During the 1992–93 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. In 1991, following the breakaway of the 22 First Division clubs to form the Premier League, the Football League divisions were renamed. As a result of the re-branding, the Third Division was renamed the Second Division. Reading went on to finish 8th in the league, missing out on the play-offs by 3 points, reached the Third round of the FA Cup and the Second round of both the League Cup and League Trophy.
Squad
Name Nationality Position Date of birth (AgeAge as of the end of the season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers Steve Francis GK Chelsea 1987 Shaka Hislop GK Howard Bison 1992 16 0 Defenders Mark Holzman DF Trainee 1991 42 1 Darren Jackson DF loan from Oxford United 1992 6 0 Darren McCance DF Trainee 1992 1 0 Keith McPherson DF Northampton Town 1990 Steve Richardson DF Southampton 1982 Adi Viveash DF loan from Swindon Town 1992 1993 6 1 Ady Williams DF Trainee 1989 David McDonald DF loan from Tottenham Hotspur 1993 1993 11 0 Jeff Hopkins DF Bristol Rovers 1992 44 1 Midfielders David Bass MF Trainee 1991 8 0 Kevin Dillon MF Newcastle United 1991 80 4 Michael Gilkes MF Leicester City 1984 Mick Gooding MF Wolverhampton Wanderers 1989 Tommy Jones MF Swindon Town 1992 26 1 Jamie Lambert MF Trainee 1992 35 3 Phil Parkinson MF Bury 1992 47 5 Scott Taylor MF Trainee 1989 Forwards Stuart Lovell FW Trainee 1990 Lea Barkus FW Trainee 1991 17 0 Andy Gray FW Trainee 1991 13 3 Jimmy Quinn FW Bournemouth 1992 51 23 Mark McGhee FW IK Brage 1991 50 7 Out on loan Left during the season Danny Bailey MF Exeter City 1990 Paul Moody FW loan from Southampton 1992 1992 6 1
Left club during season
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 3 July 1992 MF Jamie Lambert Trainee Promoted 9 July 1992 MF Tommy Jones Swindon Town £125,000 10 July 1992 MF Phil Parkinson Bury £50,000 13 July 1992 DF Jeff Hopkins Bristol Rovers Free 27 July 1992 FW Jimmy Quinn Bournemouth £55,000 9 September 1992 GK Shaka Hislop Howard University
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. Summer 1992 MF Linden Jones Newport County Summer 1992 FW Trevor Senior Woking 9 July 1992 FW Craig Maskell Swindon Town £225,000 20 July 1992 FW David Robinson Blackpool Free 7 December 1992 MF Danny Bailey Exeter City Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 9 December 1992 FW Paul Moody Southampton 31 May 1993 4 January 1993 DF Adi Viveash Swindon Town 31 May 1993 6 March 1993 DF David McDonald Tottenham Hotspur 31 May 1993 DF Darren Jackson Oxford United
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref. 29 July 1992 MF Danny Bailey Fulham 1 September 1992
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 30 June 1993 DF Steve Richardson Newbury Town 30 June 1993 FW Mark McGhee Retired, appointed Reading Manager 1 July 1993
Competitions
Division Two
Results
League table
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
Goal Scorers PlacePositionNationNameDivision 2FA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyTotal1 FWJimmy Quinn1731223 2 MFMichael Gilkes1200113 3 FWStuart Lovell80008 4 MFScott Taylor51006 5 MFPhil Parkinson41005 DFAdy Williams40105 7 MFMick Gooding30003FWAndy Gray30003MFJamie Lambert3000310FWMark McGhee2000212MFKevin Dillon10001 DFJeff Hopkins10001 MFTommy Jones10001 DFKeith McPherson10001 FWPaul Moody10001 DFAdi Viveash00011 TOTALS6652477
Team kit Reading's kit for the 1992–93 was manufactured by Brooks Sports, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.
Notes
References
Soccerbase.com Reading team stats at Neil Brown