1985–86 Reading F.C. season

Reading
1985–86 season
Manager	Ian Branfoot
Football League Third Division	1st
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	First round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Senior (27); All: Trevor Senior (31)

During the 1985–86 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Third Division where they finished in 1st position with 94 points. Reading set a new league record during the season for the most consecutive wins from the start of a season (13).

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	Gary Westwood
--	DF	Steve Wood
--	DF	Nigel Stevenson
--	DF	Steve Richardson
--	DF	Brian Roberts
--	DF	Gary Peters
--	DF	Martin Hicks
--	DF	Glenn Burvill
--	MF	Colin Bailie
--	MF	Jerry Williams
--	MF	Mark White

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Andy Rogers
--	MF	Sean Reck
--	MF	Nick Platnauer
--	MF	Deane Foster
--	MF	Terry Hurlock
--	MF	Michael Gilkes
--	MF	Stuart Beavon
--	FW	Kevin Bremner
--	FW	Dean Horrix
--	FW	Trevor Senior

Results

Reading's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Division Three

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
1	17 August 1985	Blackpool	H	1 – 0	Williams
2	24 August 1985	Plymouth Argyle	A	1 – 0	Senior
3	26 August 1985	Bristol Rovers	H	3 – 2	Bater (o.g.), Hicks, Horrix
4	31 August 1985	Cardiff City	A	3 – 1	Senior (3)
5	7 September 1985	Walsall	H	2 – 1	Brazier (o.g.), Senior
6	14 September 1985	Rotherham United	A	2 – 1	Rogers, White
7	17 September 1985	Brentford	A	2 – 1	Peters, Senior
8	21 September 1985	Swansea City	H	2 – 0	Horrix, Senior
9	28 September 1985	Doncaster Rovers	A	1 – 0	White
10	2 October 1985	Chesterfield	H	4 – 2	Senior (3), Williams
11	5 October 1985	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 0	Wood
12	12 October 1985	Newport County	A	2 – 0	Beavon, Bremner
13	19 October 1985	Lincoln City	A	1 – 0	Senior
14	23 October 1985	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2 – 2	Bremner, Senior
15	26 October 1985	Bury	A	1 – 3	Rogers
16	2 November 1985	Wigan Athletic	H	1 – 0	Williams
17	6 November 1985	Notts County	H	3 – 1	Bremner (2), Senior
18	9 November 1985	York City	A	1 – 0	Bremner
19	23 November 1985	Darlington	H	0 – 2
20	30 November 1985	Derby County	A	1 – 1	Gilkes
21	14 December 1985	Bristol City	H	1 – 0	Gilkes
22	21 December 1985	Plymouth Argyle	H	4 – 3	Horrix (pen), Senior (2), Bremner
23	26 December 1985	Bournemouth	A	1 – 0	Horrix
24	28 December 1985	Bristol Rovers	A	2 – 0	Senior, Rogers
25	1 January 1986	Gillingham	H	1 – 2	Horrix
26	11 January 1986	Cardiff City	H	1 – 1	Bremner
27	18 January 1986	Blackpool	A	0 – 0
28	1 February 1986	Walsall	A	0 – 6
29	22 February 1986	Swansea City	A	3 – 2	Senior, Beavon (2)
30	4 March 1986	Chesterfield	A	4 – 3	Senior (2), Peters, Williams
31	8 March 1986	Bolton Wanderers	A	0 – 2
32	12 March 1986	Lincoln City	H	0 – 2
33	15 March 1986	Newport County	H	2 – 0	Wood, Hicks
34	19 March 1986	Rotherham United	H	2 – 1	Wood, Senior
35	22 March 1986	Bury	H	2 – 0	Senior, Horrix
36	29 March 1986	Gillingham	A	0 – 3
37	31 March 1986	Bournemouth	H	1 – 2	Senior
38	5 April 1986	Notts County	A	0 – 0
39	8 April 1986	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3 – 2	Rogers (2), White
40	12 April 1986	York City	H	0 – 0
41	16 April 1986	Brentford	H	3 – 1	Senior (2), Wood
42	19 April 1986	Darlington	A	0 – 0
43	22 April 1986	Wigan Athletic	A	0 – 1
44	26 April 1986	Derby County	H	1 – 0	Senior
45	3 May 1986	Bristol City	A	0 – 3
46	5 May 1986	Doncaster Rovers	H	2 – 0	Senior (2)

Table

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Reading	46	29	7	10	67	51	+16	94
2	Plymouth Argyle	46	26	9	11	88	53	+35	87
3	Derby County	46	23	15	8	80	41	+39	84
4	Wigan Athletic	46	23	14	9	82	48	+34	83
5	Gillingham	46	22	13	11	81	54	+27	79
6	Walsall	46	22	9	15	90	64	+26	75
7	York City	46	20	11	15	77	58	+19	71
8	Notts County	46	19	14	13	71	60	+11	71
9	Bristol City	46	18	14	14	69	60	+9	68
10	Brentford	46	18	12	16	58	61	−3	66
11	Doncaster Rovers	46	16	16	14	45	52	−7	64
12	Blackpool	46	17	12	17	66	55	+11	63
13	Darlington	46	15	13	18	61	78	−17	58
14	Rotherham United	46	15	12	19	61	59	+2	57
15	Bournemouth	46	15	9	22	65	72	−7	54
16	Bristol Rovers	46	14	12	20	51	75	−24	54
17	Chesterfield	46	13	14	19	61	64	−3	53
18	Bolton Wanderers	46	15	8	23	54	68	−14	53
19	Newport County	46	11	18	17	52	65	−13	51
20	Bury	46	12	13	21	63	67	−4	49
21	Lincoln City	46	10	16	20	55	77	−22	46
22	Cardiff City	46	12	9	25	53	83	−30	45
23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	11	10	25	57	98	−41	43
24	Swansea City	46	11	10	25	43	87	−44	43

Key
Promoted to Division Two
Relegated to Division Four

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
R1	16 November 1985	Wealdstone	H	1 – 0	Horrix (pen)
R2	7 December 1985	Hereford United	H	2 – 0	Senior, Horrix
R3	4 January 1986	Huddersfield Town	A	0 – 0
R3 Replay	13 January 1986	Huddersfield Town	H	2 – 1	Senior (2)
R4	25 January 1986	Bury	H	1 – 1	Senior
R4 Replay	28 January 1986	Bury	A	0 – 3

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
R1 1st Leg	21 August 1985	Bournemouth	H	1 – 3	Rogers
R1 2nd Leg	3 September 1985	Bournemouth	A	0 – 2

Full Members Cup

Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
R1 A	Bournemouth	A	0 – 5
R1 B	Leyton Orient	H	0 – 3

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division Three		FA Cup		League Cup		Members Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Gary Westwood	55	0	46+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Steve Wood	55	4	46+0	4	6+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Nigel Stevenson	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Brian Roberts	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Steve Richardson	38	0	32+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Gary Peters	47	2	41+0	2	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Martin Hicks	44	2	34+0	2	6+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Glenn Burvill	24	0	11+5	0	5+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	MF		Stuart Beavon	54	3	44+0	3	6+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Colin Bailie	34	0	25+1	0	3+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Michael Gilkes	15	2	7+2	2	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Terry Hurlock	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Deane Foster	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Nick Platnauer	8	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Sean Reck	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Andy Rogers	45	6	40+0	5	2+0	0	2+0	1	0+1	0
	MF		Jerry Williams	37	4	26+5	4	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Mark White	27	3	25+0	3	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Trevor Senior	55	31	46+0	27	6+0	4	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Kevin Bremner	28	7	18+4	7	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Dean Horrix	51	8	38+3	6	6+0	2	2+0	0	2+0	0

Top Scorers

Place	Position	Name	Division Three	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW	Trevor Senior	27	4	0	31
2	FW	Dean Horrix	6	2	0	8
3	FW	Kevin Bremner	7	0	0	7
4	MF	Andy Rogers	5	0	1	6
5	MF	Jerry Williams	4	0	0	4
=	DF	Steve Wood	4	0	0	4
7	MF	Stuart Beavon	3	0	0	3
=	MF	Mark White	3	0	0	3
9	MF	Michael Gilkes	2	0	0	2
=	DF	Martin Hicks	2	0	0	2
=	DF	Gary Peters	2	0	0	2
=		Own Goal	2	0	0	2
		TOTALS	67	6	1	74

References

Reading 1985–86 season at Royalsrecord.co.uk