1991–92 Reading F.C. season

During the 1991–92 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division, FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. It was their first season with Mark McGhee as their player-manager and they finished in 12th place in the league. They also reached Round 3 of the FA Cup, Round 1 of the League Cup and the Southern Primarily Group of the League Trophy.

Reading
1991–92 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
Player-managerMark McGhee
StadiumElm Park
Third Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
League TrophyPreliminary round
Top goalscorerCraig Maskell (16)

Squad

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As of match played 2 May 1992
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[a]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Steve Francis   GK (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 27) Chelsea 1987
Danny Honey   GK Trainee 1989
Defenders
Nathan Fealey   DF Trainee 1991 1 0
Mark Holzman   DF (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 19) Trainee 1991 22 1
Keith McPherson   DF (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 28) Northampton Town 1990
Steve Richardson   DF (1962-02-11)11 February 1962 (aged 30) Southampton 1982
Floyd Streete   DF (1959-05-05)5 May 1959 (aged 32) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1990
Linden Jones   DF (1961-03-05)5 March 1961 (aged 31) Newport County 1987
Ady Williams  [b] DF (1971-08-16)16 August 1971 (aged 20) Trainee 1989
Midfielders
Danny Bailey   MF (1964-05-21)21 May 1964 (aged 27) Exeter City 1989
David Bass   MF (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 17) Trainee 1991 3 0
Kevin Dillon   MF (1959-12-18)18 December 1959 (aged 32) Newcastle United 1991 33 3
Aaron Giamettei   MF (1973-10-11)11 October 1973 (aged 18) Trainee 1992 2 0
Michael Gilkes  [c] MF (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 26) Leicester City 1984
Mick Gooding   MF (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 33) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989
Chris Seymour   MF (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 20) Trainee 1991
Scott Taylor   MF (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 21) Trainee 1989
Forwards
Stuart Lovell   FW (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 20) Trainee 1990
Lea Barkus   FW (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 17) Trainee 1991 6 0
Andy Gray   FW (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 (aged 18) Trainee 1991 1 0
Craig Maskell   FW (1968-04-10)10 April 1968 (aged 24) Huddersfield Town 1990
David Robinson   FW (1969-11-27)27 November 1969 (aged 22) Newcastle United 1992 8 0
Trevor Senior   FW (1961-11-28)28 November 1961 (aged 30) Middlesbrough 1988
Gerry Britton   FW (1970-10-20)20 October 1970 (aged 21) loan from Celtic 1991 1992 4 0
Mark McGhee (Player-Manager)   FW (1957-05-25)25 May 1957 (aged 34) IK Brage 1991 37 5
Out on loan
Left during the season
John Keeley   GK (1961-07-27)27 July 1961 (aged 30) loan from Oldham Athletic 1992 1992 6 0
Jim Leighton   GK (1958-07-24)24 July 1958 (aged 33) loan from Manchester United 1991 1992 11 0
David Lee   DF (1969-11-26)26 November 1969 (aged 22) loan from Chelsea 1992 1992 5 0
Steve Morrow   DF (1970-07-02)2 July 1970 (aged 21) loan from Arsenal 1991
David Byrne   MF (1961-03-05)5 March 1961 (aged 31) loan from Watford 1991 1991 7 2
Allan Cockram   MF (1963-10-08)8 October 1963 (aged 28) Woking 1991
Neale Cooper  [d] MF (1963-11-24)24 November 1963 (aged 28) Aberdeen 1991 9 0
Dave Leworthy   FW (1962-10-22)22 October 1962 (aged 29) Oxford United 1989
Steve Archibald   FW (1956-09-27)27 September 1956 (aged 35) Clyde 1992 1 0

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG John Keeley (loan return to Oldham Athletic)
GK   SCO Jim Leighton (loan return to Manchester United)
DF   ENG David Lee (loan return to Chelsea)
DF   ENG Steve Morrow (loan return to Arsenal)
MF   ENG David Byrne (loan return to Watford)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Allan Cockram (to Farnborough Town)
MF   SCO Neale Cooper (to Dunfermline Athletic)
FW   ENG Dave Leworthy (to Farnborough Town)
FW   SCO Steve Archibald (to Fulham)

Transfers

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1991 MF   Allan Cockram Woking
Summer 1991 MF   Kevin Dillon Newcastle United Free
10 May 1991 FW   Mark McGhee IK Brage
1 July 1991 MF   Neale Cooper Aberdeen [1]
26 March 1992 FW   David Robinson Newcastle United Free [2]
Winter 1992 FW   Steve Archibald Clyde

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
Summer 1991 MF   David Byrne Watford Winter 1992
29 November 1991 GK   Jim Leighton Manchester United 6 February 1992 [3]
30 October 1991 DF   Steve Morrow Arsenal 3 March 1992 [4]
30 January 1992 DF   David Lee Swindon Town 25 March 1992 [5]
6 February 1992 GK   John Keeley Oldham Athletic 4 March 1992 [6]
Winter 1992 FW   Gerry Britton Celtic Summer 1992
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Summer 1991 DF   Martin Hicks Birmingham City
29 November 1991[1] MF   Neale Cooper Dunfermline Athletic
Winter 1992 FW   Dave Leworthy Farnborough Town
Winter 1992 FW   Steve Archibald Fulham

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
Summer 1991[7] FW   George Friel
Winter 1992 MF   Allan Cockram Farnborough Town
30 June 1992 GK   Danny Honey
30 June 1992 DF   Nathan Fealey
30 June 1992 DF   Floyd Streete Leighton Town
30 June 1992 MF   Aaron Giamettei
30 June 1992 MF   Chris Seymour

Competitions

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Division Three

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Results

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17 August 1991 1 Reading 0–1 Hull City Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
24 August 1991 2 Hartlepool United 0–2 Reading Hartlepool
Stadium: Victoria Park
31 August 1991 3 Reading 3–2 Bury Reading
Senior  
McPherson  
McGhee  
Stadium: Elm Park
3 September 1991 4 Swansea City 1–2 Reading Swansea
D.Byrne  
Senior  
Stadium: Vetch Field
7 September 1991 5 Reading 1–1 Birmingham City Reading
D.Byrne   Stadium: Elm Park
14 September 191 6 Brentford 1–0 Reading Brentford
Stadium: Griffin Park
17 September 1991 7 Torquay United 1–2 Reading Torquay
Senior  
M.Holzman  
Stadium: Plainmoor
21 September 1991 8 Reading 1–2 Bradford City Reading
Gooding   Stadium: Elm Park
28 September 1991 9 Exeter City 2–1 Reading Exeter
Lovell   Stadium: St James Park
5 October 1991 10 Reading 0–0 Bournemouth Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
11 October 1991 11 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Reading Wigan
Cockram   Stadium: Springfield Park
19 October 1991 12 Reading 1–1 Peterborough United Reading
Dillon   .' (pen.) Stadium: Elm Park
26 October 1991 13 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Reading Shrewsbury
Dillon  
Taylor  
Stadium: Gay Meadow
2 November 1991 14 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Reading Bolton
Gooding   Stadium: Burnden Park
5 November 1991 15 Reading 2–2 Darlington Reading
Maskell  
Williams  
Stadium: Elm Park
9 November 1991 16 Reading 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Reading
Taylor   Stadium: Elm Park
23 November 1991 17 Chester City 2–2 Reading Macclesfield
Maskell    .' (pen.) Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: Chester City ground shared with Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose, after leaving The Stadium.
30 November 1991 18 Reading 1–1 Stockport County Reading
Maskell   Stadium: Elm Park
20 December 1991 19 Reading 0–1 Hartlepool United Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
26 December 1991 20 Bury 0–1 Reading Bury
Maskell   Stadium: Gigg Lane
28 December 1991 21 Hull City 0–1 Reading Hull
Senior   Stadium: Boothferry Park
1 January 1992 22 Reading 1–0 Swansea City Reading
Senior   Stadium: Elm Park
11 January 1992 23 Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
Senior   Stadium: Elm Park
18 January 1992 24 Stoke City 3–0 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
1 February 1992 25 Peterborough United 5–3 Reading Peterborough
Richardson  
D.Lee  
Maskell   .' (pen.)
Stadium: London Road Stadium
8 February 1992 26 Reading 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Reading
D.Lee  
Senior  
Stadium: Elm Park
11 February 1992 27 Stockport County 1–0 Reading Stockport
Stadium: Edgeley Park
15 February 1992 28 Reading 0–2 Fulham Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
22 February 1992 29 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Reading Huddersfield
D.Lee  
Williams  
Stadium: Leeds Road
29 February 1992 30 Reading 2–2 Preston North End Reading
D.Lee    Stadium: Elm Park
4 March 1992 31 Reading 3–4 Stoke City Reading
Lovell  
Williams  
Gooding  
Stadium: Elm Park
7 March 1992 32 Leyton Orient 1–1 Reading Leyton
Maskell   Stadium: Brisbane Road
10 March 1992 33 Darlington 2–4 Reading Darlington
Maskell    
Cork   .' (o.g.)
Stadium: Feethams
14 March 1992 34 Reading 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Reading
Brown   .' (o.g.) Stadium: Elm Park
21 March 1992 35 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Reading West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
28 March 1992 36 Reading 0–0 Chester City Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
1 April 1992 37 Reading 0–0 Brentford Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
4 April 1992 38 Birmingham City 2–0 Reading Birmingham
Stadium: St Andrew's
7 April 1992 39 Fulham 1–0 Reading Fulham
Stadium: Craven Cottage
11 April 1992 40 Reading 6–1 Torquay United Reading
Dillon  
Lovell  
Barkus  
McGhee  
Maskell   
Stadium: Elm Park
14 April 1992 41 Preston North End 1–1 Reading Preston
Maskell   Stadium: Deepdale
18 April 1992 42 Bradford City 1–0 Reading Bradford
Stadium: Valley Parade
20 April 1992 43 Reading 1–0 Exeter City Reading
McGhee   Stadium: Elm Park
25 April 1992 44 Bournemouth 3–2 Reading Bournemouth
Watson   .' (o.g.)
Williams  
Stadium: Dean Court
29 April 1992 45 Reading 3–2 Leyton Orient Reading
Maskell   
McGhee  
Stadium: Elm Park
2 May 1992 46 Reading 3–2 Wigan Athletic Reading
Maskell  
McGhee  
Lovell  
Stadium: Elm Park

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Leyton Orient 46 18 11 17 62 52 +10 65
11 Hartlepool United 46 18 11 17 57 57 0 65
12 Reading 46 16 13 17 59 62 −3 61
13 Bolton Wanderers 46 14 17 15 57 56 +1 59
14 Hull City 46 16 11 19 54 54 0 59
Source: [citation needed]

FA Cup

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16 November 1991 1st Round Slough Town 3–3 Reading Slough
 
 
 
Williams  
Gooding  
Taylor  
Stadium: Wexham Park
27 November 1991 1st Round Replay Reading 2–1 Slough Town Reading
Williams  
Lovell  
  Stadium: Elm Park
7 December 1991 2nd Round Peterborough United 0–0 Reading Peterborough
Stadium: London Road Stadium
17 December 1991 2nd Round Replay Reading 1–0 Peterborough United Reading
Lovell   Stadium: Elm Park
4 January 1992 3rd Round Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Reading Bolton
Philliskirk    Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 7,301

League Cup

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21 August 1991 1st Round 1st Leg Cambridge United 1–0 Reading Cambridge
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
28 August 1991 1st Round 2nd Leg Reading 0–3
(0–4 agg.)
Cambridge United Reading
Stadium: Elm Park

Autoglass Trophy

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22 October 1991 Southern Primarily
Group 3
Leyton Orient 1–0 Reading Leyton
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,052[8]
20 November 1991 Southern Primarily
Group 3
Northampton Town 2–0 Reading Northampton
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,151

Squad statistics

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As of match played 2 May 1992[9]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Steve Francis 37 0 32 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
GK   ENG Danny Honey 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Nathan Fealey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Linden Jones 32 0 28+1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
DF   ENG Keith McPherson 53 1 44 1 5 0 2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Steve Richardson 46 1 38 1 5 0 2 0 1 0
DF   JAM Floyd Streete 41 0 34 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Ady Williams 48 6 40 4 5 2 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Danny Bailey 27 0 23+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG David Bass 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Kevin Dillon 33 3 29 3 1 0 2 0 1 0
MF   ENG Aaron Giamettei 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Michael Gilkes 27 0 19+1 0 4 0 1+1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Mick Gooding 49 4 39+1 3 5 1 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Mark Holzman 22 1 11+5 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Chris Seymour 6 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Scott Taylor 34 3 22+7 2 1 1 1+1 0 2 0
FW   ENG Lea Barkus 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Gerry Britton 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Andy Gray 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   AUS Stuart Lovell 30 6 16+8 4 2+2 2 0 0 1+1 0
FW   ENG Craig Maskell 40 16 29+5 16 5 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Mark McGhee 37 5 23+9 5 1 0 1+1 0 2 0
FW   ENG David Robinson 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Trevor Senior 28 7 20+5 7 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
GK   ENG John Keeley 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Jim Leighton 11 0 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG David Lee 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   NIR Steve Morrow 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG David Byrne 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Allan Cockram 8 1 2+4 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Neale Cooper 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Dave Leworthy 9 0 3+3 0 0 0 2 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Steve Archibald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal Scorers

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Place Position Nation Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FW   Craig Maskell 16 0 0 0 16
2 FW   Trevor Senior 7 0 0 0 7
3 FW   Stuart Lovell 4 2 0 0 6
DF   Ady Williams 4 2 0 0 6
5 DF   David Lee 5 0 0 0 5
FW   Mark McGhee 5 0 0 0 5
7 MF   Mick Gooding 3 1 0 0 4
8 FW   Kevin Dillon 3 0 0 0 3
Own goal 3 0 0 0 3
MF   Scott Taylor 2 1 0 0 3
11 MF   David Byrne 2 0 0 0 2
12 FW   Lea Barkus 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Allan Cockram 1 0 0 0 1
MF   Mark Holzman 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Keith McPherson 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Steve Richardson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 59 6 0 0 68

Team kit

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Reading's kit for the 1991–92 was manufactured by Matchwinner, and the main sponsor was HAT Painting.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1991–92 home colours
 
 
 
 
 
1991–92 away colours

Notes

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  1. ^ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ^ Ady Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and would make his international debut for Wales on 23 May 1994.
  3. ^ Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
  4. ^ Neale Cooper was born in Darjeeling, India, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and would make his debut for Scotland U21 in 1981.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Neale Cooper". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ^ "David Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Jim Leighton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Steve Morrow". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ^ "David Lee". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ "John Keeley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. ^ "George Friel". readingfcformerplayers. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Reading's results from season 1991/1992". Reading-Mad. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Season 1991–92". royalsrecord. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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