1993–94 Reading F.C. season

During the 1993–94 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Reading
1993–94 season
ChairmanJohn Madejski
ManagerMark McGhee
StadiumElm Park
Second Division1st
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Quinn 35
All: Jimmy Quinn 37

Squad

As of match played 5 May 1994
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age[lower-alpha 1]) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Shaka Hislop [lower-alpha 2] GK (1969-02-22)22 February 1969 (aged 25) Howard Bison 1992 72 0
Defenders
Mark Holzman DF (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 21) Trainee 1991 43 1
Darren McCance DF (1973-09-13)13 September 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1992 2 0
Keith McPherson DF (1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 30) Northampton Town 1990
Ray Ranson DF (1960-06-12)12 June 1960 (aged 33) Manchester City 1993 30 0
Ray Wallace DF (1969-10-02)2 October 1969 (aged 24) loan from Leeds United 1994 3 0
Ady Williams [lower-alpha 3] DF (1971-09-16)16 September 1971 (aged 22) Trainee 1989
Tony Witter DF (1965-08-12)12 August 1965 (aged 28) loan from Queens Park Rangers 1994 4 0
Dylan Kerr DF (1967-01-14)14 January 1967 (aged 27) Leeds United 1993 55 2
Jeff Hopkins DF (1964-04-14)14 April 1964 (aged 30) Bristol Rovers 1992 94 3
Midfielders
David Bass MF (1974-11-29)29 November 1974 (aged 19) Trainee 1992 9 0
Kevin Dillon MF (1959-12-18)18 December 1959 (aged 34) Newcastle United 1991 119 5
Michael Gilkes [lower-alpha 4] MF (1965-07-20)20 July 1965 (aged 28) Leicester City 1984
Mick Gooding MF (1959-04-12)12 April 1959 (aged 35) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989
Tommy Jones MF (1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 29) Swindon Town 1992 45 1
Jamie Lambert MF (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1992 43 4
Phil Parkinson MF (1967-12-01)1 December 1967 (aged 26) Bury 1992 98 9
Scott Taylor MF (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 23) Trainee 1989
Forwards
Stuart Lovell FW (1972-01-09)9 January 1972 (aged 22) Trainee 1990
Lea Barkus FW (1974-12-07)7 December 1974 (aged 19) Trainee 1991 17 0
Alan Carey FW (1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 18) Trainee 1994 1 0
Andy Gray FW (1973-10-25)25 October 1973 (aged 20) Trainee 1991 20 4
Uwe Hartenberger FW (1968-02-01)1 February 1968 (aged 26) KFC Uerdingen 05 1993 13 3
Jimmy Quinn FW (1959-12-07)7 December 1959 (aged 34) Bournemouth 1992 106 63
Out on loan
Left during the season
John Humphrey 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ENG John Humphrey (loan return to Crystal Palace)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 1993 DF Ray Ranson Manchester City
Summer 1993 DF Dylan Kerr Leeds United
Summer 1993 FW Uwe Hartenberger KFC Uerdingen 05 £100,000 [1]

Loans In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
9 December 1993 DF John Humphrey Crystal Palace 9 February 1994
11 February 1994 DF Tony Witter Millwall End of Season
11 March 1994 DF Ray Wallace Leeds United End of Season

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 1993 GK Steve Francis Huddersfield Town

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
30 June 1994 DF Mark Holzman
30 June 1994 DF Darren McCance
30 June 1994 DF Ray Ranson Retired
30 June 1994 MF Kevin Dillon Stevenage
30 June 1994 FW Andy Gray Leyton Orient 20 July 1994[2]

Competitions

Division two

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
Griffiths
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 Town 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 46 26 11 9 81 44 +37 89 Division Champions, promoted
2 Port Vale 46 26 10 10 79 46 +33 88 Promoted
3 Plymouth Argyle 46 25 10 11 88 56 +32 85 Participated in 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:

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

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

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 TotalDivision 2FA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Shaka Hislop 560460204040
DF Mark Holzman 1000000010
DF Darren McCance 1000000010
DF Keith McPherson 27119+110+10401+10
DF Ray Ranson 30022+20203010
DF Ray Wallace 3030000000
DF Adi Williams 510410204040
DF Tony Witter 4040000000
DF Dylan Kerr 55245220403+10
DF Jeff Hopkins 50240+22202040
MF Kevin Dillon 39131+10004130
MF Michael Gilkes 48229+102203+1030
MF Mick Gooding 499417213031
MF Tommy Jones 19011+60002000
MF Jamie Lambert 811+5000001+11
MF Phil Parkinson 51442320412+10
MF Scott Taylor 47734+46200+3041
FW Stuart Lovell 542243+22020422+10
FW David Bass 100+10000000
FW Alan Carey 100000000+10
FW Andy Gray 710+50000+110+10
FW Uwe Hartenberger 1330+920+100031
FW Jimmy Quinn 5540463520323+13
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
DF John Humphrey 9080000010

Goal Scorers

Place Position Nation Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total
1FWJimmy Quinn350237
2FWStuart Lovell200222
3MFMick Gooding7108
4MFScott Taylor6006
5MFPhil Parkinson3014
6MFMichael Gilkes2002
FWUwe Hartenberger2002
DFJeff Hopkins2002
DFDylan Kerr2002
10DFKeith McPherson1001
Own goal1001
MFKevin Dillon0011
FWAndy Gray0011
TOTALS 811789

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.
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