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2010–11 Reading F.C. season
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.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Sir John Madejski |
| Manager | Brian McDermott |
| The Championship | 5th |
| FA Cup | Quarter final vs Manchester City |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| 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 |
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.[1] 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
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Left club during season
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Transfers
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Loans in
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Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date |
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| 8 March 2011 | LB | Chris Armstrong | Retired[37] | ||
| 2 June 2011[38] | WG | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | Yeovil Town | August 2011[39] | |
| 2 June 2011[38] | CB | Ívar Ingimarsson | Ipswich Town | 13 June 2011[40] | |
| 2 June 2011[38] | MF | Danny Joyce | Bohemian | January 2012[41][42] | |
| 2 June 2011[38] | FW | David Mooney | Leyton Orient | 23 July 2011[43] | |
| 2 June 2011[38] | MF | Erik Opsahl | Dalkurd FF | 1 September 2011[44] | |
| 2 June 2011[38] | MF | James Rowe | Forest Green Rovers | 2 August 2011[45][46] | |
Competitions
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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| Football League Championship 2010–11 | — | 5 (Playoffs) | 7 August 2010 | 30 May 2011 |
| Football League Cup | 1st round | 2nd round | 11 August 2010 | 24 August 2010 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | 6th round | 8 January 2011 | 13 March 2011 |
Updated to match played 30 May 2011
Source: Competitions
Championship
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 77 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 27 November 2010 19 | Reading | 0–0 | Leeds United | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 23,677 |
| 11 December 2010 20 | Reading | 0–0 | Coventry City | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Attendance: 14,029 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 12 April 2011 41 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Reading | Glanford Park |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | [Report] | 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 |
| 22 April 2011 43 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Reading | Elland Road |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 24,564 |
| 25 April 2011 44 | Reading | 2–3 | Sheffield United | Madejski Stadium |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hunt 8' Robson-Kanu 17' | Report[permanent dead link] | Henderson 29', 50' Williamson 45' | Attendance: 19,165 |
| 30 April 2011 45 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Reading | Ricoh Arena |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Attendance: 22,436 |
| 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
| 13 May 2011 1st Leg | Reading | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Madejski Stadium |
| 19:45 BST (UTC) | Report | Attendance: 21,485 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 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
Reading | Swansea City |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Swansea City (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 80 | |
| 5 | Reading | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 77 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 75 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 72 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
League Cup
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[47]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | Playoffs | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
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| 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[47]
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | Playoff | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 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[48]
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | Play-offs | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| 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 | |
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2010 11 Reading F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Reading2010 11 seasonChairmanSir John MadejskiManagerBrian McDermottThe Championship5thFA CupQuarter final vs Manchester CityLeague Cup2nd roundTop goalscorerLeague Shane Long 23 All Shane Long 25 Highest home attendance23 677 v Leeds United Championship 27 November 2010Lowest home attendance14 029 v Coventry City Championship 11 December 2010Average home league attendance17 681Home coloursAway colours 2009 102011 12 Contents 1 Season review 1 1 Pre season 1 2 August 1 3 September 1 4 October 1 5 March 1 6 April 1 7 May 2 Squad 2 1 Left club during season 3 Transfers 3 1 In 3 2 Out 3 3 Loans in 3 4 Loans out 3 5 Released 4 Competitions 4 1 Championship 4 1 1 Results summary 4 1 2 Matches 4 1 3 Playoffs 4 1 3 1 Semi finals 4 1 3 2 Final 4 1 4 League table 4 2 League Cup 4 3 FA Cup 5 Squad statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Top scorers 5 3 Disciplinary record 6 Awards 6 1 Player of the season 6 2 Player of the Month 6 3 Manager of the Month 6 4 Team of the Week 7 Team kit 8 Notes 9 ReferencesSeason review EditSee also 2010 11 Football League Championship Pre season Edit 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 Matejovsky 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 Cisse left the club after three years signed by former Reading manager Steve Coppell for Bristol City on 9 July 2010 Cisse made 83 appearances for Reading scoring seven goals The transfer window also saw the departure of Gylfi Sigurdsson to German Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim for 7 million FriendliesReading 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 Zapresic 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 Sigurdsson from the penalty spot and Hal Robson Kanu Another 2 1 victory followed in the Royals penultimate pre season friendly as another Sigurdsson 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 Sigurdsson Church 2 and Antonio August Edit 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 Sigurdsson 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 Kebe 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 Sigurdsson 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 Edit On 11 September after the international break and the sale of Sigurdsson 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 Kebe who then cut in and fired past Julian 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 Kebe 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 Kebe 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 Edit 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 Edit On 8 March 2011 Chris Armstrong announced his retirement from football following being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 1 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 Edit 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 EditSquad EditNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK AUS Adam Federici2 DF ENG Andy Griffin3 DF ENG Marcus Williams4 MF TUR Jem Karacan N 1 5 DF ENG Matt Mills vice captain 6 MF ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson7 MF IRL Jay Tabb N 2 8 MF ATG Mikele Leigertwood N 3 9 FW IRL Shane Long10 FW IRL Noel Hunt11 MF JAM Jobi McAnuff N 4 12 FW IRL Dave Mooney14 MF MLI Jimmy Kebe N 5 15 DF GEO Zurab Khizanishvili16 DF ISL Ivar Ingimarsson club captain 17 MF ENG Michail Antonio18 FW WAL Simon Church N 6 19 MF WAL Hal Robson Kanu N 7 20 MF ENG Brian Howard21 GK ENG Ben Hamer22 DF ENG Julian Kelly23 DF IRL Ian Harte No Pos Nation Player24 DF ENG Shaun Cummings N 8 25 MF WAL Jake Taylor N 9 26 DF SCO Alex Pearce N 10 27 MF IRL Scott Davies N 11 28 DF ENG Sean Morrison29 FW ENG Nicholas Bignall30 FW ENG Abdulai Bell Baggie N 12 31 GK DEN Mikkel Andersen32 FW ENG Jacob Walcott34 DF CAN Ethan Gage35 DF ENG Michael Hector N 13 36 DF ENG Jack Mills37 MF ENG Jordan Obita38 MF ENG James Rowe39 FW ENG Brett Williams40 MF ENG Lawson D Ath41 GK ENG Alex McCarthy42 GK ENG Simon Locke44 MF IRL Danny Joyce45 FW FRA Mathieu Manset MF USA Erik OpsahlLeft club during season Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player8 MF ISL Gylfi Sigurdsson to 1899 Hoffenheim 23 FW POL Grzegorz Rasiak to AEL Limassol No Pos Nation Player33 DF SCO Chris Armstrong N 14 retired Transfers EditMain articles List of English football transfers summer 2010 and List of English football transfers winter 2010 11 In Edit Date Position Nationality Name From Fee11 May 2010 LB Marcus Williams Scunthorpe United Free 2 1 July 2010 RB Andy Griffin Stoke City Nominal 3 31 August 2010 LB Ian Harte Carlisle United Undisclosed 4 18 January 2011 CB Sean Morrison Swindon Town 250 000 5 18 January 2011 FW Brett Williams Eastleigh 50 000 5 21 January 2011 FW Mathieu Manset Hereford United Undisclosed 6 31 January 2011 DF Ethan Gage Vancouver Whitecaps Free 7 31 January 2011 MF Erik Opsahl St John s University Free 7 Out Edit Date Position Nationality Name To Fee13 June 2010 MF Marek Matejovsky Sparta Prague 650 000 8 9 July 2010 MF Kalifa Cisse Bristol City Undisclosed 9 28 July 2010 MF James Henry Millwall Undisclosed 10 20 August 2010 FW Grzegorz Rasiak AEL Limassol Free 11 31 August 2010 MF Gylfi Sigurdsson 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 12 Loans in Edit Date from Date to Position Nationality Name From31 August 2010 End of the season CB Zurab Khizanishvili Blackburn Rovers 4 23 October 2010 End of the season MF Mikele Leigertwood Queens Park Rangers 13 Loans out Edit Date from Date to Position Nationality Name To1 August 2010 5 January 2011 GK Mikkel Andersen Bristol Rovers 14 5 August 2010 End of the season FW Dave Mooney Colchester United 15 13 August 2010 13 September 2010 Winger Abdulai Bell Baggie Port Vale 16 13 August 2010 31 August 2010 GK Alex McCarthy Brentford 17 21 August 2010 21 September 2010 DF Michael Hector Oxford City 18 21 August 2010 21 September 2010 DF Jack Mills Oxford City 18 31 August 2010 17 January 2011 GK Ben Hamer Brentford 19 10 September 2010 10 November 2010 MF Scott Davies Wycombe Wanderers 20 8 October 2010 8 November 2010 FW Nicholas Bignall Southampton 21 7 November 2010 7 January 2011 DF Michael Hector Horsham 22 12 November 2010 31 December 2010 FW Nicholas Bignall AFC Bournemouth 23 12 November 2010 31 December 2010 LB Marcus Williams Peterborough United 24 25 November 2010 20 January 2011 WG Abdulai Bell Baggie Crawley Town 25 25 November 2010 28 December 2011 GK Simon Locke Dagenham amp Redbridge 26 2 January 2011 2 February 2011 MF James Rowe Lewes 27 7 January 2011 7 February 2011 GK Simon Locke Basingstoke Town 28 13 January 2011 End of the season DF Julian Kelly Lincoln City 29 19 January 2011 End of the season GK Ben Hamer Exeter City 30 19 January 2011 End of the season FW Jacob Walcott Telstar 31 28 January 2011 End of the season MF Scott Davies Bristol Rovers 32 31 January 2011 End of the season FW Nicholas Bignall Brentford 33 2 February 2011 30 June 2011 DF Michael Hector Dundalk 34 2 February 2011 End of the season DF Jack Mills Telstar15 February 2011 30 June 2011 MF Danny Joyce Bohemians23 March 2011 End of the season CB Sean Morrison Huddersfield Town 35 24 March 2011 End of the season LB Marcus Williams Scunthorpe United 36 Released Edit Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date8 March 2011 LB Chris Armstrong Retired 37 2 June 2011 38 WG Abdulai Bell Baggie Yeovil Town August 2011 39 2 June 2011 38 CB Ivar Ingimarsson Ipswich Town 13 June 2011 40 2 June 2011 38 MF Danny Joyce Bohemian January 2012 41 42 2 June 2011 38 FW David Mooney Leyton Orient 23 July 2011 43 2 June 2011 38 MF Erik Opsahl Dalkurd FF 1 September 2011 44 2 June 2011 38 MF James Rowe Forest Green Rovers 2 August 2011 45 46 Competitions EditCompetition Started round Finalposition round First match Last matchFootball League Championship 2010 11 5 Playoffs 7 August 2010 30 May 2011Football League Cup 1st round 2nd round 11 August 2010 24 August 2010FA Cup 3rd round 6th round 8 January 2011 13 March 2011Updated to match played 30 May 2011Source Competitions Championship Edit Results summary Edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD46 20 17 9 77 47 30 77 12 7 4 43 21 22 8 10 5 34 26 8Last updated 7 May 2011 Source Reading FC Matches Edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Championship Reading v Scunthorpe United 7 August 2010 1Reading1 2Scunthorpe UnitedMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Sigurdsson 26 Report Thompson 9 Jones 60 Attendance 15 914 Portsmouth v Reading 14 August 2010 2Portsmouth1 1ReadingFratton Park15 00 BST UTC 1 Ciftci 8 Report Kebe 86 Attendance 16 497 Reading v Nottingham Forest 21 August 2010 3Reading1 1Nottingham ForestMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Pearce 16 Report Earnshaw 49 Attendance 17 324 Leicester City v Reading 28 August 2010 4Leicester City1 2ReadingWalkers Stadium17 20 BST UTC 1 Dyer 52 Report Sigurdsson 23 Mills 86 Attendance 19 611 Reading v Crystal Palace 11 September 2010 5Reading3 0Crystal PalaceMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Long 37 pen Harte 65 pen Kebe 90 Report Attendance 17 921 Millwall v Reading 14 September 2010 6Millwall0 0ReadingThe Den19 45 BST UTC 1 Report Attendance 11 061 Middlesbrough v Reading 18 September 2010 7Middlesbrough3 1ReadingRiverside Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Robson 1 Lita 41 Wheater 67 Report Kebe 44 Attendance 15 158 Reading v Barnsley 25 September 2010 8Reading3 0BarnsleyMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Kebe 78 Harte 90 Robson Kanu 90 Report Attendance 14 830 Reading v Ipswich Town 28 September 2010 9Reading1 0Ipswich TownMadejski Stadium19 45 BST UTC 1 Church 88 Report Attendance 15 763 Preston North End v Reading 2 October 2010 10Preston North End1 1ReadingDeepdale15 00 BST UTC 1 Treacy 22 Report Karacan 50 Attendance 10 269 Reading v Swansea City 16 October 2010 11Reading0 1Swansea CityMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Sinclair 35 Attendance 18 418 Bristol City v Reading 19 October 2010 12Bristol City1 0ReadingAshton Gate19 45 BST UTC 1 Haynes 29 Report Attendance 13 519 Burnley v Reading 23 October 2010 13Burnley0 4ReadingTurf Moor15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Long 8 pen McAnuff 64 Antonio 85 Church 90 Attendance 14 895 Reading v Doncaster Rovers 30 October 2010 14Reading4 3Doncaster RoversMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Mills 10 Karacan 59 Harte 73 Church 88 Report Hayter 25 Martis 41 Shiels 47 Attendance 15 553 Queens Park Rangers v Reading 6 November 2010 15Queens Park Rangers3 1ReadingLoftus Road15 00 GMT Taarabt 26 pen Faurlin 61 Smith 71 Report Long 68 Attendance 15 692 Reading v Cardiff City 10 November 2010 16Reading1 1Cardiff CityMadejski Stadium20 00 GMT Hunt 5 Report Bothroyd 79 Attendance 17 960 Reading v Norwich City 13 November 2010 17Reading3 3Norwich CityMadejski Stadium17 20 GMT Harte 29 Hunt 59 Long 62 pen Report R Martin 16 Holt 26 C Martin 32 Attendance 15 934 Watford v Reading 20 November 2010 18Watford1 1ReadingVicarage Road15 00 GMT Deeney 40 Report Hunt 15 Attendance 12 196 Reading v Leeds United 27 November 2010 19Reading0 0Leeds UnitedMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Report Attendance 23 677 Reading v Coventry City 11 December 2010 20Reading0 0Coventry CityMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Report Attendance 14 029 Derby County v Reading 18 December 2010 21Derby County1 2ReadingPride Park Stadium15 00 GMT Commons 61 Report Long 43 pen 88 Attendance 24 514 Reading v Bristol City 26 December 2010 22Reading4 1Bristol CityMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT McAnuff 31 Hunt 43 Long 66 89 Report Stead 15 Attendance 19 293 Hull City v Reading 28 December 2010 23Hull City1 1ReadingKC Stadium15 00 GMT Harper 39 Report Church 81 Attendance 21 975 Swansea City v Reading 1 January 2011 24Swansea City1 0ReadingLiberty Stadium15 00 GMT Pratley 66 Report Attendance 14 329 Reading v Burnley 3 January 2011 25Reading2 1BurnleyMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Long 31 68 Report Wallace 29 Attendance 16 151 Doncaster Rovers v Reading 15 January 2011 26Doncaster Rovers0 3ReadingKeepmoat Stadium15 00 GMT Report Long 29 Kebe 67 McAnuff 74 Attendance 9 496 Reading v Hull City 22 January 2011 27Reading1 1Hull CityMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Harte 80 pen Report Evans 51 Attendance 16 494 Cardiff City v Reading 2 February 2011 28Cardiff City2 2ReadingCardiff City Stadium19 45 GMT Bothroyd 48 Bellamy 90 7 Report Leigertwood 21 Manset 90 2 Attendance 21 405 Reading v Queens Park Rangers 4 February 2011 29Reading0 1Queens Park RangersMadejski Stadium19 45 GMT Report Routledge 83 Ephraim 42 Attendance 18 982 Norwich City v Reading 12 February 2011 30Norwich City2 1ReadingCarrow Road15 00 GMT Lansbury 16 Holt 90 4 Report Long 26 Karacan 65 Attendance 25 560 Sheffield United v Reading 15 February 2011 31Sheffield United1 1ReadingBramall Lane19 45 GMT Bogdanovic 88 pen Report Long 81 Attendance 19 271 Reading v Watford 19 February 2011 32Reading1 1WatfordMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Hunt 50 Report Weimann 27 Attendance 16 934 Reading v Millwall 22 February 2011 33Reading2 1MillwallMadejski Stadium20 00 GMT Hunt 3 Long 55 Report Harris 46 Attendance 15 934 Crystal Palace v Reading 26 February 2011 34Crystal Palace3 3ReadingSelhurst Park15 00 GMT Ambrose 1 Danns 25 Easter 63 Report Long 30 pen Kebe 49 Hunt 73 Attendance 13 845 Reading v Middlesbrough 5 March 2011 35Reading5 2MiddlesbroughMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Robson Kanu 14 Harte 35 48 Long 53 68 Report Lita 29 72 pen Attendance 18 568 Ipswich Town v Reading 8 March 2011 36Ipswich Town1 3ReadingPortman Road19 45 GMT Wickham 90 3 Report Long 18 Harte 86 Hunt 89 Attendance 17 308 Barnsley v Reading 19 March 2011 37Barnsley0 1ReadingOakwell15 00 GMT Report Manset 71 Attendance 10 284 Reading v Portsmouth 2 April 2011 38Reading2 0PortsmouthMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Long 30 37 pen Report Attendance 21 896 Reading v Preston North End 5 April 2011 39Reading2 1Preston North EndMadejski Stadium20 00 BST UTC 1 Kebe 20 Robson Kanu 81 Report McCarthy 51 o g Attendance 14 844 Nottingham Forest v Reading 9 April 2011 40Nottingham Forest3 4ReadingCity Ground15 00 BST UTC 1 Kris Boyd 37 pen Earnshaw 50 McGugan 88 pen Report Harte 20 Karacan 53 Kebe 61 Church 90 1 Attendance 22 495 Scunthorpe United v Reading 12 April 2011 41Scunthorpe United0 2ReadingGlanford Park19 45 BST UTC 1 Report Long 57 Harte 63 pen Attendance 4 458 Reading v Leicester City 16 April 2011 42Reading3 1Leicester CityMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Kebe 19 McAnuff 21 Hunt 67 Report King 79 Attendance 19 199 Leeds United v Reading 22 April 2011 43Leeds United0 0ReadingElland Road19 45 BST UTC 1 Report Attendance 24 564 Reading v Sheffield United 25 April 2011 44Reading2 3Sheffield UnitedMadejski Stadium15 00 BST UTC 1 Hunt 8 Robson Kanu 17 Report permanent dead link Henderson 29 50 Williamson 45 Attendance 19 165 Coventry City v Reading 30 April 2011 45Coventry City0 0ReadingRicoh Arena15 00 BST UTC 1 Report Attendance 22 436 Reading v Derby County 7 May 2011 46Reading2 1Derby CountyMadejski Stadium12 45 BST UTC 1 Harte 24 pen Robson Kanu 72 Report Ward 32 Attendance 21 902 Playoffs Edit Semi finals Edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Championship Playoffs Reading v Cardiff City 13 May 2011 1st LegReading0 0Cardiff CityMadejski Stadium19 45 BST UTC Report Attendance 21 485Referee Mark Halsey Cardiff City v Reading 17 May 2011 2nd LegCardiff City0 3 0 3 agg ReadingCardiff City Stadium19 45 BST UTC Report Long 28 45 pen McAnuff 84 Attendance 24 081Referee Howard Webb Final Edit Main article 2011 Football League Championship play off Final Reading v Swansea City 30 May 2011Reading2 4Swansea CityWembley Stadium London15 00 BST UTC Allen 49 o g Mills 40 Report Sinclair 21 pen 22 80 pen Dobbie 40 Attendance 86 581Referee Phil Dowd Reading Swansea CityREADING GK 1 Adam FedericiRB 2 Andy Griffin 8 84 CB 5 Matt Mills c CB 15 Zurab Khizanishvili 12 LB 23 Ian HarteCM 4 Jem KaracanCM 8 Mikele LeigertwoodRW 14 Jimmy KebeLW 11 Jobi McAnuff 39 CF 9 Shane LongCF 10 Noel Hunt 76 Substitutes GK 41 Alex McCarthyDF 24 Shaun CummingsDF 26 Alex PearceMF 7 Jay Tabb HT MF 19 Hal Robson Kanu 84 MF 20 Brian HowardFW 18 Simon Church 76 Manager Brian McDermott SWANSEA CITY GK 1 Dorus de VriesRB 22 Angel RangelCB 16 Garry Monk c CB 2 Ashley WilliamsLB 5 Alan TateCM 37 Leon Britton 77 CM 24 Joe Allen 54 89 RW 12 Nathan DyerAM 14 Stephen Dobbie 55 LW 21 Scott SinclairCF 15 Fabio Borini 12 Substitutes GK 25 Yves Ma KalambayDF 17 Albert SerranMF 8 Darren Pratley 55 MF 27 Mark Gower 82 77 MF 29 Ashley RichardsFW 9 Craig BeattieFW 19 Luke Moore 89 Manager Brendan RodgersMATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees Scott Ledger Simon Long Fourth official Lee Mason Reserve referee Andrew Halliday MATCH RULES 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions League table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation3 Swansea City O P 46 24 8 14 69 42 27 80 Qualification for Championship play offs4 Cardiff City 46 23 11 12 76 54 22 805 Reading 46 20 17 9 77 51 26 776 Nottingham Forest 46 20 15 11 69 50 19 757 Leeds United 46 19 15 12 81 70 11 72Updated to match es played on 7 May 2011 Source The Football LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored O Play off winner P Promoted League Cup Edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Cup Torquay United v Reading 11 August 2010 First roundTorquay United0 1 a e t ReadingPlainmoor19 45 BST UTC Report Rasiak 120 Attendance 2 832 Reading v Northampton Town 24 August 2010 Second roundReading3 3 a e t 2 4 p Northampton TownMadejski Stadium20 00 BST UTC Mills 15 113 Robson Kanu 62 Report Holt 20 Thornton 64 Mills 120 o g Attendance 6 986PenaltiesChurch Long Robson Kanu Taylor Guinan Thornton Jacobs Osman FA Cup Edit Main article 2010 11 FA Cup Reading v West Bromwich Albion 8 January 2011 Third roundReading1 0West Bromwich AlbionMadejski Stadium15 00 GMT Long 41 Report Attendance 13 005 Stevenage v Reading 29 January 2011 Fourth roundStevenage1 2ReadingBroadhall Way15 00 GMT Charles 72 Report Leigertwood 23 Long 87 Attendance 6 614 Everton v Reading 1 March 2011 Fifth roundEverton0 1ReadingGoodison Park19 30 GMT Report Mills 26 Attendance 29 976 Manchester City v Reading 13 March 2011 Quarter FinalManchester City1 0ReadingCity of Manchester Stadium16 45 GMT Richards 74 Report Attendance 41 150Squad statistics EditAppearances and goals Edit As of match played 30 May 2011 47 No Pos Nat Player Total Championship Playoffs FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK AUS Adam Federici 39 0 34 0 3 0 2 0 0 02 DF ENG Andy Griffin 38 0 33 0 3 0 1 0 1 03 DF ENG Marcus Williams 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 MF TUR Jem Karacan 48 3 39 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 1 05 DF ENG Matt Mills 45 6 38 2 3 1 3 1 1 26 MF ISL Brynjar Gunnarsson 15 0 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 07 MF IRL Jay Tabb 25 0 15 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 08 MF ATG Mikele Leigertwood 29 2 21 1 1 3 0 4 1 0 09 FW IRL Shane Long 52 25 44 21 3 2 4 2 0 1 010 FW IRL Noel Hunt 40 10 19 14 10 3 0 3 0 1 011 MF JAM Jobi McAnuff 47 5 40 4 3 1 4 0 0 014 MF MLI Jimmy Kebe 42 9 34 2 9 1 0 3 0 1 1 015 DF GEO Zurab Khizanishvili 27 0 21 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 016 DF ISL Ivar Ingimarsson 14 0 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 017 MF ENG Michail Antonio 24 1 2 19 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 018 FW WAL Simon Church 44 5 14 23 5 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 019 MF WAL Hal Robson Kanu 34 6 12 15 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 120 MF ENG Brian Howard 28 0 19 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 021 GK ENG Ben Hamer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 022 DF ENG Julian Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 023 DF IRL Ian Harte 47 11 40 11 3 0 4 0 0 024 DF ENG Shaun Cummings 12 0 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 025 MF WAL Jake Taylor 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 DF SCO Alex Pearce 24 1 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 029 FW ENG Nicholas Bignall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 037 MF ENG Jordan Obita 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 041 GK ENG Alex McCarthy 15 0 12 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 045 FW FRA Mathieu Manset 14 2 4 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season 8 FW ISL Gylfi Sigurdsson 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 023 FW POL Grzegorz Rasiak 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 133 DF SCO Chris Armstrong 7 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Top scorers Edit As of match played 30 May 2011 47 Place Position Nation Number Name Championship Playoff FA Cup League Cup Total1 FW 9 Shane Long 21 2 2 0 252 DF 23 Ian Harte 11 0 0 0 113 FW 10 Noel Hunt 10 0 0 0 104 MF 14 Jimmy Kebe 9 0 0 0 95 MF 19 Hal Robson Kanu 5 0 0 1 6DF 5 Matt Mills 2 1 1 2 67 MF 11 Jobi McAnuff 4 1 0 0 5FW 18 Simon Church 5 0 0 0 59 MF 4 Jem Karacan 3 0 0 0 310 MF 8 Gylfi Sigurdsson 2 0 0 0 2FW 22 Mathieu Manset 2 0 0 0 2MF 8 Mikele Leigertwood 1 0 1 0 213 DF 5 Alex Pearce 1 0 0 0 1MF 17 Michail Antonio 1 0 0 0 1Own Goal 0 1 0 0 1FW 23 Grzegorz Rasiak 0 0 0 1 1Total 77 5 4 4 90Disciplinary record Edit As of match played 30 May 2011 48 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 1MF 4 Jem Karacan 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1DF 2 Andy Griffin 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0MF 11 Jobi McAnuff 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0MF 20 Brian Howard 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1MF 14 Jimmy Kebe 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0FW 9 Shane Long 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0DF 15 Zurab Khizanishvili 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1FW 10 Noel Hunt 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0DF 33 Chris Armstrong 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0MF 6 Brynjar Gunnarsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0MF 8 Mikele Leigertwood 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0DF span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. | ||||||||||||