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Reading
2006–07 season
Chairman John Madejski
Manager Steve Coppell
Premier League8th
FA CupFifth Round vs Manchester United
League CupThird Round vs Liverpool
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Doyle (13)
All: Leroy Lita (14)
Highest home attendance24,122 vs Aston Villa
(10 February 2007)
Lowest home attendance10,353 vs Darlington
(19 September 2006)
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The 2006–07 season was Reading Football Club's first season in the Premier League, and their first season in the top flight of English football. Reading also participated in the League Cup, beating Darlington in the second round before losing 4–3 to Liverpool at Anfield. Reading entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, defeating Burnley 3–2 and then Birmingham City by the same score to meet Manchester United in the Fifth Round. After drawing the initial game 1–1 at Old Trafford, Reading lost 2–3 at home in the replay ten days later, conceding the three goals in the first six minutes of the match. They collected 55 points from 38 matches which was good enough for eighth place, making this Reading's best ever league season.

Review and events

See also: 2006–07 Premier League

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, but ended up 3−2 winners through goals from Dave Kitson, Steve Sidwell and Leroy Lita. Kitson, however, was injured in a reckless tackle by Chris Riggott, and would not 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.

September

In September, Reading's first game was against Manchester City, live on Sky Sports at home. Ívar Ingimarsson scored the only goal, despite being knocked unconscious before scoring. The first game against a side promoted with Reading was Sheffield United. Kevin Doyle scored after 16 seconds and in the 25th minute, followed by Seol Ki-hyeon scoring a 25-yard goal. Rob Hulse pulled a goal back in the 61st minute, but it was not enough for Sheffield United, who lost 2−1. Reading's first cup game came against Darlington, but Reading needed penalties after an exciting 3−3 draw. Next up were league runners up Manchester United at the Madejski. Reading ensured it was goalless at half-time and went 1−0 up through a Kevin Doyle penalty after Gary Neville handballed. Cristiano Ronaldo, however, scored a 73rd-minute goal to make it 1−1.

October

In October, Reading played West Ham at Upton Park where a second-minute goal turned out to be the winner, scored by Seol. Reading–Chelsea hit the headlines as both Chelsea goalkeepers were knocked out in a match where the visitors took a fortuitous 1−0 win. Frank Lampard scored Chelsea's goal which took two deflections before going in. The goal was given as an Ívar Ingimarsson own goal. In the same match 2), Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb scoring. Shane Long made his first Premier League start in this match. Reading also lost 4−3 to Liverpool in the Carling Cup (Reading were 3−0 down).

November

In November, Reading lost 2−0 to Liverpool (which was also the first ever league meeting between the two sides). The goals came from Dirk Kuyt. The Royals then won 3−1 against Tottenham Hotspur. Robbie Keane opened the scoring for Spurs before Nicky Shorey scored a 25-yard goal. Then Steve Sidwell scored a header on the stroke of half-time with Kevin Doyle completing the scoring to make it 3−1. Reading's next match was against Charlton. They won 2−0 with the goals coming from Seol Ki-hyeon and Doyle. They ended the month with a 1−0 win over Fulham with a penalty kick from Doyle, after the striker had been bought down by Ian Pearce.

December

In December, Reading Won 1−0 at Bolton, a Kevin Doyle goal won the match. Next was 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 worst game of the season, Watford 0−0). Reading and Blackburn Rovers was the next game at the Madjeski. Reading went 1–0 up on half-time, but Rovers scored two goals to make it Reading 1−2 Rovers. Chelsea played Reading next, two months after the teams played in Reading; the match ended 2−2. Reading then played Manchester United: Reading were losing 1−0, but Sonko scored to level the game. United then scored two goals though Cristiano Ronaldo to make it 3−1, although Lita scored a consolation goal to make the final score United 3−2 Reading.

January

In January, Reading could not have got a better start. On New Year's Day, Reading put six past West Ham United. On 6 January, Reading were due to play Burnley in the FA Cup but it was postponed 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.

February

In February, Reading beat Manchester City away and Aston Villa at home. Both ending 2–0. At Old Trafford, Reading drew 1−1 with United in the FA Cup. Boro became the first 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 fought back to lose by only 3−2.

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 Cesc Fàbregas. 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. They 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. On the final day of the season, Reading played Blackburn Rovers away and needing a win to enter the UEFA Cup, Reading drew 3−3.

Squad

As of match played 13 May 2007 [1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marcus Hahnemann United States GK (1972-06-15)15 June 1972 (aged 34) Fulham 2002 228 0
21 Graham Stack Republic of Ireland [a] GK (1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 25) Arsenal 2005 2008 10 0
32 Adam Federici Australia GK (1985-01-31)31 January 1985 (aged 22) Torres 2005 6 0
36 Mikkel Andersen Denmark GK (1988-12-17)17 December 1988 (aged 18) AB 2007 [2] 2009 [2] 0 0
Defenders
2 Graeme Murty Scotland [b] DF (1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 32) York City 1998 310 2
3 Nicky Shorey England DF (1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 26) Leyton Orient 2001 258 10
5 Ibrahima Sonko Senegal DF (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 26) Brentford 2004 117 5
14 John Halls England DF (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 25) Stoke City 2006 5 1
16 Ívar Ingimarsson Iceland DF (1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2003 172 9
18 Sam Sodje Nigeria [c] DF (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 26) Brentford 2006 [3] 7 1
22 André Bikey Cameroon DF (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 22) Lokomotiv Moscow 2007 [4] 2010 [4] 21 1
23 Ulises de la Cruz Ecuador DF (1974-02-08)8 February 1974 (aged 33) Aston Villa 2006 [5] 2007 [5] 15 1
25 Alan Bennett Republic of Ireland DF (1981-10-04)4 October 1981 (aged 25) Cork City 2007 0 0
26 Curtis Osano Kenya DF (1987-03-08)8 March 1987 (aged 20) Academy 2005 2 0
27 Aaron Brown England DF (1983-06-23)23 June 1983 (aged 23) Tamworth 2005 0 0
28 Greg Halford England DF (1984-12-08)8 December 1984 (aged 22) Colchester United 2007 [6] 3 0
29 Michael Duberry England DF (1975-10-14)14 October 1975 (aged 31) Stoke City 2007 [7] 2008 [7] 8 0
34 Scott Golbourne England DF (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 19) Bristol City 2006 2 0
35 Alex Pearce Scotland [d] DF (1988-11-09)9 November 1988 (aged 18) Academy 2006 1 0
47 Péter Máté Hungary DF (1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 22) on loan from Debrecen 2006 1 1
Midfielders
4 Steve Sidwell England MF (1982-12-14)14 December 1982 (aged 24) Arsenal 2003 187 30
6 Brynjar Gunnarsson Iceland MF (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 31) Watford 2005 61 8
7 Glen Little England MF (1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 31) Burnley 2004 112 6
10 Stephen Hunt Republic of Ireland MF (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 25) Brentford 2005 84 7
11 John Oster Wales [e] MF (1978-12-08)8 December 1978 (aged 28) Burnley 2005 72 3
15 James Harper England MF (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 26) Arsenal 2001 279 16
17 Bobby Convey United States MF (1983-05-27)27 May 1983 (aged 23) D.C. United 2004 79 7
19 Seol Ki-hyeon South Korea MF (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 28) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2006 [8] 31 4
20 Jonny Hayes Republic of Ireland MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2004 0 0
30 Scott Davies Republic of Ireland [f] MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2004 0 0
34 James Henry Scotland [g] MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 19) Academy 2004 0 0
Forwards
8 Leroy Lita England [h] FW (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 22) Bristol City 2005 70 29
9 Kevin Doyle Republic of Ireland FW (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 23) Cork City 2005 85 32
12 Dave Kitson England FW (1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 27) Cambridge United 2003 111 50
24 Shane Long Republic of Ireland FW (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 20) Cork City 2005 40 6
31 Simon Cox England [i] FW (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 20) Academy 2005 7 0
Out on loan
Left during the season
33 Conor Sinnott Republic of Ireland MF (1987-07-09)9 July 1987 (aged 19) Bray Wanderers 2006 0 0
Curtis Ujah England DF (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 18) Academy 2006 0 0
Pierre-Joseph Dubois France FW (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 19) Academy 2006 0 0
  1. ^ Graham Stack was born in Hampstead, England, but qualified to represent Republic of Ireland, making his Republic of Ireland Under-21 debut 2003.
  2. ^ Graeme Murty was born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents, making his international debut for Scotland in 2004.
  3. ^ Sam Sodje was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Nigeria in 2004.
  4. ^ Alex Pearce was born in Wallingford, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth and U-21 level. He would, however, later be called up and make his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in September 2012.
  5. ^ John Oster was born in Boston, England, but qualified to represent Wales, making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  6. ^ Scott Davies was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has represented them at youth and U-21 level.
  7. ^ James Henry was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and has represented Scotland at youth level. However, he would later represent England at youth level.
  8. ^ Leroy Lita was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo, but qualified to represent England, representing England at U-21 level.
  9. ^ Simon Cox was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally though his grandmother and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2011.

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
33 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Conor Sinnott (to Wexford)
— DF England  ENG Curtis Ujah (to Tamworth)
— FW France  FRA Pierre-Joseph Dubois (to Grays Athletic)

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
12 July 2006 DF Nigeria Sam Sodje Brentford £350,000 [3]
12 July 2006 MF South Korea Seol Ki-hyeon Wolverhampton Wanderers £1,500,000 [8]
25 August 2006 DF Ecuador Ulises de la Cruz Aston Villa Free [5]
26 January 2007 GK Denmark Mikkel Andersen AB Undisclosed [2]
30 January 2007 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Bennett Cork City Undisclosed
30 January 2007 DF England Greg Halford Colchester United Undisclosed [6]
31 January 2007 DF England Michael Duberry Stoke City Undisclosed [7]
24 April 2007 DF Cameroon André Bikey Lokomotiv Moscow £1,000,000 [4]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
11 August 2006 DF Cameroon André Bikey Lokomotiv Moscow End of season [9]
30 August 2006 DF Hungary Péter Máté Debrecen End of season [10]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
11 June 2007 DF England Greg Halford Sunderland £2,500,000 [11]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
November 2006 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Sinnott Wexford Youths January 2007
January 2007 FW France Pierre-Joseph Dubois Grays Athletic
January 2007 DF England Curtis Ujah Tamworth
30 June 2007 MF England Steve Sidwell Chelsea 1 July 2007 [12]
30 June 2007 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes Leicester City 4 July 2007 [13]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 19 August 2006 13 May 2007 Matchday 1 8th 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 042.11
FA Cup 9 January 2007 27 February 2007 Third round Fifth round replay 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 050.00
League Cup 19 September 2006 25 October 2006 Second round Third round 2 0 1 1 6 7 −1 000.00
Total 44 18 9 17 67 61 +6 040.91

Last updated: 13 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2006–07 Premier League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 7 15 52 47  +5 55 11 2 6 29 20  +9 5 5 9 23 27  −4

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLLWWDWLLLLWWWWLDLLDLWDWWWWLLDLLDWWWLD
Position1101486778910111187666799999776667789987778
Source: [ citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

19 August 2006 1 Reading 3–2 Middlesbrough Reading
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Kitson 43'
Sidwell 44', Yellow card 45'
Lita 56'		 Report Downing 11'
Yakubu 21'
Riggott Yellow card 45'
Rochemback Yellow card 61'
Boateng Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,855
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 August 2006 2 Aston Villa 2–1 Reading Birmingham
19:45 BST ( UTC+01:00) Ángel 36' ( pen.)
Barry 61'		 Report Doyle 4'
Sonko Red card 33'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,329
26 August 2006 3 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Reading Wigan
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Heskey 38' Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 14,636
11 September 2006 4 Reading 1–0 Manchester City Reading
20:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Ingimarsson 23' Report Distin Yellow card 22'
Reyna Yellow card 52'
Sinclair Yellow card 54'
Dabo Red card 80'
Barton Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,092
16 September 2006 5 Sheffield United 1–2 Reading Sheffield
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Hulse 61' Report Doyle 1'
Seol 25'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,288
23 September 2006 6 Reading 1–1 Manchester United Reading
17:15 BST ( UTC+01:00) Doyle 48' ( pen.) Report Ronaldo 73' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,098
1 October 2006 7 West Ham United 0–1 Reading London
14:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Report Seol 2' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,872
14 October 2006 8 Reading 0–1 Chelsea Reading
17:15 BST ( UTC+01:00) Report Ingimarsson 45' ( o.g.) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,025
22 October 2006 9 Reading 0–4 Arsenal Reading
16:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Report Henry 1', 70' ( pen.)
Hleb 39'
Van Persie 50'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Alan Wiley
28 October 2006 10 Portsmouth 3–1 Reading Portsmouth
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Gunnarsson 10' ( o.g.)
Kanu 52'
Mendes 66'		 Report Doyle 84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,146
4 November 2006 11 Liverpool 2–0 Reading Liverpool
15:00 GMT Kuyt 43', 73' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,741
12 November 2006 12 Reading 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading
13:30 GMT Shorey 38'
Sidwell 45'
Doyle 79'		 Report Keane 24' ( pen.) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,110
18 November 2006 13 Reading 2–0 Charlton Athletic Reading
15:00 GMT Seol 18'
Doyle 72'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,093
25 November 2006 14 Fulham 0–1 Reading London
15:00 GMT Pearce Red card 16' Report Doyle 17' ( pen.) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,673
2 December 2006 15 Reading 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT Doyle 33' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
6 December 2006 16 Newcastle United 3–2 Reading Newcastle
19:45 GMT Sibierski 23'
Martins 57' ( pen.)
Belözoğlu 84'		 Report Harper 37', 42' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,182
9 December 2006 17 Watford 0–0 Reading London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,223
16 December 2006 18 Reading 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Reading
15:00 GMT Harper 41' Report McCarthy 64'
Bentley 84'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,074
23 December 2006 19 Reading 0–2 Everton Reading
15:00 GMT Report Johnson 14'
McFadden 47'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,053
26 December 2006 20 Chelsea 2–2 Reading London
13:00 GMT Drogba 38', 72' Report Lita 67'
Essien 85' ( o.g.)		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,885
30 December 2006 21 Manchester United 3–2 Reading Manchester
15:00 GMT Solskjær 33'
Ronaldo 59', 77'		 Report Sonko 38'
Sodje Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 69'
Lita 90'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,910
1 January 2007 22 Reading 6–0 West Ham United Reading
15:00 GMT Gunnarsson 12'
Hunt 15'
Ferdinand 30' ( o.g.)
Doyle 36', 78'
Lita 53'		 Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,073
14 January 2007 23 Everton 1–1 Reading Liverpool
13:45 GMT Johnson 81' Report Lescott 28' ( o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,722
20 January 2007 24 Reading 3–1 Sheffield United Reading
15:00 GMT Long 44'
De la Cruz 50'
Hunt 77'		 Report Gillespie Red card 55'
Nadé 77'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,956
30 January 2007 25 Reading 3–2 Wigan Athletic Reading
20:00 GMT Ingimarsson 31'
Long 51'
Lita 88'		 Report Heskey 3'
Landzaat 90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 21,954
3 February 2007 26 Manchester City 0–2 Reading Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Lita 79', 89' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 38,676
10 February 2007 27 Reading 2–0 Aston Villa Reading
12:45 GMT Sidwell 16', 90' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,122
24 February 2007 28 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Viduka 7'
Yakubu 69'		 Report Oster 86' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,412
3 March 2007 29 Arsenal 2–1 Reading London
15:00 GMT Silva 51' ( pen.)
Baptista 62'
Senderos Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kitson Yellow card 42'
Fàbregas 87' ( o.g.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,132
Referee: Chris Foy
17 March 2007 30 Reading 0–0 Portsmouth Reading
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,087
1 April 2007 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Reading London
16:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Keane 41' ( pen.) Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,067
7 April 2007 32 Reading 1–2 Liverpool Reading
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Gunnarsson 47' Report Arbeloa 15'
Kuyt 86'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,121
9 April 2007 33 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Reading London
20:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,271
14 April 2007 34 Reading 1–0 Fulham Reading
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Hunt 15' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,082
21 April 2007 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Reading Bolton
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Shorey 64' ( o.g.) Report Doyle 84' ( pen.), 89'
Hunt 90+2'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 23,533
30 April 2007 36 Reading 1–0 Newcastle United Reading
20:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Kitson 51' Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,109
5 May 2007 37 Reading 0–2 Watford Reading
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) Report Shittu 60'
King 85'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,294
13 May 2007 38 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Reading Blackburn
15:00 BST ( UTC+01:00) McCarthy 21'
Bentley 56'
Derbyshire 67'		 Report Seol Ki-Hyeon 36'
Doyle 58'
Gunnarsson 77'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,671

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Everton 38 15 13 10 52 36 +16 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a]
7 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 8 14 47 52 −5 56
8 Reading 38 16 7 15 52 47 +5 55
9 Portsmouth 38 14 12 12 45 42 +3 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 7 16 52 54 −2 52 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round [b]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.
  2. ^ The highest-placed team who applied for the Intertoto Cup and not in an automatic UEFA Cup spot was awarded with a place in that competition. Blackburn Rovers occupied the Intertoto place, because Portsmouth and Reading did not apply. [14] A further place in the UEFA Cup was up for grabs via the Premiership Fair Play League. The winner is placed into a draw with the winners of Fair Play leagues in other countries. The representatives from the two countries that come out of the hat first are given a place in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round. Since the winners of the Premiership Fair Play League, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the UEFA Cup by virtue of their league position, their place in the Fair Play draw was given to Aston Villa. However, the places in the UEFA Cup were awarded to the representatives from Finland and Norway.

FA Cup

Main article: 2006–07 FA Cup
9 January 2007 Third round Reading 3–2 Burnley Reading
20:00 GMT Lita 27'
Long 37'
Sodje 55'		 Report Akinbiyi 69'
O'Connor 90+2'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 11,514
27 January 2007 Fourth round Birmingham City 2–3 Reading Birmingham
15:00 GMT Taylor 47'
Larsson 90+5'		 Report Kitson 3'
Lita 41', 79'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,041
17 February 2007 Fifth round Manchester United 1–1 Reading Manchester
17:15 GMT Carrick 45' Report Gunnarsson 67' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,608
27 February 2007 Fifth round replay Reading 2–3 Manchester United Reading
20:05 GMT Kitson 23'
Lita 84'		 Report Heinze 2'
Saha 4'
Solskjær 6'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,821

Football League Cup

Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup
19 September 2006 Second round Reading 3–3 ( a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Darlington Reading
20:00 BST ( UTC+1) Lita 31', 35'
Máté 86'		 Report Johnson 19' ( pen.)
Joachim 34', 52'
Duke Red card 73'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 10,353
Penalties
Hunt soccer ball with check mark
Little soccer ball with check mark
Doyle soccer ball with red X
Long soccer ball with check mark
Bikey soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Holloway
soccer ball with check mark James
soccer ball with red X Wainwright
soccer ball with check mark Johnson
25 October 2006 Third round Liverpool 4–3 Reading Liverpool
20:00 BST ( UTC+1) Fowler 44'
Riise 45+2'
Paletta 50'
Crouch 77'		 Report Bikey 75'
Lita 81'
Long 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,445

Statistics

As of match played 13 May 2007

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States  USA Marcus Hahnemann 38 0 38 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland  SCO Graeme Murty 24 0 23 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England  ENG Nicky Shorey 39 1 37 1 2 0 0 0
4 MF England  ENG Steve Sidwell 37 4 35 4 2 0 0 0
5 DF Senegal  SEN Ibrahima Sonko 23 1 23 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Iceland  ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 27 4 23 3 2 1 2 0
7 MF England  ENG Glen Little 28 0 18+6 0 0+2 0 2 0
8 FW England  ENG Leroy Lita 38 14 22+11 7 2+1 4 2 3
9 FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Kevin Doyle 34 13 28+4 13 1 0 1 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Stephen Hunt 38 4 28+7 4 0+1 0 2 0
11 MF Wales  WAL John Oster 31 1 6+19 1 4 0 2 0
12 FW England  ENG Dave Kitson 17 4 9+4 2 3+1 2 0 0
14 DF England  ENG John Halls 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 MF England  ENG James Harper 40 3 36+2 3 1 0 1 0
16 DF Iceland  ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 42 2 38 2 3 0 1 0
17 MF United States  USA Bobby Convey 12 0 8+1 0 3 0 0 0
18 DF Nigeria  NGA Sam Sodje 7 1 2+1 0 2+1 1 1 0
19 MF South Korea  KOR Seol Ki-hyeon 31 4 22+5 4 4 0 0 0
21 GK Republic of Ireland  IRL Graham Stack 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF Cameroon  CMR André Bikey 21 1 7+8 0 4 0 2 1
23 DF Ecuador  ECU Ulises de la Cruz 15 1 9 1 4 0 2 0
24 FW Republic of Ireland  IRL Shane Long 25 2 9+12 1 1 1 3 0
26 DF Kenya  KEN Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 DF England  ENG Greg Halford 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF England  ENG Michael Duberry 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England  ENG Simon Cox 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 GK Australia  AUS Adam Federici 6 0 0+2 0 4 0 0 0
33 DF England  ENG Scott Golbourne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 DF Scotland  SCO Alex Pearce 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
47 DF Hungary  HUN Péter Máté 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Players who left Reading during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW England 8 Leroy Lita 7 4 3 14
2 FW Republic of Ireland 19 Kevin Doyle 13 0 0 13
3 MF England 4 Steve Sidwell 4 0 0 4
MF England 10 Stephen Hunt 4 0 0 4
MF South Korea 19 Seol Ki-hyeon 4 0 0 4
DF Iceland 6 Brynjar Gunnarsson 3 1 0 4
FW England 12 Dave Kitson 2 2 0 4
FW Republic of Ireland 24 Shane Long 2 1 1 4
Own goal 4 0 0 4
10 MF England 15 James Harper 3 0 0 3
11 DF Iceland 16 Ívar Ingimarsson 2 0 0 2
12 DF Ecuador 23 Ulises de la Cruz 1 0 0 1
MF England 11 John Oster 1 0 0 1
DF Senegal 5 Ibrahima Sonko 1 0 0 1
DF England 3 Nicky Shorey 1 0 0 1
DF Cameroon 22 André Bikey 0 1 0 1
DF Nigeria 18 Sam Sodje 0 1 0 1
DF Hungary 47 Péter Máté 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 54 9 6 69

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK United States 1 Marcus Hahnemann 13 0 0 13
TOTALS 13 0 0 13

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 United States GK Marcus Hahnemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Scotland DF Graeme Murty 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 England DF Nicky Shorey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 England MF Steve Sidwell 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Senegal DF Ibrahima Sonko 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
6 Iceland MF Brynjar Gunnarsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 England MF Glen Little 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 England FW Leroy Lita 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Hunt 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 Wales MF John Oster 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 England FW Dave Kitson 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
15 England MF James Harper 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
16 Iceland DF Ívar Ingimarsson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 Nigeria DF Sam Sodje 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 South Korea MF Seol Ki-hyeon 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
22 Cameroon DF André Bikey 2 1 4 0 1 0 7 1
23 Ecuador DF Ulises de la Cruz 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Republic of Ireland FW Shane Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 England DF Michael Duberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 Australia GK Adam Federici 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 39 2 9 0 2 0 51 2

Awards

Premier League Manager of the Month

MONTH Name Award
September England Steve Coppell Won [15]
November England Steve Coppell Won [16]

PFA Young Player of the Year

Position Name Award
FW Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Nominated

Barclays Golden Glove Award

Name Clean sheets Award
United States Marcus Hahnemann 13 Third [17]

References

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  5. ^ a b c "Reading complete de la Cruz deal". BBC News. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Halford 'no pressure from price tag'". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "'All about Duberry'". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Reading complete signing of Seol". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Reading make Bikey loan capture". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Reading make loan move for Mate". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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  14. ^ Spurs win may harm Rovers' Intertoto chances
  15. ^ "Coppell is manager of the month". BBC Sport. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Coppell wins manager of the month". BBC Sport. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  17. ^ "REINA NETS GOALKEEPING AWARD". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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