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Reading

2010–11 season
Chairman	Sir John Madejski
Manager	Brian McDermott
Championship	5th
Play-offs	Runners-up vs Swansea City
FA Cup	Quarter final vs Manchester City
League Cup	2nd round vs Northampton Town
Top goalscorer	League: Shane Long (23) All: Shane Long (25)
Highest home attendance	23,677 v Leeds United Championship 27 November 2010
Lowest home attendance	14,029 v Coventry City Championship 11 December 2010
Average home league attendance	17,681
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–102011–12 →

The 2010–11 season was Reading's third season back in the Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2008. Having become Reading manager in January 2010, this was Brian McDermott's first full season in charge at the club.

Season review

See also 2010–11 Football League Championship

Pre-season

Summer transfers Left-back Marcus Williams joined Reading on a free transfer on 11 May 2010, having played seven seasons for Scunthorpe United. Right-back Andy Griffin signed for the club for a nominal fee on 1 July, having made 25 league appearances for Reading, on loan from Stoke City in the 2009–10 season. The transfer deadline day saw the arrival of Zurab Khizanishvili on loan from Blackburn Rovers and Ian Harte from Carlisle United.

Marek Matějovský joined Sparta Prague for a fee of £650,000 on 11 June 2010, having made 56 appearances for the Royals in two-and-a-half years at the club. Kalifa Cissé left the club after three years, signed by former Reading manager Steve Coppell for Bristol City on 9 July 2010. Cissé made 83 appearances for Reading, scoring seven goals. The transfer window also saw the departure of Gylfi Sigurðsson to German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim for £7 million.

Friendlies

Reading opened their pre-season campaign with a 1–0 victory over Farnborough, Noel Hunt scoring the winning goal.

The Royals then departed on tour to Slovenia, where they enjoyed a 3–1 victory over a Red Star Belgrade B-side, a game in which Marcus Williams made his first appearance for the club. Alex Pearce headed a first-half response for Reading, after Belgrade had taken the lead, and Simon Church sealed the victory with two second-half goals. A third consecutive win followed, as Reading defeated top-flight Croatian side Inter Zaprešić 2–0, with goals from Matt Mills and James Henry. Reading then suffered their first loss of the pre-season campaign, in the final game of the tour, with a 1–0 defeat against NK Celje, striker Gorazd Zajc scored the only goal in the game.

Returning to England, Reading got back to winning ways, coming from behind to beat Wycombe Wanderers 2–1, thanks to goals from Gylfi Sigurðsson, from the penalty spot, and Hal Robson-Kanu. Another 2–1 victory followed in the Royals penultimate pre-season friendly, as another Sigurðsson penalty, and a second half goal from Michail Antonio saw Reading past Wolverhampton Wanderers. Reading's final game of pre-season was a 4–2 victory at Southampton, courtesy of goals from Sigurðsson, Church (2) and Antonio.

August

Reading's league season began in disappointing style with a 2–1 home defeat to Scunthorpe United. After the visitors had taken an early lead through a disputed Garry Thompson goal – the linesman flagging for offside and subsequently overruled by the referee – Gylfi Sigurðsson put Reading on level terms from 25 yards. Despite enjoying spells of pressure, the Royals were unable to find another goal, and Rob Jones headed home a corner to give Scunthorpe the victory.

Reading progressed to the second round of the League Cup with a narrow victory over Torquay United, Grzegorz Rasiak bundling home the winner in the final minute of extra-time. A league draw at Portsmouth followed, the Royals coming from behind to take a point as Jimmy Kébé poked the ball home in the 87th minute following a goal-mouth scramble. The next game Reading went 1–0 up against promotion favourites Nottingham Forest from an Alex Pearce volley, but goalkeeper Adam Federici made a horrible mistake in giving Forest the equaliser by kicking the ball into Jem Karacan which resulted in Robert Earnshaw turning in from close range.

Reading then played League Two opponents Northampton Town in the League Cup in which Reading went 1–0 up courtesy of a Matt Mills backheeler from a Brian Howard corner. Northampton equalised with a horrible mistake from goalkeeper Ben Hamer where he dropped the ball twice in a row to allow Andy Holt a tap-in. Reading went back into the lead with a goal from Hal Robson-Kanu after some saves from the Northampton goalkeeper Oscar Jansson, but again Hamer erred, granting Kevin Thornton the equaliser. In extra time, however, Matt Mills put Reading ahead again only to then score an own goal at the end. Reading subsequently lost 4–2 on penalties, with Simon Church and Jake Taylor having their shots saved. In their next game, Reading won 2–1 over Leicester City with a lob from Gylfi Sigurðsson and a bullet header from Mills. Leicester had equalised with a long range shot from Lloyd Dyer but Reading scored in the 86th minute to hold Leicester at bay for their first win of the season.

September

On 11 September, after the international break and the sale of Sigurðsson, Reading beat Crystal Palace 3–0. The first goal was a penalty won and scored by Shane Long after he cut in from the left and was taken out by Paddy McCarthy. The second was also a penalty after Jem Karacan ran the whole pitch with the ball, to pass to Long who cut in again and was taken out by Julian Bennett. New signing Ian Harte took responsibility and scored. The third was in extra time when Brian Howard lofted a pass to Jimmy Kébé, who then cut in and fired past Julián Speroni. Next, Reading had an away game against in-form Millwall where it ended 0–0 after some brilliant saves by Adam Federici and Millwall goalkeeper David Forde. Reading then lost 3–1 to Middlesbrough after they went 1–0 down in 24 seconds thanks to Scottish midfielder Barry Robson. Next, an ex-Reading player came back to haunt them; Leroy Lita scored to make it 2–0, but a few minutes later, Kébé got one back after he dribbled round two players then passed back to Brian Howard, who laid him off. David Wheater, however, capped it off for Middlesbrough with a header past Adam Federici. Just before the full-time whistle Brian Howard was shown a straight red after a tackle on Andy Halliday.

Next, Reading beat Barnsley 3–0 with three goals in the last 12 minutes. Chris Armstrong made a comeback after 11⁄2 seasons out of action with a knee injury. Kébé again put Reading in the lead with a bullet header from substitute Hal Robson-Kanu's cross. Ian Harte then curled a perfect free-kick past Luke Steele to make it 2–0. Robson-Kanu then capped it off with a 50-yard run and then a cool finish under goalkeeper Luke Steele. On the 61st minute, however, Zurab Khizanishvili was sent off after a tackle that never was on Chris Wood. On 28 September, a Tuesday, Reading beat Ipswich Town 1–0 after substitute Simon Church came on and after 30 seconds on, he had the ball in the net. Jem Karacan's shot was steered in well by Church and Matt Mills was sent off for two bookable offences; this marked three Reading red cards in three games.

October

Reading opened October with a trip to Preston North End, earning a 1–1 draw. The Royals went behind in the first-half with a goal from Preston's Keith Treacy, but in the 55th minute, Reading drew level through a sensational 25-yard volley from Jem Karacan. Reading then lost at home to Swansea City by a slim margin, Scott Sinclair giving ex-Reading manager Brendan Rodgers a happy return with his new Swans side. The Tuesday after, Reading again lost, this time to Bristol City with a goal from striker Danny Haynes on 28 minutes. In the next game, Reading beat an "unbeaten-at-home" Burnley 4–0. The first goal came from a Shane Long penalty which he won after being slipped through by Jay Tabb and was fouled by Leon Cort. The next came from Jobi McAnuff after Ian Harte fired in a free-kick and Matt Mills' shot fell to McAnuff to volley in. Soon after, substitute Michail Antonio tapped in Shane Long's cross, while other substitute Simon Church belted in a shot at a tight angle from a Brian Howard pass.

Reading's next match was a 4–3 victory over Doncaster Rovers, coming back from 3–1 down. Matt Mills opened up the scoring early only to have James Hayter equalise. Shelton Martis then put Doncaster in the lead, while two minutes into the second-half, Dean Shiels made it 3–1. Reading brought on Noel Hunt and Simon Church, and Hunt made an immediate impact by crossing in for Jem Karacan to head past Neil Sullivan. Then Harte whipped a superb free-kick into the top corner and to finish off, Church belted in substitute Antonio's squareball.

March

On 8 March 2011, Chris Armstrong announced his retirement from football following being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Later on in the day, Reading travelled to Ipswich and won 3–1 thanks to goals from Shane Long, Ian Harte and Noel Hunt, while Connor Wickham scored a consolation goal in injury time at the end of the second half for Ipswich. Reading's next game was a FA Cup quarter-final match against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. Reading played well before eventually conceding a 74th-minute goal to Micah Richards that turned out to be the only goal of the game, thus eliminating Reading from the FA Cup. Reading where back playing in the Championship on 19 March away at Barnsley; it was a close game, with the winner for the Royals coming in the 71st minute thanks to second-half substitute Mathieu Manset.

April

Reading's Good Friday game against fellow promotion chasers Leeds United ended 0–0 to end a run of eight wins on the trot. On 25 April, a Monday, Reading lost their recent unbeaten record of 13 games in a 3–2 defeat at home to relegation threatened Sheffield United. Reading went 2–0 up inside 20 minutes through Noel Hunt and Hal Robson-Kanu before ex-Royal Darius Henderson pulled one back on 30 minutes and Lee Williamson converted on the stroke of half-time. In the second-half, Henderson scored again to seal the win for the Blades. At Reading's final away game of the season, at Coventry City on Saturday, 30 April, they secured the point they need to secure their place in this season's Championship play-offs with a 0–0 draw.

May

Squad

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 1 GK  AUS Adam Federici 2 DF  ENG Andy Griffin 3 DF  ENG Marcus Williams 4 MF  TUR Jem Karacan 5 DF  ENG Matt Mills (vice-captain) 6 MF  ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 7 MF  IRL Jay Tabb 8 MF  ATG Mikele Leigertwood 9 FW  IRL Shane Long 10 FW  IRL Noel Hunt 11 MF  JAM Jobi McAnuff 12 FW  IRL Dave Mooney 14 MF  MLI Jimmy Kébé 15 DF  GEO Zurab Khizanishvili 16 DF  ISL Ívar Ingimarsson (club captain) 17 MF  ENG Michail Antonio 18 FW  WAL Simon Church 19 MF  WAL Hal Robson-Kanu 20 MF  ENG Brian Howard 21 GK  ENG Ben Hamer 22 DF  ENG Julian Kelly 23 DF  IRL Ian Harte

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  ENG Shaun Cummings 25 MF  WAL Jake Taylor 26 DF  SCO Alex Pearce 27 MF  IRL Scott Davies 28 DF  ENG Sean Morrison 29 FW  ENG Nicholas Bignall 30 FW  ENG Abdulai Bell-Baggie 31 GK  DEN Mikkel Andersen 32 FW  ENG Jacob Walcott 34 DF  CAN Ethan Gage 35 DF  ENG Michael Hector 36 DF  ENG Jack Mills 37 MF  ENG Jordan Obita 38 MF  ENG James Rowe 39 FW  ENG Brett Williams 40 MF  ENG Lawson D'Ath 41 GK  ENG Alex McCarthy 42 GK  ENG Simon Locke 44 MF  IRL Danny Joyce 45 FW  FRA Mathieu Manset — MF  USA Erik Opsahl

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 8 MF  ISL Gylfi Sigurðsson (to 1899 Hoffenheim) 23 FW  POL Grzegorz Rasiak (to AEL Limassol)

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  SCO Chris Armstrong (retired)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
11 May 2010	DF		Marcus Williams	Scunthorpe United	Free
1 July 2010	DF		Andy Griffin	Stoke City	Nominal
31 August 2010	DF		Ian Harte	Carlisle United	Undisclosed
18 January 2011	DF		Sean Morrison	Swindon Town	£250,000
18 January 2011	FW		Brett Williams	Eastleigh	£50,000
21 January 2011	FW		Mathieu Manset	Hereford United	Undisclosed
31 January 2011	DF		Ethan Gage	Vancouver Whitecaps	Free
31 January 2011	MF		Erik Opsahl	St John's University	Free

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
31 August 2010	DF		Zurab Khizanishvili	Blackburn Rovers	End of the season
23 October 2010	MF		Mikele Leigertwood	Queens Park Rangers	End of the season

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
13 June 2010	MF		Marek Matějovský	Sparta Prague	£650,000
9 July 2010	MF		Kalifa Cissé	Bristol City	Undisclosed
28 July 2010	MF		James Henry	Millwall	Undisclosed
20 August 2010	FW		Grzegorz Rasiak	AEL Limassol	Free
31 August 2010	MF		Gylfi Sigurðsson	1899 Hoffenheim	Undisclosed

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 August 2010	GK		Mikkel Andersen	Bristol Rovers	5 January 2011
5 August 2010	FW		Dave Mooney	Colchester United	End of the season
13 August 2010	MF		Abdulai Bell-Baggie	Port Vale	13 September 2010
13 August 2010	GK		Alex McCarthy	Brentford	31 August 2010
21 August 2010	DF		Michael Hector	Oxford City	21 September 2010
21 August 2010	DF		Jack Mills	Oxford City	21 September 2010
31 August 2010	GK		Ben Hamer	Brentford	17 January 2011
10 September 2010	MF		Scott Davies	Wycombe Wanderers	10 November 2010
8 October 2010	FW		Nicholas Bignall	Southampton	8 November 2010
7 November 2010	DF		Michael Hector	Horsham	7 January 2011
12 November 2010	FW		Nicholas Bignall	Bournemouth	31 December 2010
12 November 2010	DF		Marcus Williams	Peterborough United	31 December 2010
25 November 2010	MF		Abdulai Bell-Baggie	Crawley Town	20 January 2011
25 November 2010	GK		Simon Locke	Dagenham & Redbridge	28 December 2011
2 January 2011	MF		James Rowe	Lewes	2 February 2011
7 January 2011	GK		Simon Locke	Basingstoke Town	7 February 2011
13 January 2011	DF		Julian Kelly	Lincoln City	End of the season
19 January 2011	GK		Ben Hamer	Exeter City	End of the season
19 January 2011	FW		Jacob Walcott	Telstar	End of the season
28 January 2011	MF		Scott Davies	Bristol Rovers	End of the season
31 January 2011	FW		Nicholas Bignall	Brentford	End of the season
2 February 2011	DF		Michael Hector	Dundalk	30 June 2011
2 February 2011	DF		Jack Mills	Telstar	End of the season
15 February 2011	MF		Danny Joyce	Bohemians	30 June 2011
23 March 2011	DF		Sean Morrison	Huddersfield Town	End of the season
24 March 2011	DF		Marcus Williams	Scunthorpe United	End of the season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
8 March 2011	DF		Chris Armstrong	Retired
2 June 2011	MF		Abdulai Bell-Baggie	Yeovil Town	August 2011
2 June 2011	DF		Ívar Ingimarsson	Ipswich Town	13 June 2011
2 June 2011	MF		Danny Joyce	Bohemian	January 2012
2 June 2011	FW		David Mooney	Leyton Orient	23 July 2011
2 June 2011	MF		Erik Opsahl	Dalkurd FF	1 September 2011
2 June 2011	MF		James Rowe	Forest Green Rovers	2 August 2011

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 30 May 2011
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Results summary

Last updated: 7 May 2011.
Source: Reading FC

Matches

7 August 2010 1	Reading	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sigurðsson 26'	Report	Thompson 9' Jones 60'	Attendance: 15,914

14 August 2010 2	Portsmouth	1–1	Reading	Fratton Park
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Çiftçi 8'	Report	Kébé 86'	Attendance: 16,497

21 August 2010 3	Reading	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Pearce 16'	Report	Earnshaw 49'	Attendance: 17,324

28 August 2010 4	Leicester City	1–2	Reading	Walkers Stadium
17:20 BST (UTC+1)	Dyer 52'	Report	Sigurðsson 23' Mills 86'	Attendance: 19,611

11 September 2010 5	Reading	3–0	Crystal Palace	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Long 37' (pen.) Harte 65' (pen.) Kébé 90'	Report		Attendance: 17,921

18 September 2010 7	Middlesbrough	3–1	Reading	Riverside Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Robson 1' Lita 41' Wheater 67'	Report	Kébé 44'	Attendance: 15,158

25 September 2010 8	Reading	3–0	Barnsley	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kébé 78' Harte 90' Robson-Kanu 90'	Report		Attendance: 14,830

28 September 2010 9	Reading	1–0	Ipswich Town	Madejski Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Church 88'	Report		Attendance: 15,763

2 October 2010 10	Preston North End	1–1	Reading	Deepdale
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Treacy 22'	Report	Karacan 50'	Attendance: 10,269

16 October 2010 11	Reading	0–1	Swansea City	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Sinclair 35'	Attendance: 18,418

19 October 2010 12	Bristol City	1–0	Reading	Ashton Gate
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Haynes 29'	Report		Attendance: 13,519

23 October 2010 13	Burnley	0–4	Reading	Turf Moor
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Long 8' (pen.) McAnuff 64' Antonio 85' Church 90'	Attendance: 14,895

30 October 2010 14	Reading	4–3	Doncaster Rovers	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mills 10' Karacan 59' Harte 73' Church 88'	Report	Hayter 25' Martis 41' Shiels 47'	Attendance: 15,553

6 November 2010 15	Queens Park Rangers	3–1	Reading	Loftus Road
15:00 GMT	Taarabt 26' (pen.) Faurlín 61' Smith 71'	Report	Long 68'	Attendance: 15,692

10 November 2010 16	Reading	1–1	Cardiff City	Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT	Hunt 5'	Report	Bothroyd 79'	Attendance: 17,960

13 November 2010 17	Reading	3–3	Norwich City	Madejski Stadium
17:20 GMT	Harte 29' Hunt 59' Long 62' (pen.)	Report	R. Martin 16' Holt 26' C.Martin 32'	Attendance: 15,934

20 November 2010 18	Watford	1–1	Reading	Vicarage Road
15:00 GMT	Deeney 40'	Report	Hunt 15'	Attendance: 12,196

18 December 2010 21	Derby County	1–2	Reading	Pride Park Stadium
15:00 GMT	Commons 61'	Report	Long 43' (pen.), 88'	Attendance: 24,514

26 December 2010 22	Reading	4–1	Bristol City	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	McAnuff 31' Hunt 43' Long 66', 89'	Report	Stead 15'	Attendance: 19,293

28 December 2010 23	Hull City	1–1	Reading	KC Stadium
15:00 GMT	Harper 39'	Report	Church 81'	Attendance: 21,975

1 January 2011 24	Swansea City	1–0	Reading	Liberty Stadium
15:00 GMT	Pratley 66'	Report		Attendance: 14,329

3 January 2011 25	Reading	2–1	Burnley	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	Long 31', 68'	Report	Wallace 29'	Attendance: 16,151

15 January 2011 26	Doncaster Rovers	0–3	Reading	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 GMT		Report	Long 29' Kébé 67' McAnuff 74'	Attendance: 9,496

22 January 2011 27	Reading	1–1	Hull City	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	Harte 80' (pen.)	Report	Evans 51'	Attendance: 16,494

2 February 2011 28	Cardiff City	2–2	Reading	Cardiff City Stadium
19:45 GMT	Bothroyd 48' Bellamy 90+7'	Report	Leigertwood 21' Manset 90+2'	Attendance: 21,405

4 February 2011 29	Reading	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Madejski Stadium
19:45 GMT		Report	Routledge 83' Ephraim  42'	Attendance: 18,982

12 February 2011 30	Norwich City	2–1	Reading	Carrow Road
15:00 GMT	Lansbury 16' Holt 90+4'	Report	Long 26' Karacan  65'	Attendance: 25,560

15 February 2011 31	Sheffield United	1–1	Reading	Bramall Lane
19:45 GMT	Bogdanović 88' (pen.)	Report	Long 81'	Attendance: 19,271

19 February 2011 32	Reading	1–1	Watford	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	Hunt 50'	Report	Weimann 27'	Attendance: 16,934

22 February 2011 33	Reading	2–1	Millwall	Madejski Stadium
20:00 GMT	Hunt 3' Long 55'	Report	Harris 46'	Attendance: 15,934

26 February 2011 34	Crystal Palace	3–3	Reading	Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT	Ambrose 1' Danns 25' Easter 63'	Report	Long 30' (pen.) Kébé 49' Hunt 73'	Attendance: 13,845

5 March 2011 35	Reading	5–2	Middlesbrough	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	Robson-Kanu 14' Harte 35', 48' Long 53', 68'	Report	Lita 29', 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 18,568

8 March 2011 36	Ipswich Town	1–3	Reading	Portman Road
19:45 GMT	Wickham 90+3'	Report	Long 18' Harte 86' Hunt 89'	Attendance: 17,308

19 March 2011 37	Barnsley	0–1	Reading	Oakwell
15:00 GMT		Report	Manset 71'	Attendance: 10,284

2 April 2011 38	Reading	2–0	Portsmouth	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Long 30', 37' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 21,896

5 April 2011 39	Reading	2–1	Preston North End	Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kébé 20' Robson-Kanu 81'	Report	McCarthy 51' (o.g.)	Attendance: 14,844

9 April 2011 40	Nottingham Forest	3–4	Reading	City Ground
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kris Boyd 37' (pen.) Earnshaw 50' McGugan 88' (pen.)	Report	Harte 20' Karacan 53' Kébé 61' Church 90+1'	Attendance: 22,495

12 April 2011 41	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Reading	Glanford Park
19:45 BST (UTC+1)			Long 57' Harte 63' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,458

16 April 2011 42	Reading	3–1	Leicester City	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kébé 19' McAnuff 21' Hunt 67'	Report	King 79'	Attendance: 19,199

25 April 2011 44	Reading	2–3	Sheffield United	Madejski Stadium
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hunt 8' Robson-Kanu 17'	Report	Henderson 29', 50' Williamson 45'	Attendance: 19,165

7 May 2011 46	Reading	2–1	Derby County	Madejski Stadium
12:45 BST (UTC+1)	Harte 24' (pen.) Robson-Kanu 72'	Report	Ward 32'	Attendance: 21,902

Playoffs

Semi-finals

17 May 2011 2nd Leg	Cardiff City	0–3 (0–3 agg.)	Reading	Cardiff City Stadium
19:45 BST (UTC)		Report	Long 28', 45' (pen.) McAnuff 84'	Attendance: 24,081 Referee: Howard Webb

Final

30 May 2011	Reading	2–4	Swansea City	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 BST (UTC)	Allen 49' (o.g.) Mills 40'	Report	Sinclair 21' (pen.), 22', 80' (pen.) Dobbie 40'	Attendance: 86,581 Referee: Phil Dowd

Reading

Swansea City

READING: GK 1 Adam Federici RB 2 Andy Griffin  8'  84' CB 5 Matt Mills (c) CB 15 Zurab Khizanishvili  12' LB 23 Ian Harte CM 4 Jem Karacan CM 8 Mikele Leigertwood RW 14 Jimmy Kébé LW 11 Jobi McAnuff  39' CF 9 Shane Long CF 10 Noel Hunt  76' Substitutes: GK 41 Alex McCarthy DF 24 Shaun Cummings DF 26 Alex Pearce MF 7 Jay Tabb  HT' MF 19 Hal Robson-Kanu  84' MF 20 Brian Howard FW 18 Simon Church  76' Manager: Brian McDermott

SWANSEA CITY: GK 1 Dorus de Vries RB 22 Àngel Rangel CB 16 Garry Monk (c) CB 2 Ashley Williams LB 5 Alan Tate CM 37 Leon Britton  77' CM 24 Joe Allen  54'  89' RW 12 Nathan Dyer AM 14 Stephen Dobbie  55' LW 21 Scott Sinclair CF 15 Fabio Borini  12' Substitutes: GK 25 Yves Ma-Kalambay DF 17 Albert Serrán MF 8 Darren Pratley  55' MF 27 Mark Gower  82'  77' MF 29 Ashley Richards FW 9 Craig Beattie FW 19 Luke Moore  89' Manager: Brendan Rodgers

League table

League Cup

11 August 2010 First round	Torquay United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Reading	Plainmoor
19:45 BST (UTC)		Report	Rasiak 120'	Attendance: 2,832

24 August 2010 Second round	Reading	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Northampton Town	Madejski Stadium
20:00 BST (UTC)	Mills 15', 113' Robson-Kanu 62'	Report	Holt 20' Thornton 64' Mills 120' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,986
	Penalties
	Church Long Robson-Kanu Taylor		Guinan Thornton Jacobs Osman

FA Cup

8 January 2011 Third round	Reading	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Madejski Stadium
15:00 GMT	Long 41'	Report		Attendance: 13,005

29 January 2011 Fourth round	Stevenage	1–2	Reading	Broadhall Way
15:00 GMT	Charles 72'	Report	Leigertwood 23' Long 87'	Attendance: 6,614

1 March 2011 Fifth round	Everton	0–1	Reading	Goodison Park
19:30 GMT		Report	Mills 26'	Attendance: 29,976

13 March 2011 Quarter-Final	Manchester City	1–0	Reading	City of Manchester Stadium
16:45 GMT	Richards 74'	Report		Attendance: 41,150

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 30 May 2011

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Playoffs		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Adam Federici	39	0	34	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Andy Griffin	38	0	33	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Marcus Williams	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	MF	TUR	Jem Karacan	48	3	39+1	3	3	0	3	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Matt Mills	45	6	38	2	3	1	3	1	1	2
6	MF	ISL	Brynjar Gunnarsson	15	0	10+2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
7	MF	IRL	Jay Tabb	25	0	15+6	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0
8	MF	ATG	Mikele Leigertwood	29	2	21+1	1	3	0	4	1	0	0
9	FW	IRL	Shane Long	52	25	44	21	3	2	4	2	0+1	0
10	FW	IRL	Noel Hunt	40	10	19+14	10	3	0	3	0	1	0
11	MF	JAM	Jobi McAnuff	47	5	40	4	3	1	4	0	0	0
14	MF	MLI	Jimmy Kébé	42	9	34+2	9	1	0	3	0	1+1	0
15	DF	GEO	Zurab Khizanishvili	27	0	21+1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
16	DF	ISL	Ívar Ingimarsson	14	0	12+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Michail Antonio	24	1	2+19	1	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
18	FW	WAL	Simon Church	44	5	14+23	5	0+2	0	1+3	0	1	0
19	MF	WAL	Hal Robson-Kanu	34	6	12+15	5	1+1	0	1+3	0	1	1
20	MF	ENG	Brian Howard	28	0	19+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
21	GK	ENG	Ben Hamer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	ENG	Julian Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	DF	IRL	Ian Harte	47	11	40	11	3	0	4	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Shaun Cummings	12	0	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
25	MF	WAL	Jake Taylor	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	SCO	Alex Pearce	24	1	20+1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
29	FW	ENG	Nicholas Bignall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	MF	ENG	Jordan Obita	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
41	GK	ENG	Alex McCarthy	15	0	12+1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
45	FW	FRA	Mathieu Manset	14	2	4+9	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
8	FW	ISL	Gylfi Sigurðsson	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	POL	Grzegorz Rasiak	2	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
33	DF	SCO	Chris Armstrong	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

As of match played 30 May 2011

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship	Playoff	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Shane Long	21	2	2	0	25
2	DF		23	Ian Harte	11	0	0	0	11
3	FW		10	Noel Hunt	10	0	0	0	10
4	MF		14	Jimmy Kébé	9	0	0	0	9
5	MF		19	Hal Robson-Kanu	5	0	0	1	6
	DF		5	Matt Mills	2	1	1	2	6
7	MF		11	Jobi McAnuff	4	1	0	0	5
	FW		18	Simon Church	5	0	0	0	5
9	MF		4	Jem Karacan	3	0	0	0	3
10	MF		8	Gylfi Sigurðsson	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		22	Mathieu Manset	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		8	Mikele Leigertwood	1	0	1	0	2
13	DF		5	Alex Pearce	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		17	Michail Antonio	1	0	0	0	1
				Own Goal	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		23	Grzegorz Rasiak	0	0	0	1	1
Total					77	5	4	4	90

Disciplinary record

As of match played 30 May 2011

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship		Play-offs		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
DF		5	Matt Mills	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	1
MF		4	Jem Karacan	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
DF		2	Andy Griffin	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MF		11	Jobi McAnuff	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MF		20	Brian Howard	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
MF		14	Jimmy Kébé	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
FW		9	Shane Long	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
DF		15	Zurab Khizanishvili	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1
FW		10	Noel Hunt	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF		33	Chris Armstrong	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		6	Brynjar Gunnarsson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
MF		8	Mikele Leigertwood	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
DF		26	Alex Pearce	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		7	Jay Tabb	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
MF		17	Michail Antonio	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		24	Shaun Cummings	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FW		18	Simon Church	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		1	Adam Federici	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		23	Ian Harte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		41	Alex McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		19	Hal Robson-Kanu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		3	Marcus Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total				68	4	6	1	3	0	4	0	81	5

Awards

Player of the season

Rank	Name
1	Shane Long
2	Jimmy Kébé
3	Jem Karacan

Player of the Month

Month	Name	Award
January	Shane Long	Nominated
March	Ian Harte	Won

Manager of the Month

Team of the Week

Week	Position	Player
Week 28	DF	Ian Harte
	ST	Shane Long
Week 30	DF	Ívar Ingimarsson
Week 32	DF	Ian Harte
Week 34	MF	Jimmy Kébé
Week 36	GK	Adam Federici

Team kit

The 2010–11 Reading F.C. kits.

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Waitrose

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Notes

1. Karacan was born in Lewisham, England, but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his father and has represented Turkey at every youth level.
2. Tabb was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and represented Ireland at U-21 level in 2005.
3. Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda and made his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
4. McAnuff was born in Enfield, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in May 2002.
5. Kébé was born in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
6. Church was born in High Wycombe, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales through his grandparents and made his international debut for the Welsh U-21 side in August 2007 before making his full international debut for Wales in May 2009.
7. 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.
8. Cummings was born in Hammersmith, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in September 2013.
9. Taylor was born in Ascot, England, and but chose to represent Wales, qualifying through his grandfather who has born in Barry. Taylor has represented Wales at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
10. 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, going on to represent Ireland at full international level in September 2012.
11. Davies was born in Aylesbury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally. Davies was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad to face Germany on 10 February 2009, but was an unused substitute.
12. Bell-Baggie was born in Sierra Leone, but qualified to represent England, representing the U-16's and U-17's before making his debut for Sierra Leone in June 2013.
13. Hector was born in East Ham, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2015.
14. Armstrong was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandmother. Despite appearing for English U-21 side in the 2002 Toulon Tournament. FIFA have now allowed him to represent Scotland. Armstrong went on to play for Scotland B against the Republic of Ireland B team at the Excelsior Stadium on 20 November 2007.

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