List of Reading F.C. records and statistics
Reading Football Club hold the record for the number of successive league wins at the start of a season, with a total of 13 wins at the start of the 1985–86 Third Division campaign[1] and also the record for the number of points gained in a professional league season with 106 points in the 2005–06 Football League Championship campaign.[2] Reading finished champions of their division on both of these occasions.[1][3]
The club's largest win was a 10–2 victory over Crystal Palace on 4 September 1946 in the Football League Third Division South.[1] Reading's heaviest loss was an 18–0 defeat against Preston North End in the FA Cup 1st round on 27 January 1894.[1]
The player with the most league appearances is Martin Hicks with a total of 500 from 1978 to 1991.[1] The most capped player is Kevin Doyle, who earned 26 for Ireland while at the club.[1][4] The most league goals in total and in a season is Ronnie Blackman with 158 from 1947 to 1954 and 39 in 1951–52 respectively.[1] The player with the most league goals in a game is Arthur Bacon with six against Stoke City in 1930–31.[1] The first Reading-based player to play in the World Cup is Bobby Convey at the 2006 World Cup with the United States.[1] The record time for a goalkeeper not conceding a goal is Steve Death at 1,103 minutes in 1978–79, which is a former English league record.[5]
Reading's highest attendance at Elm Park was in 1927, when 33,042 spectators watched Reading beat Brentford 1–0.[6] The highest attendance at the Madejski Stadium is 24,160 for the Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September 2012.[7]
The highest transfer fee received for a Reading player is the £7 million 1899 Hoffenheim paid for Gylfi Sigurðsson on 31 August 2010.[1][8] The most expensive player Reading have ever bought is Tiago Ilori, for £3,750,000 from Liverpool on 18 January 2017.[9][10]
Honours
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Managerial
- LMA Manager of the Year
- Steve Coppell 2005–06, 2006–07
- LMA Championship Manager of the Year
- Brian McDermott 2011–12[12]
Player records
- Appearances
- Most appearances: Martin Hicks (603; 1978–1991)[13]
- Most league appearances: Martin Hicks (500; 1978–1991)[13][1]
- Goals
- Most goals: Trevor Senior (191; 1983–1987, 1988–1992)[14]
- Most goals in a season: Trevor Senior (41; 1983–84)[14]
- Most league goals: Ronnie Blackman (158; 1947–1954)[1][14]
- Most league goals in a season: Ronnie Blackman (39; 1951–52)[1][14]
- Most league goals in a game: Arthur Bacon (6 vs. Stoke City; 1930–31)[14]
- Most penalties: Ray Reeves (21)[14][15]
- Goalkeeping
- Longest time without conceding a goal: Steve Death (1,103 minutes; 1978–79; former English league record)[16][5]
- Transfers
- Record transfer fee paid: Tiago Ilori (£3,750,000 from Liverpool; 18 January 2017)[17][18]
- Record transfer fee received: Gylfi Sigurðsson (£7,000,000 to 1899 Hoffenheim; 31 August 2010)
- Internationals
- Most capped player (whilst at Reading): Kevin Doyle (Republic of Ireland)[1]
- First Reading-based player to play in World Cup: Bobby Convey (2006; United States)[19]
Appearances
The following players have played more than 398 times for Reading, in all competitions.[13]
Pos. | Player | App. |
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1 | 603 | |
2 | 537 | |
3 | 505 | |
4 | 487 | |
5 | 481 | |
6 | 459 | |
7 | 457 | |
8 | 453 | |
9 | 426 | |
10 | 398 |
Goalscorers
The following players have scored more than 85 times for Reading, in all competitions.[14]
Pos. | Player | Gls |
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1 | 191 | |
2 | 168 | |
3 | 167 | |
4 | 104 | |
5 | 103 | |
6 | 95 | |
7 | 94 | |
8 | 93 | |
9 | 90 | |
10 | 85 |
Team records
- Biggest win: 10–2 v Crystal Palace (4 September 1946, Football League Third Division South)[1]
- Heaviest defeat: 18–0 v Preston North End (27 January 1894, FA Cup 1st round)[1]
- Longest winning sequence at the start of a season: 13 victories in 1985–86.
- Most points in a single season in any English professional league: 106 points (2005–06)[3]
- Longest winless sequence at the start of a season (club record): 6 (2 draws and 4 defeats), (2018-19)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Club Honours and Records". Reading F.C. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Points record". The Football League. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- 1 2 "Reading 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2006.
- ↑ "Reading Internationals". Royals' Record. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- 1 2 "United stretch lead after Van der Sar record". CNN world sport. Cable News Network. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ van Eijden, Han (2011). "Elm Park Reading". Old Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ↑ "Reading FC News - Record Attendance Set". Reading Football Club. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sigurdsson leaving in Club record deal". Reading Football Club. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ↑ "Reading complete signing of Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori in £3.75million transfer swoop". The Sun. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ "Tiago Ilori: Liverpool defender signs for Reading". BBC Sport. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ "Archived copy". 1871 - the ultimate Reading FC website. Archived from the original on 20 April 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Most Appearances". royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Top Scorers". royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/farewell-to-an-old-legend-4256142
- ↑ "Record - 1,103 minutes without conceding". Reading F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "Reading complete signing of Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori in £3.75million transfer swoop". The Sun. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ "Tiago Ilori: Liverpool defender signs for Reading". BBC Sport. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ↑ "Reading Internationals". royalsrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2018.