1991–92 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1991–92 season
Chairman John Madejski
Manager Mark McGhee
(Player Manager)
Stadium Elm Park
Third Division 12th
FA Cup R3
League Cup R1
League Trophy Southern Prilimary Group 3
Top goalscorer Craig Maskell (16)

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.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Steve Francis
England GK Danny Honey
England GK John Keeley (loan from Oldham Athletic)
Scotland GK Jim Leighton (loan from Manchester United)
England DF Nathan Fealey
Wales DF Linden Jones
England DF David Lee (loan from Chelsea)
England DF Keith McPherson
England DF Steve Richardson
Jamaica DF Floyd Streete
England DF Adrian Williams[1]
England MF Danny Bailey
England MF David Bass
England MF Kevin Dillon
England MF Michael Gilkes[2]
No. Position Player
England MF Aaron Giamettei
England MF Mick Gooding
England MF Mark Holzman
England MF Scott Taylor
England FW Lea Barkus
Scotland FW Gerry Britton (loan from Celtic)
England FW Andy Gray
England FW Dave Leworthy
Australia FW Stuart Lovell
England FW Craig Maskell
Scotland FW Mark McGhee (player-manager)
England FW David Robinson
England FW Trevor Senior
England Chris Seymour

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
MF England Allan Cockram Woking
10 May 1991 FW Scotland Mark McGhee Sweden IK Brage
1 July 1991[3] MF Scotland Neale Cooper Scotland Aberdeen
26 March 1992[4] FW England David Robinson Newcastle United Free
FW Scotland Steve Archibald Scotland Clyde

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
DF England Martin Hicks Birmingham City
FW England George Friel [5]
29 November 1991[3] MF Scotland Neale Cooper Scotland Dunfermline Athletic
FW Scotland Steve Archibald Fulham
MF England Allan Cockram

Loans In

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
29 November 1991 6 February 1992[6] GK Scotland Jim Leighton Manchester United
6 February 1992 4 March 1992[7] GK England John Keeley Oldham Athletic
30 January 1992 25 March 1992[8] DF England David Lee Swindon Town
30 October 1991 3 March 1992[9] DF Northern Ireland Steve Morrow Arsenal
MF England David Byrne Watford
FW Scotland Gerry Britton Celtic

Loans Out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
30 March 1991[10] 30 April 1991[10] FW England Dave Leworthy Colchester United[11]

Competitions

Division Three

Results

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Brentford 4617245529851026268155+2682
2 Birmingham City 461562422286927306952+1781
3 Huddersfield Town 461544361578823235938+2178
4 Stoke City 461454452479724256959+1077
5 Stockport County 4615534719751128327549+2676
6 Peterborough United 461373382077927386558+1374 [12]
7 West Bromwich Albion 461265452578819246449+1571
8 Bournemouth 461346331877919305248+471
9 Fulham 461175291686928375753+470
10 Leyton Orient 4612743618641326346252+1065
11 Hartlepool United 4612563021661127365757±065
12 Reading 469863327751126355962– 361
13 Bolton Wanderers 4610942619481131375756+159
14 Hull City 469410282377926315454±059
15 Wigan Athletic 4611663321481125435864– 659
16 Bradford City 468105363059926316261+158
17 Preston North End 4612744232351519406172– 1157
18 Chester City 4610673429481122305659– 356
19 Swansea City 4610943524451420415565– 1056
20 Exeter City 4611753425341623555780– 2353
21 Bury 468783131551324435574– 1951
22 Shrewsbury Town 467793031541423375368– 1547
23 Torquay United 4613372919051813494268– 2647
24 Darlington 4655133139521625515690– 3437

FA Cup

Main article: 1991–92 FA Cup

League Cup

Autoglass Trophy

Squad statistics

[14]

Appearances and goals

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

Goal Scorers

[14]

Place Position Nation Number Name Third Division FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 FWEngland Craig Maskell1600016
2 FWEngland Trevor Senior70007
3 FWAustralia Stuart Lovell42006
DFWales Adrian Williams42006
5 England David Lee50005
FWScotland Mark McGhee50005
7 MFEngland Mick Gooding31004
8 FWEngland Kevin Dillon30003
Own goal30003
MFEngland Scott Taylor21003
11MFEngland David Byrne20002
12FWEngland Lea Barkus10001
MFEngland Allan Cockram10001
MFEngland Mark Holzman10001
DFEngland Keith McPherson10001
DFEngland Steve Richardson10001
TOTALS 5960068

Team kit

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

References

  1. Williams was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, and made his international debut for Wales in 1995.
  2. Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Neale Cooper". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. "David Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. "George Friel". readingfcformerplayers. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. "Jim Leighton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  7. "John Keeley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. "David Lee". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. "Steve Morrow". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. 1 2 "Player profile - David Leworthy". coludata. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  11. "David Leworthy". readingfcformerplayers. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  12. Peterborough United won the play-offs and were promoted.
  13. "Reading's results from season 1991/1992". Reading-Mad. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  14. 1 2 "Season 1991-92". royalsrecord. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

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