Reading F.C. season 2006-07

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Season 2006–07
Reading F.C.
Manager	Steve Coppell
Chairman	John Madejski
League	Premier League
Final league position	8th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Doyle (13) All: Lita (14)
Highest home attendance	24,122 (vs Aston Villa, 10 February 2007)
Lowest home attendance	10,353 (vs Darlington, 19 September 2006)

Reading Football Club played the season 2006–07 in the English Premier League, their first ever season in England's top flight.

1 Review and events
2 Match results
3 Player details
4 Team kit
5 References

[edit] Review and events

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See also: Premier League 2006-07

[edit] August

Reading's first ever Premier League game came at home to Middlesbrough. Reading were 2-0 down after 20 minutes after goals from Stewart Downing and Yakubu Aiyegbeni, but Reading ended up 3-2 winners through goals from Dave Kitson, Steve Sidwell and Leroy Lita. Kitson was injured in a reckless tackle by Chris Riggott, and wouldn't play again until the end of January 2007.

Reading's next game was against Aston Villa. After an early lead through Kevin Doyle, Ibrahima Sonko conceded a penalty and was sent off. Juan Pablo Ángel scored the resulting penalty for Villa, and Gareth Barry scored in the 61st minute to seal a win for Villa. The Royals next played Wigan Athletic, Emile Heskey scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win for Wigan.

[edit] September

In September, Reading's next name was against Man City in front of Sky Sports cameras at home. A brave header from Ingimarsson was the only goal. The 1st game against a side promoted with Reading was Sheffield United. Kevin Doyle scored after 16 seconds' and in the 25th minute, Ki-Hyeon Seol scored a 25-yard belter to make Sheffield United work very hard. United did score though, Rob Hulse scored in the 61st minute but it was not enough, Sheffield United 1-2 Reading. Reading's 1st cup game came against Darlington, but Reading needed penalties after an enticing 3-3 draw. Next up were Manchester United, it was goaless at half-time but Reading went 1-0 up through Kevin Doyle. However, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 73rd minute goal to make it 1-1.

[edit] October

In October, Reading played West Ham at Upton Park and a 2nd minute goal turned out to be the winner scored by Seol. Reading vs Chelsea hit the headlines as both Chelsea 'keepers went to hospital in a match where the visitors took a fortuitous 1-0 win. Reading lost 4-0 at home to Arsenal, 4-3 to Liverpool in the Carling Cup (Reading were 3-0 down) and Portsmouth finished a dreadful month for the Royals with a 3-1 win.

[edit] November

In November, Reading lost 2-0 To Liverpool (The 1st Time Reading Played Liverpool In The League), Then won 3-1 to Tottenham, Robbie Keane scored for Spurs. Nicky Shorey scored a 25-yard goal. Then Steve Sidwell scored a header on the stroke of half-time. Doyle made it 3-1. Reading played next Charlton lost 2-0 with two goals from Seol and Doyle and to end month an 1-0 win over Fulham with a Goal from the spot by Doyle.

[edit] December

In December, Reading Won 1-0 At Bolton, a Kevin Doyle goal won the match. Next Reading's longest away trip this season when Reading played Newcastle United. Reading lost 3-2, an 84th minute winner by Emre. Reading played Watford in the worset game of the season, Watford 0-0 Reading. Reading and Blackburn Rovers was the next game at the Mad Stad. Reading went 1-0 up on Half Time, but Rovers scored 2 goals to make it Reading 1-2 Rovers. Chelsea played Reading next 2 months after the teams played in Reading, it ended 2-2. Reading played Manchester United, Reading were losing 1-0, but Sonko scored to level it up. United scored 2 Goals through Ronlado made it 3-1, But Lita scored to make the final score United 3-2 Reading.

[edit] January

In January, Reading could not have got a better start. On New Years Day Reading put 6 past West Ham United. On the 6th Reading were due to play Burnley in the FA Cup but it was potponed due to a waterlogged pitch, but Reading beat Burnley on the Tuesday night, a 3-2 win. Reading went to Everton unbeaten in the new year, and the game ended 1-1 in a match attended by Sylvester Stallone as an Everton supporter and guest of the chairman. Reading played Sheffield United at 2-0 Reading Came a push-up in the dug out. Warnock and Downs Sent Off. Reading won 3-1. Reading Played Birmingham in the FA Cup (again). Birmingham had just enjoyed a 5-1 win at Newcastle United but they lost 3-2 to the Royals. Reading beat Wigan by the same score.

[edit] February

In February, Reading Beat Manchester City (Away) and Aston Villa (Home). Both ending 2-0. At Old Trafford Reading drew 1-1 with United in the FA Cup. Boro became the 1st team to beat Reading in 2007. Boro won 2-1. Reading were 3-0 down in the FA Cup 5th Round Replay against United in 5 minutes 41 seconds, but only won 3-2.

[edit] March to May

In March, April and May, Reading lost at Arsenal 2-1. Reading were 2-0 down, but drawing 0-0 at half-time, in the 87th minute when Arsenal scored an Own-Goal courtesy of Fabregas. Reading got a point at home to Portsmouth drawing 0-0. Reading lost to Spurs 1-0. Spurs scored a consolation penalty on half-time. Liverpool won at Reading 2-1. Liverpool's winner was in the 85th minute by Kuyt. Reading were held to a 0-0 draw at Charlton. Reading won at home to Fulham. Won at Bolton, 3-1, after being 1-0 down in the 85th minute! A midweek win at home to Newcastle United, 1-0, Kitson scored for The Royals. Reading shockingly lost to Watford at home 2-0. The final day of the season, Reading played Blackburn Rovers away and needing a win to enter the UEFA Cup, Reading drew 3-3.

[edit] Match results

[edit] Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

[edit] League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result^[1]	Scorers	Attendance	Position
19 August 2006 – 15:00	Middlesbrough	Home	3–2	Kitson, Sidwell, Lita	23,855	4
23 August 2006 – 19:45	Aston Villa	Away	1–2	Doyle	37,329	10
26 August 2006 – 15:00	Wigan Athletic	Away	0–1		14,636	14
11 September 2006 – 20:00	Manchester City	Home	1–0	Ingimarsson	24,092	8
16 September 2006 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Away	2–1	Doyle, Seol	28,288	6
23 September 2006 – 17:15	Manchester United	Home	1–1	Doyle	24,098	7
1 October 2006 – 14:00	West Ham United	Away	1–0	Seol	34,872	7
14 October 2006 – 17:15	Chelsea	Home	0–1		24,025	8
22 October 2006 – 16:00	Arsenal	Home	0–4		24,004	9
28 October 2006 – 15:00	Portsmouth	Away	1–3	Doyle	20,146	10
4 November 2006 – 15:00	Liverpool	Away	0–2		43,741	11
12 November 2006 – 13:30	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	3–1	Shorey, Sidwell, Doyle	24,110	11
18 November 2006 – 15:00	Charlton Athletic	Home	2–0	Seol, Doyle	24,093	8
25 November 2006 – 15:00	Fulham	Away	1–0	Doyle	22,673	7
2 December 2006 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Home	1–0	Doyle	23,556	6
6 December 2006 – 19:45	Newcastle United	Away	2–3	Harper (2)	48,182	6
9 December 2006 – 15:00	Watford	Away	0–0		19,223	6
16 December 2006 – 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	Home	1–2	Harper	23,074	7
23 December 2006 – 15:00	Everton	Home	0–2		24,053	9
26 December 2006 – 13:00	Chelsea	Away	2–2	Lita, Essien (og)	41,885	9
30 December 2006 – 15:00	Manchester United	Away	2–3	Sonko, Lita	75,910	9
1 January 2007 – 15:00	West Ham United	Home	6–0	Gunnarsson, Hunt, Ferdinand (og), Doyle (2), Lita	24,073	9
14 January 2007 – 13:45	Everton	Away	1–1	Lescott (og)	34,722	9
20 January 2007 – 15:00	Sheffield United	Home	3–1	Long, de la Cruz, Hunt	23,956	7
30 January 2007 – 20:00	Wigan Athletic	Home	3–2	Ingimarsson, Long, Lita	21,954	7
3 February 2007 – 15:00	Manchester City	Away	2–0	Lita (2)	38,676	6
10 February 2007 – 12:45	Aston Villa	Home	2–0	Sidwell (2)	24,122	6
24 February 2007 – 15:00	Middlesbrough	Away	1–2	Oster	26,412	6
3 March 2007 – 15:00	Arsenal	Away	1–2	Fàbregas (og)	60,132	7
17 March 2007 – 15:00	Portsmouth	Home	0–0		24,087	7
1 April 2007 – 16:00	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	0–1		36,067	8
7 April 2007 – 15:00	Liverpool	Home	1–2	Gunnarsson	24,121	9
9 April 2007 – 20:00	Charlton Athletic	Away	0–0		26,271	9
14 April 2007 – 15:00	Fulham	Home	1–0	Hunt	24,082	8
21 April 2007 – 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	Away	3–1	Doyle (2), Hunt	23,533	7
30 April 2007 – 20:00	Newcastle United	Home	1–0	Kitson	24,109	7
5 May 2007 – 15:00	Watford	Home	0–2		23,294	7
13 May 2007 – 15:00	Blackburn Rovers	Away	3–3	Seol, Doyle, Gunnarsson	22,671	8

[edit] FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result^[1]	Scorers	Attendance
9 January 2007 – 20:00	Third round	Burnley	Home	3–2	Lita, Long, Sodje	11,514
27 January 2007 – 15:00	Fourth round	Birmingham City	Away	3–2	Kitson, Lita (2)	20,041
17 February 2007 – 17:15	Fifth round	Manchester United	Away	1–1	Gunnarsson	70,608
27 February 2007 – 20:05	Fifth round (replay)	Manchester United	Home	2–3	Kitson, Lita	23,821

[edit] Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result^[1]	Scorers	Attendance
19 September 2006 – 20:00	Second round	Darlington	Home	3–3 (4-2 on pens)	Lita (2), Máté	10,353
25 October 2006 – 20:00	Third round	Liverpool	Away	3–4	Bikey, Lita, Long	42,445

[edit] Player details

No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Nat.	Position	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Marcus Hahnemann	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0
21		GK	Graham Stack	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
32		GK	Adam Federici	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0
2		DF	Graeme Murty	24	0	23	0	1	0	0	0
3		DF	Nicky Shorey	39	1	37	1	2	0	0	0
5		DF	Ibrahima Sonko	23	1	23	1	0	0	0	0
14		DF	John Halls	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16		DF	Ívar Ingimarsson	42	2	38	2	3	0	1	0
18		DF	Sam Sodje	7	1	3	0	3	1	1	0
22		DF	André Bikey	21	1	15	0	4	0	2	1
23		DF	Ulises de la Cruz	15	1	9	1	4	0	2	0
26		DF	Curtis Osano	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28		DF	Greg Halford	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
29		DF	Michael Duberry	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
33		DF	Scott Golbourne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35		DF	Alex Pearce	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
47		DF	Péter Máté	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4		MF	Steve Sidwell	37	4	35	4	2	0	0	0
6		MF	Brynjar Gunnarsson	27	4	23	3	2	1	2	0
7		MF	Glen Little	28	0	24	0	2	0	2	0
10		MF	Stephen Hunt	38	4	35	4	1	0	2	0
11		MF	John Oster	31	1	25	1	4	0	2	0
15		MF	James Harper	40	3	38	3	1	0	1	0
17		MF	Bobby Convey	12	0	9	0	3	0	0	0
19		MF	Seol Ki-Hyeon	31	4	27	4	4	0	0	0
8		FW	Leroy Lita	38	14	33	7	3	4	2	3
9		FW	Kevin Doyle	34	13	32	13	1	0	1	0
12		FW	Dave Kitson	17	4	13	2	4	2	0	0
24		FW	Shane Long	25	3	21	2	1	1	3	0
31		FW	Simon Cox	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0