Reading F.C. Player of the Season

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

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

Winners edit

Season Name Nationality Position Notes Ref
1963–64 Colin Meldrum   England Defender [1]
1964–65 Colin Meldrum   England Defender First player to win the award in consecutive years
1965–66 Jimmy Wheeler   England Forward
1966–67 George Harris   England Midfielder
1967–68 Mike Dixon   England Goalkeeper
1968–69 Peter Silvester   England Forward
1969–70 Steve Death   England Goalkeeper
1970–71 Terry Bell   England Forward
1971–72 Gordon Cumming   England Midfielder
1972–73 Steve Death   England Goalkeeper
1973–74 Steve Death   England Goalkeeper
1974–75 Robin Friday   England Forward
1975–76 Robin Friday   England Forward
1976–77 Steve Death   England Goalkeeper
1977–78 Richie Bowman   England Midfielder
1978–79 Richie Bowman   England Midfielder
1979–80 Mark White   England Defender
1980–81 Steve Hetzke   England Defender
1981–82 Jerry Williams   England Midfielder
1982–83 Steve Richardson   England Defender
1983–84 Steve Richardson   England Defender
1984–85 Steve Wood   England Defender
1985–86 Steve Wood   England Defender
1986–87 Kevin Bremner   Scotland Forward
1987–88 Steve Francis   England Goalkeeper
1988–89 Trevor Senior   England Forward
1989–90 Martin Hicks   England Defender
1990–91 Keith McPherson   England Defender
1991–92 Mick Gooding   England Midfielder
1992–93 Mick Gooding   England Midfielder
1993–94 Dylan Kerr   Malta Defender
1994–95 Shaka Hislop   Trinidad and Tobago Goalkeeper First winner from outside Europe
1995–96 Mick Gooding   England Midfielder
1996–97 Trevor Morley   England Forward
1997–98 Phil Parkinson   England Midfielder
1998–99 Phil Parkinson   England Midfielder
1999–2000 Darren Caskey   England Midfielder
2000–01 Martin Butler   England Forward
2001–02 Graeme Murty   Scotland Defender
2002–03 James Harper   England Midfielder
2003–04 Graeme Murty   Scotland Defender
2004–05 Dave Kitson   England Forward
2005–06 Kevin Doyle   Republic of Ireland Forward
2006–07 Ivar Ingimarsson   Iceland Defender
2007–08 Stephen Hunt   Republic of Ireland Midfielder [2]
2008–09 Chris Armstrong   England Defender
2009–10 Gylfi Sigurðsson   Iceland Midfielder
2010–11 Shane Long   Republic of Ireland Forward [3]
2011–12 Alex Pearce   Republic of Ireland Defender [4]
2012–13 Adam Le Fondre   England Forward   Alex McCarthy second;   Hal Robson-Kanu third. [5]
2013–14 Jordan Obita   England Midfielder   Chris Gunter second;   Danny Williams third. [6]
2014–15 Adam Federici   Australia Goalkeeper   Jamie Mackie and   Michael Hector shortlisted. [7]
2015–16 Ali Al-Habsi   Oman Goalkeeper [8]
2016–17 Ali Al-Habsi   Oman Goalkeeper [9]
2017–18 Liam Moore   England Defender   Modou Barrow second;   Liam Kelly third. [10]
2018–19 Andy Rinomhota   England Midfielder   Andy Yiadom second;   Yakou Méïté third. [11]
2019–20 Rafael Cabral   Brazil Goalkeeper [12]
2020–21 Josh Laurent   England Midfielder [13]
2021–22 Andy Yiadom   Ghana Defender [14]
2022–23 Tom Ince   England Forward   Joe Lumley second;   Andy Carroll third. [15]
2023–24 Lewis Wing   England Midfielder   Tyler Bindon second;   Harvey Knibbs third. [16]

Wins by player edit

Winner Total wins Season(s)
  Steve Death 4 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
  Mick Gooding 3 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96
  Colin Meldrum 2 1963–64, 1964–65
  Robin Friday 2 1974–75, 1975–76
  Richie Bowman 2 1977–78, 1978–79
  Steve Richardson 2 1982–83, 1983–84
  Steve Wood 2 1984–85, 1985–86
  Phil Parkinson 2 1997–98, 1998–99
  Graeme Murty 2 2001–02, 2003–04
  Ali Al-Habsi 2 2015–16, 2016–17
  Jimmy Wheeler 1 1965–66
  George Harris 1 1966–67
  Mike Dixon 1 1967–68
  Peter Silvester 1 1968–69
  Terry Bell 1 1970–71
  Gordon Cumming 1 1971–72
  Mark White 1 1979–80
  Steve Hetzke 1 1980–81
  Jerry Williams 1 1981–82
  Kevin Bremner 1 1986–87
  Steve Francis 1 1987–88
  Trevor Senior 1 1988–89
  Martin Hicks 1 1989–90
  Keith McPherson 1 1990–91
  Dylan Kerr 1 1993–94
  Shaka Hislop 1 1994–95
  Trevor Morley 1 1996–97
  Darren Caskey 1 1999–00
  Martin Butler 1 2000–01
  James Harper 1 2002–03
  Dave Kitson 1 2004–05
  Kevin Doyle 1 2005–06
  Ivar Ingimarsson 1 2006–07
  Stephen Hunt 1 2007–08
  Chris Armstrong 1 2008–09
  Gylfi Sigurðsson 1 2009–10
  Shane Long 1 2010–11
  Alex Pearce 1 2011–12
  Adam Le Fondre 1 2012–13
  Jordan Obita 1 2013–14
  Adam Federici 1 2014–15
  Liam Moore 1 2017–18
  Andy Rinomhota 1 2018–19
  Rafael Cabral 1 2019–20
  Josh Laurent 1 2020–21
  Andy Yiadom 1 2021–22
  Lewis Wing 1 2022–23
  Tom Ince 1 2022–23

Wins by playing position edit

Position Number of wins
Defender 18
Midfielder 16
Forward 14
Goalkeeper 11

Wins by nationality edit

Nationality Number of winners
  England 43
  Scotland 4
  Republic of Ireland 3
  Iceland 2
  Oman 2
  Trinidad and Tobago 1
  Australia 1
  Brazil 1
  Ghana 1
  Malta 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Players of the Season". Reading FC. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Hunt voted the official readingfc.co.uk / Courage player of the month". readingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Long voted Player of the Season". Reading FC. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Pearce named Player of the Season". Reading F.C. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Le Fondre wins season award". Reading F.C. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Obita wins Player of the Season". Reading F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Federici wins fans' Player of the Year award". Reading F.C. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  8. ^ "McDermott pays tribute to 'a wonderful human being'". Reading F.C. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Ali 'happy and proud' to be named Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Liam Moore - Your Be Wiser Fans' Player of the Season!". Reading F.C. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Home of the Royals!".
  12. ^ "Rafael crowned as your Player of the Season 2019-20!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Josh Laurent voted your 2020/21 Player of the Season!". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  14. ^ "ANDY YIADOM ANNOUNCED AS PLAYER OF THE SEASON FOR 2021-22". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  15. ^ "YOUR PLAYER OF THE SEASON 2022-23 TOM INCE". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  16. ^ "LEWIS WING WINS PLAYER OF THE SEASON!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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