 0–3 away win at Wigan Athletic,[Report 20] a result which saw them move up to 4th in the Championship.[48] After the November international break, Reading recorded their fourth and fifth consecutive league wins, with 3–0 and 2–1 home victories against Burton Albion and Bristol City respectively,[Report 21][Report 22] which saw them move up to 3rd in the league.[48]

December edit

On 2 December, young Scottish defender Zak Jules joined Braintree Town on a month-long loan deal.[53] Reading's winning run ended on 3 December with a 5–0 away loss to Fulham, during which Danny Williams received a red card;[Report 23] Reading however remained at third place. On 10 December Reading returned to winning form with a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,[Report 24] although this was short-lived with a 2–0 away loss at Leeds United three days later.[Report 25]

Two consecutive wins followed, with a 2–3 away victory at Blackburn Rovers on 17 December and a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City on 26 December,[Report 26][Report 27] results which saw Reading retain their 3rd-place position. Reading's final match of 2016 was at home against Fulham on 30 December. The scoreless game was abandoned by officials at half time due to dense fog,[54] with the rescheduled match due to take place on 24 January 2017.[55]

On 23 December, Icelandic youth international Axel Andrésson joined Bath City on loan until 25 February 2017,[56] whilst academy graduate Liam Kelly signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019, on 30 December.[57]

January edit

Reading started 2017 with a 2–3 away win at Bristol City on 3 January. Trailing 2–0 until the final 20 minutes of the match, Reading scored three goals—including a stoppage-time strike by Kermogant—to ensure victory.[Report 28] On 5 January 2017, Ali Al-Habsi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2018–19 season.[58] Reading's FA Cup third round match against Manchester United took place at Old Trafford on 7 January. Manchester United took the lead in the 7th minute, when Wayne Rooney scored his 249th goal for the club, levelling the club record set by Bobby Charlton. Further goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford secured United's place in the fourth round with a 4–0 victory.[Report 29] On 12 January, Reading suffered their second home defeat of the season, when former Royal Jamie Mackie scored for Queens Park Rangers in their 0–1 victory.[Report 30] On 17 January, Garath McCleary extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020.[59] Reading had a second consecutive league defeat on 21 January, when they lost 3–2 away to Derby.[Report 31] Reading returned to winning form on 24 January at the rescheduled home fixture against Fulham. Beerens scored from the rebound of a John Swift penalty, and Al Habsi saved a 90th-minute Fulham penalty to give Reading a 1–0 win.[Report 32] Reading won again on 28 January at home to Cardiff City, which included goals from Swift and Kermogant.[Report 33] The month ended with a 0–1 away win at Birmingham City on 31 January.[Report 34]

Transfers edit

On 5 January 2017, Reading were linked with a move for Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori,[60] whilst Sean Long joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[61] On 12 January 2017, Tarique Fosu extended his loan deal with Colchester United until the end of the season.[62] Tanner extended his stay with Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season on 16 January 2017,[63] with Billy Collings moving to Brighton & Hove Albion the following day for an undisclosed fee.[64] Ilori's move was announced on 18 January,[65] with Jake Cooper joining Millwall on loan until the end of the season the following day,[66] Jake Sheppard joining Dagenham & Redbridge on a youth-loan deal until the end of the season[67] and Harrison Bennett joined Margate on a month-long youth-loan deal on 20 January.[68]

On 21 January, Scottish youth international forward, Harry Cardwell, joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season,[69] with Jack Stacey extending his loan-deal with Exeter City until the end of the season on 23 January.[70] The following day Niall Keown joined Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on loan for the remainder of the season,[71] whilst Zak Jules also headed north of the border on 27 January, joining Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.[72]

Reading completed the signing of Romanian International Adrian Popa, on a three-and-a-half year contract on 30 January,[73] with Jordon Mutch, Reece Oxford and Lewis Grabban all joining on loan until the end of the season the following day.[74][75][76]

Also on Transfer Deadline Day, Stuart Moore joined Luton Town and Dominic Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the rest of the season.[77][78]

February edit

February began with a 2–2 away draw with Ipswich Town;[Report 35] on the same day Shane Griffin signed for Cork City.[79] On 9 February, Jaap Stam was nominated for January's manager of the month,[80] winning it the following day.[81] Also on 10 February, Yann Kermorgant signed a new one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2018.[82]

On 11 February Reading again drew, hosting Barnsley in a goalless match.[Report 36]

On 13 February, Reading announced that academy players Ramarni Medford-Smith, Teddy Howe, Jordan Holsgrove and Tyler Frost, had all signed their first pro-contract with the club.[83] The following day Reading returned to winning form with a 3–2 home win against Brentford.[Report 37]

On 17 February, Lewis Ward returned to Margate on an initial one-month loan deal, and Harrison Bennett extended his loan for another month.[84]

Reading's final two matches of the month, on 21 and 25 February, were both away losses to Huddersfield (1–0) and Brighton and Hove Albion (3–0) respectively.[Report 38][Report 39]

On 25 February 2017, youngster Terence Vancooten joined Basingstoke Town on loan for the rest of the season,[85] with Bath City extending Axel Andrésson's loan deal until the end of the season on 28 February.[86]

March edit

Owing to the international break, Reading only played four matches in March. On 4 March, Reading beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 at home,[Report 40] before holding then-league leaders Newcastle United to a 0–0 home draw on 7 March.[Report 41] Reading's only loss that month came on 11 March, with a 3–0 away defeat to Preston North End.[Report 42]

George Legg was recalled from his loan deal with Hungerford Town early, on 16 March,[87] with Lewis Ward joining Hungerford Town the next day on loan until the end of the season. The same day, Reading travelled to Sheffield Wednesday where a 0–2 away win saw Adrian Popa run the length of the pitch in stoppage time to seal the victory.[Report 43]

On 23 March, Dominic Hyam joined Aldershot Town until the end of the season.[88]

On 27 March, John Swift was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Year.[89]

April edit

Reading moved to 4th on 1 April after a 1–0 home win against Leeds saw the two teams swap league positions.[Report 44] A 3–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers on 4 April saw Reading briefly move to 3rd place prior to Huddersfield Town's 3–0 victory over Norwich City the following evening, which pushed Reading back to 4th.[Report 45] Reading's next match was a 7–1 away defeat to Norwich City on 8 April, in a game that saw six of Norwich's goals (as well as Kermogant's goal for Reading) scored before half time.[Report 46] Despite the loss, Reading retained their league position. The following day, the club announced that they had received conditional approval from the English Football League (EFL) for the takeover of the club by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li.[90] Two matches were played over the Easter bank holiday weekend. At the first, away to Aston Villa on 15 April, Reading returned to winning form with a 1–3 win.[Report 47] A consecutive victory occurred at the Madejski Stadium just 48 hours later, when Reading came from behind to beat already-relegated Rotherham United 2–1.[Report 48]

On 22 April Reading lost 3–2 away to Nottingham Forest, remaining in third place pending the result of Huddersfield Town's midweek game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[Report 49]

A 1–0 home win against Wigan Athletic on 29 April guaranteed Reading's place in the play-offs.[Report 50]

May edit

On 4 May, Kermorgant was nominated for April's Championship Player of the Month,[91] winning the award the following day.[92]

Reading's final league game of the season was a 2–4 away win at Burton Albion on 7 May,[Report 51] which confirmed their play-off semi-final opponents would be Fulham. The away leg of this took place at Craven Cottage on 13 May, ending in a 1–1 draw. Jordan Obita opened the scoring in the second half, although Fulham equalised just over 10 minutes later. McShane received a red card for a high challenge, which suspended him for the upcoming home leg and potentially the play-off final.[Report 52]

On 12 May, Reading announced that they had offered new contracts to Jake Sheppard, Tarique Fosu, Zak Jules, Lewis Ward, Ryan East. Andy Rinomhota, Andrija Novakovich, Sam Smith and Luke Southwood, whilst George Legg and Axel Andrésson had already signed new deals. On the same day, Ethan Coleman, Tom Holmes, Danny Loader and Kosta Sparta signed their first professional deals with the club whilst Liam Driscoll, Ben House, Joel Rollinson and Ade Shokunbi were all also offered professional contracts.

The club also announced on 12 May that Harrison Bennett, Aaron Kuhl, Stuart Moore, Joe Tupper, Terence Vancooten, Sean Long, Craig Tanner, Jack Denton, Dominic Hyam and Harry Cardwell would be leaving the club on the expiration of their contract.[93]

On 16 May, Kermorgant scored the only goal in Reading's 1–0 win over Fulham to progress to the Championship Play-off Final.[Report 53] The same evening, the club announced that the EFL had approved the majority share takeover from Chinese investors Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli.[94]

On 29 May, Reading played in the EFL Championship play-off final against Huddersfield Town, drawing 0–0 in both regular and extra time before losing 4–3 in a penalty shootout. The defeat meant Reading's 2017–18 season would be their fifth successive season of Championship football.[95]

Transfers edit

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2016 and List of English football transfers winter 2016–17

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 May 2016 † DF   Danzell Gravenberch FC Dordrecht Undisclosed [19]
28 June 2016 † MF   Joey van den Berg SC Heerenveen Free [22]
1 July 2016 DF   Terence Vancooten Staines Town
8 July 2016 FW   Joseph Mendes Le Havre Undisclosed [25]
11 July 2016 GK   Anssi Jaakkola Ajax Cape Town Undisclosed [27]
14 July 2016 MF   John Swift Chelsea Free [28]
16 July 2016 MF   Roy Beerens Hertha BSC Undisclosed [29]
29 July 2016 FW   Yakou Méïte Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [31]
5 August 2016 MF   Callum Harriott Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [34]
18 August 2016 MF   Sandro Wieser Thun Free [36]
20 August 2016 DF   Liam Moore Leicester City Undisclosed [38]
22 August 2016 DF   Tyler Blackett Manchester United Undisclosed [39]
1 September 2016 MF   Anil Capkın 1. FC Köln II Free
18 January 2017 DF   Tiago Ilori Liverpool Undisclosed [65]
30 January 2017 MF   Adrian Popa Steaua București Undisclosed [73]
† Gravenberch and van den Berg's transfers were announced on the above dates, but were not finalised until 1 July.

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
4 July 2016 FW   Rowan Liburd Stevenage Undisclosed [24]
10 July 2016 MF   Aaron Tshibola Aston Villa Undisclosed [26]
3 August 2016 MF   Oliver Norwood Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [33]
August 2016 MF   Lisandro Semedo AEZ Zakakiou Undisclosed [47]
17 January 2017 GK   Billy Collings Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed [64]
31 January 2017 MF   Anil Capkın Bonner SC [96]
4 February 2017 DF   Shane Griffin Cork City Undisclosed [79]
1 March 2017 DF   Sindri Scheving Valur Undisclosed

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
31 January 2017 MF   Jordon Mutch Crystal Palace End of Season [74]
31 January 2017 DF   Reece Oxford West Ham United End of Season [75]
31 January 2017 FW   Lewis Grabban Bournemouth End of Season [76]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
28 July 2016 DF   Sean Long Cambridge United 6 months [30]
3 August 2016 MF   Paolo Hurtado Vitória de Guimarães End of season [32]
3 August 2016 GK   Lewis Ward Margate 3 January 2017 [32]
3 August 2016 GK   George Legg Hungerford Town 16 March 2017 [32][87]
18 August 2016 FW   Craig Tanner Plymouth Argyle 16 January 2017 [35]
19 August 2016 MF   Aaron Kuhl Boreham Wood 28 January 2017 [37]
25 August 2016 DF   Robert Dickie Cheltenham Town 2 January 2017 [40]
26 August 2016 GK   Jonathan Bond Gillingham 7 January 2017 [41]
26 August 2016 FW   Sam Smith Bishop's Stortford 27 November 2016 [97]
31 August 2016 MF   Jack Stacey Exeter City 23 January 2017 [44]
31 August 2016 MF   Tarique Fosu Colchester United 7 January 2017 [45]
31 August 2016 DF   Dominic Hyam Portsmouth 8 January 2017 [46]
6 October 2016 DF   Sindri Scheving Cirencester Town 6 November 2016 [52]
2 December 2016 DF   Zak Jules Braintree Town 2 January 2017 [53]
23 December 2016 DF   Axel Andrésson Bath City 25 February 2017 [56]
5 January 2017 DF   Sean Long Lincoln City End of season [61]
12 January 2017 MF   Tarique Fosu Colchester United End of season [62]
16 January 2017 FW   Craig Tanner Plymouth Argyle End of season [63]
19 January 2017 DF   Jake Cooper Millwall End of season [66]
20 January 2017 MF   Jake Sheppard Dagenham & Redbridge End of season [67]
20 January 2017 MF   Harrison Bennett Margate 18 February 2017 [68]
21 January 2017 FW   Harry Cardwell Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [69]
23 January 2017 MF   Jack Stacey Exeter City End of season [70]
24 January 2017 DF   Niall Keown Partick Thistle End of season [71]
27 January 2017 DF   Zak Jules Motherwell End of season [72]
31 January 2017 GK   Stuart Moore Luton Town End of season [77]
31 January 2017 FW   Dominic Samuel Ipswich Town End of season [78]
17 February 2017 GK   Lewis Ward Margate 18 March 2017 [84]
17 February 2017 MF   Harrison Bennett Margate 18 March 2017 [84]
25 February 2017 DF   Terence Vancooten Basingstoke Town End of season [85]
28 February 2017 DF   Axel Andrésson Bath City End of season [86]
17 March 2017 GK   Lewis Ward Hungerford Town End of season [32]
23 March 2017 DF   Dominic Hyam Aldershot Town End of season [88]

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 June 2017[93] GK   Stuart Moore Barrow 1 July 2017[98]
30 June 2017[93] GK   Joe Tupper Crystal Palace 1 July 2018[99]
30 June 2017[93] DF   Terence Vancooten Stevenage 18 July 2017[100]
30 June 2017[93] DF   Sean Long Lincoln City 1 July 2017[101]
30 June 2017[93] DF   Dominic Hyam Coventry City 1 July 2017[102]
30 June 2017[93] DF   Zak Jules Shrewsbury Town 1 July 2017[103]
30 June 2017[93] MF   Harrison Bennett Swindon Supermarine 30 October[104]
30 June 2017[93] MF   Jack Denton Windsor July 2017[105]
30 June 2017[93] MF   Tarique Fosu Charlton Athletic 1 July 2017[106]
30 June 2017[93] MF   Aaron Kuhl Basingstoke Town October 2019[107]
30 June 2017 MF   Danny Williams Huddersfield Town 4 July 2017[108]
30 June 2017[93] FW   Craig Tanner Motherwell 5 June 2017[109]
30 June 2017[93] FW   Harry Cardwell Grimsby Town 17 July 2017[110]

Trial edit

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club
11 July 2016[111][112] 20 July 2016[113] DF   Gastón Campi Racing Club
26 September 2016[47] MF   Érico Sousa NK Celje
23 January 2017 FW   Adham El Idrissi Jong Ajax
24 January 2017[114] MF   Rio Dasilva AFC Oaklands

Squad edit

As of match played 29 May 2017[115]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[N 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jonathan Bond   GK (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 23) Watford 2015 2018[116] 14 0
26 Ali Al-Habsi   GK (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 34) Wigan Athletic 2015[117] 2019[58] 91 0
31 Anssi Jaakkola   GK (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 29) Ajax Cape Town 2016[27] 2018[27] 3 0
40 Stuart Moore   GK (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[118] 0 0
43 George Legg   GK (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2015 [23] 0 0
56 Luke Southwood   GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
57 Joe Tupper   GK (1997-11-15)15 November 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 2017 0 0
Lewis Ward   GK (1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2015 [23] 0 0
Defenders
2 Chris Gunter   RB (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26) Nottingham Forest 2012 2018[119] 218 3
3 Jake Cooper   CB (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013[120] 2018[121] 54 4
5 Paul McShane   DF (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 30) Hull City 2015 2018[122] 71 4
11 Jordan Obita   LB (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22) Academy 2010 2018[123] 162 4
16 Liam Moore[a]   DF (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 23) Leicester City 2016 2020[38] 47 1
20 Tiago Ilori   DF (1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23) Liverpool 2017[65] 2020[65] 8 0
22 Zak Jules   DF (1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2015 [23] 0 0
24 Tyler Blackett   DF (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22) Manchester United 2016 2019[39] 40 0
28 Danzell Gravenberch   DF (1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 22) Dordrecht 2016 2019[19] 5 0
30 Tennai Watson   DF (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2015 2018[124] 7 0
32 Reece Oxford   DF (1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 17) Loan from West Ham United 2017 2017[75] 4 0
34 Niall Keown  [N 2] RB (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2018[125] 2 0
47 Axel Andrésson   DF (1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
52 Gabriel Osho   DF (1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
53 Omar Richards   DF (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
58 Terence Vancooten   DF (1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 18) Staines Town 2016 2017 0 0
59 Tom McIntyre   DF (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
61 Teddy Howe   DF (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2017[83] 0 0
63 Ramarni Medford-Smith   DF (1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2017[83] 0 0
Robert Dickie   DF (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 [23] 1 0
Dominic Hyam   DF (1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[23] 0 0
Sean Long   RB (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[23] 1 0
Sindri Scheving   DF (1997-11-19)19 November 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Midfielders
4 Joey van den Berg   MF (1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 30) SC Heerenveen 2016 2018[22] 34 1
6 George Evans   CM (1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 21) Manchester City 2016 2019[126] 49 2
7 Roy Beerens   MF (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 28) Hertha BSC 2016 2019[29] 43 7
8 John Swift   MF (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 20) Chelsea 2016 2019[28] 42 9
12 Garath McCleary[N 3]   RW (1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 29) Nottingham Forest 2012 2020[59] 193 26
15 Callum Harriott[b]   MF (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22) Charlton Athletic 2016 2019[34] 16 3
17 Sandro Wieser   MF (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23) Thun 2016 2019[36] 0 0
21 Stephen Quinn   MF (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 30) Hull City 2015 2018[127] 43 2
23 Danny Williams[N 4]   CM (1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 27) Hoffenheim 2013 2017[128] 156 14
25 Adrian Popa   MF (1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 27) Steaua București 2017 2020[73] 8 1
29 Josh Barrett   MF (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2015 [23] 3 0
35 Jake Sheppard   MF (1997-05-30)30 May 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2015 2017[129] 0 0
37 Jack Stacey   MF (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2019[130] 6 0
38 Liam Kelly   MF (1995-11-22)22 November 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2019[57] 34 1
39 Tarique Fosu   MF (1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[131] 1 0
42 Andy Rinomhota   MF (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 19) Academy 2016 0 0
48 Harrison Bennett   MF (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 18) Academy 2016[23] 2017 0 0
51 Ryan East   MF (1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
54 Jordon Mutch   MF (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 24) Loan from Crystal Palace 2017 2017[74] 9 1
60 Tyler Frost   MF (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2017[83] 0 0
Conor Davis   MF (1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 17) Academy 2016[23] 0 0
Paolo Hurtado   MF (1990-07-27)27 July 1990 (aged 25) Paços de Ferreira 2015 2018[132] 6 0
Jordan Holsgrove   MF (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 16) Academy 2017[83] 0 0
Aaron Kuhl   MF (1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 20) Academy 2014 2017[23] 8 0
Forwards
9 Joseph Mendes   FW (1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 25) Le Havre 2016 2018[25] 16 3
10 Deniss Rakels   FW (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 23) KS Cracovia 2016 2018[133] 17 3
14 Dominic Samuel   FW (1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 22) Academy 2012 2018[134] 16 2
18 Yann Kermorgant   FW (1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 34) Bournemouth 2016[135] 2018[82] 65 22
19 Yakou Méïte   FW (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 20) Paris Saint-Germain 2016 2019[31] 15 1
27 Craig Tanner   FW (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 21) Academy 2013 2017[136] 5 1
36 Andrija Novakovich   FW (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 19) University School of Milwaukee 2014 2 0
41 Harry Cardwell   FW (1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (aged 19) Academy 2014 2017 0 0
50 Lewis Grabban   FW (1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 28) Loan from Bournemouth 2017 2017[76] 19 3
55 Sam Smith   FW (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 18) Academy 2016 0 0
62 Danny Loader   FW (2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 15) Academy 2016 0 0

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
33 DF   IRL Shane Griffin (to Cork City)[79]
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ENG Billy Collings (to Brighton & Hove Albion)[64]

Friendlies edit

9 July 2016 Friendly Boreham Wood 0–5 Reading Borehamwood
15:00 BST Report Evans   44'
Rakels   59'
Fosu   79', 90'
L.Kelly   84'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: C O'Donnell
15 July 2016 Friendly Al-Taawoun 1–3 Reading Arnhem, Netherlands
17:00 BST Al-Zein   81' Report Manoel   39' (o.g.)
Williams   40'
Kermorgant   90'		 Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf
16 July 2016 Friendly Lincoln City 4–1 Reading Lincoln
15:00 BST J.Caton   1'
Muldoon   3'
Waterfall   49'
Wood   86'		 [ Report] Smith   82' Stadium: Sincil Bank
19 July 2016 Friendly Swindon Town 1–2 Reading Swindon
19:45 BST Goddard   45' Report Rakels   79'
Stacey   88'		 Stadium: County Ground
23 July 2016 Friendly Wimbledon 2–0 Reading Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Parrett   1'
Poleon   20'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
29 July 2016 Friendly Reading 1–1 Bournemouth Reading
20:00 BST Swift   50' Report L.Cook   37' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,600

Competitions edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[c]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
  2. ^ Callum Harriott was born in Norbury, England, but qualified to represent Guyana, making his international debut for Guyana in March 2019.
  3. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.


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 26 7 13 68 64  +4 85 16 5 2 35 16  +19 10 2 11 33 48  −15

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: #Matches

Results by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHA
ResultWLLDWWDWWLDDLWWWWWLWLWWWLLWWWDDWLLWDLWWWLWWLWW
Position81520211511128498810854333333333533334445555544443333
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 August 2016 1 Reading 1–0 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift   35'
McShane   36'
Evans   50'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Cunningham   50'
Gallagher   59'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,754
Referee: Andy Davies
13 August 2016 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Batth   12'
Doherty   42'
Mason   47'
Evans   79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Obita   88'
Kermorgant   90+3'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,425
Referee: Darren Bond
17 August 2016 3 Newcastle United 4–1 Reading Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Gayle   3'   69', 89'
Hayden   20'
Ritchie   50' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Obita   19'
Williams   40'
McCleary   45' (pen.)
Gunter   49'
Kermorgant   62'
Evans   68'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,209
Referee: Andy Madley
20 August 2016 4 Reading 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift   2'
van den Berg   8'   90'
McShane   59'
Williams   90+2'
Kermorgant   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van den Berg   8' (o.g.)
Knockaert   46'
Dunk   57'
Bong   72'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,781
Referee: Mike Jones
27 August 2016 5 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant   89' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,013
Referee: Andy Woolmer
9 September 2016[137] 6 Reading 2–1 Ipswich Town Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Moore   29'
Gunter   38'
Evans   41'
McCleary   45+2' (pen.)
Blackett   49'
van den Berg   90+4'
Williams   90+5' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Pitman   50' (pen.)
Chambers   52'
Berra   90+4'
Knudsen  90+5'
Skuse   90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,146
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
13 September 2016 7 Reading 0–0 Birmingham City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 14,602
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
17 September 2016 8 Barnsley 1–2 Reading Barnsley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hammill   33'
Hourihane   35'
Armstrong   63'  81'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary   9'  34'
Swift   27'  50'
Kermorgant   42'
Williams   45+1'
Blackett   60'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,675
Referee: David Coote
24 September 2016 9 Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Obita   35'
Beerens   41'
Gunter   56'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van La Parra   23'   26'
Smith   27'
Löwe   45'
Hudson   59'
Kachunga   66'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,030
Referee: James Linington
27 September 2016 10 Brentford 4–1 Reading Brentford
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Dean   5'
McCormack   19'
Clarke   41'
Vibe   44'
Colin   58'
Bjelland   69'
Yennaris   81'
Hogan   86'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 van den Berg   16'
Swift   19'
Kermorgant   64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9,679
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 October 2016 11 Reading 1–1 Derby County Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McCleary   60'
Gunter   61'
Evans   90'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Johnson   44'
Vydra   62'
Hughes   65'
Ince   90'
Butterfield   90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 October 2016 12 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Reading Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Wszołek   14'
Lynch   49'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Williams   21'
van den Berg   46'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,048
Referee: Steve Martin
18 October 2016 13 Reading 1–2 Aston Villa Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Williams   54'
Kermorgant   54'
McCleary   90+3'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kodjia   38'
Hutton   78'
Ayew   90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 October 2016 14 Rotherham United 0–1 Reading Rotherham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Blackstock   52'
Halford   69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Gunter   52'
McShane   86'
Swift   89'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Scott Duncan
29 October 2016 15 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) McCleary   10'
Moore   26'
van den Berg   52'
Gunter   62'
Williams   83'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Traoré   36'
Lansbury   51'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Andy Davies
5 November 2016 16 Wigan Athletic 0–3 Reading Wigan
15:00 GMT (UTC) MacDonald   45+1'
Power   62'
Perkins   69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary   1', 5'
McShane   33'
Kermorgant   63' (pen.)		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: David Coote
19 November 2016 17 Reading 3–0 Burton Albion Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Samuel   22'  63'
Williams   29'
McCleary   64'
Brayford   77' (o.g.)
McShane   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Turner   44' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,545
Referee: Keith Stroud
26 November 2016 18 Reading 2–1 Bristol City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) McCleary   13'
Beerens   19'  61'
Moore   48'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bryan   83'
O'Neil   87'
Wilbraham   90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,778
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 December 2016 19 Fulham 5–0 Reading Fulham
15:00 GMT (UTC) Gunter   15' (o.g.)
Aluko   40'  68'
Martin   49', 90'
Johansen   71'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McShane   2'
Obita   50'
Williams   54'
van den Berg   57'
Evans   88'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,217
Referee: Oliver Langford
10 December 2016 20 Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Evans   44'
van den Berg   48'
Beerens   57', 76'
McShane   80'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Nuhiu   29'
Lee   72'
Hutchinson   73'
Wallace   79'
Loovens   80'
Fletcher   90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,153
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 December 2016 21 Leeds United 2–0 Reading Leeds
19:45 GMT (UTC) Wood   19'
Ayling   49'
Doukara   90+1' (pen.)		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Méïte   86' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 December 2016 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Reading Blackburn
15:00 GMT (UTC) Graham   44'
Lowe   66'
Brown   73'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Samuel   32'
McCleary   36'
Moore   60'
Evans   90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,982
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
26 December 2016 23 Reading 3–1 Norwich City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) van den Berg   29'
Kermorgant   37'
McCleary   68'
Harriott   90+1'
Swift   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Tettey   34'
Pinto   37'
Oliveira   60'
Howson   67'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,180
Referee: Andrew Davies
30 December 2016 24 Reading Abandoned[138] Fulham Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Williams   36' BBC Report Fredericks   9' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: James Linington
2 January 2017 25 Bristol City 2–3 Reading Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC) Abraham   27', 47' (pen.)  62'
Little   64'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant   39'  86', 90+3'
van den Berg   68'
Kelly   72'
Moore   77'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Roger East
12 January 2017 26 Reading 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Moore   85'
van den Berg   89'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mackie   28'  33'
Wszołek   87'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,655
Referee: Oliver Langford
21 January 2017 27 Derby County 3–2 Reading Derby
15:00 GMT (UTC) Bent   36'
Ince   63'  90+8'
Hughes   74'
Bryson   79'
Russell   85'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Swift   16'  41'
Méïte   80'
Obita   87'   90+6'		 Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 28,393
Referee: Peter Bankes
24 January 2017 24 Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) McShane   32'
Beerens   49'
McCleary   68'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Martin   72' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,012
Referee: Steve Martin
28 January 2017 28 Reading 2–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Swift   42'
Moore   45'
Kermorgant   60'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bamba   8'
Ralls   45+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: James Adcock
31 January 2017 29 Birmingham City 0–1 Reading Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC) Gleeson   56' BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary   56'
Swift   77'
Méïte   90+2'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 16,672
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 February 2017 30 Ipswich Town 2–2 Reading Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC) Lawrence   43', 61'
Knudsen   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mutch   52'
Obita   78'
Grabban   85'
Evans   89'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,091
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 February 2017 31 Reading 0–0 Barnsley Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Obita   34'
Gunter   69'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Jones   61'
Armstrong   90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,222
Referee: Darren Bond
14 February 2017 32 Reading 3–2 Brentford Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Swift   22'
Williams   77'  82'
Beerens   81'
Mutch   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Canós   55'
Jota   57'  63'
Vibe   66'
Woods   72'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,710
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 February 2017[139] 33 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Reading Huddersfield
19:45 GMT (UTC) Billing   82'
Hefele   90'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant   90+2' Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,894
Referee: Tony Harrington
25 February 2017 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Reading Falmer
17:30 GMT (UTC) Stephens   27'
Baldock   35'
Sidwell   55'
Murphy   56'
Knockaert   80'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Evans   68' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 29,613
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 March 2017 35 Reading 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Kermorgant   48'  90+1'
McShane   78'
Williams   90+1'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Williamson   38'   85'
Marshall   50'
Dicko   66'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,629
Referee: Andy Madley
7 March 2017 36 Reading 0–0 Newcastle United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Gunter   90+2' BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Andy Davies
11 March 2017 37 Preston North End 3–0 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Boyle   29'
Barkhuizen   31', 49'
Horgan   40'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Gunter   90+1' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,787
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 March 2017[140] 38 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC) BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant   13'
Blackett   25'
Obita   64'
Popa   90+6'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,072
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 April 2017 39 Reading 1–0 Leeds United Reading
17:30 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant   21'  90'
Swift   52'
Williams   84'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,055
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 April 2017 40 Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant   14', 29'
Blackett   47'
McCleary   78'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bennett   77' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,353
Referee: James Adcock
8 April 2017 41 Norwich City 7–1 Reading Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Oliveira   3' (pen.)
Hoolahan   15', 41'
Pritchard   26', 35'
Martin   31'
Murphy   88'
Jerome   89'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Kermorgant   39'
Moore   59'
Obita   88'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,163
Referee: James Linington
15 April 2017 42 Aston Villa 1–3 Reading Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Chester   14'
Bacuna   78'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mendes   6', 16'
Williams   16'
Obita   66'
Grabban   79' (pen.)
Swift   86'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,742
Referee: Scott Duncan
17 April 2017 43 Reading 2–1 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Grabban   66'
Swift   79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Vaulks   17'
Adeyemi   19'
Mattock   85'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 16,711
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
22 April 2017 44 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Vaughan   12'
Assombalonga   31', 47'
Carayol   54'
Ward   90+2'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Blackett   25'
Kermorgant   58', 74'
Gunter   83'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,323
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
29 April 2017 45 Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Kermorgant   6'
Evans   13'
Moore   45+3'
Gunter   51'
Williams   64'
Kelly   87'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Connolly   50' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,177
Referee: Tim Robinson
7 May 2017 46 Burton Albion 2–4 Reading Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST (UTC+1) Turner   69'
Woodrow   72'
Irvine   77'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Mendes   3'
Obita   21'
Kermorgant   64'
Grabban   84'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 6,264
Referee: Simon Hooper

Play-offs edit

13 May 2017 Semi-final 1st leg Fulham 1–1 Reading Fulham
17:30 BST Malone   54'
McDonald   56'
Cairney   65'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Swift   40'
Kermorgant   42'
Obita   53'
McShane   80'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,717
Referee: Stuart Attwell
16 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd leg Reading 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Fulham Reading
19:45 BST Kermorgant   49' (pen.)   51'
Moore   52'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 McDonald   38'
Johansen   58'
Malone   65'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,044
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 May 2017 Final Huddersfield Town 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Reading Wembley
15:00 BST Hogg   29'
Kachunga   61'
Smith   75'		 BBC Report van den Berg   17'
Kermorgant   19'
Obita   105'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,682
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Penalties
Löwe  
Hefele  
Wells  
Mooy  
Schindler  		 Kermorgant  
Williams  
Kelly  
Moore  
Obita  

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
8 August 2016 First round Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) van den Berg   16'
Beerens   28'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,979
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 August 2016 Second round Reading 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Milton Keynes Dons Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Jaakkola   34'
Harriott   68', 114'
Moore   81'
Quinn   81'
Williams   118'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Bowditch   34' (pen.)  60'
Upson   103'
Tshimanga   118'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 6,848
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Penalties
Williams  
Evans  
Quinn  
Harriott  
Obita  		   Upson
  Reeves
  Carruthers
  Williams
20 September 2016 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Reading Falmer
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Sidwell   79'
Hemed   85'
Norwood   87'
Skalák   90+4'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Quinn   32'
Blackett   41'
Swift   54'   61'		 Stadium: The Amex
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Lee Probert
25 October 2016 Fourth round Arsenal 2–0 Reading London
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Oxlade-Chamberlain   33', 78' BBC Report
Reading Report		 McCleary   76'
Moore   79'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,865
Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
7 January 2017 Third round Manchester United 4–0 Reading Manchester
12:30 GMT (UTC) Rooney   7'
Martial   15'
Young   54'
Rashford   75', 79'		 BBC Report
Reading Report		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,396
Referee: Andre Marriner

Professional U23 Development League edit

Main article: 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Everton U23s (C) 22 15 3 4 48 21 +27 48
2 Manchester City EDS 22 13 6 3 54 33 +21 45
3 Liverpool U23s 22 13 4 5 47 27 +20 43
4 Arsenal U23s 22 10 3 9 40 32 +8 33
5 Chelsea U23s 22 7 9 6 40 32 +8 30
6 Manchester United U23s 22 6 8 8 29 38 −9 26
7 Sunderland U23s 22 6 7 9 27 37 −10 25
8 Derby County U23s 22 6 6 10 31 42 −11 24
9 Leicester City U23s 22 5 8 9 31 42 −11 23
10 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 6 4 12 33 44 −11 22
11 Reading U23s (R) 22 6 4 12 36 56 −20 22 Relegation to Division 2
12 Southampton U23s (R) 22 5 6 11 28 40 −12 21
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2017. Source: [141]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

12 August 2016 1 Arsenal U23 0–2 Reading U23 Borehamwood
19:00 BST Kamara   73' Report Rinomhota   70'
Cardwell   80'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 411
Referee: Samuel Allison
22 August 2016 2 Reading U23 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur U23 Finchampstead
14:00 BST Rinomhota   73'
J.Sheppard   83'		 Report Edwards   32', 47'
Miller   48'
Harrison   51'  81'
Amos   83'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 89
Referee: Adam Bromley
26 August 2016 3 Reading U23 3–2 Manchester City EDS Reading
19:00 BST Wieser   14'
Fosu   33'
T.Mcintyre   43'
J.Sheppard   69'
Barrett   72'
Cardwell   90+6'		 Report Fernandes   63'
Buckley-Ricketts   90+3'
C.Oliver   90+6'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 753
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell
12 September 2016 4 Southampton U23 3–1 Reading U23 Marchwood
19:00 BST A.Jones   10'
Bakary   32'
Sims   40'  64', 89'
Hesketh   90+1'		 Report Novakovich   84' Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 180
Referee: Samuel Allison
19 September 2016 5 Reading U23 2–1 Chelsea U23 Reading
19:05 BST T.Frost   52'
S.Griffin   77'
Smith   86'
Rinomhota   90+4'		 Report Ugbo   43'
D.Sterling   89'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 754
Referee: David Rock
26 September 2016 6 Derby County U23 2–1 Reading U23 Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST Vernam   6'
Guy   56'
K.Gordon   90+2'		 Report Barrett   56'
T.Mcintyre   84'		 Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Attendance: 162
Referee: Karl Evans
17 October 2016 7 Reading U23 3–6 Everton U23 High Wycombe
19:00 BST Novakovich   10', 15'
T.Mcintyre   20'  89'		 Report Niasse   20', 38', 41'
Dowell   31'  51'
Davies   43'
Calvert-Lewin   55'
Connolly   73'
Walsh   78'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 132
Referee: Chris O'Donnell
23 October 2016 8 Sunderland U23 1–1 Reading U23 Hetton-le-Hole
12:00 BST Honeyman   38'
Greenwood   46'
G.Brady   53'
T.Robson   84'
E.Embleton   88'		 Report Richards   12'  57' Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Attendance: 158
Referee: Martin Coy
28 October 2016 9 Leicester City U23 3–2 Reading U23 Leicester
13:00 GMT (UTC) R.Uche   65'
A.Pascanu   75'  82'
Benalouane   68'
Barnes   87'
D.Johnson   90+3'		 Report T.Frost   47'
Keown   51'
H.Bennett   62'
R.East   73'		 Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 86
Referee: Wayne Barratt
20 November 2016 10 Liverpool U23 2–0 Reading U23 Birkenhead
13:00 GMT (UTC) Sakho   14'
Woodburn   84'		 Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 251
Referee: Scott Oldham
28 November 2016 11 Reading U23 2–2 Manchester United U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Hyam   25'
Mendes   31'  52'
J.Sheppard   78'		 Report Harrop   29' (pen.), 29'
El Fitouri   48'
Goss   72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 256
Referee: Allan Young
10 December 2016 12 Manchester City EDS 2–1 Reading U23 Manchester
13:00 GMT (UTC) Fernandes   52'
Díaz   71'		 Report Barrett   7' Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 188
Referee: Peter Wright
6 January 2017 13 Reading U23 4–2 Southampton U23 Finchampstead
13:00 GMT (UTC) A.Jones   10' (o.g.)
Mendes   15'
Dickie   60'
J.Sheppard   69'
T.Frost   71'
Novakovich   74' (pen.)
Barrett   78'		 Report Seager   72' (pen.)
O.Cook   80'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 62
Referee: Rob Whitton
16 January 2017 14 Everton U23 3–0 Reading U23 Liverpool
19:00 GMT (UTC) N.Broadhead   10'
Dowell   52'
H.Charsley   55'		 Report Cooper   60' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 155
Referee: Martin Coy
30 January 2017 15 Reading U23 3–3 Derby County U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Novakovich   14', 52'
Rinomhota   28'
T.Frost   75'
Smith   90'		 Report C.MacDonald   30'  63'
A.Babos   74'
Bennett   90+6'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 109
Referee: Craig Hicks
5 February 2017 16 Chelsea U23 2–0 Reading U23 Aldershot
12:05 GMT (UTC) Andrésson   18' (o.g.)
Ugbo   49'		 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 327
Referee: Sam Purkiss
19 February 2017 17 Manchester United U23 0–2 Reading U23 Leigh
12:00 GMT (UTC) Harrop   71'
McTominay   85'		 Report G.Osho   32'
Smith   58'		 Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Thomas Bramall
6 March 2017 18 Reading U23 1–5 Liverpool U23 High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Mendes   36' (pen.)
Dickie   38'
T.Holmes   57'
Rinomhota   85'		 Report Gomez   6'  65'
Ojo   18'
R.Brewster   34', 42'
Woodburn   64'  66'
N.Phillips   87'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 237
Referee: Adrian Quelch
13 March 2017 19 Tottenham Hotspur U23 4–0 Reading U23 Stevenage
19:00 GMT (UTC) Loft   11'
Onomah   31'  46'
J.Brown   33'
S.Tracey   54'
Maghoma   83'		 Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 337
Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis
10 April 2017 20 Reading U23 2–5 Arsenal U23 Finchampstead
13:00 BST Novakovich   2'
J.Holsgrove   24'
Andrésson   74'		 Report Bramall   29'  71'
Holding   35'
Debuchy   45'
Reine-Adélaïde   51'
Sanogo   53', 68', 73'
Jenkinson   79'		 Stadium: Hogwood Park
Attendance: 106
Referee: Chris O'Donnell
24 April 2017 21 Reading U23 2–2 Leicester City U23 Reading
19:00 BST Rakels   6'
Méïte   13'
Gravenberch   41'		 Report Moore   30'  45+2'
Choudhury   35' (pen.)
J.Gordon   41'
C.Wood   57'
A.Pascanu   90+3'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: Dean Treleaven
8 May 2017 22 Reading U23 3–2 Sunderland U23 Reading
19:00 BST G.Brady   51' (o.g.)
Barrett   56' (pen.)
Rinomhota   57'
Richards   60'
Novakovich   64'		 Report Maja   85'
E.Embleton   90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 278
Referee: Adrian Quelch

Premier League Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League Cup

Group stage edit

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League Cup § Group H

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Reading 6 4 1 1 16 9 +7 13
Sheffield United 6 2 2 2 12 13 −1 8
Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 7 12 −5 7
Stoke City 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5
Source: [citation needed]
1 October 2016 1 Birmingham City 1–3 Reading U23 Solihull
11:00 BST O'Keeffe   Report Rinomhota  
T.McIntyre  
T.Frost  		 Stadium: Damson Park
2 December 2016 2 Reading U23 1–0 Stoke City Reading
GMT (UTC) Smith   Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
17 December 2016 3 Sheffield United 3–3 Reading U23 Sheffield
GMT (UTC) H.Gilmour  
Hallam   (pen.)
J.Wright  		 Report Smith  
J.Balogun  
Barrett  		 Stadium: Brammall Lane
23 January 2017 4 Reading U23 4–1 Birmingham City High Wycombe
GMT (UTC) Novakovich   
T.Frost  
Smith  		 Report Brown   35' Stadium: Adams Park
23 January 2017 5 Reading U23 1–3 Sheffield United High Wycombe
GMT (UTC) T.Frost   Report J.Wright   (pen.) 
S.Mallon  		 Stadium: Adams Park
2 March 2017 6 Stoke City 1–4 Reading U23 Stoke-on-Trent
GMT (UTC) J.Devlin   90' Report Novakovich   29', 40'
Barrett   59', 81'		 Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

Knockout stage edit

20 March 2017 Round of 16 Reading U23 4–1 Middlesbrough U23 High Wycombe
13:00 GMT (UTC) Mendes   
G.Osho  
Méïte  		 Report Fewster   Stadium: Adams Park
3 April 2017 Quarterfinal Newcastle United U23 0–1 Reading U23 Newcastle upon Tyne
BST Report Novakovich   (pen.) Stadium: Whitley Park
30 April 2017 Semifinal Reading U23 4–1 Norwich City U23 Reading
13:00 BST Dickie   29'
Smith   37', 88'
T.Frost   43'		 Report Grant   48' Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Final edit

15 May 2017 Swansea City U23 2–0 Reading U23 Swansea
BST King    Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Premier League International Cup edit

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League International Cup

Group stage edit

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hertha BSC 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
  Everton 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
  Reading 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
18 August 2016 1 Everton   2–1 Reading U23 Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Dyson   7'
Evans   12'		 Report Fosu   36' Stadium: Haig Avenue
23 November 2016 Reading U23 2–3   Athletic Bilbao High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Méïte   4', 9' Report Southwood   45+3' (o.g.)
Bilbao   71'
Villalibre   72'		 Stadium: Adams Park
14 December 2016 Reading U23 0–2   Hertha BSC Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report Friede   64'
Beyer   74'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium

EFL Trophy edit

Group stage edit

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 1 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Reading U21 Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Taylor   60'  73'
Brown   73'
Easter   74'  81'
Roos   78'
McChrystal   83'		 Summary
Reading Report		 Stacey   33'
Samuel   59'
Watson   72'
J.Sheppard   77'
Mendes   84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: B.Huxtable
4 October 2016 2 Portsmouth 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Portsmouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Main   57', 63' Summary Novakovich   7'
Mendes   52' (pen.)
Rinomhota   78'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Oli Langford
Penalties
Smith  
Naismith  
Bennett  
Lalkovič  
Evans  
May  
Whatmough  		   Mendes
  Blackett
  Kelly
  Samuel
  S.Griffin
  Watson
  T.Frost
9 November 2016 3 Reading U21 0–2 Yeovil Town Reading
19:30 GMT (UTC) Summary Mugabi   43'
Eaves   48'
Zoko   89'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 739
Referee: John Busby

Knockout stage edit

21 December 2016 Round 2 Southampton U23 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Southampton
19:00 GMT (UTC) Isgrove   30'
J.Vokins   83'		 Summary Cooper   26'
Keown   50'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Penalties
A.Jones  
T.O'Connor  
C.Slattery  
A.Little  
Isgrove  		 Cooper  
Wieser  
Watson  
T.Frost  
Méïte  
10 January 2017 Round 3 Yeovil Town 4–1 Reading U21 Yeovil
19:00 GMT (UTC) Khan   24'
Zoko   32'
Lawless   45+1'
Sowunmi   65'  76'
Dolan   67'
Shephard   83'
J.Sheppard   88' (o.g.)
Maddison   90+2'		 Summary Wieser   18'
Novakovich   45'
Rinomhota   83'
Barrett   90+2' (pen.)  90+4'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics edit

As of match played 29 May 2017

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   WAL Chris Gunter 52 1 46 1 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
3 DF   ENG Jake Cooper 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF   NED Joey van den Berg 34 1 26+2 0 1 0 2 1 2+1 0
5 DF   IRL Paul McShane 31 3 29+1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   ENG George Evans 43 2 24+11 2 1 0 2+2 0 3 0
7 MF   NED Roy Beerens 43 7 37+3 6 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
8 MF   ENG John Swift 42 9 31+5 8 0+1 0 2 1 3 0
9 FW   FRA Joseph Mendes 16 3 2+10 3 0 0 2 0 0+2 0
10 FW   LVA Deniss Rakels 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 DF   ENG Jordan Obita 43 3 28+9 2 0+1 0 3 0 1+1 1
12 MF   JAM Garath McCleary 45 9 39+2 9 1 0 1 0 0+2 0
14 FW   ENG Dominic Samuel 12 2 6+3 2 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Callum Harriott 16 3 3+9 1 0 0 4 2 0 0
16 DF   ENG Liam Moore 47 1 40 1 1 0 3 0 3 0
18 FW   FRA Yann Kermorgant 48 19 34+8 18 1 0 1+1 0 3 1
19 FW   CIV Yakou Méïte 15 1 1+13 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
20 DF   POR Tiago Ilori 8 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
21 MF   IRL Stephen Quinn 10 1 1+6 0 0 0 2+1 1 0 0
23 MF   USA Danny Williams 47 4 36+5 4 1 0 1+1 0 3 0
24 DF   ENG Tyler Blackett 40 0 33+1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
25 MF   ROU Adrian Popa 8 1 4+4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   OMA Ali Al-Habsi 51 0 46 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
28 DF   NED Danzell Gravenberch 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG Tennai Watson 7 0 0+3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
31 GK   FIN Anssi Jaakkola 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Reece Oxford 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   IRL Liam Kelly 34 1 21+7 1 1 0 3 0 0+2 0
50 FW   ENG Lewis Grabban 19 3 7+9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
54 MF   ENG Jordon Mutch 9 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:

Goal scorers edit

As of match played 16 May 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
1 FW   18 Yann Kermorgant 18 0 0 1 19
2 MF   12 Garath McCleary 9 0 0 0 9
MF   8 John Swift 8 0 1 0 9
4 MF   7 Roy Beerens 6 0 1 0 7
5 MF   23 Danny Williams 4 0 0 0 4
6 DF   5 Paul McShane 3 0 0 0 3
MF   15 Callum Harriott 1 0 2 0 3
FW   9 Joseph Mendes 3 0 0 0 3
FW   50 Lewis Grabban 3 0 0 0 3
DF   11 Jordan Obita 2 0 0 1 3
11 FW   14 Dominic Samuel 2 0 0 0 2
MF   6 George Evans 2 0 0 0 2
13 DF   2 Chris Gunter 1 0 0 0 1
DF   16 Liam Moore 1 0 0 0 1
MF   38 Liam Kelly 1 0 0 0 1
FW   19 Yakou Méïte 1 0 0 0 1
MF   54 Jordon Mutch 1 0 0 0 1
MF   25 Adrian Popa 1 0 0 0 1
MF   4 Joey van den Berg 0 0 1 0 1
MF   21 Stephen Quinn 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 68 0 6 2 76

Clean sheets edit

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship Playoffs FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK   26 Ali Al-Habsi 15 2 0 0 17
2 GK   31 Anssi Jaakkola 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 15 2 0 1 18

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 16 May 2017
Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total
                   
2   DF Chris Gunter 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
4   MF Joey van den Berg 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
5   DF Paul McShane 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
6   MF George Evans 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
7   MF Roy Beerens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8   MF John Swift 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
11   DF Jordan Obita 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
12   MF Garath McCleary 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
14   FW Dominic Samuel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   DF Liam Moore 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11 0
18   FW Yann Kermorgant 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
19   FW Yakou Méïte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21   MF Stephen Quinn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23   MF Danny Williams 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1
24   DF Tyler Blackett 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1
31   GK Anssi Jaakkola 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
38   MF Liam Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
50   FW Lewis Grabban 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
54   MF Jordon Mutch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 95 4 0 0 7 1 7 1 109 6

U21/23 statistics edit

As of match played 15 May 2017

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Premier League International Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Jonathan Bond 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Jake Cooper 7 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW   FRA Joseph Mendes 8 7 4 3 1 2 2 2 0+1 0
10 FW   LVA Deniss Rakels 7 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   ENG Dominic Samuel 7 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Callum Harriott 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   LIE Sandro Wieser 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
19 FW   CIV Yakou Méïte 9 4 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 2
20 DF   POR Tiago Ilori 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   IRL Stephen Quinn 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO Zak Jules 15 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF   ENG Tyler Blackett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW   ENG Craig Tanner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   NED Danzell Gravenberch 9 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
29 MF   IRL Josh Barrett 35 6 20+2 2 6 3 3+1 1 3 0
30 DF   ENG Tennai Watson 12 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 1 0
31 GK   FIN Anssi Jaakkola 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Reece Oxford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   IRL Niall Keown 6 1 2 0 1 0 1+1 1 1 0
35 MF   SCO Jake Sheppard 18 1 10+1 0 3+1 0 1+1 1 1 0
36 FW   USA Andrija Novakovich 33 15 16+3 8 8 5 3 2 3 0
37 MF   ENG Jack Stacey 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
38 MF   IRL Liam Kelly 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
39 MF   ENG Tariqe Fosu 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
40 GK   ENG Stuart Moore 7 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
41 FW   SCO Harry Cardwell 10 1 0+6 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
42 MF   ENG Andy Rinomhota 39 3 22 2 10 1 5 0 2 0
43 GK   ENG George Legg 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF   SCO Dominic Hyam 11 1 6+2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
47 DF   ISL Axel Andrésson 12 0 4+3 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0
48 MF   ENG Harrison Bennett 11 0 6+1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
51 MF   ENG Ryan East 18 1 7+3 1 7 0 0 0 1 0
52 DF   ENG Gabriel Osho 14 2 6+1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0
53 DF   ENG Omar Richards 24 1 12 1 8 0 1+1 0 2 0
55 FW   ENG Sam Smith 22 7 5+5 2 6+2 5 1+2 0 1 0
56 GK   ENG Luke Southwood 17 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
58 DF   ENG Terence Vancooten 6 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
59 DF   SCO Tom McIntyre 9 4 5 3 1 1 3 0 0 0
60 MF   ENG Tyler Frost 33 7 12+6 3 9 4 3+2 0 1 0
61 DF   ENG Teddy Howe 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
62 FW   ENG Danny Loader 11 0 1+5 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
63 DF   ENG Ramarni Medford-Smith 9 0 3+1 0 1+2 0 2 0 0 0
GK   AUS Liam Driscoll 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Lewis Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Robert Dickie 16 2 10 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Tom Holmes 7 0 2+2 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jamal Balogun 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Akin Odimayo 4 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Aaron Kuhl 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   POR Érico Sousa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jordan Holsgrove 10 1 4+1 1 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ben House 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
33 DF   IRL Shane Griffin 8 0 4 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0

Goal scorers edit

As of match played 10 January 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Premier League International Cup Total
1 FW   36 Andrija Novakovich 8 5 2 0 15
2 MF   60 Tyler Frost 3 4 0 0 7
FW   9 Joseph Mendes 3 2 2 0 7
FW   55 Sam Smith 2 5 0 0 7
5 MF   29 Josh Barrett 2 3 1 0 6
6 DF   59 Thomas McIntyre 3 1 0 0 4
FW   19 Yakou Méïte 1 1 0 2 4
8 MF   42 Andy Rinomhota 2 1 0 0 3
9 DF   52 Gabriel Osho 1 1 0 0 2
DF   Robert Dickie 1 1 0 0 2
Own goal 2 0 0 0 2
12 FW   10 Deniss Rakels 1 0 0 0 1
MF   17 Sandro Wieser 1 0 0 0 1
MF   39 Tariqe Fosu 1 0 0 0 1
FW   41 Harry Cardwell 1 0 0 0 1
DF   45 Dominic Hyam 1 0 0 0 1
MF   51 Ryan East 1 0 0 0 1
DF   53 Omar Richards 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Jordan Holsgrove 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Jamal Balogun 0 1 0 0 1
MF   35 Jake Sheppard 0 0 1 0 1
DF   34 Niall Keown 0 0 1 0 1
Total 36 25 7 3 71

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 10 January 2017
Number Nation Position Name Premier League 2 Premier League Cup EFL Trophy Total
               
3   DF Jake Cooper 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
9   FW Joseph Mendes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   FW Dominic Samuel 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
17   MF Sandro Wieser 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
28   DF Danzell Gravenberch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29   MF Josh Barrett 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
30   DF Tennai Watson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
33   DF Shane Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34   DF Niall Keown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35   MF Jake Sheppard 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
41   FW Harry Cardwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42   MF Andy Rinomhota 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
47   DF Axel Andrésson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
48   MF Harrison Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
53   DF Omar Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
55   FW Sam Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
59   DF Tom McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
60   MF Tyler Frost 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Tom Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Robert Dickie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 26 0 0 0 6 1 32 1

Awards edit

Manager of the Month edit

Month Name Award
September Jaap Stam Nominated[142]
November Jaap Stam Nominated[143]
January Jaap Stam Won[80][81]

Player of the Month edit

Month Name Award
November Ali Al-Habsi Nominated[144]
April Yann Kermorgant Won[91][92]

Young Player of the Month edit

Month Name Award
January John Swift Won[145]

Young Player of the Year edit

Name Award
John Swift Nominated[89]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ^ Keown was born in Oxford, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through his grandparents. Keown made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in 2016.
  3. ^ McCleary was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  4. ^ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and represented Germany at U-15 level. Williams also qualified to play for the United States through his parents, and made his debut for them in October 2011.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "2016-17 Attendance Stats". royalsrendezvous.co.uk. Royals Rendezvous. Retrieved 12 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Royals to meet Robins!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Club statement: Brian McDermott". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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Match reports edit

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  2. ^ "Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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  5. ^ "Reading 2–2 Brighton and Hove Albion". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Reading 2–2 MK Dons". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Cardiff City 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Reading 2–1 Ipswich Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Reading 0–0 Birmingham". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Barnsley 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Brighton and Hove Albion 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Brentford 4–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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  22. ^ "Reading 2–1 Bristol City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Fulham 5–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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  25. ^ "Leeds United 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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