1993–94 Reading F.C. season

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Reading
1993–94 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerMark McGhee
StadiumElm Park
Second Division1st
FA CupFirst round
League CupSecond round
League TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Quinn 35
All: Jimmy Quinn 37

During the 1993–94 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Squad

As of match played 5 May 1994
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Shaka Hislop England[lower-alpha 2] GK (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 25) Howard Bison 1992 72 0
Defenders
Mark Holzman England DF (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 21) Trainee 1991 43 1
Darren McCance England DF (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1992 2 0
Keith McPherson England DF (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 30) Northampton Town 1990
Ray Ranson England DF (1960-06-12)12 June 1960 (aged 33) Manchester City 1993 30 0
Ray Wallace England DF (1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 24) loan from Leeds United 1994 3 0
Ady Williams England[lower-alpha 3] DF (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 22) Trainee 1989
Tony Witter England DF (1965-08-12)12 August 1965 (aged 28) loan from Queens Park Rangers 1994 4 0
Dylan Kerr Malta DF (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 (aged 27) Leeds United 1993 55 2
Jeff Hopkins Wales DF (1964-04-14)14 April 1964 (aged 30) Bristol Rovers 1992 94 3
Midfielders
David Bass England MF (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 19) Trainee 1992 9 0
Kevin Dillon England MF (1959-12-18)18 December 1959 (aged 34) Newcastle United 1991 119 5
Michael Gilkes England[lower-alpha 4] MF (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 28) Leicester City 1984
Mick Gooding England MF (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 35) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989
Tommy Jones England MF (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 29) Swindon Town 1992 45 1
Jamie Lambert England MF (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1992 43 4
Phil Parkinson England MF (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 26) Bury 1992 98 9
Scott Taylor England MF (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 23) Trainee 1989
Forwards
Stuart Lovell Australia FW (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 22) Trainee 1990
Lea Barkus England FW (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 19) Trainee 1991 17 0
Alan Carey England FW (1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 18) Trainee 1994 1 0
Andy Gray England FW (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1991 20 4
Uwe Hartenberger Germany FW (1968-02-01)1 February 1968 (aged 26) KFC Uerdingen 05 1993 13 3
Jimmy Quinn Northern Ireland FW (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 34) Bournemouth 1992 106 63
Out on loan
Left during the season
John Humphrey England DF (1961-01-31)31 January 1961 (aged 33) loan from Crystal Palace 1993 9 0

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG John Humphrey (loan return to Crystal Palace)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1993 DF England Ray Ranson Manchester City
Summer 1993 DF Malta Dylan Kerr Leeds United
Summer 1993 FW Germany Uwe Hartenberger KFC Uerdingen 05 £100,000 [1]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
9 December 1993 DF England John Humphrey Crystal Palace 9 February 1994
11 February 1994 DF England Tony Witter Millwall End of Season
11 March 1994 DF England Ray Wallace Leeds United End of Season

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 1993 GK England Steve Francis Huddersfield Town

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 June 1994 DF England Mark Holzman
30 June 1994 DF England Darren McCance
30 June 1994 DF England Ray Ranson Retired
30 June 1994 MF England Kevin Dillon Stevenage
30 June 1994 FW England Andy Gray Leyton Orient 20 July 1994[2]

Competitions

Division two

Main article: 1993–94 Football League § Second Division

Results

14 August 1993 1 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Reading Huddersfield
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Leeds Road
21 August 1993 2 Reading 2–1 Burnley Reading
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McPherson File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Eyres File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen.) Stadium: Elm Park
28 August 1993 3 Brentford 1–0 Reading London
Allon File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Griffin Park
1 September 1993 4 Reading 4–1 Barnet Reading
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Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg
Gilkes File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Haag File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
4 September 1993 5 Reading 3–1 Cambridge United Reading
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Parkinson File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Claridge File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
11 September 1993 6 Wrexham 3–2 Reading Wrexham
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Lake File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg
Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
15 September 1993 7 Bradford City 2–4 Reading Bradford
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Valley Parade
18 September 1993 8 Reading 3–2 Plymouth Argyle Reading
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Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Castle File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen.)
Nugent File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park
25 September 1993 9 Reading 1–1 Hull City Reading
Hopkins File:Soccerball shade.svg Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
1 October 1993 10 Swansea City 1–1 Reading Swansea
McFarlane File:Soccerball shade.svg Hartenberger File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Vetch Field
9 October 1993 11 Exeter City 4–6 Reading Exeter
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Ross File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?'		 Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?'
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?'		 Stadium: St James Park
16 October 1993 12 Reading 2–1 Leyton Orient Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' West File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
23 October 1993 13 Port Vale 0–4 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
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Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?'		 Stadium: Vale Park
30 October 1993 14 Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
2 November 1993 15 Rotherham United 2–2 Reading Rotherham
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Whitworth File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' Stadium: Millmoor
6 November 1993 16 Reading 1–1 Blackpool Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
20 November 1993 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Reading Hove
Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Goldstone Ground
27 November 1993 18 Reading 3–0 Bournemouth Reading
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Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park
11 December 1993 19 Burnley 0–1 Reading Burnley
Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Turf Moor
18 December 1993 20 Reading 0–0 Huddersfield Town Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
28 December 1993 21 Reading 2–0 Stockport County Reading
Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' Stadium: Elm Park
1 January 1994 22 Cardiff City 3–0 Reading Cardiff
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Richardson File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Ninian Park
3 January 1994 23 Reading 2–1 York City Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' Hopkins File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g.) Stadium: Elm Park
8 January 1994 24 Reading 4–0 Hartlepool United Reading
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg
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Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park
15 January 1994 25 Leyton Orient 1–1 Reading London
West File:Soccerball shade.svg Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Brisbane Road
22 January 1994 26 Reading 1–0 Exeter City Reading
Hartenberger File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
25 January 1994 27 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Reading Bath
Clark File:Soccerball shade.svg Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Twerton Park
30 January 1994 28 Fulham 1–0 Reading London
Hails File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Craven Cottage
5 February 1994 29 Reading 1–2 Port Vale Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen.) Kent File:Soccerball shade.svg
Foyle File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park
12 February 1994 30 Hartlepool United 1–4 Reading Hartlepool
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?'
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Victoria Park
19 February 1994 31 Reading 2–1 Brentford Reading
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Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
26 February 1994 32 Cambridge United 0–1 Reading Cambridge
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Abbey Stadium
5 March 1994 33 Reading 0–1 Wrexham Reading
Hunter File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
12 March 1994 34 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Reading Plymouth
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Dalton File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Kerr Stadium: Home Park
15 March 1994 35 Reading 1–1 Bradford City Reading
Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg Power File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
19 March 1994 36 Hull City 1–2 Reading Hull
Windass File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen.) Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' Stadium: Boothferry Park
26 March 1994 37 Reading 2–1 Swansea City Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg
Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Bowen Stadium: Elm Park
29 March 1994 38 York City 1–0 Reading York
Swann File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Bootham Crescent
2 April 1994 39 Reading 2–0 Bristol Rovers Reading
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park
9 April 1994 40 Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
Gilkes File:Soccerball shade.svg Hopkins File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (o.g.) Stadium: Elm Park
12 April 1994 41 Barnet 0–1 Reading London
Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Underhill Stadium
16 April 1994 42 Reading 0–0 Rotherham United Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
23 April 1994 43 Blackpool 0–4 Reading Blackpool
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Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
28 April 1994 44 Stockport County 1–1 Reading Stockport
Francis File:Soccerball shade.svg Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Edgeley Park
30 April 1994 45 Reading 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Reading
Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen), ?' Stadium: Elm Park
5 May 1994 46 Bournemouth 1–2 Reading Bournemouth
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Fletcher File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Dean Court

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reading 46 26 11 9 81 44 +37 89 Division Champions, promoted
2 Port Vale 46 26 10 10 79 46 +33 88 Promoted
3 Plymouth Argyle 46 25 10 11 88 56 +32 85 Participated in play-offs
4 Stockport County 46 24 13 9 74 44 +30 85
5 York City 46 21 12 13 64 40 +24 75
Source: [citation needed]

FA Cup

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
13 November 1993 First Round Cambridge United 0–0 Reading Cambridge
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
24 November 1993 First Round Replay Reading 1–2 Cambridge United Reading
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Heathcote File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park

League Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
18 August 1993 First Round 1st Leg Reading 3–0 Northampton Town Reading
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Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg
Parkinson File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
7 September 1993 First Round 2nd Leg Northampton Town 0–2
(0 – 5 agg.)		 Reading Northampton
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Dillon File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: County Ground
22 September 1993 Second Round 1st Leg Manchester City 1–1 Reading Manchester
White File:Soccerball shade.svg Report Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Maine Road
6 October 1993 Second Round 2nd Leg Reading 1–2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Manchester City Reading
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N.Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Stadium: Elm Park

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Trophy
20 October 1993 First Round Group Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Reading Hove
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File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Quinn File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Goldstone Ground
10 November 1993 First Round Group Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
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1 December 1993 Second Round Reading 4–1 Northampton Town Reading
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Gooding File:Soccerball shade.svg		 Report File:Soccerball shade.svg Stadium: Elm Park
11 January 1994 Third Round Fulham 1–0 Reading Fulham
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Squad statistics

As of match played 5 May 1994[3]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Shaka Hislop 56 0 46 0 2 0 4 0 4 0
DF England ENG Mark Holzman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Darren McCance 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Keith McPherson 27 1 19+1 1 0+1 0 4 0 1+1 0
DF England ENG Ray Ranson 30 0 22+2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ray Wallace 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ady Williams 51 0 41 0 2 0 4 0 4 0
DF England ENG Tony Witter 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Malta MLT Dylan Kerr 55 2 45 2 2 0 4 0 3+1 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins 50 2 40+2 2 2 0 2 0 4 0
MF England ENG Kevin Dillon 39 1 31+1 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
MF England ENG Michael Gilkes 48 2 29+10 2 2 0 3+1 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mick Gooding 49 9 41 7 2 1 3 0 3 1
MF England ENG Tommy Jones 19 0 11+6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jamie Lambert 8 1 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
MF England ENG Phil Parkinson 51 4 42 3 2 0 4 1 2+1 0
MF England ENG Scott Taylor 47 7 34+4 6 2 0 0+3 0 4 1
FW Australia AUS Stuart Lovell 54 22 43+2 20 2 0 4 2 2+1 0
FW England ENG David Bass 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Carey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Andy Gray 7 1 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 1 0+1 0
FW Germany GER Uwe Hartenberger 13 3 0+9 2 0+1 0 0 0 3 1
FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Quinn 55 40 46 35 2 0 3 2 3+1 3
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
DF England ENG John Humphrey 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goal Scorers

Place Position Nation Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Northern Ireland Jimmy Quinn 35 0 2 37
2 FW Australia Stuart Lovell 20 0 2 22
3 MF England Mick Gooding 7 1 0 8
4 MF England Scott Taylor 6 0 0 6
5 MF England Phil Parkinson 3 0 1 4
6 MF England Michael Gilkes 2 0 0 2
FW Germany Uwe Hartenberger 2 0 0 2
DF Wales Jeff Hopkins 2 0 0 2
DF Malta Dylan Kerr 2 0 0 2
10 DF England Keith McPherson 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
MF England Kevin Dillon 0 0 1 1
FW England Andy Gray 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 81 1 7 89

Team kit

Reading's kit for the 1993–94 was manufactured by Pelada, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.

1993–94 home colours
1993–94 away colours

Notes

  1. ↑ Age as of the end of the season
  2. ↑ Shaka Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and would make his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2000.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Michael Gilkes was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ kicker Sportmagazin Nr.79/39. Wo.; 30. September 1993; S. 21
  2. ↑ "Andy Gray". soccerbase.com/. Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Season 1993-94". royalsrecord. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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