1993–94 Reading F.C. season

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

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reading (C, P) 46 26 11 9 81 44 +37 89 Promotion to the First Division
2 Port Vale (P) 46 26 10 10 79 46 +33 88
3 Plymouth Argyle 46 25 10 11 88 56 +32 85 Qualification for the Second Division 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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
Gooding Nyamah
Heathcote 		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
Quinn
Lovell
Parkinson 		Report Stadium: Elm Park
7 September 1993 First Round 2nd Leg Northampton Town 0–2
(0 – 5 agg.)		 Reading Northampton
Report Gray
Dillon 		Stadium: County Ground
22 September 1993 Second Round 1st Leg Manchester City 1–1 Reading Manchester
White Report Lovell Stadium: Maine Road
6 October 1993 Second Round 2nd Leg Reading 1–2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Manchester City Reading
J.Quinn Report Lomas
N.Quinn 		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

 Report Quinn Stadium: Goldstone Ground
10 November 1993 First Round Group Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
Taylor Report Stadium: Elm Park
1 December 1993 Second Round Reading 4–1 Northampton Town Reading
Hartenberger
Quinn
Lambert
Gooding 		Report Stadium: Elm Park
11 January 1994 Third Round Fulham 1–0 Reading Fulham
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage

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.