2016–17 Reading F.C. season

Reading
2016–17 season
Manager	Jaap Stam
Stadium	Madejski Stadium
Championship	3rd
Play-offs	Runners-up; (eliminated by Huddersfield Town)
FA Cup	Third round; (eliminated by Manchester United)
EFL Cup	Fourth round; (eliminated by Arsenal)
Top goalscorer	League: Yann Kermorgant (18); All: Yann Kermorgant (19)
Highest home attendance	23,055 vs Leeds United; (1 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance	6,848 vs Milton Keynes; (23 August 2016; EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	17,481, League; 16,636, All
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2016–17 season was Reading's 146th year in existence and fourth consecutive season in the Championship,^[2] and covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Reading finished 3rd in the league, qualifying for the play-offs, eventually losing to Huddersfield Town in the final on penalties.

Season review

Pre-season

On 26 May, Reading announced a pre-season friendly against local rivals Swindon Town on 19 July, and against Boreham Wood on 3 July.^[3] The following day the club released manager Brian McDermott of his duties,^[4] whilst also announcing a pre-season friendly against Premier League side Bournemouth.^[5] On 31 May, Reading announced their fourth pre-season friendly, an away trip to Lincoln City on July 16, 2016.^[6]

On 13 June, Reading announced Jaap Stam as their new manager, replacing Brian McDermott who was fired at the end of May.^[7] Four days later Reading extended their sponsorship deal with Carabao Daeng for another three seasons.^[8]

On 21 June, Reading announced that Academy Manager Eamonn Dolan had died following a battle with cancer.^[9]

Reading announced on 7 July that they would be travelling to Oosterbeek, Netherlands for a weeklong training camp, with a friendly against Saudi Professional League side Al-Taawoun on 15 July. This meant Martin Kuhl would manage the fixture against Lincoln City on 16 July 2016 as the rest of the squad would be returning home on that same day.^[10]

On 26 July, Reading announced that they had accepted an invitation to enter their Category One Academy in the revamped EFL Trophy,^[11] being drawn against Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town the following day.^[12] On 28 July, the U23 side wear drawn against Everton, Athletic Bilbao and Hertha BSC in the Premier League International Cup.^[13]

Transfers

Following the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced on 9 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Anton Ferdinand, Hal Robson-Kanu, Simon Cox, Nana Owusu, Pierce Sweeney, Lewis Collins, Noor Husin, Hammad Lawal, Samúel Friðjónsson, Conor Shaughnessy and Bogdan Vashchuk.^[14] Friðjónsson went on to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Vålerenga on 16 June 2016,^[15] with Cox joining Southend United on 16 July 2016^[16] and Sweeney joining Exeter City on 28 July 2016.^[17]

Also on 9 May 2016, Reading offered new contracts to Dominic Hyam, Robert Dickie, Shane Griffin, Sean Long, Aaron Kuhl, Liam Kelly, Zak Jules and George Legg, as well as Under-18 players Omar Richards, Harrison Bennett, Ryan East, Sam Smith, Luke Southwood, Billy Collings and Joe Tupper.^[18]

On 25 May 2016, Reading announced that they had signed Danzell Gravenberch on a three-year contract from FC Dordrecht, with the transfer to be confirmed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July 2016.^[19] During June, Reading were linked with Joey van den Berg,^[20] Tyler Blackett, and Tim Matavž.^[21] On 28 June, Van den Berg signed a two-year contract, which was completed upon the opening of the transfer window on 1 July.^[22]

As well as the transfers of Gravenberch and van den Berg being completed on 1 July, Reading announced that youngsters Lewis Ward, Zak Jules, George Legg, Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Liam Kelly, Aaron Kuhl, Robert Dickie, Dominic Hyam, Ryan East, Harrison Bennett, Joe Tupper, Billy Collings, Omar Richards, Luke Southward and Thomas McIntyre had all signed deals to stay with the club.^[23]

On 4 July, forward Rowan Liburd left the club on a permanent transfer, joining Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.^[24] Four days later, 8 July, Reading signed Joseph Mendes from Le Havre on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[25]

Aaron Tshibola left the club for Aston Villa on 10 July, for an undisclosed fee.^[26] The following day it was announced that Finnish goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola had signed from Ajax Cape Town on a two-year deal.^[27] On 14 July, Reading signed John Swift to a three-year contract following his release from Chelsea,^[28] with Roy Beerens joining two days later on a three-year contract from Hertha BSC.^[29]

On 28 July, youngster Sean Long joined Cambridge United on a six-month loan deal,^[30] with Yakou Méïte joining on a three-year deal from Paris Saint-Germain the following day.^[31]

August

Reading started the season with a 1–0 home win over Preston North End on 6 August thanks to a goal from John Swift on his debut,^{[Report 1]} before following it up with a 2–0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup three days later, with goals from Joey van den Berg and Roy Beerens.^{[Report 2]} Reading's first defeat of the season came on 13 August, where they lost 0–2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.^{[Report 3]} Reading suffered their second defeat of the season on 17 August, a 4–1 away defeat to Newcastle United.^{[Report 4]} Reading came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on 20 August,^{[Report 5]} and a further 2–2 draw, against Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August, saw Reading advance to the third round of the EFL Cup after winning 4–2 on penalties.^{[Report 6]}

Reading's last match of the month was on 27 August, where they saw a 0–1 away win at Cardiff after an 89th-minute goal by Yann Kermorgant.^{[Report 7]}

Transfers

On 3 August, Paolo Hurtado returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan, Lewis Ward joined Margate until 3 January 2017, George Legg joined Hungerford Town on a season-long loan,^[32] and Oliver Norwood moved to Brighton & Hove Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[33] On 5 August, winger Callum Harriott signed a three-year contract, moving from Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.^[34]

Reading loaned Craig Tanner to Plymouth Argyle,^[35] and signed Liechtenstein international midfielder Sandro Wieser to a three-year contract the next day.^[36] On 19 August, youngster Aaron Kuhl moved to National League side Boreham Wood on loan until 28 January 2017,^[37] whilst defender Liam Moore became the club's tenth summer signing, joining the club from Leicester City the next day on a four-year contract.^[38] Tyler Blackett was signed to a three-year deal on 22 August.^[39]

On 25 August, Robert Dickie returned to Cheltenham Town on loan until 2 January 2017.^[40] Goalkeeper Jonathan Bond joined Gillingham on loan on 26 August, until 7 January 2017.^[41]

Near the end of the August, Reading where linked with a loan-move for Ghanaian Captain Asamoah Gyan from Shanghai SIPG, with the striker undertaking a medical at the club on 29 August.^[42] The following day, Reading backed out of the deal due to Gyan failing a medical.^[43]

On transfer deadline day, 31 August, Jack Stacey joined Exeter City on loan until 23 January 2017,^[44] Tarique Fosu joined Colchester United on loan until 7 January 2017,^[45] and Dominic Hyam joined Portsmouth until 8 January 2017.^[46]

During the summer transfer window, Portuguese youngster Lisandro Semedo left the club, joining AEZ Zakakiou in the Cypriot First Division.^[47]

September

Reading's first match in September was a 2–1 league win against Ipswich at the Madejski Stadium on 9 September, in which all three goals came from penalties. Reading's two were taken by Garath McCleary and Danny Williams, who scored in first- and second-half injury time respectively.^{[Report 8]} A midweek home tie against Birmingham on 13 September gave Reading one point from the 0–0 draw,^{[Report 9]} and a 1–2 away win at Barnsley^{[Report 10]} the following weekend saw Reading move to eighth place in the Championship, drawing on points with sixth-place Brentford.^[48] Reading progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup after a 1–2 away win against Brighton and Hove Albion on 20 September.^{[Report 11]} The draw for the round took place on 21 September, with Reading drawn against Arsenal.^[49]

Reading saw a third consecutive win—and a continuation of their eight-match unbeaten run—on 24 September with a 1–0 home win against Huddersfield, with Reading rising to fourth in the league.^{[Report 12]}

At the end of September, midfielder Érico Sousa joined the club on trial, featuring in the clubs U23 Development League fixture against Derby County on 26 September.^[47]

Reading's last game of the month was away at Brentford, which also saw the eight-game unbeaten run end after a 4–1 defeat.^{[Report 13]}

October

On 1 October Reading hosted Derby County in a match that saw four former Reading players—Matěj Vydra, Alex Pearce, Nick Blackman and Chris Baird—return to the Madejski Stadium.^[50] Vydra gave Derby the lead in the second half, although Reading equalised through George Evans in the 90th minute. The draw continued Reading's undefeated run at home.^{[Report 14]} A further draw came after the international break, when on 15 October a 1–1 result at Queens Park Rangers took Reading to 7th in the league.^{[Report 15]} A home loss on 18 October against Aston Villa brought the end of Reading's unbeaten home run. Despite holding a 1–1 draw since the early stages of the second half, Reading conceded a penalty in the 90th minute, with the resultant goal giving Aston Villa their first away win in over a year.^{[Report 16]}^[51] Reading's final two league games of the month came on 22 and 29 October, where they beat Rotherham United 0–1 and Nottingham Forest 2–0.^{[Report 17]}^{[Report 18]} Reading were knocked out of the EFL Cup on 25 October following a 2–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.^{[Report 19]}

On 6 October 2016 Icelandic U19 defender Sindri Scheving joined Cirencester Town on a one-month loan deal.^[52]

November

Reading began November with a 0–3 away win at Wigan Athletic,^{[Report 20]} a result which saw them move up to 4th in the Championship.^[48] After the November international break, Reading recorded their fourth and fifth consecutive league wins, with 3–0 and 2–1 home victories against Burton Albion and Bristol City respectively,^{[Report 21]}^{[Report 22]} which saw them move up to 3rd in the league.^[48]

December

On 2 December, young Scottish defender Zak Jules joined Braintree Town on a month-long loan deal.^[53] Reading's winning run ended on 3 December with a 5–0 away loss to Fulham, during which Danny Williams received a red card;^{[Report 23]} Reading however remained at third place. On 10 December Reading returned to winning form with a 2–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday,^{[Report 24]} although this was short-lived with a 2–0 away loss at Leeds United three days later.^{[Report 25]}

Two consecutive wins followed, with a 2–3 away victory at Blackburn Rovers on 17 December and a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City on 26 December,^{[Report 26]}^{[Report 27]} results which saw Reading retain their 3rd-place position. Reading's final match of 2016 was at home against Fulham on 30 December. The scoreless game was abandoned by officials at half time due to dense fog,^[54] with the rescheduled match due to take place on 24 January 2017.^[55]

On 23 December, Icelandic youth international Axel Andrésson joined Bath City on loan until 25 February 2017,^[56] whilst academy graduate Liam Kelly signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019, on 30 December.^[57]

January

Reading started 2017 with a 2–3 away win at Bristol City on 3 January. Trailing 2–0 until the final 20 minutes of the match, Reading scored three goals—including a stoppage-time strike by Kermogant—to ensure victory.^{[Report 28]} On 5 January 2017, Ali Al-Habsi extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2018–19 season.^[58] Reading's FA Cup third round match against Manchester United took place at Old Trafford on 7 January. Manchester United took the lead in the 7th minute, when Wayne Rooney scored his 249th goal for the club, levelling the club record set by Bobby Charlton. Further goals from Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford secured United's place in the fourth round with a 4–0 victory.^{[Report 29]} On 12 January, Reading suffered their second home defeat of the season, when former Royal Jamie Mackie scored for Queens Park Rangers in their 0–1 victory.^{[Report 30]} On 17 January, Garath McCleary extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020.^[59] Reading had a second consecutive league defeat on 21 January, when they lost 3–2 away to Derby.^{[Report 31]} Reading returned to winning form on 24 January at the rescheduled home fixture against Fulham. Beerens scored from the rebound of a John Swift penalty, and Al Habsi saved a 90th-minute Fulham penalty to give Reading a 1–0 win.^{[Report 32]} Reading won again on 28 January at home to Cardiff City, which included goals from Swift and Kermogant.^{[Report 33]} The month ended with a 0–1 away win at Birmingham City on 31 January.^{[Report 34]}

Transfers

On 5 January 2017, Reading were linked with a move for Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori,^[60] whilst Sean Long joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.^[61] On 12 January 2017, Tarique Fosu extended his loan deal with Colchester United until the end of the season.^[62] Tanner extended his stay with Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season on 16 January 2017,^[63] with Billy Collings moving to Brighton & Hove Albion the following day for an undisclosed fee.^[64] Ilori's move was announced on 18 January,^[65] with Jake Cooper joining Millwall on loan until the end of the season the following day,^[66] Jake Sheppard joining Dagenham & Redbridge on a youth-loan deal until the end of the season^[67] and Harrison Bennett joined Margate on a month-long youth-loan deal on 20 January.^[68]

On 21 January, Scottish youth international forward, Harry Cardwell, joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season,^[69] with Jack Stacey extending his loan-deal with Exeter City until the end of the season on 23 January.^[70] The following day Niall Keown joined Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle on loan for the remainder of the season,^[71] whilst Zak Jules also headed north of the border on 27 January, joining Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.^[72]

Reading completed the signing of Romanian International Adrian Popa, on a three-and-a-half-year contract on 30 January,^[73] with Jordon Mutch, Reece Oxford and Lewis Grabban all joining on loan until the end of the season the following day.^[74]^[75]^[76]

Also on Transfer Deadline Day, Stuart Moore joined Luton Town and Dominic Samuel joined Ipswich Town on loan for the rest of the season.^[77]^[78]

February

February began with a 2–2 away draw with Ipswich Town;^{[Report 35]} on the same day Shane Griffin signed for Cork City.^[79] On 9 February, Jaap Stam was nominated for January's manager of the month,^[80] winning it the following day.^[81] Also on 10 February, Yann Kermorgant signed a new one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2018.^[82]

On 11 February Reading again drew, hosting Barnsley in a goalless match.^{[Report 36]}

On 13 February, Reading announced that academy players Ramarni Medford-Smith, Teddy Howe, Jordan Holsgrove and Tyler Frost, had all signed their first pro-contract with the club.^[83] The following day Reading returned to winning form with a 3–2 home win against Brentford.^{[Report 37]}

On 17 February, Lewis Ward returned to Margate on an initial one-month loan deal, and Harrison Bennett extended his loan for another month.^[84]

Reading's final two matches of the month, on 21 and 25 February, were both away losses to Huddersfield (1–0) and Brighton and Hove Albion (3–0) respectively.^{[Report 38]}^{[Report 39]}

On 25 February 2017, youngster Terence Vancooten joined Basingstoke Town on loan for the rest of the season,^[85] with Bath City extending Axel Andrésson's loan deal until the end of the season on 28 February.^[86]

March

Owing to the international break, Reading only played four matches in March. On 4 March, Reading beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 at home,^{[Report 40]} before holding then-league leaders Newcastle United to a 0–0 home draw on 7 March.^{[Report 41]} Reading's only loss that month came on 11 March, with a 3–0 away defeat to Preston North End.^{[Report 42]}

George Legg was recalled from his loan deal with Hungerford Town early, on 16 March,^[87] with Lewis Ward joining Hungerford Town the next day on loan until the end of the season. The same day, Reading travelled to Sheffield Wednesday where a 0–2 away win saw Adrian Popa run the length of the pitch in stoppage time to seal the victory.^{[Report 43]}

On 23 March, Dominic Hyam joined Aldershot Town until the end of the season.^[88]

On 27 March, John Swift was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Year.^[89]

April

Reading moved to 4th on 1 April after a 1–0 home win against Leeds saw the two teams swap league positions.^{[Report 44]} A 3–1 home win against Blackburn Rovers on 4 April saw Reading briefly move to 3rd place prior to Huddersfield Town's 3–0 victory over Norwich City the following evening, which pushed Reading back to 4th.^{[Report 45]} Reading's next match was a 7–1 away defeat to Norwich City on 8 April, in a game that saw six of Norwich's goals (as well as Kermogant's goal for Reading) scored before half time.^{[Report 46]} Despite the loss, Reading retained their league position. The following day, the club announced that they had received conditional approval from the English Football League (EFL) for the takeover of the club by Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li.^[90] Two matches were played over the Easter bank holiday weekend. At the first, away to Aston Villa on 15 April, Reading returned to winning form with a 1–3 win.^{[Report 47]} A consecutive victory occurred at the Madejski Stadium just 48 hours later, when Reading came from behind to beat already-relegated Rotherham United 2–1.^{[Report 48]}

On 22 April Reading lost 3–2 away to Nottingham Forest, remaining in third place pending the result of Huddersfield Town's midweek game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.^{[Report 49]}

A 1–0 home win against Wigan Athletic on 29 April guaranteed Reading's place in the play-offs.^{[Report 50]}

May

On 4 May, Kermorgant was nominated for April's Championship Player of the Month,^[91] winning the award the following day.^[92]

Reading's final league game of the season was a 2–4 away win at Burton Albion on 7 May,^{[Report 51]} which confirmed their play-off semi-final opponents would be Fulham. The away leg of this took place at Craven Cottage on 13 May, ending in a 1–1 draw. Jordan Obita opened the scoring in the second half, although Fulham equalised just over 10 minutes later. McShane received a red card for a high challenge, which suspended him for the upcoming home leg and potentially the play-off final.^{[Report 52]}

On 12 May, Reading announced that they had offered new contracts to Jake Sheppard, Tarique Fosu, Zak Jules, Lewis Ward, Ryan East. Andy Rinomhota, Andrija Novakovich, Sam Smith and Luke Southwood, whilst George Legg and Axel Andrésson had already signed new deals. On the same day, Ethan Coleman, Tom Holmes, Danny Loader and Kosta Sparta signed their first professional deals with the club whilst Liam Driscoll, Ben House, Joel Rollinson and Ade Shokunbi were all also offered professional contracts.

The club also announced on 12 May that Harrison Bennett, Aaron Kuhl, Stuart Moore, Joe Tupper, Terence Vancooten, Sean Long, Craig Tanner, Jack Denton, Dominic Hyam and Harry Cardwell would be leaving the club on the expiration of their contract.^[93]

On 16 May, Kermorgant scored the only goal in Reading's 1–0 win over Fulham to progress to the Championship Play-off Final.^{[Report 53]} The same evening, the club announced that the EFL had approved the majority share takeover from Chinese investors Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli.^[94]

On 29 May, Reading played in the EFL Championship play-off final against Huddersfield Town, drawing 0–0 in both regular and extra time before losing 4–3 in a penalty shootout. The defeat meant Reading's 2017–18 season would be their fifth successive season of Championship football.^[95]

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2016 †	DF	Danzell Gravenberch	FC Dordrecht	Undisclosed	^[19]
28 June 2016 †	MF	Joey van den Berg	SC Heerenveen	Free	^[22]
1 July 2016	DF	Terence Vancooten	Staines Town
8 July 2016	FW	Joseph Mendes	Le Havre	Undisclosed	^[25]
11 July 2016	GK	Anssi Jaakkola	Ajax Cape Town	Undisclosed	^[27]
14 July 2016	MF	John Swift	Chelsea	Free	^[28]
16 July 2016	MF	Roy Beerens	Hertha BSC	Undisclosed	^[29]
29 July 2016	FW	Yakou Méïte	Paris Saint-Germain	Undisclosed	^[31]
5 August 2016	MF	Callum Harriott	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[34]
18 August 2016	MF	Sandro Wieser	Thun	Free	^[36]
20 August 2016	DF	Liam Moore	Leicester City	Undisclosed	^[38]
22 August 2016	DF	Tyler Blackett	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[39]
1 September 2016	MF	Anil Capkın	1. FC Köln II	Free
18 January 2017	DF	Tiago Ilori	Liverpool	Undisclosed	^[65]
30 January 2017	MF	Adrian Popa	Steaua București	Undisclosed	^[73]

† Gravenberch and van den Berg's transfers were announced on the above dates, but were not finalised until 1 July.

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2016	FW	Rowan Liburd	Stevenage	Undisclosed	^[24]
10 July 2016	MF	Aaron Tshibola	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	^[26]
3 August 2016	MF	Oliver Norwood	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	^[33]
August 2016	MF	Lisandro Semedo	AEZ Zakakiou	Undisclosed	^[47]
17 January 2017	GK	Billy Collings	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	^[64]
31 January 2017	MF	Anil Capkın	Bonner SC		^[96]
4 February 2017	DF	Shane Griffin	Cork City	Undisclosed	^[79]
1 March 2017	DF	Sindri Scheving	Valur	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
31 January 2017	MF	Jordon Mutch	Crystal Palace	End of Season	^[74]
31 January 2017	DF	Reece Oxford	West Ham United	End of Season	^[75]
31 January 2017	FW	Lewis Grabban	Bournemouth	End of Season	^[76]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
28 July 2016	DF	Sean Long	Cambridge United	6 months	^[30]
3 August 2016	MF	Paolo Hurtado	Vitória de Guimarães	End of season	^[32]
3 August 2016	GK	Lewis Ward	Margate	3 January 2017	^[32]
3 August 2016	GK	George Legg	Hungerford Town	16 March 2017	^[32]^[87]
18 August 2016	FW	Craig Tanner	Plymouth Argyle	16 January 2017	^[35]
19 August 2016	MF	Aaron Kuhl	Boreham Wood	28 January 2017	^[37]
25 August 2016	DF	Robert Dickie	Cheltenham Town	2 January 2017	^[40]
26 August 2016	GK	Jonathan Bond	Gillingham	7 January 2017	^[41]
26 August 2016	FW	Sam Smith	Bishop's Stortford	27 November 2016	^[97]
31 August 2016	MF	Jack Stacey	Exeter City	23 January 2017	^[44]
31 August 2016	MF	Tarique Fosu	Colchester United	7 January 2017	^[45]
31 August 2016	DF	Dominic Hyam	Portsmouth	8 January 2017	^[46]
6 October 2016	DF	Sindri Scheving	Cirencester Town	6 November 2016	^[52]
2 December 2016	DF	Zak Jules	Braintree Town	2 January 2017	^[53]
23 December 2016	DF	Axel Andrésson	Bath City	25 February 2017	^[56]
5 January 2017	DF	Sean Long	Lincoln City	End of season	^[61]
12 January 2017	MF	Tarique Fosu	Colchester United	End of season	^[62]
16 January 2017	FW	Craig Tanner	Plymouth Argyle	End of season	^[63]
19 January 2017	DF	Jake Cooper	Millwall	End of season	^[66]
20 January 2017	MF	Jake Sheppard	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of season	^[67]
20 January 2017	MF	Harrison Bennett	Margate	18 February 2017	^[68]
21 January 2017	FW	Harry Cardwell	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season	^[69]
23 January 2017	MF	Jack Stacey	Exeter City	End of season	^[70]
24 January 2017	DF	Niall Keown	Partick Thistle	End of season	^[71]
27 January 2017	DF	Zak Jules	Motherwell	End of season	^[72]
31 January 2017	GK	Stuart Moore	Luton Town	End of season	^[77]
31 January 2017	FW	Dominic Samuel	Ipswich Town	End of season	^[78]
17 February 2017	GK	Lewis Ward	Margate	18 March 2017	^[84]
17 February 2017	MF	Harrison Bennett	Margate	18 March 2017	^[84]
25 February 2017	DF	Terence Vancooten	Basingstoke Town	End of season	^[85]
28 February 2017	DF	Axel Andrésson	Bath City	End of season	^[86]
17 March 2017	GK	Lewis Ward	Hungerford Town	End of season	^[32]
23 March 2017	DF	Dominic Hyam	Aldershot Town	End of season	^[88]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
30 June 2017	GK	Stuart Moore	Barrow	1 July 2017	^[93]^[98]
30 June 2017	GK	Joe Tupper	Crystal Palace	1 July 2018	^[93]^[99]
30 June 2017	DF	Terence Vancooten	Stevenage	18 July 2017	^[93]^[100]
30 June 2017	DF	Sean Long	Lincoln City	1 July 2017	^[93]^[101]
30 June 2017	DF	Dominic Hyam	Coventry City	1 July 2017	^[93]^[102]
30 June 2017	DF	Zak Jules	Shrewsbury Town	1 July 2017	^[93]^[103]
30 June 2017	MF	Harrison Bennett	Swindon Supermarine	30 October 2017	^[93]^[104]
30 June 2017	MF	Jack Denton	Windsor	July 2017	^[93]^[105]
30 June 2017	MF	Tarique Fosu	Charlton Athletic	1 July 2017	^[93]^[106]
30 June 2017	MF	Aaron Kuhl	Basingstoke Town	October 2019	^[93]^[107]
30 June 2017	MF	Danny Williams	Huddersfield Town	4 July 2017	^[108]
30 June 2017	FW	Craig Tanner	Motherwell	5 June 2017	^[93]^[109]
30 June 2017	FW	Harry Cardwell	Grimsby Town	17 July 2017	^[93]^[110]

Trial

Date From	Date To	Position	Name	Last Club
11 July 2016^[111]^[112]	20 July 2016^[113]	DF	Gastón Campi	Racing Club
26 September 2016^[47]		MF	Érico Sousa	NK Celje
23 January 2017		FW	Adham El Idrissi	Jong Ajax
24 January 2017^[114]		MF	Rio Dasilva	AFC Oaklands

Squad

As of match played 29 May 2017^[115]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age^{[N 1]})	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jonathan Bond		GK	(1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 23)	Watford	2015	2018^[116]	14	0
26	Ali Al-Habsi		GK	(1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 34)	Wigan Athletic	2015^[117]	2019^[58]	91	0
31	Anssi Jaakkola		GK	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 29)	Ajax Cape Town	2016^[27]	2018^[27]	3	0
40	Stuart Moore		GK	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	2017^[118]	0	0
43	George Legg		GK	(1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	^[23]	0	0
56	Luke Southwood		GK	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
57	Joe Tupper		GK	(1997-11-15)15 November 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]	2017	0	0
	Lewis Ward		GK	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	^[23]	0	0
Defenders
2	Chris Gunter		RB	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26)	Nottingham Forest	2012	2018^[119]	218	3
3	Jake Cooper		CB	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2013^[120]	2018^[121]	54	4
5	Paul McShane		DF	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 30)	Hull City	2015	2018^[122]	71	4
11	Jordan Obita		LB	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22)	Academy	2010	2018^[123]	162	4
16	Liam Moore^[a]		DF	(1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 23)	Leicester City	2016	2020^[38]	47	1
20	Tiago Ilori		DF	(1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 23)	Liverpool	2017^[65]	2020^[65]	8	0
22	Zak Jules		DF	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	^[23]	0	0
24	Tyler Blackett		DF	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22)	Manchester United	2016	2019^[39]	40	0
28	Danzell Gravenberch		DF	(1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 22)	Dordrecht	2016	2019^[19]	5	0
30	Tennai Watson		DF	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	2018^[124]	7	0
32	Reece Oxford		DF	(1998-12-16)16 December 1998 (aged 17)	Loan from West Ham United	2017	2017^[75]	4	0
34	Niall Keown	^{[N 2]}	RB	(1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	2018^[125]	2	0
47	Axel Andrésson		DF	(1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
52	Gabriel Osho		DF	(1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
53	Omar Richards		DF	(1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
58	Terence Vancooten		DF	(1997-12-29)29 December 1997 (aged 18)	Staines Town	2016	2017	0	0
59	Tom McIntyre		DF	(1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
61	Teddy Howe		DF	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2017^[83]		0	0
63	Ramarni Medford-Smith		DF	(1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2017^[83]		0	0
	Robert Dickie		DF	(1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	^[23]	1	0
	Dominic Hyam		DF	(1995-12-20)20 December 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2017^[23]	0	0
	Sean Long		RB	(1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	2017^[23]	1	0
	Sindri Scheving		DF	(1997-11-19)19 November 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
Midfielders
4	Joey van den Berg		MF	(1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 30)	SC Heerenveen	2016	2018^[22]	34	1
6	George Evans		CM	(1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 21)	Manchester City	2016	2019^[126]	49	2
7	Roy Beerens		MF	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 28)	Hertha BSC	2016	2019^[29]	43	7
8	John Swift		MF	(1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 20)	Chelsea	2016	2019^[28]	42	9
12	Garath McCleary^{[N 3]}		RW	(1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 29)	Nottingham Forest	2012	2020^[59]	193	26
15	Callum Harriott^[b]		MF	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 22)	Charlton Athletic	2016	2019^[34]	16	3
17	Sandro Wieser		MF	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23)	Thun	2016	2019^[36]	0	0
21	Stephen Quinn		MF	(1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 30)	Hull City	2015	2018^[127]	43	2
23	Danny Williams^{[N 4]}		CM	(1989-03-08)8 March 1989 (aged 27)	Hoffenheim	2013	2017^[128]	156	14
25	Adrian Popa		MF	(1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 27)	Steaua București	2017	2020^[73]	8	1
29	Josh Barrett		MF	(1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2015	^[23]	3	0
35	Jake Sheppard		MF	(1997-05-30)30 May 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2015	2017^[129]	0	0
37	Jack Stacey		MF	(1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2019^[130]	6	0
38	Liam Kelly		MF	(1995-11-22)22 November 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2019^[57]	34	1
39	Tarique Fosu		MF	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2017^[131]	1	0
42	Andy Rinomhota		MF	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 19)	Academy	2016		0	0
48	Harrison Bennett		MF	(1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (aged 18)	Academy	2016^[23]	2017	0	0
51	Ryan East		MF	(1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
54	Jordon Mutch		MF	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 24)	Loan from Crystal Palace	2017	2017^[74]	9	1
60	Tyler Frost		MF	(1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 16)	Academy	2017^[83]		0	0
	Conor Davis		MF	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 17)	Academy	2016^[23]		0	0
	Paolo Hurtado		MF	(1990-07-27)27 July 1990 (aged 25)	Paços de Ferreira	2015	2018^[132]	6	0
	Jordan Holsgrove		MF	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 16)	Academy	2017^[83]		0	0
	Aaron Kuhl		MF	(1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 20)	Academy	2014	2017^[23]	8	0
Forwards
9	Joseph Mendes		FW	(1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 25)	Le Havre	2016	2018^[25]	16	3
10	Deniss Rakels		FW	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 23)	KS Cracovia	2016	2018^[133]	17	3
14	Dominic Samuel		FW	(1994-04-01)1 April 1994 (aged 22)	Academy	2012	2018^[134]	16	2
18	Yann Kermorgant		FW	(1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 34)	Bournemouth	2016^[135]	2018^[82]	65	22
19	Yakou Méïte		FW	(1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 20)	Paris Saint-Germain	2016	2019^[31]	15	1
27	Craig Tanner		FW	(1994-10-27)27 October 1994 (aged 21)	Academy	2013	2017^[136]	5	1
36	Andrija Novakovich		FW	(1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 19)	University School of Milwaukee	2014		2	0
41	Harry Cardwell		FW	(1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (aged 19)	Academy	2014	2017	0	0
50	Lewis Grabban		FW	(1988-01-12)12 January 1988 (aged 28)	Loan from Bournemouth	2017	2017^[76]	19	3
55	Sam Smith		FW	(1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 18)	Academy	2016		0	0
62	Danny Loader		FW	(2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 15)	Academy	2016		0	0

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
33	DF	IRL	Shane Griffin (to Cork City)^[79]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Billy Collings (to Brighton & Hove Albion)^[64]

Friendlies

9 July 2016 Friendly	Boreham Wood	0–5	Reading	Borehamwood
15:00 BST		Report	Evans 44' Rakels 59' Fosu 79', 90' L.Kelly 84'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: C O'Donnell

15 July 2016 Friendly	Al-Taawoun	1–3	Reading	Arnhem, Netherlands
17:00 BST	Al-Zein 81'	Report	Manoel 39' (o.g.) Williams 40' Kermorgant 90'	Stadium: Sportpark Schuytgraaf

16 July 2016 Friendly	Lincoln City	4–1	Reading	Lincoln
15:00 BST	J.Caton 1' Muldoon 3' Waterfall 49' Wood 86'	[ Report]	Smith 82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank

19 July 2016 Friendly	Swindon Town	1–2	Reading	Swindon
19:45 BST	Goddard 45'	Report	Rakels 79' Stacey 88'	Stadium: County Ground

23 July 2016 Friendly	Wimbledon	2–0	Reading	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Parrett 1' Poleon 20'	Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow

29 July 2016 Friendly	Reading	1–1	Bournemouth	Reading
20:00 BST	Swift 50'	Report	L.Cook 37'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,600

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Newcastle United (C, P)	46	29	7	10	85	40	+45	94	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Brighton & Hove Albion (P)	46	28	9	9	74	40	+34	93	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Reading	46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85	Qualification for the Championship play-offs^[c]
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	9	13	60	45	+15	81
5	Huddersfield Town (O, P)	46	25	6	15	56	58	−2	81

Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
^ Callum Harriott was born in Norbury, England, but qualified to represent Guyana, making his international debut for Guyana in March 2019.
^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the 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
46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85	16	5	2	35	16	+19	10	2	11	33	48	−15

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: #Matches

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	8	15	20	21	15	11	12	8	4	9	8	8	10	8	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Swift 35' McShane 36' Evans 50'	BBC Report Reading Report	Cunningham 50' Gallagher 59'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,754 Referee: Andy Davies

13 August 2016 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Reading	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Batth 12' Doherty 42' Mason 47' Evans 79'	BBC Report Reading Report	Obita 88' Kermorgant 90+3'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,425 Referee: Darren Bond

17 August 2016 3	Newcastle United	4–1	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Gayle 3' 69', 89' Hayden 20' Ritchie 50' (pen.)	BBC Report Reading Report	Obita 19' Williams 40' McCleary 45' (pen.) Gunter 49' Kermorgant 62' Evans 68'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,209 Referee: Andy Madley

20 August 2016 4	Reading	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Swift 2' van den Berg 8' 90' McShane 59' Williams 90+2' Kermorgant 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	van den Berg 8' (o.g.) Knockaert 46' Dunk 57' Bong 72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,781 Referee: Mike Jones

27 August 2016 5	Cardiff City	0–1	Reading	Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		BBC Report Reading Report	Kermorgant 89'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,013 Referee: Andy Woolmer

9 September 2016^[137] 6	Reading	2–1	Ipswich Town	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moore 29' Gunter 38' Evans 41' McCleary 45+2' (pen.) Blackett 49' van den Berg 90+4' Williams 90+5' (pen.)	BBC Report Reading Report	Pitman 50' (pen.) Chambers 52' Berra 90+4' Knudsen 90+5' Skuse 90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,146 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

13 September 2016 7	Reading	0–0	Birmingham City	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)		BBC Report Reading Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,602 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

17 September 2016 8	Barnsley	1–2	Reading	Barnsley
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hammill 33' Hourihane 35' Armstrong 63' 81'	BBC Report Reading Report	McCleary 9' 34' Swift 27' 50' Kermorgant 42' Williams 45+1' Blackett 60'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,675 Referee: David Coote

24 September 2016 9	Reading	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Obita 35' Beerens 41' Gunter 56'	BBC Report Reading Report	van La Parra 23' 26' Smith 27' Löwe 45' Hudson 59' Kachunga 66'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,030 Referee: James Linington

27 September 2016 10	Brentford	4–1	Reading	Brentford
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Dean 5' McCormack 19' Clarke 41' Vibe 44' Colin 58' Bjelland 69' Yennaris 81' Hogan 86'	BBC Report Reading Report	van den Berg 16' Swift 19' Kermorgant 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,679 Referee: Oliver Langford

1 October 2016 11	Reading	1–1	Derby County	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCleary 60' Gunter 61' Evans 90'	BBC Report Reading Report	Johnson 44' Vydra 62' Hughes 65' Ince 90' Butterfield 90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Tim Robinson

15 October 2016 12	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Reading	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wszołek 14' Lynch 49'	BBC Report Reading Report	Williams 21' van den Berg 46'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,048 Referee: Steve Martin

18 October 2016 13	Reading	1–2	Aston Villa	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Williams 54' Kermorgant 54' McCleary 90+3'	BBC Report Reading Report	Kodjia 38' Hutton 78' Ayew 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Andy Woolmer

22 October 2016 14	Rotherham United	0–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Blackstock 52' Halford 69'	BBC Report Reading Report	Gunter 52' McShane 86' Swift 89'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Scott Duncan

29 October 2016 15	Reading	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McCleary 10' Moore 26' van den Berg 52' Gunter 62' Williams 83'	BBC Report Reading Report	Traoré 36' Lansbury 51'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Andy Davies

5 November 2016 16	Wigan Athletic	0–3	Reading	Wigan
15:00 GMT (UTC)	MacDonald 45+1' Power 62' Perkins 69'	BBC Report Reading Report	McCleary 1', 5' McShane 33' Kermorgant 63' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,277 Referee: David Coote

19 November 2016 17	Reading	3–0	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Samuel 22' 63' Williams 29' McCleary 64' Brayford 77' (o.g.) McShane 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	Turner 44'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,545 Referee: Keith Stroud

26 November 2016 18	Reading	2–1	Bristol City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McCleary 13' Beerens 19' 61' Moore 48'	BBC Report Reading Report	Bryan 83' O'Neil 87' Wilbraham 90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Tim Robinson

3 December 2016 19	Fulham	5–0	Reading	Fulham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Gunter 15' (o.g.) Aluko 40' 68' Martin 49', 90' Johansen 71'	BBC Report Reading Report	McShane 2' Obita 50' Williams 54' van den Berg 57' Evans 88'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,217 Referee: Oliver Langford

10 December 2016 20	Reading	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Evans 44' van den Berg 48' Beerens 57', 76' McShane 80'	BBC Report Reading Report	Nuhiu 29' Lee 72' Hutchinson 73' Wallace 79' Loovens 80' Fletcher 90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Tony Harrington

13 December 2016 21	Leeds United	2–0	Reading	Leeds
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Wood 19' Ayling 49' Doukara 90+1' (pen.)	BBC Report Reading Report	Méïte 86'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,242 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

17 December 2016 22	Blackburn Rovers	2–3	Reading	Blackburn
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Graham 44' Lowe 66' Brown 73'	BBC Report Reading Report	Samuel 32' McCleary 36' Moore 60' Evans 90+2'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,982 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

26 December 2016 23	Reading	3–1	Norwich City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	van den Berg 29' Kermorgant 37' McCleary 68' Harriott 90+1' Swift 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	Tettey 34' Pinto 37' Oliveira 60' Howson 67'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,180 Referee: Andrew Davies

30 December 2016 24	Reading	Abandoned^[138]	Fulham	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Williams 36'	BBC Report	Fredericks 9'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Referee: James Linington

2 January 2017 25	Bristol City	2–3	Reading	Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Abraham 27', 47' (pen.) 62' Little 64'	BBC Report Reading Report	Kermorgant 39' 86', 90+3' van den Berg 68' Kelly 72' Moore 77'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,074 Referee: Roger East

12 January 2017 26	Reading	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Moore 85' van den Berg 89'	BBC Report Reading Report	Mackie 28' 33' Wszołek 87'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,655 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 January 2017 27	Derby County	3–2	Reading	Derby
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bent 36' Ince 63' 90+8' Hughes 74' Bryson 79' Russell 85'	BBC Report Reading Report	Swift 16' 41' Méïte 80' Obita 87' 90+6'	Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 28,393 Referee: Peter Bankes

24 January 2017 24	Reading	1–0	Fulham	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	McShane 32' Beerens 49' McCleary 68'	BBC Report Reading Report	Martin 72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,012 Referee: Steve Martin

28 January 2017 28	Reading	2–1	Cardiff City	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Swift 42' Moore 45' Kermorgant 60'	BBC Report Reading Report	Bamba 8' Ralls 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,558 Referee: James Adcock

31 January 2017 29	Birmingham City	0–1	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Gleeson 56'	BBC Report Reading Report	McCleary 56' Swift 77' Méïte 90+2'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,672 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

4 February 2017 30	Ipswich Town	2–2	Reading	Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Lawrence 43', 61' Knudsen 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	Mutch 52' Obita 78' Grabban 85' Evans 89'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,091 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

11 February 2017 31	Reading	0–0	Barnsley	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Obita 34' Gunter 69'	BBC Report Reading Report	Jones 61' Armstrong 90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,222 Referee: Darren Bond

14 February 2017 32	Reading	3–2	Brentford	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Swift 22' Williams 77' 82' Beerens 81' Mutch 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	Canós 55' Jota 57' 63' Vibe 66' Woods 72'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,710 Referee: Keith Stroud

21 February 2017^[139] 33	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Reading	Huddersfield
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Billing 82' Hefele 90'	BBC Report Reading Report	Kermorgant 90+2'	Stadium: The John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 19,894 Referee: Tony Harrington

25 February 2017 34	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Reading	Falmer
17:30 GMT (UTC)	Stephens 27' Baldock 35' Sidwell 55' Murphy 56' Knockaert 80'	BBC Report Reading Report	Evans 68'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 29,613 Referee: Peter Bankes

4 March 2017 35	Reading	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kermorgant 48' 90+1' McShane 78' Williams 90+1'	BBC Report Reading Report	Williamson 38' 85' Marshall 50' Dicko 66'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,629 Referee: Andy Madley

7 March 2017 36	Reading	0–0	Newcastle United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Gunter 90+2'	BBC Report Reading Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,121 Referee: Andy Davies

11 March 2017 37	Preston North End	3–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Boyle 29' Barkhuizen 31', 49' Horgan 40'	BBC Report Reading Report	Gunter 90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,787 Referee: Scott Duncan

17 March 2017^[140] 38	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Reading	Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC)		BBC Report Reading Report	Kermorgant 13' Blackett 25' Obita 64' Popa 90+6'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,072 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

1 April 2017 39	Reading	1–0	Leeds United	Reading
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	Kermorgant 21' 90' Swift 52' Williams 84'	BBC Report Reading Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,055 Referee: Keith Stroud

4 April 2017 40	Reading	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kermorgant 14', 29' Blackett 47' McCleary 78'	BBC Report Reading Report	Bennett 77'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,353 Referee: James Adcock

8 April 2017 41	Norwich City	7–1	Reading	Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Oliveira 3' (pen.) Hoolahan 15', 41' Pritchard 26', 35' Martin 31' Murphy 88' Jerome 89'	BBC Report Reading Report	Kermorgant 39' Moore 59' Obita 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,163 Referee: James Linington

15 April 2017 42	Aston Villa	1–3	Reading	Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Chester 14' Bacuna 78'	BBC Report Reading Report	Mendes 6', 16' Williams 16' Obita 66' Grabban 79' (pen.) Swift 86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,742 Referee: Scott Duncan

17 April 2017 43	Reading	2–1	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Grabban 66' Swift 79'	BBC Report Reading Report	Vaulks 17' Adeyemi 19' Mattock 85'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

22 April 2017 44	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Reading	West Bridgford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Vaughan 12' Assombalonga 31', 47' Carayol 54' Ward 90+2'	BBC Report Reading Report	Blackett 25' Kermorgant 58', 74' Gunter 83'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,323 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

29 April 2017 45	Reading	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kermorgant 6' Evans 13' Moore 45+3' Gunter 51' Williams 64' Kelly 87'	BBC Report Reading Report	Connolly 50'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,177 Referee: Tim Robinson

7 May 2017 46	Burton Albion	2–4	Reading	Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST (UTC+1)	Turner 69' Woodrow 72' Irvine 77'	BBC Report Reading Report	Mendes 3' Obita 21' Kermorgant 64' Grabban 84'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,264 Referee: Simon Hooper

Play-offs

13 May 2017 Semi-final 1st leg	Fulham	1–1	Reading	Fulham
17:30 BST	Malone 54' McDonald 56' Cairney 65'	BBC Report Reading Report	Swift 40' Kermorgant 42' Obita 53' McShane 80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,717 Referee: Stuart Attwell

16 May 2017 Semi-final 2nd leg	Reading	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Fulham	Reading
19:45 BST	Kermorgant 49' (pen.) 51' Moore 52'	BBC Report Reading Report	McDonald 38' Johansen 58' Malone 65'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 22,044 Referee: Martin Atkinson

29 May 2017 Final	Huddersfield Town	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Reading	Wembley
15:00 BST	Hogg 29' Kachunga 61' Smith 75'	BBC Report	van den Berg 17' Kermorgant 19' Obita 105'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,682 Referee: Neil Swarbrick
	Penalties
	Löwe Hefele Wells Mooy Schindler		Kermorgant Williams Kelly Moore Obita

EFL Cup

8 August 2016 First round	Reading	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	van den Berg 16' Beerens 28'	BBC Report Reading Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,979 Referee: Simon Hooper

23 August 2016 Second round	Reading	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Milton Keynes Dons	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Jaakkola 34' Harriott 68', 114' Moore 81' Quinn 81' Williams 118'	BBC Report Reading Report	Bowditch 34' (pen.) 60' Upson 103' Tshimanga 118'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 6,848 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Williams Evans Quinn Harriott Obita		Upson Reeves Carruthers Williams

20 September 2016 Third round	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Reading	Falmer
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Sidwell 79' Hemed 85' Norwood 87' Skalák 90+4'	BBC Report Reading Report	Quinn 32' Blackett 41' Swift 54' 61'	Stadium: The Amex Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Lee Probert

25 October 2016 Fourth round	Arsenal	2–0	Reading	London
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Oxlade-Chamberlain 33', 78'	BBC Report Reading Report	McCleary 76' Moore 79'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,865 Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup

7 January 2017 Third round	Manchester United	4–0	Reading	Manchester
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Rooney 7' Martial 15' Young 54' Rashford 75', 79'	BBC Report Reading Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,396 Referee: Andre Marriner

Professional U23 Development League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Everton U23s (C)	22	15	3	4	48	21	+27	48
2	Manchester City EDS	22	13	6	3	54	33	+21	45
3	Liverpool U23s	22	13	4	5	47	27	+20	43
4	Arsenal U23s	22	10	3	9	40	32	+8	33
5	Chelsea U23s	22	7	9	6	40	32	+8	30
6	Manchester United U23s	22	6	8	8	29	38	−9	26
7	Sunderland U23s	22	6	7	9	27	37	−10	25
8	Derby County U23s	22	6	6	10	31	42	−11	24
9	Leicester City U23s	22	5	8	9	31	42	−11	23
10	Tottenham Hotspur U23s	22	6	4	12	33	44	−11	22
11	Reading U23s (R)	22	6	4	12	36	56	−20	22	Relegation to Division 2
12	Southampton U23s (R)	22	5	6	11	28	40	−12	21	Relegation to Division 2

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2017. Source: ^[141]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

12 August 2016 1	Arsenal U23	0–2	Reading U23	Borehamwood
19:00 BST	Kamara 73'	Report	Rinomhota 70' Cardwell 80'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 411 Referee: Samuel Allison

22 August 2016 2	Reading U23	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur U23	Finchampstead
14:00 BST	Rinomhota 73' J.Sheppard 83'	Report	Edwards 32', 47' Miller 48' Harrison 51' 81' Amos 83'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 89 Referee: Adam Bromley

26 August 2016 3	Reading U23	3–2	Manchester City EDS	Reading
19:00 BST	Wieser 14' Fosu 33' T.Mcintyre 43' J.Sheppard 69' Barrett 72' Cardwell 90+6'	Report	Fernandes 63' Buckley-Ricketts 90+3' C.Oliver 90+6'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 753 Referee: Christopher O'Donnell

12 September 2016 4	Southampton U23	3–1	Reading U23	Marchwood
19:00 BST	A.Jones 10' Bakary 32' Sims 40' 64', 89' Hesketh 90+1'	Report	Novakovich 84'	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: 180 Referee: Samuel Allison

19 September 2016 5	Reading U23	2–1	Chelsea U23	Reading
19:05 BST	T.Frost 52' S.Griffin 77' Smith 86' Rinomhota 90+4'	Report	Ugbo 43' D.Sterling 89'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 754 Referee: David Rock

26 September 2016 6	Derby County U23	2–1	Reading U23	Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST	Vernam 6' Guy 56' K.Gordon 90+2'	Report	Barrett 56' T.Mcintyre 84'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre Attendance: 162 Referee: Karl Evans

17 October 2016 7	Reading U23	3–6	Everton U23	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Novakovich 10', 15' T.Mcintyre 20' 89'	Report	Niasse 20', 38', 41' Dowell 31' 51' Davies 43' Calvert-Lewin 55' Connolly 73' Walsh 78'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 132 Referee: Chris O'Donnell

23 October 2016 8	Sunderland U23	1–1	Reading U23	Hetton-le-Hole
12:00 BST	Honeyman 38' Greenwood 46' G.Brady 53' T.Robson 84' E.Embleton 88'	Report	Richards 12' 57'	Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 158 Referee: Martin Coy

28 October 2016 9	Leicester City U23	3–2	Reading U23	Leicester
13:00 GMT (UTC)	R.Uche 65' A.Pascanu 75' 82' Benalouane 68' Barnes 87' D.Johnson 90+3'	Report	T.Frost 47' Keown 51' H.Bennett 62' R.East 73'	Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 86 Referee: Wayne Barratt

20 November 2016 10	Liverpool U23	2–0	Reading U23	Birkenhead
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Sakho 14' Woodburn 84'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 251 Referee: Scott Oldham

28 November 2016 11	Reading U23	2–2	Manchester United U23	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Hyam 25' Mendes 31' 52' J.Sheppard 78'	Report	Harrop 29' (pen.), 29' El Fitouri 48' Goss 72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 256 Referee: Allan Young

10 December 2016 12	Manchester City EDS	2–1	Reading U23	Manchester
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Fernandes 52' Díaz 71'	Report	Barrett 7'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 188 Referee: Peter Wright

6 January 2017 13	Reading U23	4–2	Southampton U23	Finchampstead
13:00 GMT (UTC)	A.Jones 10' (o.g.) Mendes 15' Dickie 60' J.Sheppard 69' T.Frost 71' Novakovich 74' (pen.) Barrett 78'	Report	Seager 72' (pen.) O.Cook 80'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 62 Referee: Rob Whitton

16 January 2017 14	Everton U23	3–0	Reading U23	Liverpool
19:00 GMT (UTC)	N.Broadhead 10' Dowell 52' H.Charsley 55'	Report	Cooper 60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 155 Referee: Martin Coy

30 January 2017 15	Reading U23	3–3	Derby County U23	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Novakovich 14', 52' Rinomhota 28' T.Frost 75' Smith 90'	Report	C.MacDonald 30' 63' A.Babos 74' Bennett 90+6'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 109 Referee: Craig Hicks

5 February 2017 16	Chelsea U23	2–0	Reading U23	Aldershot
12:05 GMT (UTC)	Andrésson 18' (o.g.) Ugbo 49'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 327 Referee: Sam Purkiss

19 February 2017 17	Manchester United U23	0–2	Reading U23	Leigh
12:00 GMT (UTC)	Harrop 71' McTominay 85'	Report	G.Osho 32' Smith 58'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Thomas Bramall

6 March 2017 18	Reading U23	1–5	Liverpool U23	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Mendes 36' (pen.) Dickie 38' T.Holmes 57' Rinomhota 85'	Report	Gomez 6' 65' Ojo 18' R.Brewster 34', 42' Woodburn 64' 66' N.Phillips 87'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 237 Referee: Adrian Quelch

13 March 2017 19	Tottenham Hotspur U23	4–0	Reading U23	Stevenage
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Loft 11' Onomah 31' 46' J.Brown 33' S.Tracey 54' Maghoma 83'	Report		Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 337 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

10 April 2017 20	Reading U23	2–5	Arsenal U23	Finchampstead
13:00 BST	Novakovich 2' J.Holsgrove 24' Andrésson 74'	Report	Bramall 29' 71' Holding 35' Debuchy 45' Reine-Adélaïde 51' Sanogo 53', 68', 73' Jenkinson 79'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 106 Referee: Chris O'Donnell

24 April 2017 21	Reading U23	2–2	Leicester City U23	Reading
19:00 BST	Rakels 6' Méïte 13' Gravenberch 41'	Report	Moore 30' 45+2' Choudhury 35' (pen.) J.Gordon 41' C.Wood 57' A.Pascanu 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: Dean Treleaven

8 May 2017 22	Reading U23	3–2	Sunderland U23	Reading
19:00 BST	G.Brady 51' (o.g.) Barrett 56' (pen.) Rinomhota 57' Richards 60' Novakovich 64'	Report	Maja 85' E.Embleton 90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 278 Referee: Adrian Quelch

Premier League Cup

Group stage

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Reading	6	4	1	1	16	9	+7	13
Sheffield United	6	2	2	2	12	13	−1	8
Birmingham City	6	2	1	3	7	12	−5	7
Stoke City	6	1	2	3	8	9	−1	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

1 October 2016 1	Birmingham City	1–3	Reading U23	Solihull
11:00 BST	O'Keeffe	Report	Rinomhota T.McIntyre T.Frost	Stadium: Damson Park

2 December 2016 2	Reading U23	1–0	Stoke City	Reading
GMT (UTC)	Smith	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium

17 December 2016 3	Sheffield United	3–3	Reading U23	Sheffield
GMT (UTC)	H.Gilmour Hallam (pen.) J.Wright	Report	Smith J.Balogun Barrett	Stadium: Brammall Lane

23 January 2017 4	Reading U23	4–1	Birmingham City	High Wycombe
GMT (UTC)	Novakovich T.Frost Smith	Report	Brown 35'	Stadium: Adams Park

23 January 2017 5	Reading U23	1–3	Sheffield United	High Wycombe
GMT (UTC)	T.Frost	Report	J.Wright (pen.) S.Mallon	Stadium: Adams Park

2 March 2017 6	Stoke City	1–4	Reading U23	Stoke-on-Trent
GMT (UTC)	J.Devlin 90'	Report	Novakovich 29', 40' Barrett 59', 81'	Stadium: Clayton Wood Training Ground

Knockout stage

20 March 2017 Round of 16	Reading U23	4–1	Middlesbrough U23	High Wycombe
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Mendes G.Osho Méïte	Report	Fewster	Stadium: Adams Park

3 April 2017 Quarterfinal	Newcastle United U23	0–1	Reading U23	Newcastle upon Tyne
BST		Report	Novakovich (pen.)	Stadium: Whitley Park

30 April 2017 Semifinal	Reading U23	4–1	Norwich City U23	Reading
13:00 BST	Dickie 29' Smith 37', 88' T.Frost 43'	Report	Grant 48'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Final

15 May 2017	Swansea City U23	2–0	Reading U23	Swansea
BST	King	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Premier League International Cup

Group stage

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hertha BSC	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Athletic Bilbao	3	2	1	0	7	5	+2	7
Everton	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
Reading	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

18 August 2016 1	Everton	2–1	Reading U23	Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Dyson 7' Evans 12'	Report	Fosu 36'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

23 November 2016	Reading U23	2–3	Athletic Bilbao	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Méïte 4', 9'	Report	Southwood 45+3' (o.g.) Bilbao 71' Villalibre 72'	Stadium: Adams Park

14 December 2016	Reading U23	0–2	Hertha BSC	Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Friede 64' Beyer 74'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Yeovil Town	3	2	0	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Reading U21	3	1	1	0	1	5	6	−1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L2	Portsmouth	3	1	0	1	1	6	6	0	4
4	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	0	1	0	2	2	4	−2	2

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 1	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Reading U21	Bristol
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Taylor 60' 73' Brown 73' Easter 74' 81' Roos 78' McChrystal 83'	Summary Reading Report	Stacey 33' Samuel 59' Watson 72' J.Sheppard 77' Mendes 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,418 Referee: B.Huxtable

4 October 2016 2	Portsmouth	2–2 (3–4 p)	Reading U21	Portsmouth
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Main 57', 63'	Summary	Novakovich 7' Mendes 52' (pen.) Rinomhota 78'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Oli Langford
	Penalties
	Smith Naismith Bennett Lalkovič Evans May Whatmough		Mendes Blackett Kelly Samuel S.Griffin Watson T.Frost

9 November 2016 3	Reading U21	0–2	Yeovil Town	Reading
19:30 GMT (UTC)		Summary	Mugabi 43' Eaves 48' Zoko 89'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 739 Referee: John Busby

Knockout stage

21 December 2016 Round 2	Southampton U23	1–1 (3–4 p)	Reading U21	Southampton
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Isgrove 30' J.Vokins 83'	Summary	Cooper 26' Keown 50'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
	Penalties
	A.Jones T.O'Connor C.Slattery A.Little Isgrove		Cooper Wieser Watson T.Frost Méïte

10 January 2017 Round 3	Yeovil Town	4–1	Reading U21	Yeovil
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Khan 24' Zoko 32' Lawless 45+1' Sowunmi 65' 76' Dolan 67' Shephard 83' J.Sheppard 88' (o.g.) Maddison 90+2'	Summary	Wieser 18' Novakovich 45' Rinomhota 83' Barrett 90+2' (pen.) 90+4'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,081 Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	WAL	Chris Gunter	52	1	46	1	1	0	1+1	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Jake Cooper	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	MF	NED	Joey van den Berg	34	1	26+2	0	1	0	2	1	2+1	0
5	DF	IRL	Paul McShane	31	3	29+1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	George Evans	43	2	24+11	2	1	0	2+2	0	3	0
7	MF	NED	Roy Beerens	43	7	37+3	6	1	0	1+1	1	0	0
8	MF	ENG	John Swift	42	9	31+5	8	0+1	0	2	1	3	0
9	FW	FRA	Joseph Mendes	16	3	2+10	3	0	0	2	0	0+2	0
10	FW	LVA	Deniss Rakels	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
11	DF	ENG	Jordan Obita	43	3	28+9	2	0+1	0	3	0	1+1	1
12	MF	JAM	Garath McCleary	45	9	39+2	9	1	0	1	0	0+2	0
14	FW	ENG	Dominic Samuel	12	2	6+3	2	0+1	0	2	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Callum Harriott	16	3	3+9	1	0	0	4	2	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Liam Moore	47	1	40	1	1	0	3	0	3	0
18	FW	FRA	Yann Kermorgant	48	19	34+8	18	1	0	1+1	0	3	1
19	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïte	15	1	1+13	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	DF	POR	Tiago Ilori	8	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
21	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	10	1	1+6	0	0	0	2+1	1	0	0
23	MF	USA	Danny Williams	47	4	36+5	4	1	0	1+1	0	3	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	40	0	33+1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
25	MF	ROU	Adrian Popa	8	1	4+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	OMA	Ali Al-Habsi	51	0	46	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
28	DF	NED	Danzell Gravenberch	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Tennai Watson	7	0	0+3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
31	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	IRL	Liam Kelly	34	1	21+7	1	1	0	3	0	0+2	0
50	FW	ENG	Lewis Grabban	19	3	7+9	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
54	MF	ENG	Jordon Mutch	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played 16 May 2017

Place	Position	Number	Name	Championship	League Cup	Play-offs	Total
1	FW	18	Yann Kermorgant	18	0	1	19
2	MF	12	Garath McCleary	9	0	0	9
2	MF	8	John Swift	8	1	0	9
4	MF	7	Roy Beerens	6	1	0	7
5	MF	23	Danny Williams	4	0	0	4
6	DF	5	Paul McShane	3	0	0	3
	MF	15	Callum Harriott	1	2	0	3
	FW	9	Joseph Mendes	3	0	0	3
	FW	50	Lewis Grabban	3	0	0	3
	DF	11	Jordan Obita	2	0	1	3
11	FW	14	Dominic Samuel	2	0	0	2
11	MF	6	George Evans	2	0	0	2
13	DF	2	Chris Gunter	1	0	0	1
	DF	16	Liam Moore	1	0	0	1
	MF	38	Liam Kelly	1	0	0	1
	FW	19	Yakou Méïte	1	0	0	1
	MF	54	Jordon Mutch	1	0	0	1
	MF	25	Adrian Popa	1	0	0	1
	MF	4	Joey van den Berg	0	1	0	1
	MF	21	Stephen Quinn	0	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	0	1
Total				68	6	2	76

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Championship	Playoffs	League Cup	Total
1	GK	26	Ali Al-Habsi	15	2	0	17
2	GK	31	Anssi Jaakkola	0	0	1	1
TOTALS				15	2	1	18

Disciplinary record

As of match played 16 May 2017

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
2		DF	Chris Gunter	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
4		MF	Joey van den Berg	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
5		DF	Paul McShane	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
6		MF	George Evans	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7		MF	Roy Beerens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	John Swift	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
11		DF	Jordan Obita	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	1
12		MF	Garath McCleary	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
14		FW	Dominic Samuel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		DF	Liam Moore	8	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	11	0
18		FW	Yann Kermorgant	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11	0
19		FW	Yakou Méïte	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Stephen Quinn	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Danny Williams	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	1
24		DF	Tyler Blackett	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1
31		GK	Anssi Jaakkola	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
38		MF	Liam Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
50		FW	Lewis Grabban	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
54		MF	Jordon Mutch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				95	4	0	0	7	1	7	1	109	6

U21/23 statistics

As of match played 15 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League 2		Premier League Cup		EFL Trophy		Premier League International Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jonathan Bond	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Jake Cooper	7	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
9	FW	FRA	Joseph Mendes	8	7	4	3	1	2	2	2	0+1	0
10	FW	LVA	Deniss Rakels	7	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Dominic Samuel	7	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Callum Harriott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	LIE	Sandro Wieser	7	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
19	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïte	9	4	4	1	3	1	1	0	1	2
20	DF	POR	Tiago Ilori	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Zak Jules	15	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Craig Tanner	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	NED	Danzell Gravenberch	9	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
29	MF	IRL	Josh Barrett	35	6	20+2	2	6	3	3+1	1	3	0
30	DF	ENG	Tennai Watson	12	0	4	0	3	0	4	0	1	0
31	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Reece Oxford	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	IRL	Niall Keown	6	1	2	0	1	0	1+1	1	1	0
35	MF	SCO	Jake Sheppard	18	1	10+1	0	3+1	0	1+1	1	1	0
36	FW	USA	Andrija Novakovich	33	15	16+3	8	8	5	3	2	3	0
37	MF	ENG	Jack Stacey	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
38	MF	IRL	Liam Kelly	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
39	MF	ENG	Tariqe Fosu	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
40	GK	ENG	Stuart Moore	7	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
41	FW	SCO	Harry Cardwell	10	1	0+6	1	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
42	MF	ENG	Andy Rinomhota	39	3	22	2	10	1	5	0	2	0
43	GK	ENG	George Legg	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	SCO	Dominic Hyam	11	1	6+2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
47	DF	ISL	Axel Andrésson	12	0	4+3	0	2+2	0	0	0	1	0
48	MF	ENG	Harrison Bennett	11	0	6+1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
51	MF	ENG	Ryan East	18	1	7+3	1	7	0	0	0	1	0
52	DF	ENG	Gabriel Osho	14	2	6+1	1	6	1	1	0	0	0
53	DF	ENG	Omar Richards	24	1	12	1	8	0	1+1	0	2	0
55	FW	ENG	Sam Smith	22	7	5+5	2	6+2	5	1+2	0	1	0
56	GK	ENG	Luke Southwood	17	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
58	DF	ENG	Terence Vancooten	6	0	1+2	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
59	DF	SCO	Tom McIntyre	9	4	5	3	1	1	3	0	0	0
60	MF	ENG	Tyler Frost	33	7	12+6	3	9	4	3+2	0	1	0
61	DF	ENG	Teddy Howe	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
62	FW	ENG	Danny Loader	11	0	1+5	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0	0
63	DF	ENG	Ramarni Medford-Smith	9	0	3+1	0	1+2	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	AUS	Liam Driscoll	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Lewis Ward	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Robert Dickie	16	2	10	1	6	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Tom Holmes	7	0	2+2	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jamal Balogun	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Akin Odimayo	4	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Aaron Kuhl	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	POR	Érico Sousa	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Holsgrove	10	1	4+1	1	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ben House	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
33	DF	IRL	Shane Griffin	8	0	4	0	1	0	1+2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 10 January 2017

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League 2	Premier League Cup	EFL Trophy	Premier League International Cup	Total
1	FW	36	Andrija Novakovich	8	5	2	0	15
2	MF	60	Tyler Frost	3	4	0	0	7
	FW	9	Joseph Mendes	3	2	2	0	7
	FW	55	Sam Smith	2	5	0	0	7
5	MF	29	Josh Barrett	2	3	1	0	6
6	DF	59	Thomas McIntyre	3	1	0	0	4
6	FW	19	Yakou Méïte	1	1	0	2	4
8	MF	42	Andy Rinomhota	2	1	0	0	3
9	DF	52	Gabriel Osho	1	1	0	0	2
	DF		Robert Dickie	1	1	0	0	2
			Own goal	2	0	0	0	2
12	FW	10	Deniss Rakels	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	17	Sandro Wieser	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	39	Tariqe Fosu	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	41	Harry Cardwell	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	45	Dominic Hyam	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	51	Ryan East	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	53	Omar Richards	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		Jordan Holsgrove	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		Jamal Balogun	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	35	Jake Sheppard	0	0	1	0	1
	DF	34	Niall Keown	0	0	1	0	1
Total				36	25	7	3	71

Disciplinary record

As of match played 10 January 2017

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League 2		Premier League Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
Number	Nation	Position	Name
3		DF	Jake Cooper	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
9		FW	Joseph Mendes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Dominic Samuel	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
17		MF	Sandro Wieser	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
28		DF	Danzell Gravenberch	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		MF	Josh Barrett	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
30		DF	Tennai Watson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
33		DF	Shane Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Niall Keown	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35		MF	Jake Sheppard	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
41		FW	Harry Cardwell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42		MF	Andy Rinomhota	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
47		DF	Axel Andrésson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
48		MF	Harrison Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
53		DF	Omar Richards	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
55		FW	Sam Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
59		DF	Tom McIntyre	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
60		MF	Tyler Frost	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		DF	Tom Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
		DF	Robert Dickie	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total				26	0	0	0	6	1	32	1

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month	Name	Award
September	Jaap Stam	Nominated^[142]
November	Jaap Stam	Nominated^[143]
January	Jaap Stam	Won^[80]^[81]

Player of the Month

Month	Name	Award
November	Ali Al-Habsi	Nominated^[144]
April	Yann Kermorgant	Won^[91]^[92]

Young Player of the Month

Month	Name	Award
January	John Swift	Won^[145]

Young Player of the Year

Name	Award
John Swift	Nominated^[89]

Notes

^ Age as of the end of the season
^ Keown was born in Oxford, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through his grandparents. Keown made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in 2016.
^ McCleary was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica and made his international debut for Jamaica in February 2013.
^ Williams was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and represented Germany at U-15 level. Williams also qualified to play for the United States through his parents, and made his debut for them in October 2011.

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[HarriottNat-184] Callum Harriott was born in Norbury, England, but qualified to represent Guyana, making his international debut for Guyana in March 2019.

[table_note_res_PLPO0.94424216167268-196] Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

[169] Age as of the end of the season

[180] Keown was born in Oxford, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland through his grandparents. Keown made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in 2016.

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[MATCHREPORT_Plymouth_Argyle_EFL_Cup_H-33] "Reading 2–0 Plymouth Argyle". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_A-34] "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Newcastle_United_A-35] "Newcastle United 4–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Brighton_and_Hove_Albion_H-36] "Reading 2–2 Brighton and Hove Albion". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_MK_Dons_EFL_Cup_H-37] "Reading 2–2 MK Dons". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Cardiff_City_A-38] "Cardiff City 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Ipswich_Town_H-55] "Reading 2–1 Ipswich Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Birmingham_City_H-56] "Reading 0–0 Birmingham". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Barnsley_A-57] "Barnsley 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Brighton_and_Hove_Albion_EFL_Cup_A-59] "Brighton and Hove Albion 1–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Huddersfield_Town_H-61] "Reading 1–0 Huddersfield Town". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Brentford_A-62] "Brentford 4–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Derby_County_H-64] "Reading 1–1 Derby County". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Queens_Park_Rangers_A-65] "Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Aston_Villa_H-66] "Reading 1–2 Aston Villa". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Rotherham_United_A-68] "Rotherham United 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Nottingham_Forest_H-69] "Reading 2–1 Nottingham Forest". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Arsenal_EFL_Cup_A-70] "Arsenal 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Wigan_Athletic_A-72] "Wigan Athletic 0–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Burton_Albion_H-73] "Reading 3–0 Burton Albion". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Bristol_City_H-74] "Reading 2–1 Bristol City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Fulham_A-76] "Fulham 5–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Sheffield_Wednesday_H-77] "Reading 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Leeds_United_A-78] "Leeds United 2–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Blackburn_Rovers_A-79] "Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Norwich_City_H-80] "Reading 3–1 Norwich City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[MATCHREPORT_Bristol_City_A-85] "Bristol City 2–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Manchester_United_FA_Cup_A-87] "Manchester United 4–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Queens_Park_Rangers_H-88] "Reading 0–1 Queens Park Rangers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Derby_County_A-90] "Derby County 3–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Fulham_H-91] "Reading 1–0 Fulham". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Cardiff_City_H-92] "Reading 2–1 Cardiff City". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Birmingham_A-93] "Birmingham City 0–1 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Ipswich_Town_A-113] "Ipswich Town 2–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Barnsley_H-118] "Reading 0–0 Barnsley". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Brentford_H-120] "Reading 3–2 Brentford". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Huddersfield_Town_A-122] "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Brighton_and_Hove_Albion_A-123] "Brighton and Hove Albion 3–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_H-126] "Reading 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Newcastle_United_H-127] "Reading 0–0 Newcastle United". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Preston_North_End_A-128] "Preston North End 3–0 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Sheffield_Wednesday_A-130] "Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Leeds_United_H-133] "Reading 1–0 Leeds". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Blackburn_Rovers_H-134] "Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Norwich_City_A-135] "Reading 3–1 Blackburn Rovers". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Aston_Villa_A-137] "Aston Villa 1–3 Reading". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Rotherham_United_H-138] "Reading 2–1 Rotherham United". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Nottingham_Forest_A-139] "Nottingham Forest 3–2 Reading". Reading F.C. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Wigan_Athletic_H-140] "Reading 1–0 Wigan Athletic". Reading F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Burton_Albion_A-143] "Burton Albion 2–4 Reading". Reading F.C. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Fulham_Playoff_A-144] "Fulham 1–1 Reading". Reading F.C. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[MATCHREPORT_Fulham_Playoff_H-146] "Reading 1–0 Fulham". Reading F.C. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

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