2014–15 Reading F.C. season

Reading
2014–15 season
Chairman Sir John Madejski
Manager Nigel Adkins
(until 15 December)
Steve Clarke
(from 16 December)
Stadium Madejski Stadium
Championship 19th
FA Cup Semi Final vs Arsenal
League Cup Third Round vs Derby County
Top goalscorer League: Two Players (8)
All: Three Players (8)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 season is Reading Football Club's second season in the Championship following the sides's relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2012–13 season. It is also Nigel Adkins' second full season in charge of the club.

Season review

Pre-season

On 6 May, Reading announced that five players would be leaving upon the expiry of their contracts. Those departing were Stuart Taylor, Kaspars Gorkšs, Wayne Bridge, Mikele Leigertwood and club captain Jobi McAnuff.[1] Youngsters Lawson D'Ath, Nick Arnold, Gozie Ugwu, Matt Partridge and Shepherd Murombedzi were also released whilst contract talks were taking place with Michael Hector, Jake Taylor and 18 other youth players.[2][3][4] On 30 May youngsters Michael Hector and Jake Taylor signed new two-year contracts with the option of a third.[5]

On 2 June, Sir John Madejski announced that the club was looking for new ownership and that Anton Zingarevich, Christopher Samuelson and Andrew Obolensky had left the board of Directors.[6]

Transfers

Readings first addition of the season was the signing of USA U-18 international Andrija Novakovich to their academy from USM.[7] On 7 August 2014, Simon Cox resigned for Reading, 6 years after he left the club, on a two-year contract from Nottingham Forest.[8] The following day Jamie Mackie signed on a season-long loan deal, also from Nottingham Forest.[9] On 11 August 2014, Reading confirmed the signing of Anton Ferdinand on a two-year contract.[10] Reading made their fourth permanent signing of the season on 21 August, signing Oliver Norwood to a three-year contract from Huddersfield Town.[11] On 1 September 2014, transfer deadline day, Reading signed Glenn Murray on loan from Crystal Palace until 1 January, with a view to a permanent move.[12]

On 28 May 2014 Adam Le Fondre moved to Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee,[13] with Daniel Carriço following Le Fondre out of the club on 23 June 2014 after making his move to Sevilla permanent.[14] On 7 August 2014, Reading's three young goalkeepers left on loan, Stuart Moore joined Basingstoke Town on a season long loan with Jonathan Henly also joining Basingstoke as cover for Moore, whilst George Legg joined Hendon on a months loan.[15] On 15 August, Sean Morrison followed le Fondre to Cardiff City.[16] On 29 August 2014, Alex McCarthy completed his move to QPR.[17] On transfer deadline day, Royston Drenthe joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan until 2 January 2015.[18]

August

Reading started their season on 9 August with a 2–2 away draw at Wigan Athletic, with Shaun Cummings and Sean Morrison getting Reading's goals after Callum McManaman opened the scoring for Wigan and James McArthur scored a 93rd-minute equaliser.[19] Three days later, on 12 August, Reading faced Newport County in the League Cup at home. Reading ran out 3–1 winners, with their goals coming from Pavel Pogrebnyak, Nick Blackman and debutante Craig Tanner.[20] Reading won their next game, on 16 August, against Ipswich Town thanks to a Jake Taylor goal,[21] before losing their next two games, 2–1 at home to Huddersfield Town[22] and 4-0 away to Nottingham Forest.[23] Reading finished August with back to back wins, 1–0 away to Scunthorpe United in the Second round of the League Cup, Jake Taylor scoring,[24] and 1–0 away to Middlesbrough with Simon Cox scoring.[25]

September

On 11 September, Legg extended his loan with Hendon for another month,[26] whilst on 12 September, Jonathan Henly moved to Welling United on loan until 1 January 2015.[27] The following day, 13 September, Reading faced Fulham at home, winning 3–0 thanks to a brace from Glenn Murray and the third from Nick Blackman.[28] Reading won their fourth game in a row on 16 September, 3–2 at home to Millwall, with a double strike from Simon Cox and another from Nick Blackman.[29] 20 September saw Reading travel to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday, with the game ending in disappointment for the Royals as they fell to a 1–0 defeat courtesy of a late Stevie May goal.[30] On 22 September, Reading announced the completion of the sale of the club to a Thai consurtimum, with Sir John Madejski staying on as Co-Chairman.[31] The following day, 23 September, Reading suffered their second defeat in four days, as they went out of the League Cup with a 2–0 defeat to Derby County.[32] Reading ended September with a 3–3 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the Royals goals coming from Michael Hector, Jake Taylor and Glenn Murray, whilst Nick Blackman was unfortunate to score an own goal.[33]

October

Reading started October with a 0–0 draw away to Leeds United,[34] following it up three days later with a 3–1 away defeat to Brentford in which Simon Cox scored the only goal for Reading.[35] Following the International break, Reading suffered their second and third defeats in a row, both 3–0, at home to Derby County on 18 October and away to Bournemouth on 21 October.[36][37] Reading finished October with their first win in seven games, a 3–0 home win over Blackpool, with Glenn Murray and Nick Blackman scoring either side of a Peter Clarke own goal.[38]

November

Reading started November with a 3–1 away defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 1 November, Glenn Murray scoring their only goal,[39] before following it up three days later with a 3–0 victory over Rotherham United thanks to Jamie Mackie and a Simon Cox double.[40] On 8 November Reading suffered a 1–0 home defeat to Charlton Athletic,[41] before a 2–1 away defeat to Cardiff City on 21 November. Michael Hector scored Readings only goal late on, whilst Alex Pearce had a nightmare evening, conceding an own goal before being shown a straight red card on the stroke of half-time.[42] Reading ended the month with a 2–1 away win over Norwich City, Gary Hooper put Norwich ahead after 10 minutes before Jake Cooper scored his first ever goal for Reading in the 14th minute and his second in the 44th to give Reading all three points.[43]

Also during November, Slovenian defender Jure Travner joined the club on trial from Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Baku.[44]

December

Reading started the month with a 0–0 home draw against Bolton Wanderers on 6 December,[45] before a 6–1 away defeat to Birmingham City on 13 December.[46] Following the club's 6–1 defeat to Birmingham City, manager Nigel Adkins was sacked by the club on 15 December.[47] The following day Reading appointed Steve Clarke on a two-and-a-half year contract.[48]

Reading lost their first game with Steve Clarke as manager, a 1–0 home defeat to 10-man Watford on 20 December.[49] They followed this defeat up with a 2–2 away draw to Manager-less Brighton & Hove Albion on 26 December,[50] Glenn Murray scoring both the goals, before a 2–1 home win over Norwich City on 28 December thanks to Simon Cox and a Hal Robson-Kanu penalty.[51]

Murray returned to Crystal Palace on 31 December following the completion of his loan deal.[52]

January

On 2 January 2015, Aaron Tshibola moved to Hartlepool United on a one-month loan deal,[53] whilst Jonathan Henly returned from his loan at Welling United and Royston Drenthe returned to the club following his loan to Sheffield Wednesday to discuss his future.[54] The following day, Nick Blackman scored Reading's only goal in their 1–0 away win over Huddersfield Town in the Third Round of the FA Cup,[55] setting up a Fourth Round trip to Cardiff City.[56] On 10 January Reading drew 0–0 at home to Middlesbrough,[57] in a game that saw Jem Karacan make his return from a long term knee-injury, coming on as a 86th-minute substitute for Jamie Mackie.[58] Defender Shaun Cummings left the club on 12 January, moving to Millwall two days later for an undisclosed fee.[59] Reading lost their next game, a 2–1 away defeat to Fulham on 17 January, with Pavel Pogrebnyak scoring Reading's only goal. The following week Polish International goalkeeper, Jakub Słowik, joined the club on a week-long trial.[60] On 22 January, Reading signed Jure Travner on a contract with the club till the end of the season,[61] and Nathaniel Chalobah on loan till the end of the season from Chelsea,[62] whilst youngster Craig Tanner signed a new contract till the summer of 2017 and joined AFC Wimbledon on a season-long youth loan.[63] The next day Royston Drenthe left club, signing for Kayseri Erciyesspor of the Turkish Süper Lig on a permanent basis.[64] 24 January saw Reading take on Cardiff City in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, with Reading winning the games 2–1 at the Cardiff City Stadium. Cardiff took the lead through Kenwyne Jones in the first half before Oliver Norwood and Hal Robson-Kanu in the second half to send Reading into the Fifth Round.[65]

On 27 January, Reading traveled to Millwall, playing out a 0–0 draw that saw them remain in 18th position.[66] Two days later, 29 January, Dominic Samuel joined Coventry City on an emergency loan, which will see him stay at the club until 28 April,[67] and midfielder Aaron Tshibola extended his stay at Hartlepool United till the end of the season.[68] Reading's last game of January was a 2–0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday, with the goals coming from Pavel Pogrebnyak and Nathaniel Chalobah.

Young Georgian defender Lasha Dvali returned to the club in January following a year-long loan deal with Latvian Higher League side Skonto FC.[69]

February

On transfer deadline day, 2 February, Reading signed Yakubu on a contract until the end of the season,[70] whilst Georgian defender Lasha Dvali joined Turkish Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa on loan till the end of the season.[71] Youngster Dominic Hyam left the club on a one-month youth loan deal on 4 February, joining Hemel Hempstead Town.[72] On 7 February Reading traveled to Wolverhampton Wanderers, winning 2–1 after goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny Williams.[73] Three days later, Reading hosted Leeds United in a game that the visitors won 2–0.[74] On 14 February Reading defeated Derby County 2–1 in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup,[75] before losing 0–1 at home to Wigan Athletic three days later.[76] On 21 February Reading registered another away win, winning 1–0 away to Ipswich Town thanks to a 14th-minute goal by Jamie Mackie,[77] before falling to defeat against Huddersfield Town 3-0 three days later.[78]

March

On 3 March Reading drew 1–1 away to Bolton, with Jamie Mackie scoring the equaliser in the third and final minute of stoppage time.[79] On 7 March Reading played their FA Cup quarter final match against League One team Bradford City, drawing 0–0 at Valley Parade.[80] The draw resulted in a home replay, scheduled for 16 March. On 10 March Reading hosted Brighton & Hove Albion in a 2–1 victory with both goals being scored by Jamie Mackie. Defender Niall Keown made his debut during the game, coming on as a late substitute for Danny Williams, the winning goal coming minutes after Chris O'Grady scored a penalty for the away team.[81] On 12 March, Zat Knight signed a short-term contract until the end of the season.[82] Reading lost their next Championship game 4-1, away to Watford on 14 March,[83] before defeating Bradford City 3-0 in their FA Cup Quarter Final Replay to set up a Semi Final against Arsenal.[84] On 18 March youngster George McLennan joined Hayes & Yeading United on loan till the end of the season.[85] On 24 March young goalkeeper Daniel Lincoln joined Nuneaton Town on a seven-day loan deal,[86] with Nathan Aké joining the Royals on an initial one-month loan a day later,[87] before Kwesi Appiah joined on loan until the end of the season and Jake Taylor and Danny Guthrie left the club on loan till the end of the season, to Leyton Orient and Fulham respectively on the 26th.[88][89][90] On 27 March, Reading exercised an option in Chris Gunter's contract to keep the player for another year.[91]

On 30 March, Reading where fined £30,000 by The Football League for breaching the Football League regulations that prohibit any individual or legal entity having an interest in more than one club, when they borrowed an initial £10.5m from Vibrac Corporation in August 2013, and a further £5.6m in May 2014.[92]

April

On 11 April Reading played Blackburn Rovers in a one-off kit design, designed by a young fan. Nathan Aké returned to Chelsea following Reading's 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City on 22 April.[93]


Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
7 April 2014[7] dagger FW United States Andrija Novakovich University School of Milwaukee Free
7 August 2014 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Nottingham Forest Undisclosed[8]
11 August 2014 DF England Anton Ferdinand Turkey Antalyaspor Free[10]
21 August 2014 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood Huddersfield Town Undisclosed[11]
22 January 2015 DF Slovenia Jure Travner Azerbaijan FK Baku Free[61]
2 February 2015 FW Nigeria Yakubu Qatar Al Rayyan Free[70]
12 March 2015 DF England Zat Knight United States Colorado Rapids Free[82]
dagger Novakovich's transfer was announced on the above date but were not finalised until 1 July.

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
28 May 2014 FW England Adam Le Fondre Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed[13]
23 June 2014 MF Portugal Daniel Carriço Spain Sevilla Undisclosed[14]
15 August 2014 DF England Sean Morrison Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed[16]
29 August 2014 GK England Alex McCarthy Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed[17]
12 January 2015 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings Millwall Undisclosed[59]
23 January 2015 MF Netherlands Royston Drenthe Turkey Kayseri Erciyesspor Undisclosed[64]

Loans in

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From
8 August 2014 Season-long[9] FW Scotland Jamie Mackie Nottingham Forest
1 September 2014 1 January 2015[12][52] FW England Glenn Murray Crystal Palace
22 January 2015 End of season[62] MF England Nathaniel Chalobah Chelsea
25 March 2015 22 April 2015[87][93] DF Netherlands Nathan Aké Chelsea
26 March 2015 End of season[90] FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah Crystal Palace

Loans out

Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To
7 August 2014 Season-long[15] GK England Stuart Moore Basingstoke Town
7 August 2014 7 September 2014[15] GK Scotland Jonathan Henly Basingstoke Town
7 August 2014 7 October 2014[15][26] GK England George Legg Hendon
1 September 2014 2 January 2015[18] MF Netherlands Royston Drenthe Sheffield Wednesday
12 September 2014 End-of-season[27][94] GK Scotland Jonathan Henly Welling United
10 October 2014 7 November 2014[95] GK England Lewis Ward Whitehawk
24 December 2014 25 April 2015[96][97] DF England Robert Dickie Basingstoke Town
2 January 2015 Season-long youth loan[53][68] MF England Aaron Tshibola Hartlepool United
22 January 2015 Season-long youth loan[63] FW England Craig Tanner AFC Wimbledon
29 January 2015 28 April 2015[67] FW England Dominic Samuel Coventry City
2 February 2015 End-of-season[71] DF Georgia (country) Lasha Dvali Turkey Kasımpaşa
4 February 2015 4 March 2015[72] DF Scotland Dominic Hyam Hemel Hempstead Town
18 March 2015 End-of-season[85] DF Scotland George McLennan Hayes & Yeading United
24 March 2015 31 March 2015[86] GK England Daniel Lincoln Nuneaton Town
26 March 2015 End of season[89] MF Wales Jake Taylor Leyton Orient
26 March 2015 End of season[88] MF England Danny Guthrie Fulham

Trial

Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last Club
November 2014[44] 22 January 2015[61] DF Slovakia Jure Travner Azerbaijan FK Baku
19 January 2015[60] 23 January 2015[60] GK Poland Jakub Słowik Poland Jagiellonia Białystok

Squad

As of match played 25 April 2015[98]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Adam Federici Australia GK 31 January 1985 Torres 2005 2015[99] 244 1
31 Mikkel Andersen Denmark GK 17 December 1988 AB Copenhagen 2007 2015[100] 5 0
Defenders
2 Chris Gunter Wales RB 21 July 1989 Nottingham Forest 2012 2016[91][101] 113 1
3 Stephen Kelly Republic of Ireland RB 6 September 1983 Fulham 2013 2015[102] 52 1
4 Anton Ferdinand England CB 18 February 1985 Antalyaspor 2014 2016[10] 2 0
5 Alex Pearce[N 1] Republic of Ireland CB 9 November 1988 Academy 2006 2015[103] 239 15
15 Michael Hector England CB 19 July 1992 Academy 2010 2016[5] 57 2
24 Zat Knight England CB 2 May 1980 Colorado Rapids 2015 2015[82] 2 0
26 Pierce Sweeney Republic of Ireland CB 11 September 1994 Bray Wanderers 2012 0 0
29 Jure Travner Slovenia LB 28 September 1985 FK Baku 2015 2015[61] 1 0
32 Sean Long Republic of Ireland RB 2 April 1995 Academy 2013 2016[104] 1 0
33 Shane Griffin Republic of Ireland LB 8 September 1994 Academy 2013 2016[104] 0 0
34 Niall Keown England RB 5 April 1995 Academy 2013 2 0
35 Jake Cooper England CB 3 February 1995 Academy 2013 2016[105] 18 2
Nana Owusu England DF 27 February 1996 Academy 2014 2016[104] 0 0
Midfielders
6 Oliver Norwood Northern Ireland CM 12 April 1991 Huddersfield Town 2014 2017[11] 41 1
9 Hal Robson-Kanu[N 2] Wales LW 21 May 1989 Academy 2007 2016[106] 192 25
11 Jordan Obita England LW 8 December 1993 Academy 2010 2017[107] 87 1
12 Garath McCleary[N 3] Jamaica RW 15 May 1987 Nottingham Forest 2012 2015[108] 109 10
14 Nathaniel Chalobah[N 4] England CM 12 December 1994 loan from Chelsea 2015 2015[62] 19 1
16 Hope Akpan[N 5] Nigeria CM 14 August 1991 Crawley Town 2013 2016[109] 63 1
17 Ryan Edwards Australia MF 17 November 1993 Australian Institute of Sport 2011 2015[110] 10 0
21 Jem Karacan[N 6] Turkey CM 21 February 1989 Academy 2007 2015[111] 174 12
23 Danny Williams[N 7] United States CM 8 March 1989 Hoffenheim 2013 2017[112] 62 4
28 Aaron Kuhl England MF 30 January 1996 Academy 2014 2016[113] 8 0
37 Jack Stacey England MF 6 April 1996 Academy 2014 2016[113] 5 0
38 Liam Kelly Republic of Ireland MF 22 November 1995 Academy 2014 2016[114] 0 0
39 Tariqe Fosu England MF 5 November 1995 Academy 2014 0 0
Conor Shaughnessy Republic of Ireland MF 30 June 1996 Academy 2014 0 0
Forwards
7 Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia FW 8 November 1983 Fulham 2012 2016[115] 108 29
10 Simon Cox[N 8] Republic of Ireland FW 28 April 1987 Nottingham Forest 2014 2016[8] 52 8
19 Jamie Mackie[N 9] Scotland FW 22 September 1985 Loan from Nottingham Forest 2014 2015[9] 39 6
20 Yakubu Nigeria FW 22 November 1982 Al Rayyan 2015 2015[70] 11 1
22 Nick Blackman England FW 11 November 1989 Sheffield United 2013 2016[116] 84 9
36 Andrija Novakovich United States FW 21 September 1996 University School of Milwaukee 2014 2 0
44 Kwesi Appiah Ghana FW 12 September 1990 loan from Crystal Palace 2015 2015 5 0

On loan

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

No. Position Player
8 England MF Danny Guthrie (at Fulham until end of season)[88]
18 England MF Aaron Tshibola (at Hartlepool United until end of season)[53][68]
25 Wales MF Jake Taylor (at Leyton Orient until end of season)[89]
27 England FW Craig Tanner (at AFC Wimbledon until end of season)[63]
30 England FW Dominic Samuel (at Coventry City until 28 April 2015)[67]
40 England GK Stuart Moore (Season-long loan to Basingstoke Town)[15]
No. Position Player
41 England GK Daniel Lincoln (at Nuneaton Town)[86]
42 Scotland GK Jonathan Henly (at Welling United)[27]
Georgia (country) DF Lasha Dvali (at Kasımpaşa until end of season)[71]
England DF Robert Dickie (at Basingstoke Town until 24 January 2014)[27]
Scotland DF Dominic Hyam (at Hemel Hempstead Town until 4 March 2014)[72]
Scotland DF George McLennan (at Hayes & Yeading United until end of season)[85]

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. Position Player
6 England DF Sean Morrison (to Cardiff City)[16]
20 England GK Alex McCarthy (to Queens Park Rangers)[17]
20 England FW Glenn Murray (returned to Crystal Palace after loan)[52]
No. Position Player
24 Jamaica DF Shaun Cummings (to Millwall)[59]
43 Netherlands DF Nathan Aké (returned to Chelsea after loan)[93]
Netherlands MF Royston Drenthe (to Kayseri Erciyesspor)[64]

Pre-season

Competitions

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
2014–15 Championship —— 9 August 20143 May 2015
League Cup First round— Fifth round 12 August 201323 September 2014
FA Cup Third round— Semi-finals 3 January 201518 April 2015

Last updated: 2014
Source: Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Fulham 45 14 10 21 60 79 −19 52
18 Bolton Wanderers 45 13 12 20 54 66 −12 51
19 Reading 45 12 11 22 46 69 −23 47
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 45 10 16 19 44 54 −10 46
21 Rotherham United 45 11 15 19 46 67 −21 45[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Roterham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[117]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
45 12 11 22 45 68 −23 47 8 5 10 24 24 0 4 6 12 21 44 −23

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: Reading FC

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHHHAA
Result D W L L W W W L D D L L L W L W L L W D L L D W D L D W W L L W L L D W L L D D D L L L L  
Position 9 7 11 19 15 9 6 10 11 10 13 16 17 14 15 13 14 14 14 14 16 17 17 16 17 18 18 16 13 14 17 13 15 18 18 16 17 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 19  

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

League Cup

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Squad statistics

As of match played 28 April 2015

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Adam Federici 48 0 42 0 5 0 1 0
2 DF Wales Chris Gunter 44 0 37 0 4 0 3 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Kelly 18 0 14+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
4 DF England Anton Ferdinand 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Pearce 48 0 38+1 0 6 0 3 0
6 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood 41 2 31+6 1 3+1 1 0 0
7 FW Russia Pavel Pogrebnyak 34 8 18+9 7 5 0 2 1
9 MF Wales Hal Robson-Kanu 36 4 26+3 1 5+1 3 1 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox 43 8 28+9 8 2+1 0 2+1 0
11 MF England Jordan Obita 50 0 42 0 6 0 2 0
12 MF Jamaica Garath McCleary 29 2 21+4 0 3+1 2 0 0
14 MF England Nathaniel Chalobah 19 1 14 1 5 0 0 0
15 DF England Michael Hector 48 2 39+1 2 6 0 2 0
16 MF Nigeria Hope Akpan 24 0 14+6 0 0+2 0 1+1 0
17 MF Australia Ryan Edwards 10 0 4+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
19 FW Scotland Jamie Mackie 38 6 18+14 5 4 1 2 0
20 FW Nigeria Yakubu 11 1 3+4 0 0+4 1 0 0
21 MF Turkey Jem Karacan 8 1 4+3 1 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW England Nick Blackman 43 5 16+21 3 1+3 1 2 1
23 MF United States Danny Williams 30 1 21+3 1 6 0 0 0
24 DF England Zat Knight 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland Pierce Sweeney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England Aaron Kuhl 8 0 3+3 0 0 0 2 0
29 DF Slovenia Jure Travner 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF Republic of Ireland Sean Long 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
33 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Griffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Niall Keown 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF England Jake Cooper 18 2 9+5 2 0+2 0 1+1 0
36 FW United States Andrija Novakovich 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England Jack Stacey 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF England Tarique Fosu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Ghana Kwesi Appiah 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0
— DF England Nana Owusu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland Conor Shaughnessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
8 MF England Danny Guthrie 11 0 2+7 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF England Aaron Tshibola 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Wales Jake Taylor 25 3 14+8 2 0 0 1+2 1
27 FW England Craig Tanner 5 1 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 1
30 FW England Dominic Samuel 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 GK England Stuart Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK England Daniel Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 GK Scotland Jonathan Henly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Robert Dickie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Scotland Dominic Hyam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Scotland George McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
6 DF England Sean Morrison 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
20 GK England Alex McCarthy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW England Glenn Murray 18 8 18 8 0 0 0 0
24 DF Jamaica Shaun Cummings 7 1 4+1 1 0 0 2 0
43 DF Netherlands Nathan Aké 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
— MF Netherlands Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

As of match played 28 April 2014[120]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FWEngland20Glenn Murray8008
FWRepublic of Ireland10Simon Cox8008
FWRussia 7Pavel Pogrebnyak7018
4 FWScotland19Jamie Mackie5106
4 FWEngland22Nick Blackman3115
6 MFWales 9Hal Robson-Kanu1304
7 MFWales25Jake Taylor2013
8 DFEngland15Michael Hector2002
DFEngland35Jake Cooper2002
MFNorthern Ireland 6Oliver Norwood1102
MFJamaica12Garath McCleary0202
12DFJamaica24Shaun Cummings1001
DFEngland 6Sean Morrison1001
MFEngland14Nathaniel Chalobah1001
MFUnited States23Danny Williams1001
MFTurkey21Jem Karacan1001
Own goal1001
FWNigeria20Yakubu0101
FWEngland27Craig Tanner0011
Total 479460

Disciplinary record

As of match played 28 April 2015[121]
Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1 AustraliaGKAdam Federici10000010
2 WalesDFChris Gunter40000040
3 Republic of IrelandDFStephen Kelly20100030
5 Republic of IrelandDFAlex Pearce41000041
6 Northern IrelandMFOliver Norwood70000070
7 RussiaFWPavel Pogrebnyak50100060
8 EnglandMFDanny Guthrie10000010
9 WalesMFHal Robson-Kanu20101040
10Republic of IrelandFWSimon Cox50001060
11EnglandMFJordan Obita1001000110
12JamaicaMFGarath McCleary50000050
14EnglandMFNathaniel Chalobah00100010
15EnglandDFMichael Hector80001090
16NigeriaMFHope Akpan40001050
19ScotlandFWJamie Mackie20100030
20EnglandFWGlenn Murray40000040
22EnglandFWNick Blackman40000040
23United StatesMFDanny Williams51300081
24JamaicaDFShaun Cummings20000020
25WalesMFJake Taylor20001030
28EnglandMFAaron Kuhl10000010
35EnglandDFJake Cooper20000020
Total 7829040912

Awards

Player of the Year

[122] Nationality Award
Won Australia Adam Federici
Nominated Scotland Jamie Mackie
Nominated England Michael Hector

Notes

  1. ↑ Pearce was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Scottish U-21 side in May 2008, then went onto represent Ireland at full international level on 11 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Robson-Kanu was born in Ealing, England, and represented England at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Wales through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in May 2010 before making his full international debut for Wales five days later.
  3. ↑ McCleary was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
  4. ↑ Chalobah was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, but qualified to represent England through residency, representing England at U-16 to U-21.
  5. ↑ Akpan was born in Liverpool, England, but qualified to represent Nigeria through his parents, making his international debut for Nigeria in October 2014.
  6. ↑ Karacan was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his father and has represented Turkey at every youth level.
  7. ↑ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and represented Germany at U-15 level. Williams also qualified to play for the United States through his parents, and made his debut for them in October 2011.
  8. ↑ Cox was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Republic of Ireland on 24 May 2011.
  9. ↑ Mackie was born in Dorking, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland on 8 October 2010.

References

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  3. ↑ "Arnold and D'Ath released as summer clear out continues at Reading FC". Get Reading. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hector & Taylor to discuss deals". Reading FC. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
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